MAINE vs. STONY BROOK

Time,site: Saturday (2), noon; Sunday (2), 11 a.m.; Stony Brook, N.Y.

Records: Maine 32-13 (12-4 America East); Stony Brook 25-16 (10-6)

Series, last meeting: tied 3-3; Stony Brook 9-3 on 5/23/02

Top hitters – Maine: C Aaron Izaryk (.350, 2 HR, 32 RBI), DH Alain Picard (.348, 5 HR, 47 RBI), 2B Brett Ouellette (.342, 8 HR, 39 RBI), 1B Greg Creek (.333, 1 HR, 12 RBI), 3B Joe Drapeau (.316, 9 HR, 30 RBI), CF Mike Livulpi (.292, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 19 SB); Stony Brook: C Ed Kull (.367, 2 HR, 18 RBI), DH Cole Cicatelli (.352, 6 HR, 27 RBI), 1B Mike Russo (.344, 9 HR, 38 RBI), SS Matt Devins (.338, 4 HR, 41 RBI)

Possible Pitching Matchups

Maine Black Bears Stony Brook Seawolves

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Mike MacDonald 3.61 6-4 66 P Jon Lewis 3.94 3-2 50

RH Mike Collar 2.77 7-2 77 P Will Brumfield 4.34 2-0 16

RH Greg Norton 3.02 5-1 48 P James Szwejkowski 5.03 2-2 21

RH Ryan Harris 3.67 3-1 24 P David Wood 5.72 5-4 41

Outlook: The Bears hope to take a big step toward the regular-season title with a strong showing. UMaine has won nine of its last 11 overall thanks mostly to outstanding pitching and strong defense. Stony Brook’s veteran ballclub ranks second behind Maine’s .304 in AE batting (.297) and third in pitching (4.94 ERA). The Seawolves won their first eight league games, but have dropped six of the last eight. Drapeau needs four homers to tie the UMaine career record of 52.