THE BASICS:

SERIES INFORMATION: Hartford Hawks (10-29, 0-15 AE) at Binghamton (13-23, 6-9 AE)
TIME: Friday, May 4 at 2 p.m. (Doubleheader) and Saturday, May 5 at 12 P.m.
LOCATION: Hartford Softball Field (West Hartford, Conn.)
COVERAGE: Live Stats | Live Stream | Twitter: @HartfordSB
 
FIRST PITCH
The University of Hartford softball team wraps up their 2018 campaign with a trip to Vestel, N.Y., to take on the Binghamton Bearcats in a three-game #AESB series starting on Friday.
 
SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
The Bearcats currently sit seventh in the America East with a conference record of, 6-9. Last weekend, they took two of three against third-place Maine before falling to UAlbany on Wednesday.  
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
The Bearcats own a 32-15 advantage in the all-time series, taking the last 12 matchups.    
 
LAST TIME OUT
A 3-1 victory in game one highlighted a non-conference split with Army on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Pitcher Bianca Ross pitched an impressive 11.2 innings on the day, surrendering only five earned runs in that time. Freshman Lily Sencer went 5-for-7 on the afternoon, driving in one and scoring twice.  
 
SAVING THE DAY
Ross recorded her fourth save of the season on Wednesday, April, 18, which not only gives her the program single-season save record, but also makes her the Hartford career saves leader, surpassing Nicole McMillon ('07).  
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Eliza Bomhardt earned America East Player of the Week on March 6, for her performance at the Coppin State Eagle Classic. Bomhardt hit an impressive .500 (4-for-8) in the Hawks' 3-0 performance in the Coppin State Eagle Classic this weekend, knocking three extra-base hits while scoring four runs and adding a pair of RBI. Her go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning against Saint Peters on Saturday sealed the 8-5 win for Hartford.
 
LAST SEASON
The Hawks finished their 2017 season 4-45 overall and fell 0-16 in the America East. The Hawks finished strong, though, knocking off #3 seed Stony Brook, 2-1, in the first round of the America East Tournament. Sophomore Isabella Gerone gave a stellar performance in the circle, giving up just seven hits and two walks while not surrendering an earned run in the complete game.  
 
STAFF STRUCTURE
Head coach Angie Churchill joined the Hawks back in August 2018. She came to Hartford from Wagner, where she has led the Seahawks to back-to-back 20-win seasons. In addition to two years at Wagner, Churchill served as head coach at Division II Georgian Court University and Division III D'Youville College. A former captain for the University of Michigan as a player, Churchill also served as an assistant at the Division I level for the University at Buffalo and Ohio University.
 
Joining Churchill on the Hawks new-look staff is assistant coach Samantha Esque. Esque, also coming from Wagner, will serve as the Hawks pitching coach.