LOWELL, Mass. – Fresh off a big conference series win last weekend, the UMass Lowell baseball team (19-22, 9-8 AE) is set for a four-game road trip this week. The River Hawks visit Boston College (21-21, 8-16 ACC) on Tuesday afternoon before another important conference series at UAlbany (8-28, 6-11 AE) over the weekend.
 
April 30 at Boston College – 4:00 p.m.
 
Watch | Live Stats
 
May 3 at UAlbany – 3:00 p.m.
 
Watch | Live Stats
 
May 4 at UAlbany – 1:00 p.m.
 
Watch | Live Stats
 
May 5 at UAlbany – 12:00 p.m.
 
Watch | Live Stats
 
LAST TIME OUT
The River Hawks enter the new week after going 3-1 in four contests last week. After a 17-15 midweek win at Harvard, UMass Lowell took games one and three to win the weekend series against UMBC 2-1 at LeLacheur Park. Michael Simes shined in game one, throwing a complete game shutout with four strikeouts. An eighth-inning rally in game three led to a five-run comeback to secure a crucial series win for the River Hawks over the Retrievers.
 
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Boston College has one win in its last six contests, going 1-5 in ACC action. The Eagles were swept by Notre Dame before dropping a weekend series against Virginia 2-1 last time out. Boston College is 7-11 at home this season with the last victory coming against Virginia on April 25. Kyle Wolff leads the team hitting .344 in 42 starts and has team-highs in hits (55), doubles (13), RBIs (41) and total bases (91). Cameron Leary has 12 home runs to leads the Eagles this season while John West has a 5.17 ERA and 51 strikeouts to lead the pitching staff.
 
MATCHUP HISTORY
UMass Lowell is 1-5 against Boston College since the 2014 season. The River Hawks lone victory came in the 2022 season, a 10-0 win in Lowell. Last season, the Eagles came out on top with a 9-3 win in Brighton.
 
SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES
UAlbany came away with a weekend sweep of NJIT last weekend, making the battle for the postseason tournament much more interesting. The Great Danes improved to 6-11 in conference and will look to continue climbing the standings this weekend. Prior to the River Hawks' visit, the Great Danes host Marist on Tuesday afternoon. Jason Bottari leads the team hitting .323 this season with a team-high 54 hits. Will Feil has brought in 40 runs to lead the offense while the Great Danes have hit 25 homers this year. Matthew Mariano has a team-high 6.75 ERA and a 2-2 record. Cregg Scherrer leads the pitching staff with 53 strikeouts in 44.2 innings of work this season.  
 
MATCHUP HISTORY
These teams met earlier in the season and split the doubleheader at LeLacheur Park. UMass Lowell took game one 10-2 before UAlbany claimed an 11-1 win in game two. The series finale was cancelled due to weather. Since 2014, UMass Lowell is 22-19 against UAlbany with a 10-9 record on the road.
 
A LOOK AT THE LEAGUE
Bryant remains top of the league with a 13-2 conference record. UMBC and UMass Lowell are battling for second at 8-7 and 9-8 in conference play, respectively. NJIT and Maine sit in fourth and fifth at 6-8 while Binghamton and UAlbany round out the standings at 7-11 and 6-11, respectively.
 
NEARING A MILESTONE
Ryan Proto currently sits at 191 games played in his amazing career at UMass Lowell. The graduate student is approaching 200 career games played in the blue and white, a milestone very few have achieved. The program record of games played was set by Steven Passatempo in 2017, with 207 career games.
 
Carlos Martinez has played just one season with the River Hawks and has already etched his name into the record book. The sophomore has 22 doubles on the season, setting the Division I program record at UMass Lowell in the category. Martinez is two doubles shy of tying the UMass Lowell all-time program record, currently held by Adam McCusker's 24 doubles in the 2002 season.