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CURRY
NUMBER POSITION
22 C/OF BAT/THROW R/R YEAR SENIOR HAWKS TIDBIT: Curry leads the Hawks at the plate, slashing a .348 average, .429 OB%, two homeruns, and a .696 slugging percentage, the fourth best in the America East.
2022
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OPPONENT
FIRST PITCH+/RESULT
AT NORFOLK STATE (DH) AT HAMPTON AT NORFOLK STATE AT HAMPTON AT DELAWARE STATE (DH) AT DELAWARE STATE AT MANHATTAN (DH) AT MERRIMACK (DH) MANHATTAN (DH) FAIRFIELD MAINE*^ AT QUINNIPIAC MAINE*^ AT QUINNIPIAC AT DREXEL (DH) AT UMASS LOWELL* (DH) AT UMASS LOWELL* HOLY CROSS (DH) AT DARTMOUTH (DH) UMBC* (DH) UMBC* AT YALE UALBANY* UALBANY* (DH) AT FAIRFIELD AT STONY BROOK* (DH) AT STONY BROOK* AT SIENNA (DH) AT BINGHAMTON* (DH) AT BINGHAMTON* MAINE* MAINE* AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
L, 4-5 | L, 2-3 W, 6-1 L, 4-6 L, 0-13 W, 1-0 | W, 7-1 W, 12-1 W, 4-2 | W, 2-1 L, 2-3 | L, 3-4 W, 6-3 | L, 3-2 2:30 PM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM 9:30 AM 2:30 PM TBD 1 PM | 3 PM 12 PM 2:30 PM | 4:30 PM 3 PM | 5 PM 1 PM | 3 PM 12 PM 3 PM 3 PM 1 PM | 3 PM 2:30 PM 1 PM | 3 PM 12 PM 2 PM | 4 PM 1 PM | 3 PM 12 PM 1 PM | 3 PM 12 PM TBD
RED - HOME GAMES (HARTFORD SOFTBALL FIELD) + ALL TIMES EASTERN AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE * AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE OPPONENT | ^PLAYED AT QUINNIPIAC
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TODAY’S MATCH-UP
The Hartford softball team continues its 2022 campaign on Wednesday with a single game against in-state opponent Fairfield. First pitch from the Hartford softball field is set for 2:30 p.m.
THE HIDDEN OPPONENT
Today’s mental health awareness game is hosted by the Hidden Opponent, an accredited nonprofit advocacy group that raises awareness for student-athlete mental health awareness and addresses the stigma within sports culture. They empower athletes around the world to face this hidden opponent together. Julianna Kocenski of the Hartford softball team is the President of the chapter here at the University of Hartford.
11-10 edge in games played in West Hartford. The two teams last met on April 28, 2019 at Fairfield as the Hawks dropped a single game against the Stags, 4-0. Despite the losing record, Hartford was victorious in the first six meetings between the teams, spanning from 1986 to 1990.
SCOUTING FAIRFIELD
Picked to finish second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll, Fairfield enters the midweek contest with a 5-12 record. The Stags dropped their previous game against Stony Brook at the Rutgers University Tournament, 5-1, on March 19. Fairfields ace, Bailey Taylor, leads the pitching staff with 12 appearances, two complete games, 36.2 innings pitched and 22 strikeouts. Haley Updegraff is the Stags’ main threat at the plate, leading the team with a INSIDE THE SERIES Fairfield holds a 27-20-1 advantage in .340 batting average, .638 slugging percentage, 16 hits, and six doubles. the all-time series against Hartford. Mikayla Rubin has been Fairfield’s However, the Hawks hold a slight
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strongest run producer, driving home 11 RBI to lead the team.
IN THE CIRCLE
The Hawks pitching staff of Julianna Kocenski, Caylee English, and Lauren Card have been posting career numbers to this point of the season. Kocenski who has led the Hartford pitching staff each of the last three seasons, is posting a career high 1.76 ERA thus far. English has more than doubled her innings pithed career high total of now 26.0 and is still growing as the season continues. Card has appeared in seven games so far this season and struck out four opposing batters, both career high marks.
