MAINE vs. NEW YORK TECH

Time, site: Saturday (2), Sunday (2), noon; Old Westbury, N.Y.

Records: Maine 10-7; New York Tech 3-8

Series, last meeting: Maine leads 10-3; Maine 11-8, 11-7 on 3/29/03

Top hitters – Maine: 1B Greg Creek (.386,.1 HR, 14 RBI), 3B Matt McGraw (.379, 4 RBI), RF Joe Hough (.375, 3 HR, 19 RBI), 2B Mike Ferriggi (.328, 6 RBI), LF Ryan Quintal (.295, 2 HR, 9 RBI); New York Tech: DH Mike Kenefick (.583, 1 RBI), 3B Tim Smith (.476, 2 HR, 10 RBI), SS Mike MacMillan (.381, 7 RBI, 6 SB), LF Andrew Karkoulas (.364, 1 HR, 9 RBI), C Garrett McDevitt (.360, 2 HR, 8 RBI)

Possible Pitching Matchups

Maine Black Bears New York Tech Bears

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Mike MacDonald 4.50 1-0 23 RH Andrew Karkoulas 5.79 0-1 15

RH Greg Norton 3.86 2-2 12 RH Joe Esposito 6.52 1-2 16

RH Steve Richard 2.42 1-1 21 RH Tom Park 5.17 1-1 9

RH Troy Martin 3.38 1-0 8 LH Jamie Roggenkamp 5.40 0-1 4

Outlook: The Bears look to continue their winning ways against New York Tech. UMaine has won eight of its last nine, including a three-game sweep of Niagara last weekend. NYT has struggled early on. The hosts are batting a healthy .324, but are averaging 2.6 errors per game behind a mound staff that owns a 6.80 ERA. McGraw boasts an 11-game hitting streak for UMaine, while freshman Richard has allowed only two hits an no earned runs in his last 14 innings.