Tyler Shannon
Hartford Athletics Communications
9
Suffolk SUFFOLK 14-25
10
Winner Hartford HARTFORD 20-21
Suffolk SUFFOLK
14-25
9
Final
10
Hartford HARTFORD
20-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Suffolk SUFFOLK 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 1 9 12 2
Hartford HARTFORD 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 10 18 2

W: Featherstone, Michael (2-3) L: J. Raimo (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kyle Maher

Hawks Stay Alive in CNE Tournament in Walk-Off Fashion

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. The Haws took on #5 seed Suffolk University in the second round of CNE playoffs, in one of three games played at Fiondella field on Thursday May, 8th. The Hawks would end up taking the victory in walk off fashion in extras 10-9. 

 

Rapid Recap:

  • The first two innings would see a pitcher's duel as no runs would score, for either team. 
  • Hartford would strike first in the bottom of the third inning as junior Jackson Ciccone (Danbury, Conn.) would knock an RBI single into center field, scoring sophomore JJ Romatzick (Stratford, Conn.) In the next at bat junior Jeremy Mangiameli (Middlefield, Conn.) would knock in another run via an RBI single, giving Hartford a 2-0 advantage. With one out, junior Patrick Joseph (Pomona, N.J.) would hit a deep fly ball into leftfield that would be caught, however it would score Ciccone, to give Hartford a 3-0 lead through three. 
  • In the top of the fifth inning Suffolk would mount a comeback as they would notch four to give them their first lead of the game 4-3.
  • In the bottom of the fifth, Joseph would score another run with an RBI double into right center tying the game at four a piece. 
  • In the sixth inning, Ciccone would bring in a run via an RBI double to relinquish the Hartford lead 5-4.
  • The Hawks would add to their lead in the seventh inning, as a wild pitch would score junior Ryan Knight (Peabody, Mass.) to increase the lead to 6-4. 
  • In the eighth inning Suffolk would come all the way back to tie the ballgame off a Sacrifice fly, and score on a wild pitch.
  • In the top of the ninth inning Suffolk would put two more on the board giving them a two run advantage going into the bottom of the ninth.
  • In the bottom of the ninth, sophomore Tyler Shannon (Madison, N.J.) would hit a two run RBI single to tie the game and send it to extra innings at eight a piece.
  • In the top of the tenth Suffolk would score one by way of a sacrifice fly, giving them a 9-8 lead.
  • In the bottom of the tenth Boardman would single into right field, and bring in one run and tie the game once again. Shannon would again come up clutch for Hartford hitting a single into left field that would score Joseph and send the Hawks to the next round. 

At the Plate:

  • Ciccone finished the day going three for six with two RBI, including a double, as well as coming across to score twice. Boardman went three for four with a double and a RBI, as well as securing a stolen base and a run. Graduate student Jake Santiago (Bristol, Conn.) finished two for six, with two runs and a stolen base. Mangiameli finished two for five with an RBI and a run. Shannon would finish two for five with three RBI, including the game winner.

On the Mound:

  • Freshman Ryan Sheehy (Shelton, Conn.) started things off on the bump for the Hawks, working six innings, giving up four runs on four hits, to go with four strikeouts in 27 batters faced. Senior Luke Rier (Miami, Fla.) came in for relief and would throw one and a third inning giving up two runs on two hits with a strikeout in six batters faced. Freshman Michael Greco (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) would come in to throw two thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on one hit, in four batters faced. Hartford would look to their closer to finish things out, junior Michael Featherstone (Ramsey, N.J.) as he would give up three runs on five hits, to go along with two strikeouts and the win.
Post Game Press:
"I'm on top of the world right, I'm proud of our guys. Message of the day was survive and advance, we survived, and now we're advancing. It's the motivation of getting to play playoff baseball, we didn't get to last year, and we got out chance now, we're gonna show the conference that we belong here. I give credit to my teammates, they motivated me, and kept me going, got me locked in...I give it to them, and I was just able to put the bat on the ball. We're coming for our championship, that's about it." Said Shannon, following the walk off.


Up Next:
The Hawks will take on Roger Williams in the next round on May 10 at 2:00PM at the campus of Endicott College in Beverly, Mass. 

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