The University of Hartford softball team pounded out 15 hits as the Hawks scored in three of their four at-bats en route to the 14-1 victory over the University of Saint Joseph Thursday at the Hartford Softball Field.

Six different Hawks – Sarah Serrano, Carly Mayhood, Mikayla Gordon, Shailynn Williams, Lauren Ackerman, and Taylor Fitch – recorded two hits in the game.

Hartford opened the scoring with a run in the first and blew the game open with eight runs in the second inning. The Hawks capped the scoring with five runs in the fourth. In the eight-run second, Hartford recorded four extra-base hits – two doubles and two triples – and had a stretch of five consecutive hits. In all, the Hawks finished with a season-high six extra-base hits.

Mayhood wasn't just good at the plate, she earned her first career win – allowing one unearned run on four hits in five innings of work with a career-best six strikeouts.

INSIDE BOX & NOTES

• It was the first complete game for Mayhood, who allowed zero earned runs for the second time this season.
• Mara Sczecienski, who didn't start for the first time this season, extended her hitting streak to 11 games with a single in her only at-bat.
• Taylor Fitch finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a double, a triple, and a career-high three RBI

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Hartford (7-11) concludes its nine-game home stand with a doubleheader noon Sunday against Eastern Connecticut State.