NEWARK, DE – Sophomore Jacob Humphrey (Standish, Maine) extended his hit streak to nine games and led the offense as the UMass Lowell baseball team (3-14, 0-0 AE) took down the Delaware Hens (8-11, 2-1 CAA) 9-6 on Sunday afternoon. The win snaps a seven-game losing skid for the River Hawks.
 
Humphrey led the team with three hits with two runs scored and one RBI. The sophomore has a nine-game hit streak, the longest on the team. Senior Trey Brown (Rochester, N.Y.) had two RBIs to lead the team while fellow senior Frank Wayman (Horseheads, N.Y.) and sophomore Alex Luccini (Hopedale, Mass.) each tallied two runs. Senior Matt Tobin (Poland, N.Y.) had a good afternoon with one hit, one run, one RBI and two walks in two plate appearances.
 
Freshman Jacob Jette (Franklin, Mass.) got the win to improve to 1-1 on the season after throwing 3.0 scoreless innings, retiring nine straight hitters. Graduate student Joshua Becker (Burlington, Mass.) also earned his first save of the year. Freshmen Nick DiRito (Plymouth, Mass.) and Michael Simes (Rutland, Mass.) each tallied one strikeout on the afternoon.
 
"Good win today. [Jacob] Jette was fantastic, and we got some timely hits," said head coach Ken Harring. "Roddy [Hernandez] and Trey [Brown] were huge for us with great at bats."
 
Much like game two of the series, Sunday's finale was a low-scoring affair. The River Hawks and Hens held each other scoreless in the first few innings, with Delaware tallying four hits. Nick DiRito pitched well early on and recorded one strikeout through 3.0 innings.
 
Graduate student Gerry Siracusa (Kinnelon, N.J.) had the lone UMass Lowell hit until the veteran singled to left to leadoff the fourth inning. Back-to-back hitters were hit by pitches to load the bases for Alex Luccini with one out in the fourth. Two runs scored before Matt Tobin's RBI double made it 3-0 to the visitors. The Hens got one run back in the fourth to make it a two-run game.
 
Jacob Humphrey extended his hit streak to nine games with a leadoff single in the fifth before stealing second to put a runner in scoring position. Junior Fritz Genther's (Kingston, N.Y.) RBI single scored Humphrey to push the lead to 4-1. Delaware answered with three straight hits and one run scored to open the bottom of the fifth.
 
Michael Simes entered the game for Nick DiRito and struck out one before the Hens tacked on another run to cut the lead to one. An RBI double with the bases loaded scored three to put the Hens ahead 6-4 before Simes escaped the inning.
 
Looking to respond, Alex Luccini's one out single and back-to-back walks loaded the bases before Humphrey singled to bring in Luccini and make it 6-5 game. Trey Brown's sacrifice tied the game before a hit by pitched loaded the bases once again, but the runners were left stranded. Jacob Jette took the bump and threw back-to-back 1-2-3 innings to send the game to the eighth.
 
With one out in the top of the eighth, Humphrey stole his second base of the day to put runners on second and third for Trey Brown. The senior's RBI groundout gave UMass Lowell the lead before a throwing error allowed Humphrey to tack on another run to give the River Hawks an 8-6 edge. Junior Roddy Hernandez (Jersey City, N.J.) made a great backend grab and throw to first for the final out and Jacob Jette retired nine straight hitters in three scoreless innings.
 
After a leadoff walk in the ninth, Frank Wayman came around to score and give the River Hawks a three-run lead. The offense stayed hot as sophomore Conor Kelly (Hopkinton, Mass.) followed with a single up the middle to put two runners on with one out. The River Hawks left three stranded but took a 9-6 lead into the bottom of the ninth.
 
Joshua Becker came in for the bottom of the ninth and got some help from his defense. Conor Kelly made a great line drive grab and reached back to tag the runner for the double play. A ground-rule double put two one with two outs before a walk loaded the bases. Trey Brown made a great grab on a fly ball to right field to secure the win for the River Hawks.
 
UMass Lowell returns to action Friday, March 24 as the conference campaign begins. The River Hawks will head to Binghamton for a weekend series and a rematch of last year's America East Championship game.