MAINE vs. BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Time, site: Saturday, 10 a.m., doubleheader; Lengyel Field, Orono

Records: Maine 19-11, 0-0 NAC; Boston University 22-2, 0-0 NAC

Maine Black Bears Boston University Terriers

TOP HITTERS

Pos. Player HR RBI Ave. Pos. Player HR RBI Ave.

P Deb Smith 4 19 .422 2B Theresa Pasinosky 0 21 .409

OF Lisa Swain 1 13 .409 OF Beth Iwamoto 2 20 .387

SS Kris Gorman 1 20 .318 OF Michelle White 2 23 .383

1B Shelly Lefevre 1 12 .316 OF Justine Smith 0 5 .333

3B Kristin Steele 0 16 .307 3B Cathleen Crowley 5 17 .317

PITCHING MATCHUPS

ERA W-L Svs ERA W-L Svs

RH Deb Smith 1.56 10-4 0 RH Niclana Tomasoff 0.14 7-0 0

RH Cindy Harrington 2.76 7-5 1 RH Audrey West 0.55 15-2 0

Keys: Pitching and defense should dominate as NAC play begins, featuring some of the league’s best pitchers square off. Maine has backed Smith and Harrington with 4.5 runs per game, while BU is averaging 6.3 runs, more than enough for West and Tomasoff, who have allowed only 10 earned runs between them in 165 innings. West has earned three straight NAC Pitcher of the Week awards, striking out 31 in 20 innings last week. The Terriers took three of four, including the NAC title game, from Maine a year ago.

MAINE vs. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

Time, site: Saturday, 3 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m., DH; Lengyel Field, Orono Records: Maine 19-11, Central Connecticut 10-12-1

Maine Black Bears Cent. Connecticut Blue Devils

TOP HITTERS

Pos. Player HR RBI Ave. Pos. Player HR RBI Ave. P Deb Smith 4 19 .422 LF Rebecca White 0 5 .422 OF Lisa Swain 1 13 .409 SS Dawn Hankey 1 16 .361 SS Kris Gorman 1 20 .318 2B Amy Crispino 0 2 .320

PITCHING MATCHUPS

ERA W-L Svs ERA W-L Svs RH Sam Hodson 3.31 1-1 0 RH Kathy Schultz 1.50 5-2 0 RH Mary Persson 5.42 1-1 0 RH Karen Sweezey 3.16 3-6 0

Keys:Once the doubleheader with BC is complete, the Bears will open a three-game series against the Blue Devils. CentConn has won four in a row after losing five straight. But the Devils, who average 3.3 runs per outing, have only three players hitting better than .250.