Lowell, MA - The University of Maine baseball team was defeated by UMass Lowell in the series finale on Sunday.
First Pitch: Noon (16-9 Lowell)
First Inning: Maine grabbed the lead first on the afternoon as Nick White picked up an RBI on a groundout, scoring Will Burns (1B).
Second Inning: UMass Lowell tied the game up at 1-1 on a single to left field.
Third Inning: Jeremiah Jenkins put the Black Bears back in front as he hit his 13th home run of the season to right field. The two-run shot brought home Burns (BB) on the play.
Fourth Inning: UMass Lowell plated their second run of the contest on a single to center field.
Sixth Inning: Jake Marquez increased the Black Bears lead up to 5-2 as he hit a two-run single to center field, scoring Jack Friend (1B) and Charlie Taub (BB).
The River Hawks scored two runs in the bottom of the frame to make it 5-4.
Gabe Gifford was called on with a runner on first and one out in the sixth inning. Luc Lavigueur allowed 4 runs on 10 hits, 3 walks and 1 strikeout across his 5 and â…“ innings of work.
Seventh Inning: Zach Martin brought home the sixth run of the game for Maine as he hit a sac-fly to right field, scoring Jenkins (2B).
Lowell plated eight runs in the bottom of the frame as they took a 12-6 lead.
Noah Lewis was called on with two runners on and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. Gifford allowed 2 runs on 1 hit and 3 walks across 1 inning of work.
Owen Wheeler was called on in relief in the same frame with the bases loaded and one out. Lewis allowed 2 runs, 1 walk and he hit 1 batter without recording an out.
Blaine Cockburn was called to the mound with two outs and no one on base in the seventh. Wheeler allowed 4 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks across â…“ of an inning of work.
Eighth Inning: Lowell plated two runs in the frame.
Cockburn finished his afternoon allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and 1 strikeout across 1 and â…“ innings of work.
Ninth Inning: Maine plated three runs in the final frame as Taub drew a bases loaded walk and scored Martin (2B). Colin Plante plated two runs on a double to left field, scoring Friend (1B) and Jonathan Gonzalez (BB).
Maine (8-22, 4-7 AE) is back in action on Wednesday, Apr. 17 at Merrimack before returning to Orono for a weekend series against Rider on Apr. 19-21.
-UMaine-
