ORONO, Maine — The Hartford baseball team begins its quest for its second conference championship at the America East Baseball Championship on Wednesday. The sixth-seeded Hawks begin postseason action with a first-round game against reigning conference champions, No. 3 NJIT on Wednesday, May 25, at 2:30 p.m.
 
The six-team, double-elimination tournament will feature a winner's bracket and a loser's bracket, with the sole survivor from each side advancing to the title game on Saturday, May 28 at 1 p.m. If necessary, the second game will be played at 3:30 p.m.
 
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QUICK HITS

• The Hawks swept the co-regular season champions Maine last weekend, securing the No. 6 seed with an overall record of 13-35 and an 11-19 mark in America East Play
• Hartford fully utilized the long ball, combining for nine homeruns across the three games
• This season, the Hawks power bats have been in full force, leading the conference with 59 homeruns
• The 59 round trippers are the most in a single season in program history
• Derek Tenney and Tremayne Cobb Jr. currently lead the team with 10 homeruns each
• Tenney also boasts a .330 batting average with a team-high 61 hits and 37 runs, while Cobb Jr. leads the team with 47 RBI and a .387 on-base percentage
• Donnie Cohoon, who has recently returned to the lineup, paces the Hawks with a .354 batting average and a .626 slugging percentage
• Devin Kellogg has been swinging a hot bat recently, riding a seven-game hitting streak
• Kellogg has posted a .291 average with 23 hits, 13 runs and two homeruns this season
• Will Nowak, who serves as the teams' primary closer, leads the Hawks' pitching staff with a 4.11 ERA, a .240 opposing batting average and four saves
• The senior has not allowed a single hit in his last four outings, tallying 10 strikeouts in 5.0 innings of relief
• Tim Blaisdell has been the Hawks' ace in the rotation, posting a 6.78 ERA and a team-high 43 strikeouts

HAWKS IN THE POSTSEASON

• Hartford looks to repeat its success in Orono during the America East Playoffs, winning the program's first-ever conference championship in 2018 in Maine
• In six postseason appearances, Hartford is 9-10, with its last win coming in day three of the 2019 America East Championships, eliminating No. 2 UAlbany, 5-3
• The Hawks and Highlanders will meet for the first time in the conference postseason
• Against other qualifying teams, Hartford is 5-1 against Maine, 1-4 against Binghamton, 2-0 against UMass Lowell, and 0-1 against UMBC