Baseball

MAINE vs. COLBY

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

Records: Maine 20-16; Colby 3-24

Series, last meeting: Maine leads 147-118-2; Maine 9-3 on 4/29/04

Top hitters – Colby: 1B Rodney Ames (.359, 1 HR, 10 RBI), 2B Tom Salemy (.341, 4 HR, 19 RBI), SS Vincent Domestico (.333, 1 HR, 11 RBI), C Eric Roy (.329, 8 RBI); Maine: 1B Joel Barrett (.375, 18 RBI), 3B Greg Creek (.373, 4 HR, 26 RBI), DH Matt McGraw (.348, 1 HR, 12 RBI), RF Joe Hough (4 HR, 32 RBI), LF Ryan Quintal (.312, 3 HR, 24 RBI)

Possible Pitching Matchup

Colby White Mules Maine Black Bears

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

LH Tyler Hales 6.10 1-1 10 LH Sam Warner 4.76 1-1 8

Outlook: The Bears take on the Mules in the oldest baseball rivalry for UMaine. The programs first met in 1881. UMaine has won five of its last six games, while Colby has lost 14 in a row. The Bears have been hitting more consistently of late, which puts even more pressure on opponents, which must deal with UMaine’s formidable pitching staff.

Softball

MAINE vs. COLBY

Time, site: 4:30 p.m., Kessock Field, Orono

Records: Colby 17-10-1; Maine 18-17

Series, last meeting: Maine 6-0 on April 30, 2003

Top hitters – Colby: 3B Wendy Bonner (.406, 19 RBI), OF Emily Allen (.278, 6 RBI), C-OF Kara Fagan (.281, 4 RBI); Maine: CF Jess Brady (.361, 15 RBI, 9 SB), SS Brittany Cheney (.331, 18 RBI, 5 HR), 3b Lauren Dulkis (.303, 8 RBI)

Possible Pitching Matchup

Colby White Mules Maine Black Bears

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Lauren Olmsted 1.46 6-4 52 RH Candace Jaegge 2.93 8-5 41

Outlook: The Black Bears are coming off a four-game losing streak after dropping a game against national power Massachusetts and a three-game series against America East leader Albany. With Boston University coming to town Wednesday for a doubleheader, UMaine likely won’t want its pitching corps to tire out against Colby. The White Mules have won seven straight powered by Bonner, who batted .417 (10-for-24) last week.