2018 SCHEDULE 2018 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE BASEBALL GAME NOTES FEBRUARY Fri. 16 at Texas Tech L 2-4 Sat. 17 at Texas Tech (DH) L 1-12; L 5-12 Sun. 18 at Texas Tech L 6-21 Fri. 23 vs. Ohio University^ W 5-1 Sat. 24 vs. Ohio University (DH)^ L 5-7, W 2-1 Sun. 25 vs. Ohio University^ L, 2-6 MARCH Fri. 2 at Miami W, 6-1 Sat. 3 at Miami L, 6-7 (15) Maine Black Bears (12-28, 6-9 AE) Sun. 4 at Miami L, 1-7 vs Fri. 9 at Texas Rio Grande Valley L, 3-4 Binghamton Bearcats (13-25-1, 7-11 AE) Sat. 10 at Texas Rio Grande Valley (DH) W, 7-5; L 1-12 Sun. 11 at Texas Rio Grande Valley L, 3-7 Mahaney Diamond Tue. 13 at University of the Incarnate Word L, 0-2 May 5-6, 2018 | Orono, Maine Wed. 14 at University of the Incarnate Word L, 8-9 (10) Video: ESPN3 Fri. 16 at New Mexico State L, 5-6 Stats: sidearmtstats.com/umaine/baseball Sat. 17 at New Mexico State (DH) L, 6-10; L, 7-14 Probable Starters Sun. 18 at New Mexico State L, 5-8 Fri. 23 at Hartford* L, 3-5 Game 1: Maine (LHP Trevor DeLaite, 1-1) | Binghamton (RHP Nick Gallagher 2-6) Sat. 24 at Hartford* (DH) L, 0-1: W, 6-1 Game 2: Maine (RHP John Arel, 4-2) | Binghamton (LHP Nick Wegmann, 3-6) Sat. 31 ALBANY* (DH) W, 10-2; W 4-1 Game 3: Maine (RHP Cody Laweryson, 0-3) | Binghamton (RHP Jacob Wloczewski, 2-5) APRIL What’s on Tap Sun. 1 ALBANY* W, 17-1 • Valuable points for a playoff push are on the line this weekend when Binghamton visits Mahaney Diamond Sat. 7 STONY BROOK* (DH) L 1-4; W 4-2 for a three-game series with the Black Bears. Sun. 8 STONY BROOK* L 2-5 Fri. 13 vs Sacred Heart L 8-9 Last Time Out Fri. 13 at Monmouth W 15-10 • Maine traveled to UMass on Wednesday and came away with a 24-5 victory at Earl Lorden Field. Sat. 14 at Monmouth L 3-7 • The Black Bears dropped 26 hits, 14 for extra bases, and all nine batters in the starting lineup registered at Wed. 18 ST. JOSEPH’S Canceled least one. Sat. 21 at UMass Lowell* (DH) W 9-4; L 0-1 • Peter Kemble got the starting nod and tossed three strong opening frames; the freshman finished the after- Sun. 22 at UMass Lowell* L 8-9 noon at 3.0 innings pitched, allowing one run on two hits while striking out four. • Chris Murphy pitched 2.0 innings of relief and allowed one run on two hits in getting the win. Wed. 25 BOWDOIN Canceled Sat. 28 at UMBC* (DH) 12:00 PM The Black Bears, In Brief Sun. 29 at UMBC* 12:00 PM • Maine went on the road April 28-29, dropping three conference contests to UMBC. • The April 28 doubleheader saw Maine jump out to early leads in both contests but ultimately fall, 9-4 and MAY 7-4. Wed. 2 at UMass 3:00 PM • On April 29 UMBC took a 5-0 lead into the top of the ninth and held off the Maine comeback bid for a 5-2 Sat. 5 BINGHAMTON* (DH) 12:00 PM win. Sun. 6 BINGHMATON* 11:00 AM • Maine went to UMass Lowell April 26-27 and dropped two out of the three conference games. Sat. 12 at UAlbany* (DH) 12:00 PM • Maine nearly swept the April 26 doubleheader after winning the first game 9-4 and then getting a no-hitter from John Arel but the River Hawks escaped with a 1-0 win; UMass Lowell fended off a comeback from Maine Sun. 13 at UAlbany* 12:00 PM in Sunday’s finale, holding on for a 9-8 win. Tue. 15 at Boston College 5:30 PM • Maine split a doubleheader on April 13, falling to Sacred Heart in the first game in the bottom of the ninth, Fri. 18 HARTFORD* (DH) 12:00 PM 9-8, before coming back to top Monmouth, 15-10, in the second with 21 hits. Sat. 19 HARTFORD* 12:00 PM • The Black Bears finished with six home runs on the day - three in each game and three fromDanny Casals. Wed. 23- America East Championships # TBD • On April 14, Maine jumped out to an early lead but ultimately fell to Monmouth, 7-3; Danny Casals finished Sun. 27 the day 2-for-4 with two doubles while Hernen Sardinas and Caleb Kerbs were both 2-for-3. Jeremy Pena also added one hit. All Times are EST • The Black Bears are an experienced squad, boasting eight seniors and seven juniors for 15 upperclassmen Home Games in CAPS *America East game among its roster of 28 players. ^Neutral site • UMaine was tabbed to finished in second place in the America East Preseason Coaches’ Poll. # at Mahaney Diamond (Orono, Maine) About Binghamton • The Bearcats defeated Cornell on Wednesday, 11-1, to improve to 13-25-1 on the season; BU