UMaine Capsules

AMERICA EAST SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

No. 3 MAINE vs. No. 4 ALBANY

Time, site: Friday, 1:30 p.m.; Archie Post Field, Burlington, Vt.

Records: Maine 26-30, Albany 29-19

Series, last meeting: Maine and Albany split four regular-season games

Top hitters – Albany: (Statistics are pretournament) SS Valerie Terry (.311, 0 HR, 8 RBI), LF Lynette Bohannon (.271, 2 HR, 21 RBI), RF Liz Wieboldt (.250, 0 HR, 9 RBI), 3B Jess Kostenblatt (.248, 3 HR, 19 RBI), CF Jen Nolette (.221, 0 HR, 5 RBI); Maine: 3B Leigh Ann Hlywak (.318, 11 HR, 34 RBI), SS Erica Sobel (.312, 2 HR, 26 RBI), CF Jess Brady (.303, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 9 SB), LF Nicole Taylor (.237, 1 HR, 10 RBI), RF Aliesha Rautenberg (.235, 0 HR, 10 RBI, 8 SB);

Albany Great Danes Maine Black Bears

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Sarah Maida 1.03 17-8 122 RH Jenna Merchant 1.44 17-10 144

RH Kristin Couris 2.16 7-10 51 RH Candace Jaegge 2.05 8-17 88

Outlook: The Great Danes were no-hit in their first-round tourney game by Boston University’s Robyn Horrick. The winner will take on either Hartford or BU at 4 p.m. today, while the loser goes home. Albany entered the tourney batting only .226 as a team, the Black Bears .230. Maine ace Jenna Merchant rested the stress fracture in her right foot on Thursday. If she can’t go today, Jaegge will get the call again, but softball pitchers are accustomed to pitching in back-to-back games. Jaegge allowed only one run in Thursday’s first-round loss.

BASEBALL

MAINE vs. STONY BROOK

Time, site: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday (2), 1 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.; Mahaney Diamond, Orono

Records: Maine 32-12 (12-4 America East); Stony Brook 22-19 (8-8)

Series, last meeting: first meeting

Top hitters – Stony Brook: LF Dwayne Whitaker (.318, 8 HR, 28 RBI), RF Lee Lipschutz (.301, 2 HR, 24 RBI), SS Matt Devins (.290, 5 HR, 25 RBI), 3B Rob Sandora (.283, 1 HR, 18 RBI), 2B Rich Graham (.277, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 12 SB); Maine: C Alain Picard (.385, 6 HR, 45 RBI, 12 SB), LF Simon Williams (.380, 8 HR, 35 RBI, 21 SB), 3B Joe Drapeau (.351, 9 HR, 51 RBI), CF Mike Livulpi (.331, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 15 SB), RF Mike Ross (.299, 8 HR, 40 RBI, 17 SB)

Stony Brook Seawolves Maine Black Bears

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Kevin Willi 5.25 3-5 46 RH Mike Collar 3.30 6-2 49

RH Jon Lewis 3.66 6-3 69 RH Mike MacDonald 4.07 4-2 48

RH Jamie Szwejk’ski 6.13 4-2 12 LH Rich Laganiere 5.94 6-3 44

RH Anthony Stutz 4.94 5-2 53 RH Greg Creek 6.14 3-1 21

Outlook: The league-leading Bears may be able to clinch a postseason berth with a good showing. UMaine has won eight straight and 10 of its last 11 while fourth-place Stony Brook has lost four of five. UMaine continues to lead AE in hitting at .321 and looks to prove it, but the Seawolves have a solid staff that can strike hitters out regularly. These are the top two defensive teams in the league.