Fresh off a series win over America East rival NJIT, the UMBC baseball team will host a pair of non-conference contests mid-week, welcome Bucknell on Tuesday (4 p.m.) and Georgetown on Wednesday (6:00 p.m.) to Alumni Field. Both games will be streamed on America East.tv.
RETRIEVER NOTES
- Junior Luke Trythall and freshman Leewood Molessa combined to drive in 11 runs as the UMBC offense exploded for 14 runs on 19 hits in a 14-3, series-clinching, victory over visiting NJIT. Molessa went 4-for-5 with two homers, five RBI and four runs scored, while Trythall went 3-for-5 with a homer and six RBI for UMBC (13-14, 5-4 AE), which took two of three games from the Highlanders.
- Molessa has produced a brilliant freshman campaign. His 1.63 RBI/game (44 in 27 games) is fourth in nation through games of April 9, while his 0.44 home runs per contest (12) is currently ranked No. 12 in the country.
- Six Retrievers are now hitting .295 or higher as the Retrievers are now hitting .289.
- Freshman mid-week starter Eddie Sargent has allowed only three earned runs and fanned ten batters in his last 9.2 innings pitched.
A GLANCE AT THE BISON
- Bucknell is now 15-16, after dropping 9 of 11 games to start the season. They have been outstanding in Lewisburg, winning eight of nine contests.
- In Bucknell's last mid-week game, they outscored Penn State, 17-14 (April 4), but just dropped two of three to Lafayette in a weekend series in Easton, Pa.
- IF Sean Keys has produced a monster sophomore campaign. He leads the team in batting average (.339), doubles (10), home runs (6) and RBI's (39) in 31 games played.
- The Bison are hitting .291 and pitching to an earned run average of 6.07.
- There has only been one prior meeting between the two schools. Bucknell defeated UMBC, 18-6, in Winter Haven, Fla. in March of 2010.
A GLANCE AT THE HOYAS
- Georgetown is 17-15 prior to playing at Maryland on April 11. They just dropped two of three in a Big East series at Seton Hall over the weekend.
- Ubaldo Lopez and Jake Hyde lead the GU offense. Lopez is the team leader in batting average (.367) and doubles (10), while the two share the club lead with nine round-trippers.
- Georgetown's pitching staff maintains a solid 4.72 ERA and has fanned 284 batters in 280.1 innings pitched.
- UMBC leads the all-time series, 34-24, but GU has won six in a row, dating back to UMBC's last victory in 2017. Last season, the Hoyas edged the Retrievers, 9-7, in Washington, D.C. in March and routed UMBC, 10-2, on April 12 at Alumni Field.
UP NEXT
- The Retrievers compete at America East newcomer Bryant this weekend. Game times are 3:00 p.m. Friday and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
