Tuesday, April 30
at Boston College (4 p.m.) - Live Stats
 
Friday, May 3
vs. UAlbany (DH, 2 p.m.) - Live Stats | Watch Live
 
Saturday, May 4
vs. UAlbany (12 p.m.) - Live Stats | Watch Live
 
LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell softball team, who currently owns a 25-16 overall record and a 13-2 mark in America East play, closes out the regular season with four games this week. The squad first makes the short trek to Boston College for a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, April 30 at 4 p.m. before hosting UAlbany for a three-game series on Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, that will decide the 2019 America East regular-season title.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The River Hawks went 2-2 last week, including their first losses in America East play this season, snapping a 12-game conference win streak. The squad first defeated Hartford, 9-0, in just five innings on April 24 before going 1-2 at Stony Brook on April 27-28.
 
LEADING THE FLOCK
Through 41 games, junior Courtney Cashman (Danvers, Mass.) leads the River Hawks with a .526 batting average, 60 hits, 30 RBI, 40 runs scored, 14 doubles and 10 home runs. Senior Sydney Barker (Upland, Calif.), who is batting .328, adds a .491 slugging percentage, and sophomore Maria Moccio (Feeding Hills, Mass.) chips in with 29 RBI and six home runs. Sophomore Lovina Capria (Deltona, Fla.) paces the pitching staff with a 14-7 record, a 2.39 ERA and 85 strikeouts.
 
THE PERFECT GAME
Senior Kaysee Talcik (Shelton, Conn.) made history in a 4-0 win in game two of a doubleheader at America East opponent Stony Brook on April 27, retiring all 21 batters she faced to pitch the program's first ever perfect game. She totaled five strikeouts in that performance for her second career no-hitter, as well.
 
CARDIAC KIDS
The River Hawks have become accustomed to last-inning thrillers this season, as they are currently outscoring their opponents, 31-6, in the seventh inning. Additionally, eight of the teams wins this year have been decided in the seventh or extra innings.
 
MAKING HISTORY
With 25 wins so far in 2019, the River Hawks have secured their third straight 20-win season, while setting a new Division I program record for wins in a season, besting the previous record of 21, which was set in the last two consecutive seasons. Additionally, with the win at Stony Brook on April 27, the team set a new record for conference wins in a season (13). Individually, with the game two win at Binghamton on April 13, Lovina Capria set a new Division I program record for a pitcher, breaking a record she first set last year with 11 victories.
 
GOING STREAKING
The River Hawks put together a 12-game win streak from spanned from March 19-April 14. That stretch matched the program's longest win streak since a 13-game undefeated streak in 2011. In conference play, the team had a 12-game undefeated stretch that was also good for a new record.
 
MILESTONE MOMENT
With two strikeouts at Stony Brook on April 28, Kaysee Talcik became the fourth pitcher in school history to reach 300 career strikeouts and the first to do so at the Division I level.
 
NATIONAL NEWS
Courtney Cashman is still leading the nation with a .526 batting average and a .636 on-base percentage. She is also sixth in the country for slugging percentage, boasting a .930 mark.
 
WALK IT OUT
With a pair of walks in the first game of a doubleheader at Boston University on April 14, Courtney Cashman became the program's new all-time, single-season record holder with 32 free passes. She is now up to 36 for the year, leading the way for the conference and putting her ninth in the nation, as well. Additionally, her five walks at UConn on March 27 was also new single-game program record.
 
PLAYING THE LONG GAME
The River Hawks' 33 home runs in 2019 is yet another Division I program record. The team put together a record six-game streak with at least one homer from March 19-31. Maria Moccio personally boasted a three-game home run stretch during that time, including the second walk-off long ball of her career against Maine (3.30). Courtney Cashman, who already totals a career-high 10 dingers and her first career grand slam this season (at Yale, 3.19), is currently second on the program's all-time career record list (22).
 
COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH
Maria Moccio roped two, game-winning hits in extra innings in just three days. She first propelled the River Hawks to an exciting, 8-7 victory in nine innings at UConn on March 27 with a RBI single to left field before sealing the walk off with a two-run blast in the bottom of the eighth against Maine on March 30.
 
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT
The win at Bryant on April 3 marked the River Hawks' third extra-innings victory in a seven-day span. The team is now 15-10 in extras at the Division I level.
 
CLOSE CALLS
The River Hawks have been within striking distance in the majority of their games so far this season, as eight of the team's 16 losses have been decided by two runs or less. Of those contests, three went to extra innings.
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
Casey Harding became the fourth River Hawk to earn America East Player of the Week honors this season on April 16 with three home runs in a 5-0 week. Maria Moccio earned her first career Player of the Week nod on April 2 following a walk-off home run against Maine (3.30). Courtney Cashman has been named Player of the Week three times this season, most recently on March 26 after going 7-for-7 with her first career grand slam in the doubleheader at Yale (3.19). Sydney Barker was tabbed the Player of the Week, while sophomore Lovina Capria garnered a Pitcher of the Week nod to open the season, as both helped the River Hawks earn a pair of victories at the River City Leadoff hosted by Jacksonville from Feb. 8-10.
 
AROUND THE LEAGUE
As a team, UMass Lowell is currently first in the America East standings. The River Hawks' offense is second in the rankings for doubles (58), home runs (33), total bases (479) and slugging percentage (.424). Individually, Courtney Cashman leads the league in five offensive categories.
 
OTHER NOTABLES
Brianna West logged her first career home run to give the River Hawks a 9-0 walkoff in five innings against Hartford (4.24) … Melany Sheldon singled in a pair of runs to give the River Hawks the comeback win in walk-off fashion against UMBC (4.19) … Olivia Labbe logged her first career home run against Maine (3.30) … Courtney Cashman set a season high with four RBI against Iona (3.15) … Melany Sheldon logged a personal-best three hits against Iona (3.15) … Kaylie See registered her first career win against Northern Kentucky (3.12) … Kaysee Talcik recorded her first shutout of the season against UNLV (3.8) … Courtney Cashman matched a career high with four hits against Marshall (2.22) … freshman Tori Mueller logged her first career multi-hit game with three singles against Georgia Tech (2.9) … Lovina Capria logged a season-high seven strikeouts at Jacksonville (2.8).