College baseball

MAINE vs. STONY BROOK

Time, site: Thursday, 4 p.m.; Friday (2), 4 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.; Mahaney Diamond, Orono

Records: Maine 17-9-1 (3-0 America East); Stony Brook 9-17 (1-2)

Series, last meeting: Stony Brook leads 11-9; UM 6-2, 11-0 on 5/9/05

Top hitters – Stony Brook: 3B Chris DiBiaso (.329, 2 HR, 23 RBI), CF Robert Leonard (.329, 1 HR, 9 RBI), RF Isidro Fortuna (.326, 2 HR, 15 RBI), DH Andres Perez (.317, 3 HR, 14 RBI); Maine: 3B Kevin McAvoy (.440, 6 HR, 36 RBI), SS Curt Smith (.391, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 8 SB), 1B Joel Barrett (.383, 2 HR, 29 RBI), LF Ryan Quintal (.350, 4 HR, 31 RBI), C Matt McGraw (.333, 1 HR, 20 RBI), CF Joe Hough (.324, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 10 SB)

Possible Pitching Matchups

Stony Brook Seawolves Maine Black Bears

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Matt Restivo 1.88 0-4 33 LH Nolan Boike 3.58 3-0 11

RH Mike Errigo 5.18 1-3 28 RH Scott Robinson 6.63 4-2 40

RH Tom Koehler 5.28 1-2 24 RH Mike Powers 3.95 1-0 2

RH Brian Murtagh 8.74 2-1 18 RH Josh Zyskowski 3.82 1-0 27

Outlook: Coach Steve Trimper makes his Mahaney debut as the Bears end their season-opening, 27-game road trip. UMaine will put its formidable offense, ranked eighth in the nation in scoring (8.9 runs per game) and 10th in batting average (.333) against the Seawolves’ strong pitching staff. SBU leads America East with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings and has a 4.67 team ERA. Trimper believes Stony Brook is a formidable foe that has a legitimate chance to challenge for the league title. UMaine continues to look to solidify its starting rotation with the addition of Robinson, while Troy Martin has moved back to the bullpen for now.