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THIS WEEKEND’S SERIES THE MATCHUP
HARTFORD HAWKS (11-11, 11-11 AE)
SERIES HISTORY Hartford and UMass Lowell have met 26 times prior to this weekend’s four-game series. The history between the two teams dates back to 2014, when the River Hawks swept a doubleheader in Lowell, Mass. Hartford fell in the opener, 8-6, before dropping the nightcap, 5-2.
LAST MEETING Trailing 3-1 after five innings, Hartford posted a five spot on the board and eventually held on for a 6-4 victory on the second day of the America East Tournament on May 23, 2019. Then-sophomore Nicholas Dombkowski picked up the win, tossing eight innings and recording 10 strikeouts.
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UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS
(11-20, 10-12 AE)
SERIES BREAKDOWN Division I Series.................. Hartford leads, 16-10 At Hartford.............................. Hartford leads, 7-5 At UMass Lowell.........................Hartford leads, 7-5 At Neutral Venue...................Hartford leads, 2-0 Current Streak..................Hartford, three games Last Meeting.................. Hartford, 6-4 (5/23/19)
AE STANDINGS
Team
Overall AE W-L W-L Pct.
DIVISION A Hartford
11-11
11-11 .500
UAlbany
13-16
11-11 .500
Maine
13-12 8-9 .471
UMass Lowell 11-20
10-12 .455
DIVISION B Stony Brook 20-11
16-4 .800
Binghamton 11-9
11-9 .550
UMBC
14-14 9-14 .391
NJIT
10-20 9-15 .375
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THIS WEEKEND’S SERIES HARTFORD NOTEBOOK BY THE #’S
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Boasting a perfect fielding percentage behind the dish, gradudate student Robert Carmody has thrown out six baserunners this season
SETTING THE SCENE
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The Hartford baseball team returns to action this weekend, as the Hawks play host to conference Hartford totaled eight stolen bases foe UMass Lowell for a pair of doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday. First pitch from Fiondella in last Saturday’s 12-6 victory in Field is scheduled for noon on both days. the against UAlbany, its highest total of swipes in a game for the Hawks in 2021
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HE RUNS ALONE
Senior John Thrasher has emerged as a consistent threat on the basepaths this season for the Hawks. The leadoff outfielder broke the The first game of the Hawks’ twinbill with UAlbany on Saturday single-season (29) and career program record (61) for steals this past weekend against UAlbany. reached 10 innings of play, marking the first game this season The speedster’s 29 swipes are tops in the America East and the second-most in the nation. to go to extras
UMASS LOWELL NOTEBOOK QUICK HIT UMass Lowell enters this weekend’s series with an 11-20 record on the season, including a 10-12 mark in the America East. Most recently, the River Hawks won three out of four games against Maine this past weekend. UMass Lowell split Friday’s contests before sweeping Saturday’s games by a combined seven runs.
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#28 GERRY SIRACUSA
A junior from Kinnelon, N.J., Siracusa leads the UMass Lowell offense in conference play with a .410 batting average, 34 hits, 25 RBI and 19 runs scored.
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SCHEDULE AND RESULTS HARTFORD HAWKS 11-11 OVERALL [11-11 AMERICA EAST] MARCH 20
BINGHAMTON (DH)
W (5-2), L (7-11)
MARCH 21
BINGHAMTON (DH)
W (2-1), W (6-2)
MARCH 26
NJIT (DH)
W (8-4), L (4-5)
MARCH 27
NJIT (DH)
W (5-0), W (8-6)
April 2
at Stony Brook (DH)
L (2-5), L (1-7)
April 3
at Stony Brook (DH)
L (2-6), L (5-6)
April 10
at UMBC (DH)
W (10-3), L (5-8)
April 11
at UMBC (DH)
L (6-14), L (7-13)
April 17
at Maine (DH)
L (0-11), W (7-0)
April 18
at Maine (DH)
CANCELED
APRIL 23
UALBANY (DH)
W (4-3), L (1-10)
APRIL 24
UALBANY (DH)
W (8-7), W (12-6)
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
#13
ROSE
SR » LHP » 6-5 MONROE, CONNECTICUT
#3
#6
SR » OF » 6-2 RIDGEFIELD, CONNECTICUT
#10
#4
TREMAYNE
DEVIN
SO » INF » 6-1
JR » INF » 5-10 FLORENCE, MASSACHUSETS
COBB JR.
FR » INF » 5-10 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
THRASHER
GR » C » 5-11 HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
GUNNER
#2
JACK
UPPER MARLBORO,
MARYLAND
#7
TYLER
HOLMES
KELLOGG
#8
WILL
NOWAK
SO » C » 5-11 FAIRPORT, NEW YORK
#11
JR » RHP » 6-1 SOUTH WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
#12
DEE
DREW DEMARTINO
ZACHARY
FR » RHP » 5-10 LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
SR » INF » 6-0 PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
GR » INF » 5-10 ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT
RYAN
DEREK
#14
TENNEY SO » INF/P » 6-2 WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT
DEVON
#15
EDWARDS FR » OF » 5-8 ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT
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ARDITO
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 Hartford swept a doubleheader against UAlbany this past Saturday at Dunkin’ Donut Park. The Hawks walked off in 10 innings with an 8-7 victory in game one before taking the nightcap, 12-6. Hartford had three different players collect two RBI apiece in the opener, while senior Bryce Ramsay led the offense with three hits, three RBI and two stolen bases in game two.
HARTFORD STAT LEADERS BATTING PERCENTAGE John Thrasher................................... .395 Derek Tenney.................................... .342 HITS John Thrasher....................................... 30 Derek Tenney........................................ 26 RUNS John Thrasher........................................23 Derek Tenney..........................................18 RBI Derek Tenney........................................ 20 John Thrasher.........................................15 STRIKEOUTS Nicholas Dombkowski....................... 39 Nathan Florence...................................35
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ERA Coleman Picard................................... 1.17 Nicholas Dombkowski.................... 2.29
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FEATURED HAWK
IN THE HOT SEAT...
KEN
TURNER KEN SAYS HE MODELS HIS GAME AFTER JUSTIN VERLANDER BECAUSE HE’S A COMPETITOR WHO LEAVES IT ALL OUT ON THE FIELD HE SAYS HIS PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS BEING SELECTED IN THE 2019 MLB DRAFT SOMETHING KEN HOPES TO DO BEFORE HE GRADUATES IS WIN AN AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP HE WEARS THE NUMBER 25 BECAUSE 27 WAS JEFF BAGWELL’S NUMBER, WHICH IS RETIRED, AND 25 WAS THE NEXT CLOSEST A QUIRKY TALENT THAT KEN HAS IS THAT HE HAS REACHED THE BLACK BELT PLATEAU IN KARATE THREE WORDS HE WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE COACH BLOOD ARE: DEMANDING, PASSIONATE AND HARDWORKING
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