act_BASE_Group
Steve McLaughlin
8
Winner UMBC UMBC 11-12
3
Hartford HART 1-15
Winner
UMBC UMBC
11-12
8
Final
3
Hartford HART
1-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UMBC UMBC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 8 9 1
Hartford HART 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1

W: SELMER, Evan (2-1) L: Dee, Ryan (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Hartford Athletic Communications

Late UMBC Rally Sees Baseball Fall, 8-3, In Series Finale

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford baseball team fell in the series finale to UMBC, 8-3, on Sunday afternoon. UMBC used a five-run eighth inning to retake the lead and held on for the win. The Hawks drop to 1-15 overall and 1-5 in the America East, while the Retrievers move to 11-12 overall and 4-2 in conference play with the win.

UMBC 8, HARTFORD 3
After UMBC took a 1-0 lead in the first, the Hawks immediately tied the game in the bottom of the second. Devin Kellogg recorded a leadoff bunt single, stealing second in the next at-bat. An error by the UMBC third basemen allowed Kellogg to score, tying the game at 1-1. Starting pitcher Will Nowak settled in after the opening inning, allowing only three hits and fanning six batters in 5.0 innings of work. The Hawks bats rewarded Nowak's effort on the mound, taking the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Daniel Burnett lead off with an infield single before being moved to second after a sacrifice bunt by Kyle Hawes. Kellogg ripped a single up the middle, putting runners on the corners, allowing Kevin Koziol to hit a sacrifice fly to left field, plating Burnett and giving the Hawks a 2-1 lead.
 
Ryan Dee, who came in for Nowak in the top of the six, continued Nowak's work, preventing the Retrievers from getting back into the game. The Hawks extended its advantage to 3-1 in the bottom half of the seventh. With the bases loaded, a wild pitch saw Logan Cole cross the plate, extending the gap for Hartford. However, UMBC responded with a five-run eighth inning, tacking on two more in the ninth to steal a 8-3 victory in the series finale.

NEWS AND NOTES
  • Kellogg led the Hawks with a 2-for-4 effort at the plate
  • Koziol recorded the lone RBI for the Hawks
  • The Hawks tallied four stolen bases on the afternoon
  • Will Nowak got the start on the mound, striking out six batters and allowing one run off three hits in 5.0 innings of work
  • Ryan Dee (0-1) picked up the loss after allowing three runs on two hits in 2.1 innings of relief
  • Alec Couture also made an appearance out of the bullpen for Hartford

NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks head to in-state foe Fairfield for a single game on Tuesday. First pitch against the Stags is set for 3 p.m.
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