MYRTLE BEACH, SC – The University of Hartford baseball team wrapped up it's spring break event with a 11-2 loss to Plymouth State University on Wednesday at the Ripken Experience's Polo Grounds.  

Freshman James Hinspeter led the offensive charge for Hartford with three hits, supported by sophomore Cameron Boardman and freshman Alek Popovich, who contributed two hits each. The team tallied 12 hits, with five batters chipping in with one hit apiece, surpassing Plymouth's 11 hits.  

Hinspeter's single in the seventh inning scored sophomore Jackson Ciccone with the Hawks' first run of the game. 

The Hawks added another run in the ninth inning as freshman Alyis Godbee's fielder's choice resulted in his second RBI of the game, scoring freshman sophomore Jack Durland 

Plymouth seized an early lead with five runs in the third inning and tacked on five runs in the last three innings.  

Josh Kaplan (0-1), making his first career start, allowed five earned runs on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts over two-plus innings of work.   

INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES:  

• Ciccone now leads the Hawks in runs scored with nine, scoring a run in five of the team's seven games. He has recorded a hit in six of seven contests. 

• Boardman has four consecutive two-hit games, and five two-hit games this season. 

• Popovich had Hartford's lone extra-base hit, a double. He has hits in all his seven games, including two multi-hit games. 

• Hinspeter has registered at least two hits in each of his last three games. 

WHAT'S NEXT:  

Hartford (3-6) will return home to host Hamilton College for a doubleheader at noon and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.