HARTFORD, Conn. –Hartford baseball won its third-straight game, topping Central Connecticut 7-2, Tuesday morning at Dunkin' Donuts Park.
 
Senior Chris Sullivan hit his third home run of the season,as the Hawks improve to 17-28 overall. Sophomore TT Bowens went 3-5 with an RBI and a run scored,as the Blue Devils fall to 21-19. 
 
HARTFORD 7 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 3    
Sophomore Drew DeMartino got the scoring started in the bottom of the second for Hartford, grounding out to the shortstop, but plating junior Zachary Ardito from third for the early 1-0 lead.
 
After Central Connecticut took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third, Hartford answered in the bottom of the fifth, taking advantage of two errors by the Blue Devils to score three runs for the 4-2 lead.
 
The Hawks pushed its lead to 5-2 in the sixth and then put an exclamation point on the win in the seventh inning as Sullivan stepped in and crushed a home run over the right field fence to push Hartford's advantage to 7-2.
 
The Blue Devils scored one more run in the eighth, but that was all they could muster as the Hawks finished off the victory, 7-3.
 
NEWS AND NOTES

• Redshirt-sophomore Alex Moconyi (2-1) earned the win, pitching a perfect inning in relief
• Sullivan finished the day with three RBI, pushing his team-leading total to 37
• Starting pitcher junior James Judenis tallied three strikeouts, giving him 32 on the season which is third on the team
• Today's home run was the second-consecutive game the Hawks recorded a home run at Dunkin' Donuts Park 

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford returns to Fiondella Field for Senior Day and its final home America East series of the season against Maine starting with a doubleheader Saturday. First pitch of the weekend tilt is set for 12 p.m.