UAlbany (8-29-1, 2-16 America East) at UMBC (24-23, 13-8 | Baltimore, MD (Alumni Field) | Watch | Live Stats
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Sunday | 1pm
 
Retriever Bites
- UMBC enters the final conference weekend in second place in the America East standings.
- Junior RHP Luke Johnson is tied for the league-lead in wins (6) and is second in ERA (3.06) and strikeouts (73).
- Senior RHP Connor Kelly has recorded a conference-high seven saves.
- Senior catcher Tony Krueger is 7^th in the AE in batting (.347) while junior designated hitter Luke Trythall is 11^th (.329). Senior center fielder Justin Taylor also ranks among the Top 20 with a .327 clip.
- Freshman first baseman Leewood Molessa is second on the circuit with 59 RBI and is third in homers (14). Molessa needs just 5 RBI to break UMBC's all-time single-season record of 63 set by Shawn Shugars in 1992. He also needs three homers to equal the Retrievers' single-season home run mark.
- Graduate student right fielder Ian Diaz is 6^th in the league with a .454 on base percentage while Taylor is 14^th (.424). Diaz is lso third in runs scored (49) and Taylor is 7^th (40).
- Graduate student left fielder Christian Easley is 4^th in the conference in stolen bases (23) and is 9^th with 12 doubles.
 
About UAlbany
- The Great Danes are in last place in the America East with a record of 2-16. Their lone wins have come against UMass Lowell and Binghamton.
- UAlbany is second to last in the league with a .248 team batting average and are last with an 8.16 team ERA.
- Outfielder Dan Tauken is 14^th on the circuit with a .311 batting average while outfielder Jason Bottari is 18^th (.303). Bottari is also fifth with 23 stolen bases.
- Infielder Will Feil is 7^th in the AE with a .447 on base average, 11^th in OPS (.958), tied for 12^th in home runs (7) and is 15^th in RBI (33).
- LHP Cregg Schermer is 9^th in the conference in strikeouts (53).
 
Series History
- UMBC swept all three road games at UAlbany back in March. Molessa enjoyed a monster game in game two as he blasted three homers and drove in five runs.
- UAlbany leads the all-time series by a 38-27 margin.
- Last season, the Great Danes took 2-of-3 from the Retrievers in Baltimore.