edwin ALMANZAR JR
NUMBER 18
POSITION RHP
HEIGHT 5-10
SO.
HAWKS TIDBIT: Almanzar Jr., leads the Hawks starting rotation with 12.1 innings pitched over two starts, six strikeouts, a 5.11 ERA and a
2023 SCHEDULE
RED - HOME GAMES (FIONDELLA FIELD) * HOSTED AT
H AWKSRISE DAY DATE OPPONENT TIPOFF+/RESULT SAT. 3/4 AT RADFORD (DH) L, 2-4 | L, 2-13 SUN. 3/5 AT RADFORD L, 5-7 SAT. 3/11 AT GEORGETOWN (DH) L, 3-6 | W, 5-3 (12 INN.) SUN. 3/12 AT GEORGETOWN L, 0-10 FRI. 3/17 MANHATTAN (DH) 12 PM | 3 PM SAT 3/18 MANHATTAN 1 PM TUE. 3/21 STONEHILL 3 PM SAT. 3/25 AT NORTHEASTERN (DH) 11 AM | 2 PM SUN. 3/26 AT NORTHEASTERN 1 PM TUE. 3/28 AT FORDHAM 3 PM WED. 3/29 AT UCONN 3:05 PM SAT. 4/1 AT COPPIN STATE (DH) 12 PM | 3:30 PM SUN. 4/2 AT COPPIN STATE 1 PM TUE. 4/4 SACRED HEART 3 PM FRI. 4/7 AT BINGHAMTON 3 PM SAT. 4/8 AT BINGHAMTON (DH) 12 PM | 3 PM WED. 4/12 YALE* 5:05 PM FRI. 4/14 FAIRFIELD 3 PM SAT. 4/15 AT FAIRFIELD (DH) 1 PM | 4 PM TUE. 4/18 MARIST TBD FRI. 4/21 AT MAINE 4 PM SAT. 4/22 AT MAINE 1 PM SUN. 4/23 AT MAINE 12 PM TUE. 4/25 AT UMASS 3 PM WED. 4/26 AT RHODE ISLAND 3 PM SAT. 4/29 AT MONMOUTH (DH) TBD SUN. 4/30 AT MONMOUTH TBD TUE. 5/2 AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 3 PM FRI. 5/5 AT QUINNIPIAC 3 PM SAT. 5/6 QUINNIPIAC (DH) 1 PM | 4 PM SUN. 5/7 AT QUINNIPIAC 1 PM
DUNKIN’ PARK
SERIES HISTORY
Hartford and Manhattan will battle on the diamond for just the second time in program history. Hartford will match-up with three MAAC opponents througout the season, including Fairfield, Marist and Quinnipiac.
LAST MEETING
The Hawks took the previous meeting against the Jaspers 8-3 back on March 16, 2016. Justin Cashman earned the win on the mound tallying two strikeouts in two innings of work, while David Mackinnon and Erik Ostberg led the Hawks at the plate going a combined 4-for-8 with two doubles, three runs and one RBI.
SERIES
TALE OF THE TAPE
4 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE L1 STREAK L4 17 TOTAL RUNS 63 2.83 RUNS/GAME 4.20 .196 BATTING AVG. .217 .248 ON BASE % .337 .222 SLUGGING % .327 26 TOTAL SO 96 27 TOTAL BB 66 7.38 ERA 8.18 1.68 WHIP 1.90 .986 FIELDING % .943 150 PUTOUTS 330 67 3 ASSISTS ERRORS 129 28
HARTFORD HAWKS
(1-5) THE MATCHUP vs.
