WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Down 5-0 in the seventh inning, Hartford baseball stormed all the way back to top Stony Brook, 6-5, in America East action Sunday afternoon.
Senior
Chris Sullivan's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning proved to be the game winner, as the Hawks improved to 11-15 overall and 6-3 in conference play. Junior Nick Grande and senior Dylan Resk each finished with two RBI, as the Seawolves fall to 16-10 on the year and 7-2 in the America East.
HARTFORD 6 STONY BROOK 5
With Stony Brook holding a 5-0 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, Hartford began its rally. Junior
Zachary Ardito got the Hawks on the board first, doubling down the left field line, scoring sophomore
John Thrasher.
Senior
Ashton Bardzell then matched Ardito, hitting a double of his own to deep center field, plating both freshman
Donnie Cohoon and Ardito, making the score 5-3. Juniors
Nik Pagan and
Jackson Olson then each hit RBI singles to finish off the seventh in with the score tied at five.
In the eighth inning, the Hawks would take the lead for the first time all afternoon as Sullivan hit a fly ball to left field that was deep enough for Cohoon to score from third and give Hartford the 6-5 lead.
Freshman
Will Nowak cemented the win in the ninth inning, forcing senior Brandon Alamo to ground out for the final out of the game, giving the Hawks the 6-5 win.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Nowak (4-1) earned the win in relief, allowing no runs on two hits and striking out three in 3.2 innings of work.
- Olson finished the game with a team-high three hits. He is third on the team in conference play with 11 hits
- It is the third consecutive America East series victory for Hartford to start the season, after taking 2-1 decisions from both UAlbany and UMass Lowell
- Going 1-4 with a RBI and a run scored, Sullivan now batting .343 in conference play with a team-high nine RBI
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford remains at home for its next two, starting with Quinnipiac on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