has won ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS three-straight contests – including two over Stony Brook last weekend, entering the series at Maine. • BU is batting .243, led by Andrew Eng’s .318, while Anthony Meduri has a team-high 42 hits and Jason BASEBALL SID: Katie Peverada Agresti bats .272 with a team-best 12 doubles and 23 walks earned. OFFICE PHONE: 207-581-4158 • Paul Rufo is tops on the team with 22 RBIs and joins Pat Britt and C.J. Krowiak with a team-high three CELL PHONE: 207-404-0441 home runs; Krowiak’s seven stolen bases lead the team. EMAIL: [email protected] • The Bearcats were tabbed to finish first in the America East Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Series History vs. Binghamton • Maine and Binghamton have squared off 66 times prior to the weekend series, with the Black Bears holding 16 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | SEVEN COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 2017 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE MEN’S BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name Year Pos. B/T Hgt. Wgt. Hometown / Highschool 2 Brandon Vicens Sr. OF R/R 6-0 225 Miami Lakes, Fla. /Miami Dade Community College 6 Ben Terwilliger Fr. INF L/R 6-4 225 Elmira, N.Y. / Corning HS 7 Danny Casals Jr. INF R/R 5-11 175 Miami, Fla. / Christopher Columbus HS 9 Christopher Bec Sr. C R/R 5-11 190 Miami, Fla. /Miami Dade Community College 10 Jonathan Bennett Sr. C L/R 5-10 190 Pensacola, Fla. /Gulf Coast State 13 Hernen Sardinas So. 1B/OF L/L 6-2 215 Miami, Fla. / Christopher Columbus High School 14 Jeremy Pena Jr. INF R/R 6-0 180 Providence, R.I. / Classical HS 16 Cody Pasic So. C L/R 6-0 180 Cotuit, Mass. / Cheshire Academy 17 Nick Silva Jr. RHP R/R 6-2 205 Miami, Fla. / Chrisopher Columbus HS 19 Peter Kemble Fr. RHP R/R 6-4 190 Bangor, Maine / Bangor HS 20 Matt Geoffrion R-Fr. RHP R/R 6-3 200 Northborough, Mass. / Algonquin Regional High 23 Kevin Doody So. INF/OF R/R 5-9 170 Canton, Mass. / Berkshire Academy 25 Cody Laweryson So. RHP R/R 6-3 175 Bingham, Maine / Upper Kennebec Valley HS 26 Colin Ridley Jr. OF R/R 6-2 200 Harwich, Mass. / Avon Old Farms 27 John Arel Sr. RHP R/R 6-7 275 Burlington, Conn. / Northwest Catholic 28 Caleb Kerbs R-Jr. INF R/R 5-8 175 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Beacon HS 29 Eddie Emerson Jr. LHP L/L 6-3 190 Lewiston, Maine/ IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fl. 30 Connor Johnson Sr. LHP L/L 6-1 175 Taunton, Mass./ Bridgton Academy 31 Chris Murphy R-Jr. RHP R/R 6-5 270 Billerica, Mass./Billerica HS 33 Zach Winn R-Sr. RHP R/R 6-2 180 Show Lo, Ariz./ Howard Community College 34 Matthew Pushard So. 1B/P R/R 6-4 230 Brewer, Maine / Brewer HS 35 Sam McCarthy So. RHP R/R 6-3 200 Nashua, N.H. / Nashua North 36 Justin Courtney Sr. RHP R/R 6-5 225 Bangor, Maine / Bangor HS 37 Jonah Normandeau R-Sr. RHP R/R 6-1 200 Cumberland, Maine / Bridgeton Academy 38 Ethan Stoddard Fr. RHP R/R 6-1 220 Old Town, Maine / Old Town HS 40 Joe Bramanti Fr. INF R/R 6-4 220 North Andover, Mass. /Cheshire Academy 45 Alex McKenney Fr. RHP R/R 6-4 240 Hampden, Maine / Hampden Academy 55 Trevor DeLaite So. LHP L/L 6-1 180 Bangor, Maine / Bangor HS Coaching Staff Captains Head Coach: Nick Derba, First season (Manhattan College ‘07) Jonathan Bennett, Connor Johnson, Caleb Kerbs Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Conor Burke Assistant Coach: John Schiffner Volunteer Assistant Coach: Matt Marsh Athletic Trainer: Ben Randall Roster Breakdown Pronunciation Guide Infielders Outfielders Catchers RH Pitchers LH Pitchers 2: VYE-sens (vye rhymes with eye) 6 Ben Terwilliger 2 Brandon Vicens 9 Christopher Bec 17 Nick Silva 29 Eddie Emerson 7: Ka-sals 10 Jonathan Bennett 7 Danny Casals 13 Hernen Sardinas 19 Peter Kemble 30 Connor Johnson 14: Pain-ya 13 Hernen Sardinas 23 Kevin Doody 16 Cody Pasic 20 Matt Geoffrion 55 Trevor DeLaite 14 Jeremy Pena 26 Colin Ridley 25 Cody Laweryson 25: Laura-son 23 Kevin Doody 27 John Arel 37: Nor-man-doe 28 Caleb Kerbs 31 Chris Murphy 40: Bra-MON-tee 34 Matthew Pushard 33 Zach Winn 40 Joe Bramanti 34 Matthew Pushard 35 Sam McCarthy Derba: Durr-baa 36 Justin Courtney 37 Jonah Normandeau 38 Ethan Stoddard 45 Alex McKenney an edge of 34-32 in the all-time series.