Comment on UMass Lowell baseball team takes two of three from UMaine

In a strange weekend that had a little bit of everything, including a no-hitter, the University of Maine’s baseball team went 1-2 in a three-game set against America East rival UMass Lowell at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass. After winning the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader 9-4 in 10 innings, the Black Bears wasted senior right-hander John Arel’s six-inning, 12-strikeout no-hitter in the nightcap, losing 1-0 on a wild pitch. The Black Bears had a runner on second with nobody out in three different innings but failed to score in the second game. On Sunday, the River Hawks built a 9-3 lead and withstood a Black Bear comeback to post a 9-8 victory. The River Hawks improved to 17-19 overall, 8-7 in America East while the Black Bears are now 11-25 and 6-6, respectively.