LAST TIME OUT
On March 18, Hartford took on Manhattan in a doubleheader to make its 2022 home debut. The Hawks split the doubleheader against the Jaspers, winning game
one, 6-3, and dropping game two, 3-2. Freshmen standouts Samantha Ganaden and Olivia Wolk continued their strong rookie campaigns in the match-up. Wolk drove home two of the teams six runs, while Ganaden went two-for-four at the plate, lacing two doubles in game one. Caylee English earned the win after entering the game in the fifth inning in relief. English was able to stifle the Jaspers offense, allowing no runs to cross the plate and setting down two batters on strikes over 3.0 inning of work.
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return to the diamond this weekend to compete in a round robin tournament against Maine and Quinnipiac. First pitch from the Quinnipiac Softball Field is set for 9:30 a.m. against the Black Bears of Maine.
AMERICA EAST S T A ND INGS
OVERALL W-L PCT
AE W-L PCT
UMBC
15-4
.789
0-0
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Stony Brook*
12-7
.632
0-0
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UMass Lowell
12-8
.600
0-0
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Binghamton
11-10
.524
0-0
--
UAlbany
7-7
.500
0-0
--
Hartford
7-7
.500
0-0
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Maine
2-19
.095
0-0
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*=Ineligible for AE Championship
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# Name
Yr. Pos.
B/T
Hometown/Last School
1
Sarah Serrano
Fr.
OF
R/R
Windsor, Conn./Windsor
2
Azya Walker
Fr.
OF
R/R
Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest
3
Paige Fedak
Sr.
SS
R/R
Glen Gardner, N.J./Voorhees
4
Jordan Nastos
So.
C
L/R
Eldersberg, Md./Liberty
6
Alyssa Viscardo
Jr.
P
R/R
Malvern, Pa./Villa Maria Academy
7
Milena Wilton
Sr.
2B/3B
R/R
Red Bank, N.J./Middletown North
8
Haley Cassidy
Sr.
C/UTL
R/R
Sneads Ferry, N.C./Temescal Canyon
9
Ally Beck
Sr.
OF
R/R
Salisbury Mills, N.Y./Washingtonville
11
Samantha Ganaden
Fr.
OF
L/R
Menifee, Calif./Vista Murrieta
12
Olivia Wolk
Fr.
OF
R/R
Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area
15
Caylee English
Jr.
P
R/R
Lodi, N.J./Immaculate Conception
18
Chandler Mitchell
So.
OF
L/R
Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional
21
Lauren Card
Jr.
P
R/R
North Haven, Conn./North Haven
22
Emma Curry
Sr.
C/OF
R/R
Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Henry Hudeson Regional
23
Julianna Kocenski
Sr.
P
R/R
North Arlington, N.J./Mount Saint Dominic Academy
30
Mara Sczecienski
Jr.
2B/UTL
R/R
Farmington Hill, Mich./North Farmington
32
Kelsey Galevich
Sr.
C/1B
R/R
Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough
34
Isabella Therrien
Fr.
C/3B
R/R
Auburn, Mass./Auburn
99
Samantha Nagel
Jr.
3B/UTL
R/R
Fenton, Mich./Hartland
HEAD COACH MAIRIN DUDEK - First Season - Ithaca ‘02
ASSISTANT COACH DAN ANDERSON - First Season
FAIRFIELD STAGS (5-12 OVERALL, 0-0 METRO ATLANTIC)
# Name
Yr. Pos.
B/T
Hometown/Last School
2
Ella Watson
Fr.
OF
R/R
Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire
3
Charli Warren
Fr.
OF
L/R
Lakeland, Fla./McKeel Academy of Technology
4
Evie Wright
So.
OF
L/R
Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt
5
Haley Updegraff
Jr.
OF
R/R
Mt. Wolf, Pa./Northeastern
6
Megan Forbes
Jr.
1B/C
R/R
Norco, Calif./Norco
7
Ava Cohen
Fr.
OF
L/R
Haverford, Pa./Haverford
8
Mikayla Rubin
Gr.
2B
R/R
Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills
9
Drew Westford
Gr.
