2021 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FEBRUARY Feb. 26-28 at Cen. Conn. State( Canceled) Feb. 26-28 at Northeastern (Canceled) MARCH 3/5 at Merrimack (Canceled) 3/6 at Merrimack 3/6 at Merrimack (7 innings) 3/7 at Merrimack 3/7 at Merrimack 3/9 at #13 Boston College 3/13 at Hartford (Canceled) 3/14 at Hartford (Canceled) 3/13 at Wagner 3/13 at Wagner 3/20 at Stony Brook* (DH) (canceled) 3/21 at Stony Brook* (DH) (canceled) 3/27 UMBC* (DH) 3/28 UMBC* APRIL 4/2 Binghamton* (DH) 4/3 Binghamton* (DH) 4/10 at NJIT* (DH) 4/11 at NJIT* (DH) 4/7 Hartford* (DH) 4/8 Hartford* (DH) 4/24 at UMass-Lowell* (DH) 4/25 at UMass-Lowell* (DH) MAY 5/1 at UAlbany* (DH) 5/2 at UAlbany* (DH) 5/8 UMass-Lowell* (DH) 5/9 UMass-Lowell* (DH) 5/15 at Hartford* (DH) 5/16 at Hartford* (DH) 5/21 UAlbany* (DH) 5/22 UAlbany* (DH) Wed. 27 - Sun. 30 America East Tournament Home Games in BOLD *America East game MEDIA INFORMATION QUICK FACTS Live Stats • UMaine will be using SIDEARM Live Stats for each of the Black Bear’s home games during the 2021 season GENERAL INFORMATION Location...............................................Orono, ME 04469 Founded .................................................................1865 Postgame Interviews Total Enrollment .................................................. 11,168 • Coach Derba and selected players will be available after the President ..........................................Joan Ferrini-Mundy required 10-minute “cooling-off” period after the last game of Director of Athletics .........................................Ken Ralph each day via Zoom. Colors ..................................................... Blue and White Affiliation ...............................................NCAA Division I • The UMaine locker room is closed to the media. Conference ................................................America East Stadium (Capacity) ................. Mahaney Diamond (4,400) Practice Interviews/Coverage • All interviews with Coach Derba and players must be requested in advance through the Athletic Communications COACHING/STAFF INFORMATION Office by contacting Tyler Neville. Head Coach... ...................... Nick Derba (Manhattan ‘07) Career Record .............................. 60-97 (Fourth Season) • The coaches and players are available for interviews before Assistant Coach ...........................................Scott Heath practices by appointment only so as not to interfere with Assistant Coach .......................................... Josh Kieffer academic or practice schedules. Volunteer Assistant Coach ............................ Matt Marsh Director of Baseball Operations ..........................Nick Fox • There will be no player interviews on game day prior to Athletic Trainer .............................................Ben Randall potential postgame interviews. TEAM INFORMATION Streaming First Varsity Season ................................................1881 • All Black Bear home games are streamed live online at the All-Time Record .........................................1993-1647-17 official Maine Athletics site: www.GoBlackBears.com. College World Series Appearances ................................7 Credentials Years ............ 1964, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 • All credential requests should be directed to Tyler Neville. NCAA Tournament Appearances .................................16 • The UMaine Athletic Communications Office reserves the Years .. 1964, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, right to refuse a credential, or access to coaches or players, to 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011 any party it deems not a bona fide media entity. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • Visiting radio stations that require a phone line must contact Address .................5747 Memorial Gym, Orono, ME 04469 the UMaine Athletic Communications Office. Fax .............................................................207-581-3297 Press Services Senior Associate Director of Athletics - External ...Tyson McHatten • Wi-Fi is provided to media upon request. Email ................................. [email protected] • Rosters, game notes and statistics will be provided to the media before the game. Assistant Director (Baseball SID) .................... Tyler Neville Email [email protected] Social Media • You can follow the team on Twitter and Instagram. Website.......................................www.GoBlackBears.com www.twitter.com/MaineBaseball Mahaney Diamond Press Row Phone ............207-581-1049 www.instagram.com/@MaineBaseball • You can follow the University of Maine Athletic Department on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. www.facebook.com/MaineBlackBears www.twitter.com/BlackBearNation www.instagram.com/BlackBearNation