SB22_Seniors
Greg Vasil
2
Maine MAINE 8-35
6
Winner Hartford HART 16-30
Maine MAINE
8-35
2
Final
6
Hartford HART
16-30
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maine MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Hartford HART 5 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 9 0

W: Kocenski, Julianna (9-14) L: Fallon, Caitlyn (3-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Completes the Three-Game Sweep Against Maine on Senior Day

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford softball team finished off the three-game sweep against Maine this afternoon. The Hawks took the final game of the series, 6-2. Hartford finishes off the regular season with a 16-30 overall record and 5-13 in conference play, while Maine drops to 8-35 on the year with a 4-12 conference record. With the sweep of the series, the Hawks have clinched the five seed for the America East Playoffs. 
 
HARTFORD 6, MAINE 2
Maine wasted no time getting off to a quick start, taking an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Hartford was able to respond immediately after in the bottom half when Kelsey Galevich drove home Samantha Nagel from third on a single to the second baseman. The Hawks were able to take a one run lead over the Black Bears after Emma Curry capitalized on a passed ball opportunity. Still in the first, Hartford's starter, Julianna Kocenski helped herself out at the plate by blasting a three-run shot over the left field fence to take a 5-1 lead into the second. Maine tacked on one run in the top half after advancing a baserunner home when Paige Fedak and Haley Cassidy combined to turn a 6-3 double play. In the sixth, Cassidy capped off the Hartford scoring output by lining an RBI single up the middle to bring home Isabella Therrien from second. After the early runs were scored by the Black Bears, Kocenski shut down the Maine offense, stifling their lineup and not leaving a single runner on base throughout the final five innings of the game as Hartford walked away victorious, 6-2. 
 
NEWS AND NOTES
  • Kocenski (9-14) got the start in the series finale 
  • She earned the win after allowing just two runs on seven hits with one strikeout over 7.0 innings of work
  • Kocenski blasted her second homerun of the season
  • Cassidy led the Hawks at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI
 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return to the diamond on Wednesday for the opening day of the America East Playoffs hosted by Binghamton. Games will be played between May 11-14, with first pitch on Wednesday set for 11 a.m.
 
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