The UMBC Baseball team wil take its final America East road trip of the regular season as it heads to Bryant for a three-game series beginning on Friday at 3 p.m.

Probable Starters

G1: Eddie Sargent LHP | 3-2, 4.37 ERA, 32 K, 57.2 IP    
       vs Ethan Zaslaw RHP | 3-1, 2.89 ERA, 28 K, 9 BB, 28.0 IP

G2: Zach Robinson RHP | 5-3, 4.29 ERA, 35 K, 16 BB, 56.2 IP
        vs Ty Davis RHP | 5-1, 4.40 ERA, 40 K, 26 BB, 43.0 IP

G3: Sergio Droz RHP | 1-3, 5.14 ERA, 27 K, 17 BB 28.0 IP
        vs  TBA

Last time out, the Retrievers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the eleventh inning, overcoming a deficit to defeat the Coppin State Eagles 9-8 on Tuesday evening at Alumni Field.

First baseman Dylan Melton recorded two hits and walked twice, while third baseman Anthony Mascuilli reached base three times with a pair of walks and a double. Center fielder Jesiah Carpenter and right fielder Danny Orr (two doubles) contributed a pair of hits. Freshman right-hander reliever Kailen Hackmann struck out a career-high five batters in 3.1 innings of relief. Redshirt sophomore Ayden Gonzalez also pitched effectively, not allowing a run over 1.2 innings. Graduate student reliever Brady LeJeune-DeAcutis (inning, run, two strikeouts) earned his first win as a Retriever.

Coppin State took an early 1-0 lead in the first on catcher Armando Hurtado's RBI single to left. However, in the bottom of the first, the Retrievers (23-20) answered quickly with two runs to take a 2-1 lead. Melton scored on a wild pitch, and left fielder Danny Wyatt drove in Mascuilli with a groundout.

The Eagles (9-33) plated a pair in the second to regain the lead. Shortstop Emilio Feleciano produced an RBI single to center field, and Hurtado was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

UMBC regained control in the bottom of the second, staging a three-run rally for a 5-3 lead. Melton had a fielder's choice RBI, catcher Nico Ong scored on a wild pitch, and designated hitter Ehi Okojie singled in a run through the left side.

The Retrievers extended their lead to 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth as Orr ripped a lead-off double and scored on a one-out sacrifice fly by shortstop Joe Lomangino (2 RBI's).

Coppin State mounted a two-out rally in the seventh, scoring three runs on three hits and an error to tie the score at 6-6. Milliner contributed a two-run single, and designated hitter Nelson Grajales scored following a throwing error on Milliner's stolen base.

Leading off the eighth, Lomangino drew a walk and advanced to second on a one-out single through the left side by Carpenter. Melton then followed with an RBI single through the left side on a 2-0 count, providing UMBC with a go-ahead run.

The Eagles, however, knotted the score once more when Hurtado (game-high three RBI's) drilled a one-out homer in the top of the ninth inning.

Coppin State seized the lead with a two-out RBI single by Angel Garcia in the top of the eleventh. However, UMBC responded with a decisive rally. Left fielder Luke Buscaglia singled and stole second, designated hitter Nolan Kutney walked, and Orr doubled to right to tie the game. Second baseman Brooks Henderson was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Lomangino then drew a walk on four pitches to force in the game-winning run, sealing UMBC's victory.

Scouting Bryant:

• Sean Zaslaw has served primarily as a long reliever following Kaden Hilburger on Friday nights but is slated for his first start on Friday. It will be his first start since May 15, 2024. Zaslaw made two starts that season but both were shortened midweek outings. This season, Zaslaw has been one of the league's most effective relievers with a 3-1 record, two saves and a 2.89 ERA in 28.0 innings. Zaslaw has struck out 21 and walked just five in 16.2 innings.
• Ty Davis will make his seventh-straight conference start and has posted a 4.55 ERA in 27.2 innings. Davis has held opponents to a league-low .192 average but has allowed 28 free bases (20 BB, 8 HBP). He was strong last week at NJIT, allowing two runs (one earned) on just two hits over 6.0 innings. Outside of hs outing at Binghamton, Davis has allowed three runs or less in five of his six conference starts. 
• Bryant's game three starter is listed as TBD. For the last three weeks, Cole Schiff has served as an opener of sorts, combining to allow five runs on 11 hits over 9.1 innings. He tossed 2.1 scoreless against Binghamton, 3.0 innings of two-run ball at UML and a season-high 4.0 innings last week at NJIT. Schiff allowed seven hits but didn't walk a batter and matched his season high with four strikeouts. 
• Bryant enters the weekend at 25-20 overall and 12-9 in America East following a series victory at NJIT over the weekend. The Bulldogs won 4-0 and 5-2 before dropping the finale, 5-3.
• The Bulldogs are 11-12 in their last 23 games after closing out an 11-game road trip with a 20-10 victory over Merrimack on Tuesday. Bryant finished 6-5 on the road trip.
• Bryant has won eight of its 12 series this season. That includes five-of-seven America East series.
• The Bulldogs rank fifth in the nation in stolen bases (137) and fifth in stolen bases per game (3.04). The national leader is Northeastern with 181 total and 3.93 per game. The America East record for stolen bases is 145 set by Northeastern in 1991.
• Bryant is 58-66 in stolen bases against America East foes. 
• The Black and Gold feature four players with 10+ stolen bases led by Casey Wensley's 28. Hunter Kingsbury (19), Gavin Greger (18) and Charlie Saul (17) all have 15+ stolen bases.
• In conference play, Bryant leads the league in doubles (43), home runs (21) and slugging (.439).
• Ellis Garcia enters the weekend ranked third in the league in average (.339), first in slug (.655), first in OPS (1.111), 2nd in hits (56), 4th in RBI (40), 3rd in home runs (11) and 4th in walks (33). 
• Garcia has a 1.139 OPS and is tied for the league lead with 19 RBI in America East play.
• Casey Wensley ranks second in DI program history with 28 stolen bases and leads the America East in both stolen bases and runs scored (53).
• Gavin Greger is 16-for-25 over his last six games, raising his average to a career-high .315. He has produced a pair of four-hit games in that stretch.
• Carlos Irizarry leads the America East with eight doubles in league play.
• Justin Hackett has hit five of his career high eight home runs in league play. He has boosted his season average up to .257 following a strong stretch.
• Thomas Galusha owns a 1.69 ERA in league play, having two runs on six hits over 10.2 innings of relief.
• Aidan Vining owns a 2.76 ERA in 16.1 relief innings against league foes.