The UMBC Baseball team steps back into Conference play when it hosts NJIT in a pivotal three game series this weekend at Alumni Field. Friday will be a 3 p.m. doubleheader., and the finale will be Saturday at 2 p.m.
Probable Starters:

G1: RHP Sam Bell (3-1, 5.14 ERA) vs RHP Nate DeSchryver (2-3, 5.21 ERA)

G2: LHP Eddie Sargent (1-2, 6.63 ERA) vs RHP MT Morrissey (4-5, 5.27 ERA)

G3: TBD vs RHP Brandon Peterson (4-3, 6.79 ERA)

Last time out, Jesiah Carpenter went 4-for-4 with three RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases to lead the Retrievers to a 14-8 win over Manhattan in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader that clinched the series for the Dawgs. UMBC dropped a seven inning game one, 3-1.

After falling behind 2-0 in the first, Nolan Kutney hit his first career homer in the second to cut the deficit in half. Carpenter would hit an RBI single a few batters later to tie, and Anthony Mascuilli would hit a sacrifice fly to give UMBC a 3-2 lead.

The Jaspers would immediately respond and would eventually take a 7-3 lead into the bottom of the fifth. Leewood Molessa would score carpenter on a sacrifice fly to make it 7-4, before the Dawgs exploded for seven runs in the sixth to take the lead for good. 

Kyle Eddington was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it 7-5, after a tough luck line out double play, UMBC would tally six straight runs. Carpenter tied the game on a two run single, stole second and scored on a Mascuilli single to give the Retrievers an 8-7 lead. After an error extended the inning, Danny Orr drove in two with a double and Danny Wyatt made it 11-7 when he legged out an infield single. 

Derek Paris hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh and Orr drove in another run on a grounder to make it 14-7. Manhattan got one run back in the eighth, but could get no closer. 

Sam Bell picked up the win in relief, retiring all four batters he faced, while nick Remy pitched the final three innings for his fourth save of the season.

NJIT's Landon Parker collected his first three collegiate hits and knocked in two runs to pace the Highlanders in a 7-6 midweek victory over visiting FDU on Wednesday night at Yogi Berra Stadium.