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Softball

MAINE vs. STONY BROOK

Time, site: Sunday, noon (2), Monday, 10 a.m., Kessock Field, Orono

Records: Stony Brook 19-33 (9-9 in America East), Maine 15-23 (9-7)

Last meeting: Maine 7-4 on 5/14/04

Top hitters – Stony Brook: 1B Kristen Brust (.348, 13 HR, 37 RBI), CF Jane Stein (.297, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 8 SB), 3B Haley Durham (.273, 16 HR, 43 RBI), LF Suzanne Turek (.208, 6 HR, 16 RBI); Maine: SS Brittany Cheney (.318, 3 HR, 19 RBI), 3B Lauren Dulkis (.317, 9 RBI), CF Jess Brady (.304, 5 RBI, 19 SB), OF Molly McKinney (.170, 12 RBI)

Pitching Matchups

Stony Brook Seawolves Maine Black Bears

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Angela Andrews 2.06 5-19 97 RH Sarah Bennis 2.78 8-8 111

RH Sarah Hoffman 2.57 10-13 90 RH Jenna Merchant 4.20 3-4 27

Outlook: Maine coach Michelle Puls expects a high-scoring series even though the Seawolves’ and Bears’ batting averages are the lowest and second-lowest, respectively, in the league. OF-2B Erin Provost is 5-for-10 with five RBIs in the last three games. RH Candace Jaegge (3.32, 2-6, 42 Ks) will likely get a start. Bears C Lindsay Tibbetts (ankle sprain) is back in the lineup after missing seven games. Bennis leads AE in strikeouts, while opponents are hitting .199 vs. Merchant. Maine has the top defense (.963), while Stony Brook has a league-low 2.18 team ERA.

Baseball

MAINE vs. STONY BROOK

Time, site: Saturday (2), Sunday, noon; Stony Brook, N.Y.

Records: Maine 25-12 (8-4 America East), Stony Brook 18-23 (6-6)

Series, last meeting: Stony Brook leads 10-7, SBU 3-1 on 5/29/04

Top hitters – Maine: LF Ryan Quintal (.369, 5 HR, 30 RBI), 1B Joel Barrett (.359, 6 HR, 30 RBI), 3B Curt Smith (.346, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 10 SB), DH Greg Creek (.327, 6 HR, 20 RBI), CF Joe Hough (.313, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 20 SB); Stony Brook: CF Andrew Larsen (.379, 2 HR, 20 RBI), DH Isidro Fortuna (.368, 4 HR, 32 RBI), SS Matt Devins (.352, 4 HR, 32 RBI)

Possible Pitching Matchups

Maine Black Bears Stony Brook Seawolves

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Steve Richard 1.93 6-0 67 RH Tom Koehler 5.40 2-0 28

RH Troy Martin 4.69 5-2 27 RH Jon Lewis 2.17 4-3 67

RH Greg Norton 3.09 7-2 46 RH Brian Murtaugh 3.42 4-4 34

Outlook: The Bears look to keep pace in the league standings against the defending champion Seawolves, who are fighting to stay in the hunt. UMaine has won 16 of its last 20 ganes, while Stony Brook has won five of eight. The Bears’ staff must contain Larsen, Fortuna and Devins, who have accounted for nearly half their team’s HRs, RBIs and runs. SBU is batting .310 in AE games, while UMaine has a .267 league average.