MAINE vs. NORTHEASTERN, VERMONT

Time, site: Saturday, 2 p.m., Sunday, 12:30 p.m., Friedman Diamond, Brookline, Mass.

Records: Maine 10-8, Northeastern 6-11, Vermont 7-5-1

Series, last meeting: Maine leads NU 75-62, NU 3-2 on 4/10/04; Maine leads UVM 80-46, Maine 14-4 on 5/2/04

Top hitters – Maine: 1B Joel Barrett (.380, 2 HR, 15 RBI), LF Ryan Quintal (.377, 3 HR, 15 RBI), 3B Curt Smith (.375, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 SB), 2B Mike Ferriggi (.339, 2 HR, 10 RBI); NU: CF Chris Emanuele (.338, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 SB), DH Dan Milano (.344, 3HR, 12 RBI), 1B Josh Porter (.350, 4 RBI), SS Arman Sidhu (.308, 1 HR, 9 RBI); UVM: RF Kyle Brault (.310, 2 HR, 8 RBI), 3B Miguel Magrass (.295, 1 HR, 6 RBI), SS Bobby Tewksbary (.262, 4 RBI, LF Kyle Massie (.250, 2 RBI)

Possible Pitching Matchups

Maine Black Bears Northeastern Huskies

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Greg Norton 3.55 3-1 16 RH Kris Dabrowiecki 5.57 2-1 17

Maine Black Bears Vermont Catamounts

RH Greg Creek 2.41 1-1 18 LH Chris Blazek 2.70 0-1 28

Outlook: The Bears, coming off Friday’s win over Hartford, may have to dodge raindrops to get in one or both of the weekend contests. Norton continues to seek consistency on the mound while Creek, who is coming off a left wrist injury, will try to bounce back after a shaky outing last weekend. Northeastern has won two of its last three games after losing eight straight. The Huskies have relied heavily on their outstanding pitching thus far. Ditto for UVM, which features a couple of proven lefthanders, including Blazek. The Catamounts have lost three in a row.