MAINE vs. HARTFORD

Time, site: Friday, 11:30 a.m., Friedman Diamond, Brookline, Mass.

Records: Maine 9-8, Hartford 0-5

Series, last meeting: Maine leads 50-14, Maine 8-3 on 4/18/04

Top hitters – Maine: 1B Joel Barrett (.397, 2 HR, 14 RBI), 3B Curt Smith (.387, 7 RBI, 4 SB), LF Ryan Quintal (.384, 2 HR, 14 RBI), 2B Mike Ferriggi (.328, 2 HR, 9 RBI), C Aaron Izaryk (.304, 9 RBI); Hartford: 2B Frank Cipolla (.375, 3 RBI), C Ryan Crowley (.357, 1 RBI), 3B Luke Trahan (.250, 1 RBI)

Possible Pitching Matchup

Maine Black Bears Hartford Hawks

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Steve Richard 2.01 3-0 30 RH Tony Cekovski 22.50 0-1 2

Outlook: The Bears visit Brookline for the first of three weekend nonleague games at Northeastern against America East opponents. UMaine has won five of its last seven, while Hartford, which has had 10 games postponed by bad weather this season, is winless. The Bears have compiled a healthy .319 batting average, while the Hawks have struggled at only .217. Sophomore Barrett of Brewer has hit in six straight games at a .400 clip (10-for-25) to pace the UMaine offense.