CHARLESTON, S.C. – Nicholas Dombkowski tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out eight batters, as Hartford baseball defeated The Citadel on the road, 2-0, on Friday evening at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

John Thrasher hit a solo homer and Tyler Coppo drove in a run, as the Hawks improved to 5-3 on the season with the win, while The Citadel fell to 9-3 with the loss.
 
HARTFORD 2 THE CITADEL 0
With the two sides scoreless entering the third, Thrasher led off the inning with a solo homer over the left field fence to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead. With the bases loaded later in the inning Coppo stepped to the plate and sent a sac-fly to deep center, scoring Zachary Ardito from third to give the Hawks a 2-0 lead.

Trailing 2-0 in the eighth, The Citadel opened the inning with a lead-off double, but Peter Myers bounced back to retire the side, leaving the Bulldogs scoreless. Will Nowak entered in the ninth and retired the side in order to preserve the shutout.
 
 NEWS AND NOTES

• Thrasher led the offense, going 2-for-2 with a homer, a run scored and two walks
• Coppo went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the win
• Dombkowski moved to 3-0 on the season after tossing seven scoreless innings, giving up three hits and striking out eight en route to the win
• Dombkowski's eight strikeouts were a season-high 
• Dombkowski has registered six or more strikeouts in all three of his starts
• Myers tossed a scoreless inning and struck out one in the eighth
• Nowak earned his third save of the season after tossing a scoreless ninth to secure the victory

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford returns to action on Saturday, Mar. 7, when the Hawks take on The Citadel in game two of a three-game set. First pitch from Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park is set for 3 p.m.