ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine softball team will welcome in UMass Lowell this weekend for a three-game America East series at the Pierre & Catherine Labat Softball Complex.
 
The teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. on Sunday and a single game starting at 4 p.m on Monday. Sunday's doubleheader will be streamed on ESPN+ while Monday's contest will stream on America East TV.

Game 41 | Maine vs UMass Lowell
Sunday, April 27 | 12:00 p.m.
Orono, Maine | ESPN+
 
Game 42 | Maine vs UMass Lowell
Sunday, April 27 | 2:00 p.m.
Orono, Maine | ESPN+
 
Game 43 | Maine vs UMass Lowell
Monday, April 28 | 4:00 p.m.
Orono, Maine | America East TV
 
 
HOW TO WATCH/FOLLOW

• Sunday's doubleheader will be streamed on ESPN+ while Monday's contest will stream on America East TV.
• Live stats will be available via GoBlackBears.com

SERIES HISTORY vs UMASS LOWELL

• The Black Bears hold an overall record of 16-18 against the River Hawks … these two teams met last month in Lowell, with the River Hawks sweeping the series (3-1, 6-3, 6-1).
• In 2024, Maine went 0-3 against UMass Lowell, dropping three road contests at River View Field.
• The first-ever meeting between these two teams came in 1986, with UMass Lowell winning 11-7.

ABOUT UMASS LOWELL

• UMass Lowell is 13-23 overall with a mark of 5-9 in America East games … the River Hawks, who play two games against Stonehill on Wednesday, were swept at home by Binghamton this past weekend (5-0, 14-0, 3-1).
• Emily Baumes leads the team in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage (.310/.395/.381) while also driving in a team-high 15 runs.
• On the base paths, Avery Spinello-Branch is 16-18 while Emily Tow is 14-14.
• Olivia DeCitise is 8-8 in the circle while throwing 102.0 innings and putting up a 4.06 earned run average … Giana LaCedra is 4-11 with a 4.33 average over 97.2 innings of work.

QUICK HITS

• Maine fell in a three-game series at UAlbany over the weekend to move to 0-14 in America East play.
• The Black Bears picked up a 5-0 non-conference win over Colby College on Thursday, April 17 … Alysen Rieth threw 7.0 innings of three-hit softball while Francesca Guerrera was 2-for-2 with three RBI.
• Rieth has thrown an America East-leading 120.0 innings and is tied for the league lead in complete games (10) … Rieth is also third in the league in strikeouts with 100 and is the first Maine pitcher to reach the 100-strikeout mark in a season since 2016.
• Guerrera is tied 15th in the America East with 33 hits.
• Gabby Papushka is tied for the America East lead in triples with three while sitting tied second in doubles with eight … her 29 RBI tie for fifth overall and her .462 slugging-percentage is 15th
• Morgan Pool (24) and Bailey Snowberger (20) sit first and tied second respectively, in the America East in walks earned.
• Pool has thrown out 19 base runners to tie for third overall in the … nationally, Pool is the first freshman catcher to throw out 19 runners since 2022.

UP NEXT

• Maine will host close out the regular season next weekend with a three-game home series against Bryant.
• The Black Bears and Bulldogs will play a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. on Friday followed by a single game starting at 12 p.m. on Saturday.