
Baseball Wins Opening Game of America East Tournament over #5 UMass Lowell, 10-7
5/25/2023 2:43:00 PM | Baseball
Maine Takes on Winner of Binghamton, UMBC on Friday, May 26 at 1 P.M.
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First Inning: Fritz Genther got the River Hawks on the board first as he singled home a run.
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Nick White answered for the Black Bears in the bottom of the frame as he hit a double down the left field line, bringing home Jeremiah Jenkins (BB).
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Third Inning: Genther added two more runs to his total on the day as he hit a home run to left field.
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Noah Lewis was called on for the Black Bears in relief. Colin Fitzgerald went 2 and 2/3 innings in the start, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits, 1 walk and striking out 3.
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Quinn McDaniel answered in the bottom of the third as he hit his 15th home run of the season, this one being a solo shot to right field.
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Three batters later, Nick White put the Black Bears back in front with his third home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field. Connor Goodman (E3) scored on the play.
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Fourth Inning: UMass Lowell scored a pair of runs in the fourth inning, one of which was unearned.
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Fifth Inning: Matt McElwain put the Black Bears back in front for good as he hit a no-doubt home run to left field, scoring Nick White (FC) on the play.
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Sixth Inning: Jeremiah Jenkins began adding on some insurance runs for the Black Bears as he singled home a pair of runs in the form of Colin Plante (1B) and Jake Rainess (BB).
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Connor Goodman capped off the 3-run inning for Maine with an RBI-groundout, scoring Quinn McDaniel (BB).
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Seventh Inning: Trey Brown hit a solo home run in the seventh frame for the River Hawks, making it a 9-7 game.
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Eighth Inning: Connor Goodman added on the 10th run of the contest for the Black Bears as he singled to right field, scoring Quinn McDaniel (BB).
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Ninth Inning: Justin Baeyens was called on to pick up the save in the ninth inning for Maine. Noah Lewis was strong out of the bullpen as he allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits, 3 walks and 4 strikeouts across 5 and 1/3 innings of relief.
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Noah Lewis (7-1) picked up the victory for Maine.
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Justin Baeyens (7) picked up the save for the Black Bears as he sat down all three batters he faced in the final frame.
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Matt Draper (3-9) took the loss for UMass Lowell.
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Maine, who made it a 30-win season with the victory, moves on to the America East Semifinals on Friday, May 26. They will face the winner of the #3 Binghamton vs #2 UMBC matchup at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 25.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lewis, Noah (7-1)
L: Draper, Matt (3-9)
S: Baeyens, Justin (7)
Batting:
2B: Gallagher, Robert 1
HR: Genther, Fritz 1 ; Brown, Trey 1
RBI: Gallagher, Robert 1 ; Genther, Fritz 4 ; Brown, Trey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Humphrey, Jacob 2 ; Gallagher, Robert 1 ; Genther, Fritz 1 ; Fish, Brandon 1 ; Brown, Trey 1 ; Hernandez, Roddy 1
HBP: Gallagher, Robert 2 ; Luccini, Alex 1

Batting:
2B: White, Nick 1
HR: McDaniel, Quinn 1 ; White, Nick 1 ; McElwain, Matt 1
RBI: McDaniel, Quinn 1 ; Jenkins, Jeremiah 2 ; Goodman, Connor 2 ; White, Nick 3 ; McElwain, Matt 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Rainess, Jake 1 ; McDaniel, Quinn 3 ; Jenkins, Jeremiah 1 ; Goodman, Connor 1 ; White, Nick 2 ; McElwain, Matt 1 ; Plante, Colin 1


















