LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell baseball team (11-21, 5-7 AE) will host Merrimack on Tuesday night before a Wednesday matchup against Rhode Island and a conference meeting with UMBC at the weekend.
 
Game Info vs. Merrimack
 
Tuesday, April 18 vs. Merrimack (6 p.m.)
 
LeLacheur Park (Lowell, Mass.)
 
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LAST MEETING
The River Hawks and Warriors met last week in Andover, with UMass Lowell coming out on top with a 7-6 victory. The River Hawks have won four of the last five meetings between the clubs.
 
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
Merrimack has lost five straight contests leading up to Tuesday. The Warriors fell to the River Hawks last week before being swept by Central Connecticut over the weekend. Frankie Ferrentino leads the team hitting .339 on the year. Ferrentino and Alex Haba have 37 hits while Michael Golankiewicz has a team-high 39 hits. Justin Butera leads the pitching staff with a 5.65 ERA with a 1-2 record in nine appearances. Tyghe Healy leads the team with 25 strikeouts in nine appearances.
 
LOOKING AT UMASS LOWELL
The River Hawks have won seven of the last eight games and have won back-to-back conference matchups. UMass Lowell went 3-1 on the road last week with a win over Merrimack and a 2-1 series win over UAlbany. Fritz Genther is hitting a team-high .333 with 37 hits. Gerry Siracusa leads the team with 43 hits, 11 doubles and 28 total bases this season. Matt Draper has a team-best 5.05 ERA with a 2-4 record. Nick DiRito improved to 3-2 over the weekend and has a 6.62 ERA in his rookie season.
 
Game Info at Rhode Island
 
Wednesday, April 19 at Rhode Island (3 p.m.)
 
LeLacheur Park (Kingston, R.I.)
 
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LAST MEETING
The River Hawks and Rams met last season. Rhode Island came to Lowell and won 10-5. The Rams have won the last seven meetings between the sides.  
 
SCOUTING THE RAMS
Rhode Island is 16-16 with a 6-3 conference mark and has won five straight entering the week. The Rams took down Brown and Holy Cross before a weekend sweep of St. Bonaventure. Billy Butler leads the way hitting .315 through 31 games. Butler has a team-high 39 hits while four other hitters have eclipsed 30 hits on the year. Trystan Levesque leads the team with a 4.22 ERA and a 4-2 record in nine appearances.

Game Info at UMBC
 
Friday, April 21 at UMBC (6 p.m.)
 
Alumni Field (Baltimore, MD)
 
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Saturday, April 22 at UMBC (3 p.m.)
 
Alumni Field (Baltimore, MD)
 
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Sunday, April 23 at UMBC (1 p.m.)
 
Alumni Field (Baltimore, MD)
 
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LAST MEETING
UMass Lowell and UMBC met in the opening game of last season's conference tournament. Brandon Fish walked it for the River Hawks to send them to the winner's bracket. Prior to the postseason matchup, the River Hawks took down UMBC 2-1 in a regular season series and have won six of the last seven meetings between the clubs.
 
SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS
UMBC will host University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Tuesday before the weekend series against UMass Lowell. Tony Krueger leads the team hitting .366, but the Retrievers offense is powered by freshman Leewood Molessa. The rookie is playing like a veteran with 45 hits, 30 runs, 45 RBIs and 12 homeruns, sitting second in hits and RBIs and third in slugging percentage in the league with .679.