UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball

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UMass Lowell River Hawks
Baseball current event.svg 2025 UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball team
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Founded1976
Overall record128–182
University University of Massachusetts Lowell
Head coach Nick Barese (2nd season)
Conference America East Conference
Location Lowell, Massachusetts
Home stadium Edward A. LeLacheur Park
(Capacity: 4,797)
Nickname River Hawks
ColorsBlue, white, and red [1]
     
College World Series appearances
DII: 2001, 2002
NCAA tournament appearances
DII: 1979, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
Conference tournament champions
NE-10: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Conference regular season champions
NE-10: 2001, 2002, 2003

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.

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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 but have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament.

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

The River Hawks' home field is Edward A. LeLacheur Park, a ballpark on the UMass Lowell campus that seats 4,767 people and opened in 1998. [2]

Head coaches (Division I only)

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

SeasonCoachYearsRecordPct.
2014–2023 Ken Harring 10195–275.415
2024–present Nick Barese 124–31.436
Totals2 coaches11 seasons219–306.417

Awards and honors (Division I only)

Freshman First-Team All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
2014OFIan Strom CB
2017DHCam ClimoCB
2021CJimmy SullivanCB

America East Conference First-Team All-Conference

YearPositionName
20143BMatt Sanchez
OFIan Strom
2015SS Danny Mendick
2017OFCam Climo
SPAndrew Ryan
2018SPAndrew Ryan
OFRuss Olive
2019SPNick Rand
CCiaran Devenney
2021CJimmy Sullivan
2022SPJoshua Becker
OFGerry Siracusa
20233BRobert Gallagher
2024CRyan Proto
OFCarlos Martinez

Taken from the 2025 America East baseball record book. [4] Updated August 4, 2025.

River Hawks in Major League Baseball

AthleteSeasons in MLBMLB Teams
Bill Morrell 1926, 1930–1931Washington Senators, New York Giants
Mike LaValliere 1984–1995Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox
Matt Tupman 2008Kansas City Royals
Jack Leathersich 2015, 2017New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Danny Mendick 2019–2024Chicago White Sox, New York Mets

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UMass Lowell Athletics Identity Standards". August 8, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Edward A. LeLacheur Park". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "UMass Lowell Baseball Record Book" . Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2025 Baseball Record Book (PDF) - America East Conference" (PDF). americaeast.com. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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