The University of Hartford softball team tallied 16 total runs in sweeping Eastern Connecticut State Sunday in a doubleheader at the Hartford Softball Field.

GAME ONE: HARTFORD 7, EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE 2

Caylee English was exceptional in the circle, allowing just an infield hit over five innings with seven strikeouts as Hartford claimed the opener. 

East Conn had its best opportunity against English in the third inning as the Warriors opened the frame with a walk and hit batter. A sacrifice bunt and another hit batter loaded the bases. The senior took matters into her own hands in getting out of danger with back-to-back strikeouts, one looking and the other swinging. 

The Hawks took the early lead with three consecutive walks and a wild pitch. Another walk loaded the bases again, but Hartford didn’t push another run across the board. Olivia Wolk homered with two outs in the second for another run. 

Hartford tacked on individual runs in the fourth and fifth innings on RBI singles by Emily Coffey and Neveah Terrell. 

The visitors got on the board with two runs in the sixth, however, the Hawks answered with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning. An infield single by Kelsey Galevich scored Wolk, and then Shailynn Williams doubled home a pair of runs in scoring Samantha Nagel and Galevich. 

Wolk scored a career-high four runs while tying her career high with three hits – going 3-for-3 with a double, home run, and RBI. 

An error in the top of the third inning enabled ECSU to take the lead. But, it didn’t last long. 

Serrano opened the third with a single, stole second and came home on a Wolk RBI double. Hartford pushed three more runs across the plate in the fourth inning on a RBI single from Farkash, a RBI single by Serrano and a ECSU throwing error. 

For the second straight start, Mayhood was great in the circle with a complete game – allowing zero earned runs. She surrendered five hits over five innings with two strikeouts. 

INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Over the last two starts, Mayhood has lowered her ERA from 4.48 to 3.00.
• Emily Coffey walked twice in the first game for 13 total on the season. She is now ranked 36th nationally in walks per game.
• Olivia Wolk now has hits in five of the last six games to raise her average from .213 to .266.
• Mara Sczecienski registered hits in both games to extend her hitting streak to 13 games.
• Hartford extended its winning streak to five games, averaging 7.8 games in the span. It only surrendered eight total earned runs in the five games.
• The Hawks went 6-3 in the nine-game homestand.

NEXT ON TAP

Hartford (10-11) travels to Holy Cross 2 p.m. Thursday for a doubleheader.