All-Time Series ....................... Hartford leads, 1-0 At Hartford ......................................................... N/A At Manhattan ............................ Hartford leads, 1-0 At Neutral Venue ............................................... N/A Current Streak Hartford, one game Last Meeting...................Hartford, 8-3, (3/16/16)
MAAC)
BREAKDOWN MANHATTAN JASPERS (3-12, 0-0
WEEKEND SERIES
After an extended six-game road trip to open up the season, the Hartford baseball team makes its 2023 home debut with a three-game weekend series agianst Manhattan. The Hawks and Jaspers will battle in a doubleheader at Fiondella Field on Friday at noon, before wrapping up their three-game set with a single game on Saturday at 1 p.m.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Manhattan enters play with a record of 3-12 on the season. The Jaspers will have a quick turnaround after dropping an 11-4 decision to Hofstra on Thursday afternoon. Jack Lynch leads the Manhattan offense with a .366 batting average and 1.156 OPS. Daniel Perez has emerged as a main power threat, recording a team-leading three homeruns on the year. On the mound, Darien Rorabeck paves the way for the Jaspers with a 4.76 ERA and 1.53 WHIP over 17.0 innings of work. Pete Durocher and Zahan Meyer have menaces on the basepaths, each going a perfect 6-for-6 on stolen base attempts this season.
LAST TIME OUT
The Hawks took one game in a threegame series at Georgetown last weekend. Hartford earned its first win of the season in the second game of the series, taking down the Hoyas 5-3 in a 12 inning thriller. Manny Corporan earned the win after entering
the game in relief of starter Robert Chaney who allowed three runs on six hits while striking out three batters in 5.1 innings of work. Corporan earned after throwing 5.0 shutout innings of relief with four punch outs. Harrison Engstrom paced the Hawks offense in the win, going 3-for-6 with one RBI. JJ Romatzick and Jackson Ciccone each had solid days at the plate going a combined 7-for-14 with three runs, one RBI, and one walk.
LEADERBOARDS
Luke Rier and Manny Corporan are among the nation’s leaders in ERA and WHIP. Corporan sits atop the NCAA leaderboards with a perfect 0.00 ERA and .33 WHIP over 6.0 innings of work, while Rier ranks top-10 with a .67 WHIP and is tied for first posting a 0.00 ERA.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Hawks played their best baseball at Fiondella Field a year ago. Hartford posted a 7-14 record in West Hartford last season with a season-best four-game winning streak coming in the final four games of the season on their home turf. Hartford took the victory a season ago in five of its last seven home matchups of the season.
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford welcomes Stonehill to Bob Fiondella Field for a midweek matchup on Tuesday, March 21st. First pitch between the Hawks and Skyhawks is set for 3 p.m.
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 5
(1-5 OVERALL)
Hometown/Last School
HEAD COACH
STEVE MALINOWSKI - Second Season - UConn ‘07
ASSISTANT COACHES
JOHN SLUSARZ - Second Season - UConn ’11
WARD - Second Season - Hartford ‘18
NICK CAMPANA - Second Season - Hartford ‘18
