Orono, ME - The University of Maine baseball team is set to host UMBC for a three-game series beginning on Friday, April 18 at Mahaney Diamond.

Promotions:

• Friday, April 18 - Baseball BINGO! - First five fans to get a BINGO win a Maine Baseball Mini Bat.
• Saturday, April 19 - Youth Day - Day of Giveaways #1 - Every inning someone is a winner! - Post Game Autographs.
• Sunday, April 20 - Trading Card Pack #1 - First 150 Fans get a pack! - Kids run the bases every Sunday!

First Pitches:

• Friday, April 18 - 3 PM
• Saturday, April 19 - 1 PM
• Sunday, April 20 - Noon
• All Games will be streamed on ESPN.

A look at the Black Bears:

• Maine hosts UMBC in the midst of their longest win streak of the season as the Black Bears have won six-straight contests, four of which have been by at least 8 runs.
• The Black Bears swept the America East Weekly Awards as Brody Rasmussen (Player), Gianni Gambardella (Pitcher) and Evan Menzel (Rookie) all took home their first honors of the season.
• Three different Black Bears head into the weekend with at least a five-game hitting streak, those being Rasmussen, Payton Whitehead and Damon Gaither.
• Maine has the lowest ERA in conference-only games as they sport a 3.34 ERA with 95 strikeouts and the second best batting average at .311.
• Caleb Leys has the second-lowest ERA in conference-only games as he has a 0.43 ERA and the most strikeouts with 31.
• Maine has the best fielding % (.983) and are tied for the best stolen base % (.917) in conference-only games.

Preview of UMBC:

• Hitting .298 in conference-only games with a 6.06 ERA.
• Leewood Molessa leads the conference with a .881 SLG%, 7 home runs and 21 RBIs in 12 conference games.

Recent History:

• In the last ten matchups, each side has won 5 games.
• UMBC swept the Black Bears last season in three games, but the Black Bears had won 8 of the previous 10 prior to the sweep.

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