WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford baseball team closed its four-game home series against Maine with a 16-6 loss on Sunday afternoon at Fiondella Field.
 
With the loss, the Hawks fell to 16-18 on the season and in the America East, while the Black Bears improved to 19-18 on the campaign and 15-15 in the America East. 

MAINE 16, HARTFORD 6
After a scoreless first inning, Maine struck first for three runs in the second fram to jump out to an early 3-0 advantage. The Hawks responded with a run of their own behind graduate student Nik Pagan's sacrifice fly to score sophomore Tremayne Cobb Jr. from third to trim the deficit to 3-1.

Hartford cut the score to 3-2 in the bottom of the third inning, after senior John Thrasher hit a sacrifice fly to center to score fellow senior Kyle Hawes from third. Later in the inning, sophomore Derek Tenney launched a two-run bomb off the Fiondella Field scoreboard to give the Hawks a 4-3 lead. However, the Black Bears responded with a combined six runs in the fourth and and fifth innings to take a commanding 9-4 lead.

The deficit proved to be too much, as the Hawks eventually fell, 16-6.

NEWS AND NOTES

• Graduate student pitcher Jason Johndrow (1-0) got the start and took the no-decision in the outing, allowing three earned runs on two hits in 2.1 innings of work
• Freshman pitcher Coleman Picard (1-3) took the loss, allowing five runs in 1.1 innings of relief
• Tenney led the Hartford offense with a homer, a triple, two RBI and two runs scored
• Thrasher contributed two RBI, while Pagan added an RBI in the loss

 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return to action on Friday, May 21, when they travel to Lowell, Mass. to open its four-game road series against UMass Lowell with a doubleheader. Game one of the doubleheader is set for a noon start at LeLacheur Park.

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