DELAND, Fla. – Freshman pitcher Ken Turner tossed six innings and gave up two runs while striking out two batters, asHartford baseball fell to Stetson on the road, 3-2, on Sunday evening at Melching Field.

Zachary Ardito and Drew DeMartino drove in a run apiece as the Hawks fell to 1-2 on the season, while the Hatters improved to 6-1 with the win.
 
STETSON 3 HARTFORD 2 
Hartford struck first after DeMartino hit a sac-fly to left center to score John Thrasher from third, giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead in the opening frame. After Stetson responded with two runs in the third inning, Hartford tied the contest at 2-2 after Ardito hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Donnie Cohoon in the sixth.

The score stayed tied until the bottom of the ninth, where Stetson won the game on a walk-off single to secure the 3-2 win over Hartford.
 
 NEWS AND NOTES

• Ardito and DeMartino drove in the lone Hartford runs
• DeMartino led the offense with two hits
• Nik Pagan, Robert Carmody, Devin Kellogg, Jackson Olson and Thrasher added a hit apiece
• Turner took the no-decision after giving up two earned runs in six innings of work

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford returns to action on Friday, Feb. 28, when the Hawks travel to take on North Florida in game one of a three-game set. First pitch from Harmon Stadium is set for 6:05 p.m.