act_base_tenney
Gunnar Word/WKU Athletics
7
Winner Hartford HAWKS_~1 1-11, 1-2 AE
5
NJIT NJIT 6-9, 2-1 AE
Winner
Hartford HAWKS_~1
1-11, 1-2 AE
7
Final
5
NJIT NJIT
6-9, 2-1 AE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford HAWKS_~1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 10 1
NJIT NJIT 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 8 1

W: Couture, Alec (1-0) L: Aaron Park (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Hartford Athletic Communications

Tenney Launches Two Home Runs to Lead Baseball Past NJIT, 7-5

UNION, N.J. – Derek Tenney recorded two home runs and Alec Couture pitched 3.2 scoreless innings to lead the Hartford baseball team past NJIT, 7-5, in the series finale this afternoon. The Hawks picked up their first win of the season, improving to 1-11 overall and 1-2 in conference play. The Highlanders drop to 6-9 overall and 2-1 in the America East with the loss.

HARTFORD 7, NJIT 5
Hartford wasted little time getting on the board, as Donnie Cohoon launched a solo shot to right field, giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead. The offense continued to roll as Derek Tenney singled to left in the next-at bat. Kevin Koziol ripped a double to left center, advancing Tenney to third, before Ben Maycock gave the Hawks a 2-0 advantage after a sacrifice fly to left field. However, the Highlanders would immediately respond, tying the score at 2-2 after the first inning. NJIT would take a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the second, but a Derek Tenney solo home run in the third inning levelled the score at 3-3. However, the Highlanders would reestablish its advantage, taking a 5-3 lead into the seventh.
 
Tenney would come up clutch for the Hawks in the top of the seventh frame. With two outs, Cohoon got on base with a single, setting up Tenney to tie the game at 5-5 with a two-run home run over the left field fence. The Hawks continued its offensive onslaught, regaining the lead in the eighth. Ben Maycock lead off the inning with a single down the right field line. In the next at-bat, Brett Anderson was hit by the pitch putting two runners on base. Joseph Woronick came in to pinch run for Anderson as the Hawks put runners on second and third after a sacrifice bunt by Daniel Burnett. Martin Chavarria gave the Hawks the lead, ripping a single back up the middle, plating Maycock. A NJIT throwing error allowed Woronick to score, increasing the Hawks lead to 7-5. The Highlanders would try and tie the game late, but Alec Couture shut down NJIT, preserving the 7-5 victory for Hartford.

NEWS AND NOTES
  • Tenney finished 3-of-5 at the plate, pacing the Hawks with three RBI and three runs scored
  • He became the first Hawk to have a multi-home run game this season
  • Chavarria, Maycock and Cohoon recorded two hits and brought home one RBI each
  • Cohoon also tallied the games only stolen base and scored two runs
  • Maycock and Woronick crossed the plate once for the Hawks
  • Will Nowak got the start on the mound, earning a no decision after allowing four runs on six hits, striking out four batters in 4.0 innings
  • Ryan Dee pitched 1.1 innings of relief, throwing one strikeout while allowing one run on two hits
  • Alec Couture (1-0) earned the win, pitching 3.2 scoreless innings, recording one punch out
 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return to Fiondella Field on Wednesday, March 23, for a midweek matchup against Marist. First pitch against the Red Foxes is set for 3 p.m.
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