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TODAY'S MATCHUP THE MATCHUP
HARTFORD HAWKS (0-0, 0-0 AE)
SERIES HISTORY Binghamton holds a 5316 advantage in the alltime series with Hartford. The Bearcats hold a five-game winning streak over the Hawks, but Hartford has won the last three games played on Fiondella Field. The two sides meet for the 70th time on Saturday.
LAST MEETING Despite having five different players drive in a run apiece, Hartford was eliminated from the 2019 America East playoffs after falling to Binghamton, 10-5, on May 24. Last season’s contest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BINGHAMTON BEARCATS (0-0, 0-0 AE)
SERIES BREAKDOWN Division I Series........... Binghamton leads, 53-16 At Hartford................... Binghamton leads, 22-13 At Binghamton................. Binghamton leads, 29-2 At Neutral Venue.............Binghamton leads, 2-1 Current Streak..............Binghamton, five games Last Meeting..........Binghamton, 10-5 (5/24/19)
AE STANDINGS
Team
Division AE W-L W-L Pct.
DIVISION A Maine
5-3 0-0 --
UAlbany
2-5 0-0 --
UMass Lowell 1-8 Hartford
0-0
--
0-0 0-0 --
DIVISION B UMBC
5-0 0-0 --
Stony Brook
4-5
NJIT
1-5 0-0 --
0-0
--
Binghamton 0-0 0-0 --
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TODAY’S MATCHUP HARTFORD NOTEBOOK BY THE #’S
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The Hawks return pitcher Nicholas Dombkowski, whose 0.90 ERA in three starts in 2020 led all qualified pitchers in the America East
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Allowing 92 hits while boasting a 3.65 ERA as a staff, Hartford’s pitchers ranked first in the America East in the category in 2020
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Joining 26 returning Hawks for the 2021 campaign are 12 newcomers, all being true freshmen, with five hailing from Connecticut
SETTING THE SCENE
The Hartford baseball team returns to the diamond for the first time in 374 days, as the Hawks plays host to Binghamton for Saturday and Sunday doubleheaders with noon start times.
KING OF THE HILL
Nicholas Dombkowski made the most of the 2020 campaign, despite it being canceled after 12 games. Making three starts in 2020, Dombkowski went 3-0 boasting a league-leading 0.90 ERA, with 20 strikeouts and just four walks. He looks to lead a Hawks’ staff that led the conference in the least amount of hits and runs allowed.
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
A mainstay on the bases in 2020, graduate student Nik Pagan returns to the Hawks for one last run. The first baseman led Hartford and finished the abbreviated campaign third in the conference last season with a .556 on-base percentage.
BINGHAMTON NOTEBOOK QUICK HIT Binghamton opens its 2021 season on the road at Hartford with a four-game set. The Bearcats, who have won two conference titles in the last four years, return 24 letterwinners, including seven starters from last season. Binghamton was picked to finish tied for second with Hartford in the conference preseason poll.
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#6 ALEX BARATTA
Baratta returns to the Bearcats for his senior campaign after leading the conference with 11 RBI and finishing third with an impressive .408 batting average in 2020.
WHO TO WATCH
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SCHEDULE AND RESULTS HARTFORD HAWKS 0-0 OVERALL [0-0 AMERICA EAST] MARCH 20
BINGHAMTON (DH)
12 p.m.
MARCH 21
BINGHAMTON (DH)
12 p.m.
MARCH 27
NJIT (DH)
12 p.m.
MARCH 28
NJIT (DH)
12 p.m.
April 2
at Stony Brook (DH)
12 p.m.
April 3
at Stony Brook (DH)
12 p.m.
April 10
at UMBC (DH)
1 p.m.
April 11
at UMBC (DH)
12 p.m.
April 17
at Maine (DH)
TBD
April 18
at Maine (DH)
TBD
APRIL 24
UALBANY (DH)
12 p.m.
APRIL 25
UALBANY (DH)
12 p.m.
MAY 1
UMASS LOWELL (DH)
12 p.m.
MAY 2
UMASS LOWELL (DH)
12 p.m.
May 8
at UAlbany (DH)
12 p.m.
May 9
at UAlbany (DH)
12 p.m.
MAY 15
MAINE (DH)
12 p.m.
MAY 16
MAINE (DH)
12 p.m.
May 21
at UMass Lowell (DH)
12 p.m.
May 22
at UMass Lowell (DH)
12 p.m.
MAY 27-30
AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
TBD
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MEET THE HAWKS
#1
TIM
DICKSON
GORMAN
R-JR » OF » 5-11 MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT
#5
ROBERT
CARMODY
#9
HAGSTROM FR » OF/P » 5-9 DEERING, NEW HAMPSHIRE
JACK
JOHN
#6
#13
ROSE
SR » LHP » 6-5 MONROE, CONNECTICUT
SR » OF » 6-2 RIDGEFIELD, CONNECTICUT
RYAN
#10
DEE
#14
TENNEY SO » INF/P » 6-2 WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT
#4
DEVIN
SO » INF » 6-1
JR » INF » 5-10 FLORENCE, MASSACHUSETS
UPPER MARLBORO,
MARYLAND
#7
TYLER
HOLMES
DREW
#11
SR » INF » 6-0 PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
DEVON
#15
EDWARDS FR » OF » 5-8 ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT
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KELLOGG
#8
WILL
NOWAK
SO » C » 5-11 FAIRPORT, NEW YORK
DEMARTINO
FR » RHP » 5-10 LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEREK
#3
TREMAYNE
COBB JR.
