College Baseball

MAINE vs. BOSTON COLLEGE

Time, site: Wednesday, 3 p.m.; Pellagrini Diamond, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Records: Maine 25-10; Boston College 19-20

Series, last meeting: Maine leads 18-11; UMaine won 15-9 in 1994

Top hitters – Maine: 1B Jon Hambelton (.412, 10 HR, 37 RBI), 2B Quin Peel (.397, 2 HR, 14 RBI), CF Mike Livulpi (.371, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 7 SB), 3B Joe Drapeau (.353, 11 HR, 45 RBI), RF Aaron Young (.315, 5 HR, 18 RBIs, 10 SB); Boston College: 3B Brian Macchi (.360, 10 HR, 40 RBI), 1B Brian Durkin (.355, 6 HR, 20 RBI), LF Joe Kealty (.297, 1 HR, 24 RBI), SS Mike Hubbard (.284, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 16 SB), C Jeff Mackor (.270, 2 HR, 23 RBI)

Pitching Matchups

Maine Black Bears Boston College Eagles

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Kris Ehmke 5.68 4-1 24 RH Matthew Duffey 4.68 1-2 15

Outlook: The Bears look to polish their game against the Eagles of the Big East Conference. UMaine has won five of its last six and is 15-4 against non-league opponents. The Bears hope to get slumping Mike Ross back on track with the bat and shore up their infield, which is beset by injuries. The Eagles are batting .285 as a team and average 6.5 runs per game. BC’s pitching staff checks in with a 4.87 ERA. BC has good overall speed, having stolen 60 bases. Drapeau has a seven-game hitting streak, but the Bears’ hitting was spotty against Towson’s strong pitching last weekend, scoring only 20 runs in the four-game series.