THE BASICS:
 
RESULTS: Game 1: UMBC 4 Hartford 2
                    Game 2: UMBC 11 Hartford 1       
RECORDS:  Hartford (9-27, 0-14) UMBC (11-28, 6-9)

LOCATION: Hartford Softball Field (West Hartford, Conn.)
 
THE LEAD:
The University of Hartford softball team dropped both ends of its #AESB doubleheader against UMBC on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

GAME 1

• The Hawks jumped on the board early as junior Kylie Dazalla singled to short, ultimately scoring on a throwing error by the shortstop, putting the Hawks up 1-0.
• Junior Isabella Gerone kept the Retrievers in check, only surrendering two hits in the first five innings. 
• UMBC broke through in the sixth innings, platting a pair off an RBI single down the right-field line, 2-1.
• The Hawks responded in the bottom of the inning as freshman Danielle Rocheleau ripped a leadoff single to second, later scoring off a wild pitch and throwing the error to knot the game up at two.
• After scoreless seventh and eighth frames, UMBC scored two runs off two hits to take the 4-2 decision. 

• The Retrievers had a big first inning, scoring four runs off four hits in the opening frame.
• UMBC continued to add to their lead, scoring two in the third, four in the fourth and two in the fifth to extend their lead to 11-0.
• The Hawks remained resilient, loading the bases with one out in the fifth. Sophomore Madison Hilimire drove in sophomore Jillian Fenton on a sacrifice fly, but the Hawks comeback bid fell short, 11-1.

NEXT ON TAP:
The Hawks will return home for a doubleheader against Army on Wednesday afternoon.