STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Hartford baseball team dropped both games in its doubleheader against Stony Brook on the road, 5-2 and 6-5 in extra innings on Saturday afternoon at Joe Nathan Field.
 
With the losses, the Hawks fell to 6-6 on the season and in the America East, while the Seawolves improved to 12-7 on the campaign and 8-0 the America East. 
 
GAME ONE: STONY BROOK 6, HARTFORD 2
After a scoreless first inning, Hartford struck first after Tremayne Cobb Jr.'s two-run homer gave the Hawks a 2-0 in the second inning. However, the Seawolves responded with a two-run shot of their own in the third inning, before plating a third run in the fourth inning to push ahead 3-2.

Stony Brook would go on to add three more runs in the sixth, eventually holding on for the 6-2 victory.
 
GAME TWO: STONY BROOK 6, HARTFORD 5
The two sides played to a scoreless tie through three innings before John Thrasher's solo homer to lead off the fourth inning put the Hawks ahead 1-0. However, the Seawolves responded with a two-run dinger in the bottom of the inning to take a 2-1 lead. 

Stony Brook plated a run in the seventh to increase its lead, to 3-1. However, Hartford battled back to cut the deficit to one after Drew DeMartino's RBI triple in the eighth brought the score to 3-2. Kyle Hawes immediately followed with a sacrifice fly to plate DeMartino, knotting the contest at 3-3. Cobb Jr. walked and stole second, followed by back-to-back RBI doubles from Tyler Holmes and Devin Kellogg gave Hartford a 5-3 lead. 

However, Stony Brook added a run in the eighth and ninth innings to tie the contest at 5-5 and walked-off in the 10th to secure the 6-5 win over the Hawks. .

NEWS AND NOTES

• Graduate student Nathan Florence (2-1) got the start and took the loss in game one, tossing 5.1 innings, allowing six runs on seven hits
• Florence racked up nine strikeouts in the outing, tying his season-high
• Cobb Jr. led the offense in the opener, driving in both Hartford runs with a two-run homerun 
• Drew DeMartino added two hits, including a double in game one
• Junior Tim Blaisdell (2-0) got the start and got the no-decision after giving up two earned runs on two hits
• Thrasher led the offense for the Hawks in the nightcap with a solo homerun and three stolen bases
• DeMartino, Hawes and Holmes added an RBI apiece in the second game

NEXT ON TAP
Hartford will be back in action on Saturday, April 10, when it opens the weekend series against UMBC with a doubleheader. First pitch from Alumni Field is set for 1 p.m.

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