Nathan Florence
Steve McLaughlin
3
HARTFORD HARTFORD 0-2
6
Winner South Alabama USA 6-1
HARTFORD HARTFORD
0-2
3
Final
6
South Alabama USA
6-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HARTFORD HARTFORD 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 12 1
South Alabama USA 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 X 6 10 2

W: DeSantis (1-0) L: Dombkowski, Nicholas (0-1)

3
HARTFORD HARTFORD 0-3
9
Winner South Alabama USA 7-1
HARTFORD HARTFORD
0-3
3
Final
9
South Alabama USA
7-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HARTFORD HARTFORD 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1
South Alabama USA 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 X 9 11 2

W: Yarborough (1-0) L: Florence, Nathan (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Hartford Athletics Communications

No. 17 South Alabama Sweeps Baseball in Doubleheader

THE BASICS:
 
RESULTS:    Game One – South Alabama 6, Hartford 3
                        Game Two – South Alabama 9, Hartford 3
RECORDS:   Hartford (0-3)
                        No. 17 South Alabama (7-1)
LOCATION: Stanky Field (Mobile, Alabama)
 
THE LEAD:
 
No. 17 South Alabama took both ends of a doubleheader against the University of Hartford baseball in Mobile on Saturday.  

Freshman John Thrasher went 3-4 with a pair of RBIs in his collegiate debut in game one while sophomore Zachary Ardito 3-4 in game two.
 
GAME ONE:
  • The Hawks found them in a two-run hole early on, as South Alabama scored off a run in the first and third innings off a pair of RBI doubles from Brendan Donovan.
  •  Hartford stayed resilient, though, and tied the game up at two in the sixth inning as junior Chris Sullivan ripped a double to center field to open the inning and was later driven in by an RBI double down the left field line by Thrasher. Thrasher scored later that inning off a Jaguars throwing error.
  • The game remained tied until the bottom of the eighth when South Alabama scored three runs off three hits and a Hartford error to take the 6-3 decision.
GAME TWO:
  • Travis Swaggerty opened the game with a bang for the Jaguars, hitting a two-run, RBI double to open the game.
  • The Hawks started to chip away at the South Alabama lead in the second frame as redshirt-junior Cam Belliveau drove in Bryce Walker, to cut the Jaguars lead to, 2-1.
  • Hartford drew even with the Jaguars in the top of the third inning, as Ashton Bardzell scored off a wild pitch from Caleb Yarborough.
  • South Alabama quickly retook control in the bottom third inning, scoring off a Will Luft RBI double to right field. The Jaguars tacked on three runs in the fourth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth, taking a 9-2 lead into the night inning.
  • The Hawks didn't go out quietly as Bardzell doubled to left with two outs, driving in Thrasher but the Hawks comeback bid fell short as South Alabama took the 9-3 decision.
 
NEXT ON TAP:
The Hawks conclude their opening-weekend trip with a 1 p.m. tilt against Charleston Southern on Sunday.
 
 
 
 
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