MAINE vs. HARVARD

Time, site: Friday, 3 p.m.; O’Donnell Field, Cambridge, Mass.

Records: Maine 14-4; Harvard 6-14

Series, last meeting: Harvard leads 13-4; Harvard won 5-4 in 1997

Top hitters – Maine: CF Mike Livulpi (.439, 9 RBI, 5 SB), 2B Quin Peel (.413, 2HR, 8 RBI), DH Jon Hambelton (.403, 4HR, 24 RBI), C Joe Drapeau (.364, 5 HR, 25 RBI), LF Mike Ross (.361, 3 HR, 22 RBI); Harvard: 1B Marc Hordon (.382, 2 RBI), 3B Nick Carter (.338, 4 HR, 13 RBI), OF Joe Llanes (.323, 2 HR, 9 RBI), OF Scott Carmack (.297, 1 RBI, 4 SB)

PITCHING MATCHUPS

Maine Black Bears Harvard Crimson

ERA W-L Ks ERA W-L Ks

RH Kris Ehmke 6.19 2-0 13 RH Barry Wahlberg 3.57 0-1 15

Outlook: It’s out of the field house and back onto the field for the Bears, who look to gear up for a four-game weekend America East series at Hartford by taking on the Crimson. Ehmke, bumped from the weekend rotation after a shaky outing last week, gets the start for UMaine. With a win, the Bears can match the best start for a UMaine team since the 1970 squad opened 15-4. Peel, a senior captain, has hit in 12 straight games. Harvard has lost four of its last six and is batting only .248 as a team. The Crimson are averaging 4.4 runs per game. However, their pitching staff has a solid 3.83 ERA.