Minneapolis, MN - The University of Hartford baseball team allowed six runs in the seventh inning for the Minnesota Golden Gophers who took an 8-2 victory in the second of a three game series at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN. The Hawks and Gophers will pair up in the final game of the series on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. Fans can follow that game live on the internet using the Hawks Nest feature on the right side of the HartfordHawks.com homepage.
Kyle Perry suffered the loss for Hartford after pitching one and a third innings. Lefty Pete Moraski started on the mound for the Hawks and went four and two third innings allowing two earned runs on seven hits and striking out six batters. Perry allowed the go ahead runs in the seventh inning. He finished with four earned runs against on two hits.
Also seeing time on the mound for Hartford was Steve Dabroski who faced two batters and allowed two runs. Bob Rogers came in relief and closed out the seventh inning. Zach Tarner closed out the game for Hartford with one inning, facing just three batters.
The Hawks were held to only one hit and that came from Adam Bowser, who finished 1-of-3 with a pair of RBI, his fourth and fifth of the season. Ryan Crowley and Matt O'Connell scored the Hawks only runs, which came in the fourth inning to tie the game at two. The only hit of the game was a two run double down the left field line from Bowser, his second double of the season.
The Golden Gophers started the scoring in the second inning on RBI from Kyle Baran, who later came around to score on a called balk on Moraski. Minnesota took control of the game with a six run seventh inning, that started out with a double to right center, and the first run of the inning came by virtue of a Hawks error. Nate Hanson (2), John Arlt and Bryan Jost all recorded RBI for the Gophers during the scamper.
Offensively, Mike Mee and Dan Lyons led the Golden Gophers, the only players to record multiple hits, with the team recording 13. Mee finished 3-of-4 at the plate with an RBI, while Lyons was 2-of-3 and scored a run. Hanson was the only player to record multiple RBI.
Gary Perinar started and went six innings for Minnesota, allowing just two runs and the only hit of the game, while striking out six batters. Kyle Carr would pick up the win, pitching the final three innings allowing no hits and striking out four batters in just nine faced.
