The University of Hartford baseball team lost to Eastern Nazarene College, 15-8, on Sunday afternoon at Fiondella Field.     

Eastern Nazarene took control of the game, overcoming a five-run deficit, by scoring 12 runs over the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings. 

The Hawks held a commanding 8-3 through five innings. 

Freshman James Hinspeter opened the first inning with a double, and following a walk to freshman Payton West, senior Jake Santiago registered a two-run triple.  Santiago tallied the third run of the inning, scoring on a strikeout. 

Hartford extended its lead with three more runs over the next two innings. Back-to-back RBI singles by Santiago and freshman Devin Bowen etended the Hartford lead to 5-1. In the third inning, sophomore Jackson Ciccone, who opened the inning with a triple, scored on a ENC error. 

The final two Hartford runs in the fifth inning with a West sacrifice fly and sophomore Jeremy Mangiameli single.    

INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES:        

• None of Hartford's seven pitchers pitched three or more innings. Teague Mulcahy was the lone hurler that didn't allow a run, pitching a scoreless night. 

• Both Mangiameli and Santiago extended their hitting streaks to six games.   

• Santiago and Mangiameli both drove in a pair of runs.    

• Bowen and Hinspeter both had two stolen bases. 

WHAT'S NEXT:        

Hartford (4-14-1) will travel to Babson Park, MA, to play Babson College in a nine-inning game 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.