# Name Yr. Pos. B/T
1 Cameron Boardman Fr. UT L/R Bradford, Vt./Vermont Academy 2 Jack Colella Jr. INF/OF R/R Old Saybrook, Conn./St. Michael’s 3 JJ Romatzick Fr. INF R/R Stratford, Conn./Stratford 4 Devin Kellogg Gr. INF R/R Florence, Mass./Northampton 6 Martin Chavarria Sr. INF R/R Pacifica, Calif./San Mateo JC 7 Tyler Holmes Sr. C R/R Fairport, N.Y./Fairport 8 Antonio DiGrigoli Fr. C R/R Brooklyn, N.Y./Rabun Gap-Nacoochee 9 Ryan Knight So. OF L/L Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veterans Memorial 10 Ryan Melendez Fr. INF R/R Spring, Texas/Klein Collins 11 Jackson Ciccone Fr. OF R/R Danbury, Conn./Danbury 12 Noah Rivera Gr. 1B R/R New Bedford, Mass./Becker College 14 Joe Dooley Fr. INF/RHP R/R West Hartford, Conn./Hall 15 Teague Mulcahy So. RHP R/R Bayonne, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 16 Alec Couture So. RHP R/R Plainville, Conn./Plainville 17 Joesph Woronick Sr. C R/R Dalton, Mass./Wahconah Regional 18 Edwin Almanzar Jr. So. RHP R/R Bloomfield, Conn./Francis Lewis 20 Luke Rier So. LHP L/L Miami, Fla./Manhattan College 22 Christian Krause Fr. RHP R/R Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge 23 Michael Alvarez So. OF/INF R/R Woodstock, Ga./Milton 24 Jeremy Mangiameli Fr. INF R/R Middlefield, Conn./Coginchaug Regional 25 Manny Corporan Sr. RHP R/R Bloomfield, N.J./LaSalle 26 Jake Santiago Jr. C/1B R/R Bristol, Conn./Bristol Central 28 Harrison Engstrom Gr. C R/R Marblehead, Mass./Lynn University 29 John Russell Fr. C R/R Eastchester, N.Y./Eastchester 30 Michael Featherstone Fr. RHP R/R Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey 31 Robert Chaney Gr. LHP L/L Millersville, Md./York College 32 Joey Acla Fr. LHP R/L Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights 33 Sabien Rivera Fr. RHP R/R Philadelphia, Pa./Rabun Gap-Nacoochee 34 Sam Smith Fr. RHP R/R Branford, Conn./Branford 35 Jake Burt Fr. RHP R/R Wall, N.J./Wall 37 Derek Benzinger So. OF/RHP R/R Cedar Grove, N.J./Saint Joseph Regional 38 Dyllon King Fr. RHP R/R Old Saybrook, Conn./Xavier 39 Matt Rose Jr. RHP R/R Canton, Conn./Canton 44 Colin Blake So. RHP R/R Wallingford, Conn./Lyman Hall
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MANHATTAN JASPERS
(3-11, 0-0 MAAC)
HEAD COACH
DAVE MILLER - First Season - Clemson
ASSISTANT COACHES
DAVID VANDERCOOK - Fourth Season - Columbia ‘15
STEVEN ROSEN - First Season
CHRIS CODY - Fifth Season - Manhattan ‘07
School
# Name Yr. Pos. B/T
1 Frankie Marinelli Jr. OF L/L Florham Park, N.J. / Hanover Park 3 Zahan Meyer Jr. INF R/R Mount Laurel, N.J. / Lenape 4 Ryan Ash So. OF R/R Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs 5 Kyle Lesler Sr. RHP R/R Clifton, Md. / Clifton 6 Trevor Santos Jr. LHP/OF L/L Nutley, N.J. / Nutley 7 Darien Rorabeck Gr. RHP R/R Lake Worth, Fla. 8 Jacob Radziewicz Gr. C R/R Middletown, Conn. / Middletown 9 Alfredo Delgado Sr. INF/RHP R/R Bronx, N.Y. / Fordham Prep 10 Greg Shaw Fr. RHP/INF R/R Cornwall On Hudson, N.Y. / Cornwall Central 11 Pete Durocher Sr. OF/INF R/R Emerson, N.J. / Emerson Junior-Senior 12 Logan Pfannenbecker Jr. C S/R Woodbridge, Conn. / Avon Old Farms 13 Daniel Perez R-Fr. INF/OF L/R Greenwich, Conn. / Cheshire Academy 14 Connor O’Neill Jr. RHP R/R Fairfield, Conn. / Fairfield Ludlowe 15 Jack Lynch Gr. INF L/R Trumbull, Conn. / Trumbull /Ithaca 16 Dolan Ocasal Gr. INF R/R Pearl River, N.Y. / Cheshire Academy / UAlbany 17 Ryan Eaton Fr. OF R/R Williston, Vt. / Burlington Academy 18 Garret Garbinski Fr. RHP R/R Clinton, Conn. / The