Little Falls, NJ – The University of Maine baseball team was shutout in the series finale at NJIT on Sunday afternoon.

Black Bear Pitchers:

Gianni Gambardella (1-2) turned in his best outing of the season as he allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 walk and he tied his career-high with 7 strikeouts in 5 and 1/3 innings of work.

Owen Wheeler was first out of the bullpen in relief, where he recorded the final two outs of the sixth frame, allowing 1 hit, 1 walk and striking out 1.

Jason Libby pitched the seventh frame, allowing no runs on 2 hits, 3 walks and 2 strikeouts.

NJIT Recap:

The Highlanders scored two runs in the sixth.

Brandon Peterson (3-2) picked up the win in the start.

Final Score: Maine – 0 | NJIT – 2

Next Time Out:

Maine (7-19, 3-3 AE) heads to Merrimack on Wednesday for a non-conference game before returning to Orono to host UMass Lowell for a three-game series beginning on April 4.

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