UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball

The UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball team represents University of Massachusetts Lowell, which is located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The River Hawks are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the America East Conference. They began competing in Division I in 2014 and joined the America East Conference the same season.

UMass Lowell River Hawks
2021 UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball team
Founded1976
Overall record128–182
UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell
Head coachKen Harring (17th season)
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
LocationLowell, Massachusetts
Home stadiumEdward A. LeLacheur Park
(Capacity: 4,842)
NicknameRiver Hawks
ColorsBlue, White, and Red[1]
              

The UMass Lowell River Hawks play all home games at Edward A. LeLacheur Park. Over their two seasons of postseason eligibility in the America East Conference, the River Hawks have played in two America East Tournaments, advancing to the semifinals in 2018.

Since the program's inception in 1976, five River Hawks have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by 1987 Gold Glove catcher Mike LaValliere. Over the program's 35 seasons, 22 River Hawks have been drafted, including Jack Leathersich who was selected in the fifth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.

Conference membership history (Division I only)

Edward A. LeLacheur Park

Edward A. LeLacheur Park is a baseball stadium on the UMass Lowell campus in Lowell, Massachusetts that seats 4,842 people. It opened in 1998. It also the home of the Lowell Spinners, the Class-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.[2]

Head coaches (Division I only)

Records taken from the 2020 UMass Lowell baseball record book.[3]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
2014–presentKen Harring7128–182.413
Totals 1 coach 7 seasons 128–182 .413

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2020 UMass Lowell baseball record book.[3]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
America East Conference (2014–present)
2014 Ken Harring 20–2210–103rd
2015 Ken Harring 17–2610–10T-3rd
2016 Ken Harring 20–325–197th
2017 Ken Harring 22–2610–13T-4th
2018 Ken Harring 25–2913–112ndAmerica East Tournament
2019 Ken Harring 20–3612–124thAmerica East Tournament
2020 Ken Harring 4–11Season cancelled on March 12
due to Coronavirus pandemic
[4]
Total:128–182

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors (Division I only)

  • Over their 7 seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference, 8 different River Hawks have been named to the all-conference first-team.

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
2014OFIan StromCB
2017DHCam ClimoCB

America East Conference First-Team All-Conference

YearPositionName
20143BMatt Sanchez
OFIan Strom
2015SSDanny Mendick
2017OFCam Climo
SPAndrew Ryan
2018SPAndrew Ryan
OFRuss Olive
2019SPNick Rand
CCiaran Devenney

Taken from the 2020 UMass Lowell baseball record book.[3] Updated March 16, 2020.

River Hawks in the Major Leagues

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Bill Morrell 1926, 1930–1931 Washington Senators, New York Giants
Mike LaValliere 1984–1995 Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox
Matt Tupman 2008 Kansas City Royals
Jack Leathersich 2015, 2017 New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Danny Mendick 2019–present Chicago White Sox

Taken from the 2020 UMass Lowell baseball record book.[3] Updated March 16, 2020.

See also

References

  1. UMass Lowell Athletics Branding Guide (PDF). June 8, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. "Edward A. LeLacheur Park". Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. "UMass Lowell Baseball Record Book". Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. "River Hawks Cancel All Remaining 2019-20 Competition". Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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