MOUNT ST. MARY'S (6-8) vs. BUCKNELL (12-11-1)
Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 3:30 p.m.
E.T. Straw Family Stadium, Emmitsburg, Md.

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MOUNT UPDATE:  The Mount is 6-8 this season, having dropped a three-game series at Lehigh on March 22-23.  Karl Lamont took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in the Mount's 5-1 loss in the second game of the series as Lehigh rallied with five runs in the eighth to earn the win.  Andrew Clow leads the Mount and the Northeast Conference with a .404 average.  Clow has a seven-game hit streak, posting a .484 average (13-for-28) over that span.  Freshman Andrew Frazier is hitting .298 while Kory Britton boasts a .283 average with 11 RBIs.  On the mound, Lamont is 1-1 with a 4.44 ERA in five starts.  He has struck out 23 batters while walking just four in 26.1 innings.  Reliever Nick Riley is 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA in nine innings of work.  Riley has nine strikeouts and no walks allowed this season.

ABOUT BUCKNELL:  Bucknell moved over the .500 mark with a four-game sweep of Navy this past Sunday and Monday.  The Bison are now 12-11-1 on the season, including 4-0 in the Patriot League.  Bucknell's pitching staff had a strong performance against Navy, allowing just four runs in the four-game sweep.  Corey Furman leads Bucknell with a .377 average, five triples and 14 RBI.  Anthony Gingerelli is hitting .357 while Brett Smith is hitting .321 with a team-high 17 runs scored.  On the mound, Andrew Andreychik is the top starter, going 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA in six starts.

THE ALL-TIME SERIES: Bucknell holds a 17-5 lead in the all-time series since the Mount moved to NCAA Division I in 1989.  The Bison have won the past four meetings since a 4-3 Mount victory on March 25, 2007.  The last meeting was a 7-3 Bucknell win on March 20, 2012, at E.T. Straw Family Stadium.  The Mountaineers are 4-7 all-tie at home against the Bison.

CLOW LEADING THE LEAGUE:  Mount St. Mary's catcher Andrew Clow leads the Northeast Conference with a .404 average this season.  Clow is riding a seven-game hit streak, going 13-for-28 (.484) at the plate over that span.  The junior also leads the Mount with a .464 on-base percentage.

AT THE TOP:  Senior leadoff hitter Brandon Scott leads the Mount with 13 RBI this season.  Scott, who is hitting .231, also tops the team with 12 runs scored and seven stolen bases.  Scott has walked 10 times and has a .359 on-base percentage.

BIG WEEKEND:  Mount St. Mary's swept its four-game series with NYIT on March 15-16.  It was the Mount's first four-game sweep of a series since April 2009 against Fairleigh Dickinson.    

WIN STREAK:  The Mount's four-game sweep of NYIT gave the Mount its first four-game win streak since March of 2012.  The last time the Mount won five in a row was to close out the regular season in 2007. 

LAMONT FLIRTS WITH NO-HITTER:  Left-hander Karl Lamont flirted with a no-hitter in his last start for the Mountaineers.  Lamont tossed 6.2 innings of no-hit ball before Lehigh's Tyler Brong singled up the middle to break up the no-hit bid.  The Mountain Hawks then scored four times off Lamont in the eighth to rally for the 5-1 victory.  Lamont is 1-1 with a 4.44 ERA in five starts this season for the Mount.  He has struck out 23 batters and walked just four in 26.1 innings of work.

UP NEXT:  The Mount opens Northeast Conference play with a four-game series at Central Connecticut State on April 4-6.