College baseball

AMERICA EAST TOURNAMENT

MAINE vs. STONY BROOK

Time, site: Thursday, 7 p.m., 9 innings; Mahaney Diamond, Orono

Records: Stony Brook 26-22; Maine 36-14

Series, last meeting: tied 2-2; Stony Brook swept 3-1, 9-5 on May 12

Top hitters – Stony Brook: RF Lee Lipschutz (.311, 2 HR, 28 RBI), DH Dwayne Whitaker (.308, 9 HR, 31 RBI), SS Matt Devins (.307, 5 HR, 29 RBI), 2B Rich Graham (.288, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 12 SB), 3B Rob Sandora (.280, 2 HR, 24 RBI); Maine: DH Aaron Izaryk (.384, 1 HR, 18 RBI), LF Simon Williams (.380, 8 HR, 35 RBI, 21 SB), C Alain Picard (.350, 6 HR, 46 RBI, 12 SB), 3B Joe Drapeau (.344, 9 HR, 53 RBI), LF Mike Ross (.309, 8 HR, 41 RBI, 18 SB)

Pitching Matchups

Stony Brook Seawolves Maine Black Bears

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Jon Lewis 3.50 8-3 86 RH Mike Collar 2.80 8-2 66

Outlook: The Bears look to rekindle the magic with the program’s first home postseason game since 1996. UMaine split its regular-season series with Stony Brook, which received outstanding pitching. For the Bears, generating some momentum with their bats is a key element. UMaine is hitting only .279 in league games, led by Izaryk at .472. The Seawolves have won three of their last four, but are hitting only .271 as a team. UMaine hasn’t allowed a run in its last 14 innings and Collar has a 0.64 ERA in his last four outings. He has pitched a school-record nine straight complete games. These are the league’s top defensive teams.

VERMONT vs. NORTHEASTERN

Time, site: Thursday, 3:30 p.m., 9 innings; Mahaney Diamond, Orono

Records: Northeastern 27-20; Vermont 27-20

Last meeting: teams split on May 17

Top hitters – Northeastern: C Luke Carlin (.363, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 17 SB), LF Ben Beck (.344, 5 HR, 34 RBI), RF Mike Steinberg (.320, 3 RBI), 3B Nick Graves (.293, 7 HR, 31 RBI), SS Omar Pena (.275, 23 RBI); Vermont: CF Jeff Barry (.408, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 32 SB), SS Bobby Tewksbary (.340, 15 RBI), LF Jason Carey (.323, 1 HR, 22 RBI), C Jeff Tarigo (.318, 5 HR, 33 RBI), 1B Barry Chamberland (.283, 4 HR, 34 RBI)

Pitching Matchups

Northeastern Huskies Vermont Catamounts

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Devin Monds 1.93 4-2 44 LH Brian Robinson 2.89 6-3 55

Outlook: This matchup features two of the league’s top pitchers. Northeastern’s 3.81 team ERA leads the league, while Vermont is second in batting at .292. The Huskies are 3-3 in their last six, while the Catamounts have dropped six of their last eight. UVM’s Barry leads the league in stolen bases, but NU pitchers and strong-armed catcher Carlin have allowed only 31 steals.