College Baseball

MAINE vs. STONY BROOK

Time, site: Saturday (2), 3 p.m.; Sunday, noon; Mahaney Diamond, Orono

Records: Maine 25-16 (8-4 America East); Stony Brook 21-9 (6-6)

Series, last meeting: tied 6-6; Stony Brook 6-3 on 5/23/03

Top hitters – Stony Brook: SS Matt Devins (.333, 2 HR, 19 RBI), CF Andrew Larsen (.312, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 10 SB), RF Kevin Solano (.310, 6 HR, 19 RBI), LF Will Brumfield (.308, 1 HR, 11 RBI), 3B Nick Theoharis (.269, 6 HR, 29 RBI); Maine: 1B Joel Barrett (.375, 26 RBI), 3B Greg Creek (.368, 5 HR, 34 RBI), DH Matt McGraw (.341, 1 HR, 13 RBI), RF Joe Hough (.338, 5 HR, 37 RBI), LF Ryan Quintal (.315, 5 HR, 36 RBI)

Possible Pitching Matchups

Stony Brook Seawolves Maine Black Bears

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Kevin Fitzgerald 2.72 5-2 57 RH Mike MacDonald 3.19 4-1 64

RH Jon Lewis 3.61 3-6 61 RH Troy Martin 3.74 3-0 40

LH Matt Restivo 5.06 1-0 31 RH Greg Norton 5.34 4-5 34

Outlook: Finally, the Bears will play a league series at home. UMaine, which has played 39 games outside Orono, could take a big step toward postseason by winning at least two of three. The Seawolves are one game out of fourth place. UMaine, which has posted 11 or more hits in 11 straight games, should be tested by a good Stony Brook staff. The Bears are second in AE batting at .301 and second in pitching with a 4.03 team ERA. The Seawolves’ lineup packs some good power and speed.