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
2024 UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball team
Founded	1976
Overall record	128–182
University	University of Massachusetts Lowell
Head coach	Nick Barese (1st season)
Conference	America East Conference
Location	Lowell, Massachusetts
Home stadium	Edward A. LeLacheur Park (Capacity: 4,842)
Nickname	River Hawks
Colors	Blue, 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
Regular season conference champions
NE-10: 192001, 2002, 2003

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)

• 2014–present: America East Conference

Edward A. LeLacheur Park

Main article: 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 former 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.
2014–2023	Ken Harring	10	195–275	.415
2024–present	Nick Barese	1	24–31	.436
Totals	2 coaches	11 seasons	219–306	.417

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

Year	Position	Name	Selector
2014	OF	Ian Strom	CB
2017	DH	Cam Climo	CB

America East Conference First-Team All-Conference

Year	Position	Name
2014	3B	Matt Sanchez
	OF	Ian Strom
2015	SS	Danny Mendick
2017	OF	Cam Climo
	SP	Andrew Ryan
2018	SP	Andrew Ryan
	OF	Russ Olive
2019	SP	Nick Rand
	C	Ciaran 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, New York Mets

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

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. "UMass Lowell Athletics Identity Standards". August 8, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
2. "Edward A. LeLacheur Park". Retrieved March 16, 2020.
3. "UMass Lowell Baseball Record Book". Retrieved March 16, 2020.