C
R/R
Ferndale, Wash./Ferndale
10
Lauryn Rhinehart
Gr.
P/UTL
R/R
Woodinville, Wash./Woodinville
11
Tahlia Brown
Sr.
1B/3B
S/R
Upland, Calif./Rancho Cucamongo
12
Madison Robicheau
Sr.
SS
R/R
Amherst, N.H./Souhegan
13
Gia Scannapieco
Fr.
OF
L/R
Richboro, Pa./Council Rock South
14
Allie Bridgman
So.
P/C
R/R
East Windsor, N.J./Highstown
15
Morgan Sylvestre
Fr.
IF
R/R
Foxborough, Mass./Foxborough
16
Maddy Wilson
Jr.
P
R/R
Cypress, Calif./Cypress
17
Kasey Sekula
So.
3B
R/R
Oak Ridge, N.J./Mt. St. Dominics Academy
18
Bailey Taylor
So.
P/UTL
L/L
Seal Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos
20
Sam Lindsay
Jr.
P
R/R
Collegeville, Pa./Spring Ford
22
Maria Telle
Sr.
C/OF
R/R
Monee, Ill./Crete-Monee
23
Kaitlin Hoffman
Sr.
OF
R/R
Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh
24
Katie Kudlacik
Sr.
P
L/L
Emerson, N.J./Paramus Catholic
HEAD COACH JULIE BRZEZINSKI - 25th Season - Furman ‘89
ASSISTANT COACHES LAINE SIMMONS - Third Season - Bowling Green ‘18 STEPHANIE HILL - Fourteenth Season - LSU ‘06 JEN HOULE - Tenth Season - UMass ‘02HAWKS // #FLYHIGH HARTFORD
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sarah SERRANO
2
azya WALKER
3
paige FEDAK
4
jordan NASTOS
6
alyssa
7
milena WILTON
8
haley CASSIDY
9
ally BECK
1
FR | OUTFIELDER
SO | CATCHER
SR | CATCHER/UTILITY
olivia
12 WOLK
FR | OUTFIELDER
FR | OUTFIELDER
VISCARDO
JR | PITCHER
SR | SHORTSTOP
SR | SECOND/THIRD BASEMAN
samantha
SR | OUTFIELDER
caylee
15 ENGLISH
JR | PITCHER
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FR | OUTFIELDER
chandler
18 MITCHELL
SO | OUTFIELDER
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lauren
21 CARD
30
mara
JR | PITCHER
22
emma
CURRY
SR | CATCHER/OUTFIELDER
kelsey
SCZECIENSKI JR | SECOND BASEMAN/UTILITY
julianna
KOCENSKI
SR | PITCHER
isabella
32 GALEVICH SR |
23
CATCHER/FIRST BASEMAN
34 THERRIEN FR |
CATCHER/THIRD BASEMAN
samantha
99 NAGEL
JR | THIRD BASEMAN/UTILITY
MAIRIN DUDEK HEAD COACH 1st Season
DAN ANDERSON ASSISTANT COACH 1st Season
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DUDEK
Mairin Dudek enters her first season as the head coach of the University of Hartford softball team. Before arriving at the University of Hartford, Dudek most recently spent time as an Assistant Coach with Amherst College from 2020-2021. Prior to her time at Amherst, she served as the second head softball coach for the American International Colleges 43-year-old softball program. In her time with AIC, she coached 38 NFCA Academic AllAmericans, 11 NE10 All-Conference players, the 2018 NE10 Defensive Player of the Year Alexa DiLeo, and both 2013 and 2018 All-Conference selections. Before her tenure at AIC, Dudek was an assistant coach at UAlbany. In 2011, she was recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as the Northeast Regions Coaching Staff of the Year. Dudek began her coaching career as the head coach at Wheelock College in 2005, before being named Assistant Director of Athletics and head softball coach at Fisher College. Dudek was a four-year member and two-year captain of the Ithaca College softball team, where she helped lead the Bombers to four consecutive NCAA Division III Championship appearances from 1999-2002. Dudek recorded the gamewinning hit for the 2002 national title and was named to both the 2001 and 2002 Northeast Regional All-Tournament teams.
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