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River Hawks Entertain UAlbany in Weekend Series at LeLacheur

4/5/2019 11:43:00 AM

April 6 (12 p.m.)
RHP Nick Rand (2-4 5.71 ERA) vs. RHP Dominic Savino (0-2, 3.42 ERA)
RHP Connor Metelski (1-4, 9.78 ERA) vs. RHP Ray Weber (2-2, 6.00 ERA)
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April 7 (12 p.m.)
RHP Sal Fusco (1-2, 9.40 ERA) vs. RHP John Clayton (2-1, 5.13 ERA)
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First Pitch
The UMass Lowell baseball team hosts their second America East series of the season in a rematch of the River Hawks' first Division I conference tournament appearance. UMass Lowell blanked the Great Danes, 4-0, in the last meeting to take a 13-12 lead in the all-time series. 

The Big 3-0
With his solo home run at UConn, Steven Passatempo (Medford, Mass.) become one of just three players in program history with 30 or more homers in their career. The senior currently ranks third all-time with his 30 long balls. 

River Hawk Leaders
-Cam Climo is batting .283 and paces the lineup with 47 total bases
-Oscar Marchena (Miami, Fla.)  is tied with Climo with 28 hits and leads the way with 20 RBI
-The trio of Climo, Passatempo and Vinnie Martin have hit 10 of the team's 13 homers
-Freshman Robert Gallagher has swiped seven bases to rank second in the conference 
-Joshua Becker leads the staff with his 2.48 ERA and 40 strikeouts out of the pen
-UMass Lowell is batting .239 with 8.01 staff ERA
 
You Shall Not Pass
In the win against Marist, eight River Hawk pitchers combined to not allow a walk. This marks the first time that the opposing team has not recorded a free pass against UMass Lowell pitchers since May 19, 2018 against Stony Brook, a run of 24 games. The River Hawk hurlers accomplished the feat twice in 2018 and six times at the Division I era.

To The Fifth Power
In the series win at UMBC, UMass Lowell outscored the Retrievers 10-0 in the fifth innings. In the first two contests, the River Hawks were up 3-2 and tied 2-2, before scoring five and four runs in the fifth inning, respectively. 

Scouting UAlbany
-The Grreat Danes are 10-13 so far in 2019 with a 2-4 mark in AE play
-Josh Leoffler is batting .375 with nine stolen bases
-Nick Kondo has 25 hits and five doubles, whille Marc Wangenstein has two home runs and 23 RBI
-Four pitches have recorded two win apiece, while Joe Kruszka has a 2.33 ERA and John Clayton has 25 strikeouts
-UAlbany has a team .254 batting average with a 6.25 ERA

Forever Young
Following posting a .583 batting average in the UMBC series, Michael Young was named the America East Player of the Week on March 26. Including a 5-5 day at the plate in the River Hawks' second win of the series, Young recorded a 1.167 slugging percentage, four runs and drove in a pair. 

My Cousin Vinnie
Sophomore Vinnie Martin led UMass Lowell at the plate in the George Washington series, picking up six hits, six runs and drove in six runs. Martin also connected on two home runs and recorded five RBI in the River Hawks' 12-1 victory on March 9. He was named the America East Player of the Week, as well. 

BecKKKKKKKKer
With his eight strikeouts in 4.2 innings at North Carolina, Joshua Becker earned his first career America East Rookie of the Week award.
 
Runnin' Around
The River Hawks rank third in the conference with 128 runs scored, including 90 since the first 10 games of the season.

In the Hole
The River Hawks were voted to the third spot in the America East Coaches' Preseason Poll, marking the highest selection for the program since joining the conference.
 
Streaaaak
Current hitting streak – Cam Climo: 4 games
Current reached base streak – Cam Climo: 19 games
Season high hitting streak - Andrew Roden: 7 games
Season high reached base streak - Cam Climo: 19 games
 
Let's Try it Again
Last season, on April 21, in the win against Maine, UMass Lowell suffered only the second no-hitter in program history, with the first came in the opening game of 1977, snapping a streak of 1,730 straight games with at least one hit. The River Hawks have a current streak of 46 games with a hit since.
 
Party of One
Last season, UMass Lowell played in 16 one-run games, including 10 consecutive straight from March 16-31, marking the longest stretch in the nation. The River Hawks went 8-9 in such games in 2018.
 
Notables
UMass Lowell has recorded two Player of the Week awards (Martin, Young) and one Rookie of the Week (Becker) ... 11 players made their River Hawk debuts in the Arizona series.
 
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