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HAWKS TIDBIT: Chavarria leads the Hawks batting .271 on the season with 19 hits, five doubles, seven RBI and a team-leading four
2023 S c HEDULE
RED - HOME GAMES (FIONDELLA FIELD)
* HOSTED AT DUNKIN’ PARK
H AWKSRISE DAY DATE OPPONENT FIRST PITCH/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) L, 5-7 | L, 4-14 (7 INN.) SAT 3/18 MANHATTAN L, 6-17 TUE. 3/21 STONEHILL L, 6-12 FRI. 3/24 AT NORTHEASTERN L, 0-14 SUN. 3/26 AT NORTHEASTERN (DH) L, 6-10 | L, 2-3 TUE. 3/28 AT FORDHAM L, 3-5 WED. 3/29 AT UCONN L, 1-17 (7 INN.) SAT. 4/1 AT COPPIN STATE (DH) W, 3-1 | L, 3-4 SUN. 4/2 AT COPPIN STATE L, 3-11 TUE. 4/4 SACRED HEART L, 3-18 FRI. 4/7 AT BINGHAMTON L, 3-10 SAT. 4/8 AT BINGHAMTON (DH) L, 1-2 | L, 0-11 WED. 4/12 YALE* L, 4-8 FRI. 4/14 FAIRFIELD L, 4-14 SAT. 4/15 AT FAIRFIELD (DH) 11 AM | 2 PM TUE. 4/18 MARIST 2 PM 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
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday marks the 15th meeting between Hartofrd and Fairfield in program history. The Stags hold a slight 8-6 edge in the all-time series over the Hawks.
LAST MEETING
Last time the two teams met prior to Friday’s series opener was a season ago on March 29, where Fairfield took down Hartford, 8-2. Against fellow MAAC oppoenents, the Hawks own a 23-27 overall record.
TALE OF THE TAPE
4 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE L8 STREAK W2 74 TOTAL RUNS 281 3.08 RUNS/GAME 9.06 .209 BATTING AVG. .317 .298 ON BASE % .420 .285 SLUGGING % .547 122 TOTAL SO 228 120 TOTAL BB 137 8.70 ERA 6.05 1.93 WHIP 1.57 .959 FIELDING % .975 574 PUTOUTS 790 224 34 ASSISTS ERRORS 283 28
HAWKS
vs.
HARTFORD
(2-22) THE MATCHUP
All-Time Series ....................... Fairfield leads, 8-6 At Hartford ............................. Fairfield leads, 4-3 At Fairfield .................................Fairfield leads, 4-3 At Neutral Venue ............................................... N/A Current Streak Fairfield, three games Last Meeting................ Fairfield, 14-4, (4/14/23)
SERIES BREAKDOWN
FAIRFIELD STAGS (19-12, 7-2 MAAC)
TODAY’S MATCHUP
The Hartford baseball team wraps up its three-game weekend series against in-state foe Fairfield on Saturday. First pitch of the series concluding doubleheader is set for 11 a.m.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Fairfield enters Saturday’s matchup with a 19-12 overall record, most recently defeating Quinnipiac, 13-3, on Tuesday. After being selected to finish second in the Metro Atlantic Athletics Conference (MAAC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the Stags sit third in the midseason standings with a 7-2 record in conference play. Charlie Pagliarni and Mike Becchetti have been the main power threats in the Stags lineup, blasting a MAAC leading 12 and 11 homeruns apiece. Becchetti paces the Stags offense with a .398 batting average, 51 hits, and 40 runs scored. On the basepaths, Fairfield has combined to steal 39-of-48 bases on the season with Mike Handal and Pagliarini leading the squad with eight and six, respectively. Highlighting the Stags’ pitching staff is Colin McVeigh who has posted a 4.26 ERA and 4-0 record with 43 strikeouts over 44.1 innings on the mound.
HARTFORD QUICK HITS
Hartford is looking to get back in the win column after dropping its midweek matchup against Yale, 8-4, on Wednesday at Dunkin’ Park before falling in the series
opener to Fairfield on Friday. Ryan Knight and Harrison Engstrom each launched their team-leading second homeruns of the season over the two-game span while Joseph Woronick recorded his first long ball of the season on Friday. Noah Rivera has been swinging a hot bat of late, riding a seven-game hitting streak after going 1-for5 at the dish in game one against the Stags on Friday. Over the seven-game stretch, Rivera is batting .296 with three doubles and two RBI. Robert Chaney has been the Hawks’ ace in the rotation, posting a 6.18 ERA and 1.48 WHIP with 21 strikeouts in 27.2 innings on the mound. Michael Featherstone has proven to be a reliable arm out of the bullpen for the Hawks. Featherstone has registered a 3.72 ERA over 9.2 innings of work with 10 strikeouts.
COVER STUDENT-ATHLETE
Martin Chavarria has been posting careerhigh numbers to this point of the season. The infielder out of Pacifica, Calif., is slashing .271/.361/.343 on the season with 19 hits, five doubles, seven RBI and four stolen bases.
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford returns to the diamond on Tuesday, April 18, hosting Marist at Fiondella Field. First pitch between the Hawks and Red Foxes is set for 2 p.m.
