The UMBC baseball team completes a seven-game road swing by facing the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on Wednesday, May 11. The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.
 
A Glance at the Retrievers
 

• UMBC currently holds a record of 18-27 overall, going 8-16 in the America East Conference. The Retrievers were swept at Stony Brook this weekend, with two of the setbacks of the one-run variety. UMBC went 1-5 versus the Seawolves, despite each team amassing 29 runs in the six contests
• Graduate student Myles Nicholson just earned UMBC's Dr. Charles R. Brown Award, as the male athlete of the year. He is having a stellar season, leading the team in batting average (.389), hits (72), RBI's (29), doubles (11), OPS (1.012) and slugging percentage (.541).
• Junior catcher Tony Krueger (.301) was named the team's Unsung Hero and sophomore P/1B Luke Johnson (3-2, 3.88 ERA, 62K's/62.2 IP,.260 BA) earned Most Improved Player accolades.

 
A Look At The Hawks and the All-Time Series
 

• Eastern Shore (16-31, 15-15 MEAC) after splitting a doubleheader at Norfolk State on Friday. The Hawks have split their last ten games.  
• Ryan Howe leads the team with a batting mark of .321 and five home runs.  Brantley Cutler leads the Hawks with 13 doubles.
• UMBC has never lost to Eastern Shore, winning all 15 meetings between the two sides. 
• The Retrievers defeated the Hawks, 19-1, on April 13. Joe Pucek got the win, striking out nine in seven innings. Drew Roberts went 3-for-4 at the plate, drove in six runs and scored two.

 
 UMBC hosts NJIT this weekend in a three-game series.