act_base_holmes
Steve McLaughlin
2
Hartford HARTFORD 0-1
4
Winner Radford RAD 3-7
Hartford HARTFORD
0-1
2
Final
4
Radford RAD
3-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hartford HARTFORD 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 1
Radford RAD 1 2 1 0 0 0 X 4 7 0

W: SEITZ, Foster (1-2) L: Couture, Alec (0-1) S: HIGGERSON, Landon (1)

2
Hartford HARTFORD 0-2
13
Winner Radford RAD 4-7
Hartford HARTFORD
0-2
2
Final
13
Radford RAD
4-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford HARTFORD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Radford RAD 2 5 0 2 4 0 0 0 X 13 13 0

W: HOWARD, Dylan (1-1) L: Chaney, Robert (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Drops Doubleheader to Radford

RADFORD, Va. – The Hartford baseball team dropped its season opening doubleheader against Radford on Saturday. The Hawks fall to 0-2 on the season, while the Highlanders improve to 4-7 on the campaign. 
 
GAME ONE: RADFORD 4, HARTFORD 2 (7 inn.)
The Highlanders came out hot in the first game of the day, jumping out to an early 3-0 lead after two innings. Radford extended its lead to as much as four runs in the bottom of the third before Hartford would respond with one run in the top half of the fifth. Tyler Holmes got the fifth inning started with a single to right field before JJ Romatzick would reach base on a fielder's choice that would result in Holmes being thrown out at second. With Martin Chavarria up at the dish, Romatzick stole second base and got himself into scoring position. Chavarria then drilled an RBI single through the middle of the infield to bring home Romatzick and get the Hawks on the board at 4-1. After entering the game in relief for Alec Couture in the sixth, Manny Corporan looked to get his teams bats back in the dugout to mount a comeback. Answering the call, Corporan set down the side in order. Holmes would pull one back for the Hawks, launching the teams first home run of the season in the top of the seventh. The deficit would prove too much however, as Radford took game one of the doubleheader, 4-2.  
 
GAME TWO: RADFORD 13, HARTFORD 2
Hartford would strike first in game two, taking a 2-0 lead after the opening frame. Derek Benzinger led off the game with a single through the right side. After a wild pitch advanced Benzinger into scoring position, Michael Alvarez capitalized and drove home the opening run of the game with an RBI single through the right side of the infield. Alvarez would go on to steal second base and cross the plate after an RBI single was laced up the middle off the bat of Jake Santiago. However, Radford would immediately respond with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the first before adding five more in the second. The Highlanders tacked on two more runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth to earn the victory over Hartford. 
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES
  • Couture (0-1) got the start and picked up the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits while tallying four strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work.
  • Corporan pitched one inning of relief in game one.
  • Holmes hit the first homerun of the season for Hartford. 
  • Noah Rivera went 3-for-5 at the plate on the day with one double and one walk.
  • Benzinger, Alvarez and Romatzick each notched their first career-hits
  • Robert Chaney (0-1) got the start in game two while Joe Dooley, Dyllon King and Luke Rier each made relief appearances.
 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford wraps up its three-game series against Radford on Sunday, March 5. First pitch between the Hawks and Highlanders is set for 1 p.m., at Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium. 
 
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