Shannon
Drew Cardarelli
5
Keene St. KEENE ST 6-8
8
Winner Hartford HARTFORD 7-9
Keene St. KEENE ST
6-8
5
Final
8
Hartford HARTFORD
7-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Keene St. KEENE ST 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 6 2
Hartford HARTFORD 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 X 8 11 2

W: Rier, Luke (1-0) L: G. Young (1-1) S: Gentile, Evan (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hawks Come Through in Clutch to Defeat Keene State 8-5

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford baseball team closed out the spring break home stand on Sunday defeating Keene State College by a 8-5 final score. 

Rapid Recap:
  • The Owls jumped in front 1-0 after a RBI single in a two hit inning. The Hawks would respond in the bottom half of the frame as sophomore Tyler Shannon (Madison, N.J.) singled to score junior Jeremy Mangiameli (Middlefield, Conn.). Sophomore Peyton West (South Windsor, Conn.) add the leading run singling up the middle to score junior Ryan Knight (Peabody, Mass.). After some solid pitching by freshman Ryan Sheehy (Shelton, Conn.), Hartford would get some insurance in the bottom of the fourth as Knight launched a moon shot over the right field fence to give the home team a 4-1 advantage. The Hawks would hold a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth as junior Cameron Boardman (Bradford, Vt.) got a base hit off the pitcher to score sophomore JJ Romatzick (Stratford, Conn.). 
  • In the top of the sixth inning the Owls responded getting three runs back on two hits including a RBI single and sacrifice fly. Keene State would even the score in the seventh inning as the Owls picked up a RBI double to knot the game at 5-5. Hartford would come through in the bottom of the frame as junior Jackson Ciccone (Danbury, Conn.) singled through the right side bringing home Romatzick. Shannon would come through again getting a two RBI single to score Boardman and Mangiameli as the Hawks led 8-5. Hartford would close the game strong allowing just two base runners over the final two innings to win 8-5. 
On the Mound:
  • Sheehy got the start going six innings allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits to go with seven punch outs. Senior Luke Rier (Miami, Fla.) picked up the win going two innings allowing a single run on two hits with a strikeout. Freshman Evan Gentile (Berlin, Conn.) picked up his second save of his collegiate career going a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. 
At the Plate:
  • Shannon came through on a 2-for-4 day with three RBIs. Knight went 1-for-2 with the homer, two runs scored and a pair of RBIs. West went 2-for-4 with a RBI and Boardman went 1-for-2, with a run scored, RBI and two stolen bags. 
Post Game Press:
"It was getting towards the end of the game, so if we didn't do something there it was going to get to the end so I stepped up and came through for my guys", said sophomore Tyler Shannon (Madison, N.J.). "We have been working hard all day, so it was really nice to come through for us there. Our mindset today was to shove on the mound, which our guys always do. The pitching was there, base running was there and the timely hitting really helped us put this all together for a really good team win."

Up Next:
The Hawks start Conference of New England (CNE) play on Tuesday hosting Western New England University with a 3:00 PM start from Fiondella Field. 

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