THE BASICS:
 
RESULT:  Hartford 13, UMass 4
LOCATION:  Earl Lorden Field (Amherst, Mass.)
RECORDS:  Hartford (17-21, 7-8 America East), UMass (12-25, 6-9 Atlantic 10)
W:  Alex Moconyi (2-1) L: Casey Aubin (1-3)
 
 
THE LEAD: 
The Hawks' offense got back on track as the University of Hartford baseball team (17-21, 7-8 America East) broke loose for a 13-4 victory at UMass (12-25, 6-9 A-10) on Tuesday afternoon. Freshman Jackson Olson got things started with a grand slam in the first inning and sophomore center fielder Ashton Bardzell added to his team-best seven home runs in the second, belting a three-run shot for his eighth homer of the season.
 
Hartford out-hit the Minutemen, 11-8, and got production throughout the lineup as eight started recorded hits in the game. Left fielder Nick Campana led the way with three hits, including a pair of doubles, while first baseman David MacKinnon added two hits for his team-best 19^th multi-hit game this season. MacKinnon also scored a pair of runs, moving into sole possession on the Hawks' all-time career runs scored list, with 148. He had previously been tied with Earl Snyder (1995-'98), with 146.
 
Freshman Alex Moconyi (2-1) pitched three scoreless innings in relief to pick up the win for Hartford, while sophomore Casey Aubin (1-3) took the loss for UMass.
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Hawks got off to a hot start when the first three batters reached safely and Olson, batting cleanup, blasted a grand slam over the fence in right field to make it 4-0 in the top of the first.
• UMass got one run back in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single up the middle from shortstop Ryan Lever.
• Sophomore center field Ashton Bardzell gave the Hawks a boost in the second with a three-run homer to center, extending Hartford's lead to 7-1.
• The Minutemen scored three in the third. Lever came through with an RBI triple and scored on a wild pitch.
• Third baseman Zachary Ardito padded the Hawks' cushion in the fourth, giving Hartford a 9-4 advantage with a two-run single to left field.
• MacKinnon pushed Hartford's lead to 10-4 with an RBI single in the seventh.
• Hartford plated three more in the eighth inning to make it 13-4. Catcher Bryce Ramsay picked up an RBI on a bases loaded groundout and two runs came around later in the inning on a throwing error.

 
 
BY THE NUMBERS:

• Olson's home run was his second of the season and the first grand slam of his career.
• It was Olson's 16^th start of the season and fourth consecutive start for Hartford. It marked his first at shortstop (his first 15 starts came at designated hitter) and it was also his first time batting cleanup for Hartford.
• Bardzell's home run was his team-best eighth. It is the highest single-season total for a Hawk since Andy Drexel hit 12, in 2010.
• MacKinnon now holds the Hawks' all-time career records in hits (257) and runs scored (146). He is also tied for third in total bases (328) with Andy Acabbo (2001-'04), ranks second in doubles (50), and fifth in at-bats (704).
• Hartford reached double-digit runs for the ninth time this season and topped 10 hits for the 18^th time. The Hawks are now 3-5 when they reach both of those milestones in the same game.

 
 
NEXT UP:
Hartford will continue its non-conference swing when the Hawks take on Army (23-26, 10-10 Patriot) for a three-game set this weekend. The two teams will play a doubleheader in West Point, N.Y. on Saturday, May 6, beginning at 1 p.m. Both games of the doubleheader will be streamed HERE.
 
On Sunday, the Hawks will host the Black Knights at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, home of the Hartford Yard Goats, the AA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. First pitch is set for 1 p.m., with doors opening at noon. General admission tickets are $5 in advance and will be $10 on the day of the game. Advance tickets may be purchased by visiting HartfordHawks.com/DDParkBaseball or by calling the Yard Goats ticket office at 860-246-GOAT (4628).
 
Tickets for University of Hartford students are free in advance (one per ID), but must be picked up at the Malcolm and Brenda Berman Athletic Ticket Office in the Sports Center by Friday, May 5. Student tickets will cost $10 on game day.
 
Dunkin Donuts' Park concession stands will be open during the game, and beer and wine will be sold.
 
The Hawks helped open Dunkin' Donuts Park on April 11, claiming the first win in park history with a 6-4 victory against Quinnipiac.
 
Live stats for all three games will be available HERE, with Twitter updates provided by @HartfordBASE.