The UMBC Baseball team will make the trip to Maine for a pivotal three game series with the Black Bears this weekend. Game one on Friday will be at 3 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. Saturday game two and the series finale on Sunday will be at noon. 

The Retrievers took two of three from Maine last month in Baltimore to open America East Play.

G1: Eddie Sargent LHP | 2-2, 4.37 ERA, 29 K, 47.1 IP    
       vs Jason Krieger RHP | 2-4, 5.37 ERA, 29 K, 27 BB, 55.1 IP

G2: Zach Robinson RHP | 5-1, 3.72 ERA, 32 K, 13 BB, 48.1 IP
        vs Gianni Gambardella RHP | 4-4, 5.67 ERA, 29 K, 28 BB, 54.0 IP

G3: Brady LeJeune-DeAcutis LHP | 0-3, 4.19 ERA, 24 K, 43.0 IP
        vs  Vaun Larisa RHP | 1-3, 6.18 ERA, 25 K, 18 BB, 39.1 IP

Last time out, UMBC once again rallied from a late multi-run deficit to win via walk-off as it defeated visiting Towson, 6-5, in 11 innings on Tuesday night. It was the second consecutive walk-off win for the Retrievers

Ehi Okojie complete the comeback from down 5-1 in the eighth when he smacked a two-strike, two-out single off the wall in left center to score Anthony Mascuilli from third and give the Dawgs the win. 

Mascuilli was the lone Retriever with multiple hits, as he went 2-for-4 with two walks and three runs scored. 

Towson took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth, but UMBC (19-16) got on the board when Mascuilli walked on four pitches to start the inning, stole second and then scored on an error. It would remain 4-1 until the seventh when the Tigers pushed another run across to extend the lead to 5-1.

The Retriever bats came alive in the bottom of the eighth, however, as Mascuilli ripped a leadoff double and scored on a Danny Wyatt one-out single. Okojie then walked and both he and Wyatt would score on a Derek Paris double to trim the deficit to 5-4. 

In the bottom of the ninth, Dylan Melton and Mascuilli drew back-to-back walks with one out, and then both moved up on a wild pitch before Melton scored on a Danny Orr sacrifice fly to tie the game. Neither team could score in the tenth, and UMBC won it in the eleventh when Mascuilli singled with one out, moved to second on a walk to Orr, advanced to third on a Wyatt flyout and then scored on Okojie's hit. 

Sergio Droz was tremendous in relief in picking up his first career win, as he retired the final seven batters he faced, striking out three.

Scouting Maine:

The Black Bears defeated #22 Boston College, 6-4, for their first win against a nationally ranked opponent since 2018 on Tuesday afternoon.

Troy Carpenter got Maine on the board in the first inning on an RBI single up the middle, scoring Nic Pepe (HBP).

Juju Stevens made it 2-0 in the first frame with a sac fly to left field, scoring Quinn Murphy (1B).

Carpenter drove in his second run of the contest on his 11^th home run of the season, this one being a solo shot to right field.

Albert De La Rosa made his return to lineup after missing time due to injury and made an impact in just his third at bat as he hit a double to left field, scoring Hunter St. Denis (2B).

Stevens delivered for the Black Bears in the ninth inning as he hit his 10^th home run of the season, this one being a two-run shot to left field, bringing home Carpenter (1B) on the play.

Thomas Stabley went three and 2/3 in the start, allowing three runs on seven hits, two walks and striking out three.

Jack Donlin was first out of the bullpen as he went just a 1/3 of an inning, allowing a walk and a hit batter.

Erik Swenson started the fifth inning for Maine and went 2 innings, allowing no runs on one hit, two walks and four strikeouts. He struck out the side in his first inning of work, the first Maine pitcher to accomplish the feat this season.

Tommy Martin took the mound in the seventh inning and pitched a scoreless frame, allowing a hit, two walks and striking out one.

Owen Wheeler (1-4) pitched the eighth inning and allowed a run on one hit in the frame.

Sebastian Holt (4) picked up the save as he allowed no runs on a hit and a strikeout in the ninth inning.