Morgan School 19 Nick Plue Fr. INF R/R Schnectady, N.Y. / Guilderland 20 Brandon Padre Fr. C R/R Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Central 21 Will Hesslink Gr. LHP L/L Shelburne, Vt. / Boston College 22 John Farley Gr. LHP L/L Clifton, Vir. 23 Noah Jensen Jr. RHP R/R Bethel, Conn. / Bethel / Elon 25 Trevor Hansen Fr. INF/OF R/R Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery 26 John Kwiatkowski Fr. LHP L/L Floral Park, N.Y. / Kellenberg Memorial 27 Tyler Babel Jr. RHP R/R Fairless Hills, Pa. / Pennsbury 28 Ryan Crehan Sr. LHP R/L Manalapan, N.J. / Manalaplan / Wofford 29 Oliver Pudvar Fr. LHP L/L Shelburne, Vt. / Champlain Valley Union 30 Ryan Doherty Sr. LHP L/L Hamden, Conn. / Hamden Hall 31 Tyler Fagler Gr. RHP R/R Tampa, Fla. / Berkeley Prep / Dartmouth 32 Justin Solimine Sr. RHP R/R Danbury, Conn. / Danbury 33 Kyle Stober Fr. INF R/R Old Saybrook, Conn. / Trinity-Pawling 34 Jack Mahoney Gr. LHP L/L Latham, N.Y. / Shaker / Stony Brook 35 Jeff Long Gr. RHP R/R Orangeburg, N.Y. / Bergen Catholic (N.J.) 36 Daniel Taylor So. RHP R/R Yonkers, N.Y. / Fordham Prep 37 Patrick Benn Jr. LHP L/L Pearl River, N.Y. / Pearl River 38 Trey Packen Fr. RHP R/R Wood-Ridge, N.J. / Wood-Ridge 39 Steven Travaglini Sr. C R/R Stony Point, N.Y. / Albertus Magnus 40 Ohjiro Motoki Sr. RHP R/R Cresskill, N.J. / Cresskill 41 Christian Bermudez Fr. INF R/R East Brunswick, N.J. / East Brunswick 43 Nick Carparelli R-Fr. RHP R/R Severna Park, Md. / Severna Park 44 Javian Ovalles Fr. RHP R/R Chester, N.Y. / Bon Bosco Prep
Hometown/Last
8 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 14 HARTFORD HAWKS 1 cameron BOARDMAN FR | L/R | UTL 2 jack COLELLA JR | R/R | INF/OF 3 jj ROMATZICK FR | R/R | INF 4 devin KELLOGG GR | R/R | INF 6 martin CHAVARRIA SR | R/R | INF 7 tyler HOLMES SR | R/R | C 8 antonio DIGRIGOLI FR | R/R | C 9 ryan KNIGHT SO | L/L | OF 11 jackson CICCONE FR | R/R | OF 14 joe DOOLEY FR | R/R | INF/RHP 16 12 noah RIVERA GR | R/R | 1B 16 10 ryan MELENDEZ FR | R/R | INF
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 9 HARTFORD HAWKS
23 michael ALVAREZ FR | R/R | OF/INF
24 jeremy MANGIAMELI FR | R/R | INF
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25 manny CORPORAN SR | R/R | RHP
jake SANTIAGO
R/R | C/1B
harrison ENGSTROM GR | R/R | C
29 john RUSSELL FR | R/R | C
18 edwin ALMANZAR JR. SO | R/R | RHP
20 luke RIER SO | L/L | LHP
22 christian KRAUSE FR | R/R | RHP
15 teague MULCAHY SO | R/R | RHP
16 alec COUTURE SO | R/R | RHP
17 joseph WORONICK SR | R/R | C
10 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE
HARTFORD HAWKS
30 michael FEATHERSTONE FR | R/R | RHP
31 robert CHANEY GR | L/L | LHP
32 joey ACLA FR | R/L | LHP
33 sabien RIVERA GR | R/R | RHP
34 sam SMITH FR | R/R | RHP
35 jake BURT FR | R/R | RHP
37 derek BENZINGER SO | R/R | OF/RHP
38 dyllon KING FR | R/R | RHP 16
44
colin BLAKE SO | R/R | RHP
16 39 matt ROSE JR | R/R | RHP
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 11
HARTFORD HAWKS
14
Steve Malinowski Head Coach Second Season
14 John Slusarz Assistant Coach Second Season
14
T.J. Ward Assistant Coach Second Season
14 Nick Campana Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season
HITTING
OVERALL: 1-5 HOME: 0-0 • AWAY: 1-5 • NEUTRAL: 0-0
HARTFORD HAWKS 2023
STATISTICS
Noah Rivera
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 13
2023 PITCHING STATISTICS