WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford baseball team opened its four-game home series against Maine with a 6-5 victory on Friday afternoon at Fiondella Field.
With the win, the Hawks improved to 16-15 on the season and in the America East, while the Black Bears fell to 16-18 on the campaign and 12-15 in the America East.
HARTFORD 6, MAINE 5
The Hawks struck first in the opening inning behind a one-out triple from John Thrasher, followed by a sacrifice fly to right by Derek Tenney to give Hartford the early 1-0 advantage.
Trailing 1-0 in the sixth, Maine loaded the bases with no outs in the inning but came away with a run in the frame to knot the contest at 1-1.
Knotted at 1-1 with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, junior Donnie Cohoon drilled a pitch off the centerfield fence and hustled all the way around the bases for an inside-the-park grand slam to put the Hawks ahead 5-1.
The Black Bears added a run the eighth and three in the ninth, but the Hawks countered with a run of their own in the eighth inning to take the win, 6-5.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Graduate student pitcher Nathan Florence (3-2) got the start and took the no-decision in the outing, allowing one earned runs on five hits in six innings of work
- Florence tallied seven strikeouts in the outing
- Senior pitcher James Judenis (3-1) picked up the win after allowing a run in 1.1 innings of relief
- Graduate student pitcher Jason Johndrow (1-0) relieved Judenis in the ninth and picked up his first save of the season
- Cohoon led the Hartford offense with a homer and four RBI
- Tenney added an RBI in the victory
- Graduate student catcher Robert Carmody contributed three hits on the afternoon
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return to action on Saturday, May 15, when they continue its four-game home series against Maine with a doubleheader. Game one of the doubleheader is set for an 11 a.m. start at Fiondella Field.
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