WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford baseball team returns to action this weekend, as the Hawks play host to conference foe Maine for a four-game series. The set includes single games on Friday and Sunday, and a doubleheader on Saturday.

First pitch from Fiondella Field is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, while Saturday and Sunday's contests will begin at 11 a.m. The Hawks will be celebrating the class of 2021 with a Senior Day ceremony prior to Sunday's contest.

HARTFORD HAWKS (15-15, 15-15 AE) vs. MAINE BLACK BEARS (16-17, 11-14 AE)

GAME 1:
DATE/TIME: Friday, May 14 (3 p.m.)
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
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GAMES 2 & 3:
DATE/TIME: Saturday, May 15 (11 a.m. and 3 p.m.)
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
WATCH: America East TV

GAME 4:
DATE/TIME: Sunday, May 16 (11 a.m.)
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
WATCH: America East TV

LOCATION: Fiondella Field (West Hartford, Conn.)
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HARTFORD ATHLETICS SPECTATOR POLICY

• In accordance with the America East Conference, state and local guidelines, the Hartford Department of Athletics will allow a limited number of guests to attend outdoor athletic contests
• No guests from the visiting team will be permitted to attend home contests held on the University of Hartford's campus
• Failure to abide by this policy will result in removal from the venue and campus
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QUICK HITS

• This weekend's series will be a pivotal one, as Hartford is second in the Division A standings, one-game behind UAlbany 
• The Hawks also hold a one game lead over UMass Lowell and are four games ahead of Maine in the win column
• Sophomore Derek Tenney has emerged as a powerful bat for the Hawks, tying for the America East lead with eight dingers, while ranking fifth in the conference with a .579 slugging percentage
• Senior John Thrasher has enjoyed a breakout campaign for the Hawks at the plate, ranking first in the America East in batting average (.392), slugging percentage (.725), on-base percentage (.500), runs scored (35) and stolen bases (36)
• The senior outfielder, who has been successful in 36 of 38 stolen base attempts this season, ranks second in the nation in steals
• Thrasher inked his name atop the program's all-time (68) and single-season (36) record books after breaking each of those records against UAlbany on April 24
• Thrasher has tallied three or more stolen bases in three games this season, including a season-high four thefts in Hartford's 8-7 victory over the Great Danes on April 24 
• Senior Nicholas Dombkowski has been the ace of Hartford's pitching staff, leading the team with four wins on the season
• Boasting a 2.28 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .172 average, Dombkowski ranks second and first in the America East, respectively
• In his last start this past Saturday at UAlbany, Dombkowksi tossed the second no-hitter in program history
• Dombkowski struck out nine en route to the complete game no-hitter, earning him America East Pitcher of the Week honors for the sixth time in his career

LAST TIME OUT

• Hartford fell in three of four games at UAlbany this past weekend
• The Hawks split with the Great Danes Saturday, dropping the series opener, 3-2, before taking the nightcap, 4-0, at Varsity Field
• UAlbany won both contests in Sunday's doubleheader, scoring 11-7 and 5-4 victories over Hartford
• Sophomore Tremayne Cobb Jr. led the offense with four hits, one homer and three RBI during the four-game stanza

MAINE SCOUT

• Maine comes into the series at 16-17 on the season and 11-14 in the America East 
• Most recently, the Black Bears dropped three out of four games against UMass Lowell this past weekend
• The two sides split Saturday's contests before Maine dropped Sunday's games by a combined eight runs
• Senior Sean Lawlor leads the Black Bears' offense with a .364 batting average, four homers and 27 RBI
• Junior Nicholas Sinocola leads the America East with eight wins, 107 strikeouts, four complete games and an impressive 1.41 ERA

 
LAST TIME THEY MET

• The two sides split a doubleheader when the two sides met last month (April 17)
• Maine took the series opener, 11-0, before the Hawks bounced back to win the nightcap, 7-0, at Mahaney Diamond
• Senior Drew DeMartino led the offense in the lone victory with two hits and two RBI
• The Hawks and Black Bears were supposed to play a doubleheader on April 18, but the teams agreed to cancel the twinbill doubleheader at Maine due to a campus investigation of a threat made on social media

 
SERIES HISTORY
MAINE LEADS, 95-46

• The two sides have met 141 times as conference mates prior to this weekend's games
• Maine holds a 95-46 advantage in the all-time series, but Hartford has held the edge as of late with wins in eight of the past 11 meetings
• The Hawks have won eight of the last 10 contests against the Black Bears at Fiondella Field

 
NEXT ON TAP

• The Hawks return to action on Friday, May 21, when they close their regular season with a four-game set at UMass Lowell
• First pitch from LeLacheur Park is scheduled for noon on both Friday and Saturday

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