THE BASICS:

RESULT: UMBC 13, Hartford 4
LOCATION: Alumni Field (Baltimore, Md.)
RECORDS: Hartford (36-16, 14-9 America East), UMBC (28-21, 13-10)
WP: Jacob Christian (3-1); LP: John Mormile (4-1)

THE LEAD:
UMBC used an offensive surge to defeat the Hartford baseball team 13-4 in the regular-season finale, but the Hawks earned the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the America East Tournament nonetheless, by virtue of Albany's victory over Stony Brook earlier in the day. Hartford will take on the winner of the Stony Brook/Maine game on Thursday.
 
Cam Belliveau scored twice in a losing effort for the Hawks, while Chris DelDebbio and Sebastian DiMauro each had hits and scored runs in the contest. Anthony Gatto went 2-for-2 with four runs scored for the Retrievers, while Hunter Dolshun went 3-for-5 with three runs and six RBI in the win.
 
Jacob Christian picked up the win, surrendering three hits and three runs in five innings of work, while John Mormile was carded with a tough-luck loss, surrendering just two hits and two runs (one earned) in four innings of action. David Drouin pitched a scoreless ninth for the Hawks in the contest, his first action since early April.
 
HOW THEY SCORED:
• DelDebbio took advantage of UMBC miscues in the top of the first, beating out a bunt single and using an errant throw to first to move all the way to third. He then scampered home on a wild pitch to put the Hawks up 1-0.
• Gatto brought the Retrievers back even, delivering a solo home run in the bottom of the first to knot the score up at 1-1.
• UMBC regained a 2-1 lead with an RBI fielder's choice in the bottom of the third.
• The Retrievers added a pair of home runs, one a two-run shot and one a solo blast, to push the lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth.
• Hartford bounced back with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth, as Belliveau doubled and DiMauro singled, and a balk plated Belliveau with the first run.
• DiMauro later took third on a wild pitch and stole home on a pickoff attempt to cut the lead to 5-3.
• UMBC caught fire in the bottom of the sixth, plating six runs on five hits, then added two more in the seventh to take a 13-3 lead.
• The Hawks plated their final run in the top of the eighth, with DelDebbio driving in Belliveau on a sacrifice fly to result in the final score.

UP NEXT:
The Hawks head to the America East Tournament, where they will play their first game on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. after receiving a bye through Wednesday's action. Live stats and video will be available on AmericaEast.com, with updates being posted on Twitter (@HartfordBASE).