The UMBC Baseball team returns home to Alumni Field to host a critical three-game series with defending America East champion Maine. The series will be Thursday-Saturday due to UMBC hosting the America East Track & Field Championships this weekend.
Probable Starters:
Thursday (3 p.m.):
Luke Johnson (2-4, 3.38 ERA) vs. Jason Krieger (1-3, 5.72 ERA)
Friday (12 p.m.):
Eddie Sargent (1-0, 5.18 ERA) vs. Luc Lavigueur (2-2, 6.64 ERA)
Saturday (7 p.m.):
Jayden Shertel (1-4, 3.75 ERA) vs. TBD
Last time out,
Jayden Shertel pitch 6.2 scoreless innings, striking out three, but host UMass Lowell scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth to rally for a 5-3 win on Sunday over the UMBC Baseball team.
Derek Paris went 2-for-4 with two RBI, while
Justin Taylor hit a solo homer.
Anthony Swenda,
Luke Trythall,
Kyle Eddington,
Matthew Best and
Danny Wyatt also had hits for UMBC. Best and Wyatt scored the other two runs for the Retrievers.
Eddington drew two walks, while Bets also walked.
Scouting Maine:
- Maine currently has a 10-29 overall record and are 6-8 in conference.
- The Black Bears recently picked up a 2-1 series win against Binghamton.
- The last time the Retrievers faced the Black Bears was on May 26, 2023 where the Retrievers dropped the winner's bracket contest, 3-1.
- Defending America East Player of the Year Jeremiah Jenkins leads the offense with a .349 batting average, nine doubles, 19 home runs, and 42 RBI.
- Myles Sargent follows behind with a .324 batting average and seven doubles.
- Gianni Gambardella and Jason Krieger lead the pitching staff with a 5.70 and 5.72 ERA respectively.
