WALTHAM, Mass. – The greatest show in Northeast 10 baseball hosts Southern Connecticut for four conference games this weekend, April 3-4. Each doubleheader between Bentley and the Owls starts at 12 p.m.
 
Smash this way
Bentley enters the weekend leading the NE10 in hitting (.331), slugging (.541), and home runs (45). The Falcons have 16 more home runs than the next team (Southern New Hampshire). Through a different lens, the Falcons have more home runs than the combined efforts of Pace (13), Saint Anselm (12), Adelphi (10), and Saint Michael's (9).
 
In the ranks
Bentley is ranked No. 27 in the nation by the American Baseball Coaches Association, and the Falcons are No. 1 in the region, according to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
 
Conference landscape
With an 11-2 NE10 record, Bentley is in first place in the NE10 standings. The Falcons have a two-game lead over second place Southern New Hampshire. Bentley is 19-7 overall.
 
Stan alone
Stan DeMartinis III is the only NE10 player with at least 10 home runs (he has 13), and he's the only NE10 player with at least 40 RBI (he has 40). His home run total ranks fifth in NCAA DII.
 
A race between Falcons
If any player in the NE10 can give Stan DeMartinis III a run for the NE10 home run crown, it's Jared Berardino. He ranks second in the conference for home runs (9), and he ranks second for doubles (10).
 
All in on Allen
Freshman pitcher Caleb Allen made his first-career collegiate start against Assumption this week (March 31), and he made the most of it. Allen allowed just one earned on five hits through his six innings on the hill. He improved his season record to 4-0.
 
May day
Sophomore Jake Maydak belted his first career home run against Assumption this week (March 31). It was a two-run shot in the third inning of Bentley's 12-4 win.
 
What's Pappin'
Nick Pappas launched his fifth home run of the season against Assumption this week (March 31). It was a two-run homer in the third inning.
 
Heber on a heater
Southpaw Pat Heber has 26 strikeouts in his last three starts (19.0 IP). During that stretch, the senior has a 3.32 ERA.
 
Scouting Southern Connecticut (6-16, 3-10 NE10)
The Owls beat American International, 11-1, in a single conference game this week (March 31). Brennan Staubley is the conference's fifth leading hitter (.405), and his six home runs rank fifth. The Owl's top two starters, Jace Alvino and Bailey Goss, have a combined 6.64 ERA. The team's .932 fielding percentage is the worst in the conference.