College baseball

MAINE vs. COLBY

Time, site: Tuesday, 6 p.m., 9 innings; Mahaney Diamond, Orono

Records: Maine 26-11; Colby 7-16-1

Series, last meeting: Maine leads 146-118-2; Maine 19-5 on 4/16/02

Key players – Maine: 1B Greg Creek (.353, 1 HR, 9 RBI), DH Alain Picard (.346, 5 HR, 41 RBI, 7 SB), C Aaron Izaryk (.336, 2 HR, 31 RBI), 2B Brett Ouellette (.333, 6 HR, 31 RBI), 3B Joe Drapeau (.326, 9 HR, 25 RBI); Colby (through 4/22): CF Matt Gibson (.359, 10 RBI, 12 SB), C Eric Roy (.341, 2 RBI), 1B Rodney Ames (.333, 12 RBI), LF Nick Miller (.311, 5 RBI), 2B Jared Cushman (.300, 5 RBI, 9 SB)

Possible Pitching Matchup

Maine Black Bears Colby White Mules

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Brett Rogers 5.87 0-1 13 RH Kevin Presbrey 10.69 0-1 11

Outlook: The Bears and the White Mules meet for the 267th time since 1881. Division I Maine is coming off three consecutive America East victories over Binghamton, while Division III Colby dropped three NESCAC games last weekend against Tufts. UMaine looks to build its hitting momentum, but, more importantly, needs to get work for some less-utilized pitchers. The Mules are hoping to generate some confidence to turn their season around.