NICK DERBA SCOTT HEAD COACH HEATH • Ninth overall season at UMaine, • Fifth as head coach • Manhattan College ‘07 ASSISTANT COACH • Promoted to Head Coach on June 23, 2017 • Second season at Maine • Maine ‘15 Nick Derba enters his fifth season at the helm of Maine baseball in 2020. Scott Heath ‘15 rejoined his alma-mater as the Recruiting Coordinator and So far, Derba carries a 61-109 overall record and a 31-36 mark within the America East. Pitching Coach in 2019. Heath put together an excellent playing career with the Black Bears on the field before graduating in 2015, and served as the In the summer of 2019, Derba was elected to the Manhattan College Athlet- ics Hall of Fame Class of 2019. team’s pitching coach in 2017. Maine posted a 15-34 overall record in 2019, including an 11-12 record within the America East, before exiting the America East tournamnet after A native of Westbrook, Maine, Heath was a four-year starter as a pitcher and dropping games to UMass-Lowell and Hartford. first baseman for the Black Bears. He appeared in 186 career games from After the season another trio of Black Bears moved into the professional 2011-15 and earned First Team All-Conference status in his final two sea- ranks as junior Cody Laweryson (14th round, Minnesota Twins) and senior Nick Silva (40th round, Chicago White Sox) had their names called in the sons. As a junior in 2014, he batted a team-high .361 and was named to the June draft and senior Danny Casals inked a free agent deal with the Milwau- kee Brewers a few weeks later. All-New England First Team and the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association First Team. Overall, Heath posted a career .311 batting average The Black Bears advanced to the third day of the America East tournament in 2018, before bowing out to Stony Brook to end the campaign. with well over 200 career hits. Following the 2018 season, both Jeremy Pena (3rd round, 102nd overall) and Christopher Bec (5th round, 146 overall) were selected in the Major Heath spent the 2019 season at Mitchell College as the Associate Head League Baseball First-Year Player Draft under Derba’s watch. Baseball Coach, helping lead the Mariners to a new school record for wins Nick Derba was named the 25th head coach in the history of UMaine base- in a single year with 34. They finished with a 34-8 record and a team ERA ball, on June 23, 2017. He previously held the title of interim head coach since from December 17, 2016. of 3.00, the fifth-best mark in the nation. The staff also led the nation in K/ BB ration (4.98), as well as walks allowed per 9 (1.72), while producing the In 2017 as the interim head coach, he guided UMaine to its highest win total in four years (25). In America East Championship play, Derba led the Black conference Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year, four All-Conference selec- Bears to four straight wins, earning a berth in the title game. The impres- sive stretch run marked the first time since 2013 that Maine appeared in the tions, and an All-New England selection. league championship. Derba also mentored a pair of all-conference selec- tions and two America East all-rookie team members. Heath spent the 2017 season as an assistant with the Black Bears, working Derba was promoted to associate head coach in 2015. During his first three primarily with the pitching staff and helped the Black Bears to 25 wins and a seasons at Maine, he served as the team’s recruiting and summer camp coordinator. He also was directly involved in Maine baseball’s community berth in the title round of the America East Championship. Over the summer outreach efforts, including fundraising for the Vs. Cancer Foundation, and team visits to Eastern Maine Medical Center, Old Town YMCA and local he also served as head coach of the Norsemen in the Greater Northeast schools. Collegiate Baseball League, leading his squad to a championship in the Prior to joining the Maine community, Derba was the hitting and catchers league’s inaugural season. coach for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in summer 2013 — the same team that he played for from 2004-06. During the 2012 season, he was a volunteer at Manhattan College after working with the Following his collegiate career, Heath played a year professionally with the Jasper catchers in the 2010 and 2011 off-seasons. Old Orchard Beach Surge and the Joplin Blasters in the American Associa- In the 2007 Major League Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Derba in the tion of Independent Professional Baseball. 31st round. He played six years in the Cardinal system, advancing as high as AAA Memphis (PCL). In 2012, he was a member of the Texas League champion Springfield Cardinals. From 2008-12, Derba spent significant time Before Maine, Heath played baseball at