ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine softball team will travel to Massachusetts this weekend for five games.
 
On Thursday, April 25, Maine will play a doubleheader at Holy Cross. The Black Bears will then head to UMass Lowell for a three-game America East series, playing a doubleheader on Saturday, April 27 and a single game on Sunday, April 28.
 
Games 36 & 37 | Maine at Holy Cross (DH)
Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 3 p.m.
Worcester, Mass. | ESPN+
 
Games 38 & 39 | Maine at UMass Lowell (DH)
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 1 p.m.
Lowell, Mass. | America East TV

Game 40 | Maine at UMass Lowell
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 12 p.m.
Lowell, Mass. | America East TV

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

• Maine's games at Holy Cross will be available for streaming on ESPN+ … live stats will be available via GoHolyCross.com.
• The Black Bears series with UMass Lowell will stream live on America East TV and live stats will be available on GoRiverHawks.com.

ABOUT HOLY CROSS

• The Crusaders bring an overall record of 10-31 into Thursday's doubleheader … Holy Cross played two games at Bryant on Tuesday, falling 10-7 in extra innings of the first game and then 11-2 in the second.
• Ali Sniegocki is hitting .326 with a .477 slugging percentage ... her 43 hits and 17 RBI also lead the team.
• Claire McCann (.295) and Megan Yurchick (.280) are both hitting above .275 for the Crusaders.

SERIES HISTORY vs HOLY CROSS

• The Black Bears hold an overall record of 13-6 against the Crusaders.
• Maine and Holy Cross last met in 2021, with the Crusaders picking up 5-1 and 3-0 wins.

ABOUT UMASS LOWELL

• The River Hawks – who play a doubleheader at Stonehill on Wednesday – stand at 8-25 overall and 3-10 in America East play.
• Last weekend, UMass Lowell played host to first place Bryant, dropping all three contests.
• Lea White leads the team with a .330/.389./.470 slash line … she also leads the team in hits (38) and stolen bases (11-for-12), and she is tied for the team lead in RBI (19).
• Ryley White has thrown a team-high 96.2 innings and has seven wins on the year to go with a 3.91 ERA.

SERIES HISTORY vs UMASS LOWELL

• The Black Bears hold an overall record of 16-12 against the River Hawks …
• Last season, Maine went 2-2 against UMass Lowell … the Black Bears went 1-2 during the regular season but upset the River Hawks, 1-0, in the America East Tournament.
• The first-ever meeting between these two teams came in 1986, with UMass Lowell winning 11-7.

BLACK BEAR BITS

• Katie Jo Moery leads Maine with a .289 average and a career-high 28 hits … her eight doubles tie for sixth overall in America East … Moery is also 6-for-6 on stolen base attempts … she has six multi-hit games on the year.
• Anna Margetis is hitting .250 while leading the team with three home runs and 13 RBI.
• Krista Francia is batting .256 and has scored a team-leading 13 runs … in the field, Francia's .983 fielding percentage is seventh among league players with at least 115 chances.

UP NEXT

• The Black Bears will wrap up the regular season with a three-game series at UAlbany, playing a doubleheader on Friday, May 3 and a single game on Saturday, May 4.