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.

The UMass Lowell River Hawks play all home games at Edward A. LeLacheur Park.

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.

It also the home of the Lowell Spinners, the former Class-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.