FR » INF » 5-10 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
THRASHER
GR » C » 5-11 HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
GUNNER
#2
JACK
JR » RHP » 6-1 SOUTH WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
#12
ZACHARY
ARDITO
GR » INF » 5-10 ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT
JARED
#16
BURROWS FR » INF/P » 5-11 WATERFORD, CONNECTICUT
MEET THE HAWKS
JOSEPH
#17
WORONICK SO » C » 5-10 DALTON, MASSACHUSETTS
#21
PETER
#18
MYERS
#23
BRETT
SR » LHP » 6-2
FR » UT/P » 6-1 MILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEST SPRINGFIELD,
MASSACHUSETTS
JAKE
#26
SANTIAGO FR » 1B/C » 6-1 BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT
#31
ANDERSON
AIDEN
#28
dUDA
FR » INF » 5-10 GRANVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
KYLE
#24
HAWES
DONNIE
#32
DAN
GR » RHP » 6-3 WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
SO » RHP » 6-1 OLD SAYBROOK, CONNECTICUT
COTE
JAROD
#20
NORCROSS PLOURDE SR » RHP » 6-2 AUBURN, MAINE
KEN
#25
TURNER
SR » OF » 6-1 LYNNFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
#29
COHOON
FR » C » 6-1 AVONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
NATHAN
FLORENCE
#19
BURNETT
SR » RHP » 6-1 CANTON, CONNECTICUT
NICHOLAS
DOMBKOWSKI
DANIEL
SO » RHP » 6-4 NORTH STONINGTON,
CONNECTICUT
NIK
#30
PAGAN
JR » OF » 6-3 PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
#33
GR » 1B » 6-2 SAN BERNADINO, CALIFORNIA
#34
COLEMAN
TIM
FR » RHP » 6-2 AUBURN, MASSACHUSETTS
JR » RHP » 6-2 WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT
PICARD
BLAISDELL
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MEET THE HAWKS
#35
#36
#38
JASON
JAMES
RYAN
GR » RHP » 6-3 HALIFAX,
SR » RHP » 6-5 WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT
FR » RHP » 6-3 PITTSFIELD,
JOHNDROW MASSACHUSETTS
ZANE
#39
JUDENIS
#40
SO » RHP » 6-4 BENTON, PENNSYLVANIA
MASSACHUSETTS
#44
BRYCE
COLIN
GR » C » 6-3 BARKHAMSTED, CONNECTICUT
FR » RHP » 6-4 WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT
RAMSAY
ROBBINS
LAPIERRE
BLAKE
COACHING STAFF
JUSTIN BLOOD STEVE MALINOWSKI TREY STOVER Head Coach
10th Season
Associate Head Coach 10th Season
Assistant Coach
2nd Season
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LAST TIME OUT & STATS LAST BY THE TIME #’SOUT Donnie Cohoon launched a solo homer to pace the offense, as Hartford fell to Northeastern on the road, 3-1, on March 11, 2020. Tyler Coppo, Bryce Ramsay and Kyle Hawes added a hit apiece, while Jason Johndrow tossed four innings of one-run ball and struck out five in the loss.
HARTFORD STAT LEADERS* BATTING PERCENTAGE Kyle Hawes......................................... .412 Nik Pagan........................................... .385 TOTAL HITS Tyler Coppo.............................................17 Drew DeMartino.................................... 10 TOTAL RUNS Tyler Coppo............................................ 10 John Thrasher.......................................... 8 TOTAL RBI Tyler Coppo............................................ 10 Drew DeMartino......................................6 STRIKEOUTS Nicholas Dombkowski....................... 20 Nathan Florence....................................12
CLICK HERE FOR ALL 2020 STATISTICS
ERA Nicholas Dombkowski................... 0.90 Will Nowak........................................... 1.35 *Statistics from the 2020 season
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FEATURED HAWK
IN THE HOT SEAT...
ROBERT
CARMODY ROBERT MODELS HIS GAME AFTER DUSTIN PEDROIA BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS THE SHORTEST AND FEISTIEST PLAYER ON THE FIELD SOMETHING HE HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH IS WINNING A SECOND AMERICA EAST TITLE IF ROBERT COULD HAVE DINNER WITH ONE PERSON, IT WOULD BE WITH TOM BRADY TO HEAR HIM TALK ABOUT THE PATRIOTS’ DYNASTY IF HE HAD TO CHANGE HIS NAME FOR ANY REASON, HE WOULD CHANGE IT TO ZANE BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE A COOL NAME THREE WORDS ROBERT WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE COACH BLOOD ARE INTENSE, LEADER AND RESPECTABLE
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