AMERICA EAST TOURNAMENT

MAINE vs. STONY BROOK

Time, site: Friday, 11 a.m., Mike Kessock Field, Orono

Records: Maine 26-20, Stony Brook 30-31

Series, last meeting: Maine 7-4 on 4/4/04

Top hitters – Maine: CF Jess Brady (.365, 20 RBI, 3 HR, 15 SB), SS Brittany Cheney (.304, 19 RBI, 5 HR, 7 SB), 3B Lauren Dulkis (.281, 12 RBI), 1B Amy Kuhl (.269, 20 RBI, 2 HR); Stony Brook: 1B Kristen Brust (.412, 50 RBI, 15 HR), 3B Hayley Durham (.364, 48 RBI, 14 HR), CF Jane Stein (.337, 29 RBI, 5 HR), SS Laura Bradford (.257, 20 RBI)

Possible Pitching Matchups

Maine Black Bears Stony Brook Seawolves

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Jenna Merchant 1.24 10-4 65 RH Angela Adams 3.86 20-18 124

Outlook: No. 4 Maine again will be the visiting team as the Bears take on No. 2 Stony Brook in the second day of the conference tournament. Maine is coming off Thursday’s 1-0 triumph over No. 1 Albany; the Seawolves beat No. 3 BU 6-2. Maine will look to get its bats going after managing just five hits against the Great Danes. Stony Brook’s pitching – a team ERA of 4.21 – could present a good opportunity for the Black Bear offense. Merchant will be a relatively new face for the Seawolves because she only pitched two-thirds of an inning during the regular-season series in which Maine went 1-2. Maine also will have Sarah Bennis (1.73 ERA, 99 strikeouts) available.