College Baseball

MAINE vs. WESTERN CAROLINA

Time, site: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 1:30 and 7; Sunday, 2, Monday, 7; Orono

Records: Maine, 37-14; Western Carolina, 35-22

Series: first meeting

Maine Western Carolina

TOP HITTERS Pos. Player HR RBI Ave. Pos. Player HR RBI Ave. CF Mark Sweeney 18 66 .402 CF Kevin Bellomo 11 54 .445 C Paul Kelliher 4 17 .380 3B Matt Raleigh 18 60 .416 DH Glen Stupienski 1 14 .363 RF Joey Cox 3 26 .411 3B Shanan Knox 1 23 .356 DH Shawn Tobin 2 34 .355 C Todd Raleigh 16 74 .320 RF Gary Taylor 13 48 .329 LF Scott Lyman 4 21 .302 SS Brian Seguin 4 32 .322 RF Mike Tidick 0 13 .292

PITCHING MATCHUPS

ERA W-L Svs

ERA W-L Svs LH Larry Thomas 1.84 6-3 0 RH Pat Kendrick 3.74 6-4 1 RH Ben Burlingame 3.72 7-2 0 RH Phillip Grundy 3.79 11-2 0 RH Mike D’Andrea 5.19 6-2 0 LH Jack Kimel 4.47 8-3 0 LH Ed Therrien 4.41 6-1 0 RH Steve Allison 6.19 2-2 1

Keys: The Catamounts are hitting .337 as a team and have averaged 8.4 runs per game. They have hit 62 homers. Matt Raleigh and Bellomo have 18 and 17 stolen bases, respectively. Western Carolina is on the bubble as an at-large possibility for the NCAA Tournament and needs to win this series. Knox, Sweeney and 2B Tim Scott went a combined 1-for-26 against Northeastern last weekend.