River Hawks Win Third Straight With 12-5 Victory Over Merrimack

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Freshman Ryan Strand (Goffstown, N.H.) went 3-5 with two homers, including a ninth inning grand slam, to lead the UMass Lowell baseball team (15-19, 6-5 AE) to a 12-5 win over the Merrimack Warriors (13-21, 9-9 NEC) on Tuesday afternoon. “Another really good offensive effort. Ryan Strand has really taken advantage of his opportunity and he led the way today, said head coach Nick Barese . Trey Brown and Ryan Proto were so solid for us today, too. And for Cam Sime to come in out of the bullpen and settle things down was great. He…