GAMES 1 & 2:
DATE/TIME: Saturday, April 10 (1 p.m. and 4 p.m.)
LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast
WATCH: America East TV
GAMES 3 & 4:
DATE/TIME: Sunday, April 11 (12 p.m. and 3 p.m.)
LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast
WATCH: America East TV
LOCATION: Alumni Field (Baltimore, Md.)
TWITTER: @HartfordBase | #ExpectMore | #AEBASE
BALTIMORE, Md. – The Hartford baseball team continues its road trip, as it aims to get back on track with a weekend pair of doubleheaders at UMBC. First pitch from Alumni Field is set for noon on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
QUICK HITS
- The Hawks look to snap a four-game slide entering into this weekend's series
- Despite the slide, Hartford joins UMass Lowell as the leader of the Division A standings
- Sophomore Derek Tenney has emerged as a powerful bat for the Hawks, tying for second in the conference with four homers
- The slugger also leads the team with 10 RBI
- Senior John Thrasher has solidified himself as a threat on the basepaths, leading the conference with 13 steals
- Thrasher has remained perfect on the bases, having not been caught in 13 attempts
- Hartford's leadoff hitter is currently tied for fourth in the program's record book for stolen bases with 43 swipes
- The Hawks' starting pitching has been dominant through three series, led by senior Nicholas Dombkowski and junior Tim Blaisdell
- The duo sits atop the conference in opposing batting average, with Blaisdell (.131) leading the pack and Dombkowski (.143) sitting in third
- Combining to allow just 17 hits, Blaisdell (8) and Dombkowski (9) rank first and second in the America East, respectively
LAST TIME OUT
- Hartford continued its 2021 campaign by dropping a four-game set at Stony Brook this past weekend
- Stony Brook swept Friday's games, 5-2 and 7-1, before taking Saturday's set, 6-2 and 6-5
- Seniors Drew Demartino and Thrasher led the offense over the weekend, combining for a .391 batting average (9-of-23), with five doubles, a triple, a homer and three RBI
UMBC SCOUT
- UMBC comes into the series at 9-7 on the season and 4-7 in the America East
- Most recently, the Retrievers split its four-game series with UAlbany this past weekend
- Ualbany took Saturday's game one, 6-0, before completing the doubleheader sweep with a 5-1 victory in the nightcap
- UMBC bounced back to sweep Sunday's doubleheader, 7-4 and 11-6
- Junior Ian Diaz leads the Retrievers' offense in batting average (.408), hits (20), homers (3) and triples (2)
- Junior Reid Celeta leads the starters with two wins and a 2.14 ERA in four appearances
LAST TIME THEY MET
- UMBC took two games of a three-game set against Hartford in Baltimore, April 20 and April 21, 2019
- The Retrievers took game one and game three of the series, 10-8 and 8-2
- Hartford took the middle game in the set, 7-4
- After falling behind 4-0, the Hawks scored seven unanswered runs to secure the victory
SERIES HISTORY
UMBC LEADS, 34-33
- The two sides have met 67 times as conference mates prior to this weekend's games
- UMBC holds a slight 34-33 advantage in the all-time series, but Hartford has held the edge as of late with wins in seven of the past 12 meetings
- The Retrievers have won five of the last seven contests against Hartford at Alumni Field
- Last season's series was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
NEXT ON TAP
- The Hawks return to action on Saturday, April 17, when they travel to Maine for Saturday and Sunday doubleheaders at Mahaney Diamond
- Saturday's first pitch is set for noon
For more information on the Hartford baseball team, stay with HartfordHawks.com for updates and follow the team on social media (Twitter | Instagram).
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