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 5
(2-22 OVERALL)
Hometown/Last School
HEAD cOAcH
STEVE MALINOWSKI - Second Season - UConn ‘07
ASSISTANT cOAcHES
JOHN SLUSARZ - Second Season - UConn ’11
TJ 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
FAIRFIELD STAGS
(19-12, 7-2 MAAC)
HEAD cOAcH
BILL CURRIER - 12th Season - Vermont ‘84
ASSISTANT cOAcHES
BRIAN FAY - Fifth Season - Siena ‘15
DAVID SWANSON - First Season
DAN CELLUCI - First Season - Bryant ‘16
School
# Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Hometown/Last
1 Griffin Watson Gr. INF/OF R/R 5-10 Falmouth, ME/ Cheverus High 2 Mike Becchetti Sr. INF R/R 5-8 Eastchester, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac 3 Blake Helmstetter Jr. LHP L/L 5-7 Franklin, N.J./Don Bosco Prep (Iona) 4 Payten Wawruck Fr. OF L/R 6-0 Amston, Conn./Loomis Chaffee 5 Noah Lucier Gr. INF R/R 5-10 Sandown, N.H./Central Catholic (Stonehill) 6 Nick Sturino So. INF L/R 6-0 New Milford, Conn./Centerbury 7 Mike Handal Gr. OF L/L 5-9 Garden City, N.Y./ Garden City High School 8 Charlie Pagliarini Sr. INF L/R 6-2 Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph’s 9 Matt Venuto Sr. C L/R 6-0 Mansfield, Mass./Bishop Henricken 10 Paul Catalano Jr. OF L/R 6-0 Brewster, N.Y./Brewster 11 Ricky Erbeck So. RHP R/R 6-0 East Hampton, Conn./Hun School of Princeton 12 Luke Nomura Fr. INF R/R 5-10 Maplewood, N.J./Columbia 13 Billy Fitzgerald Sr. LHP L/L 6-5 Bethpage, N.Y./St. Anthony’s 14 JP Kuczik Fr. C R/R 5-6 Saddle Brook, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 15 Ryan Strollo Sr. OF L/R 6-0 Wolcott, Conn./Cheshire 16 Ryan Smith Gr. LHP L/L 5-8 Tarrytown, N.Y./Hackley 17 Matt Bucciero Fr. OF R/R 6-2 Ridgefield, Conn. / Ridgefield 18 Evan Berta Jr. OF L/L 5-9 Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland 19 Aidan Colagrande Fr. LHP L/L 6-1 Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park 20 Tyler Kipp So. C R/R 5-10 Monroe, Conn./Masuk 21 Grant Smeltzer So. RHP R/R 5-10 York, Pa./Central York 22 TJ Schmalzle Fr. OF R/R 5-10 Lake Wallenpaupack, Pa./Wallenpaupack Area 23 Dean Ferrara So. INF R/R 5-10 Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo 24 Matt Bergevin Jr. INF R/R 6-4 Tempe, Ariz./Marcos de Niza/Concordia Portland 25 Will Youngman Fr. LHP L/L 6-0 Dallas, Pa./ Wyoming Seminary Prepatory 26 AJ Donofrio Sr. C L/R 6-2 Far Hills, N.J./Gill St. Bernards/Wagner 27 Bo Buckley So. RHP R/R 5-10 Petrolia, Ont./Blyth Academy London 29 Luke Marshall Gr. RHP R/R 6-4 Swampscott, Mass./Swampscott (Stonehill) 30 Jack Erbeck Sr. RHP R/R 6-3 Skillman, N.J./Hun School of Princeton 31 Ethan Hibbard Sr. C R/R 6-0 Roxbury, Conn./Shepaug Valley 32 Bowen Baker Jr. LHP L/L 6-2 North Stonington, Conn./Wheeler 33 Peter Ostensen Jr. RHP R/R 6-2 Staten Island, N.Y./Xaverian 34 Colin McVeigh Jr. RHP R/R 6-0 Lansdale, Pa./LaSalle 35 Mike Marella Sr. LHP L/L 6-0 Monroe, Conn./Masuk 36 Jake Memoli Fr. RHP R/R 5-10 Green Brook, N.J./Watchung Hills Regional 37 Ryan Taffe Fr. RHP R/R 6-2 Delmar, N.Y./ Bethlehem Central 38 Kevin Kell Fr. RHP R/R 6-1 Blue Bell, Pa./La Salle College High School 41 Jake Noviello Gr. RHP R/R 6-5 Franklin, Mass./Franklin High 42 Emmett Tolis Jr. RHP R/R 6-8 Madison, Conn./Avon Old Farms
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
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colin BLAKE SO | R/R | RHP
16 39 matt ROSE JR | R/R | RHP
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 11
HARTFORD HAWKS
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Steve Malinowski Head Coach Second Season
14 John Slusarz Assistant Coach Second Season
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T.J. Ward Assistant Coach Second Season
14 Nick Campana Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season
HITTING
OVERALL: 2-22 HOME: 0-6 • AWAY: 2-16 • NEUTRAL: 0-0
HARTFORD HAWKS 2023
STATISTICS
Alec Couture
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 13
2023 PITCHING STATISTICS