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HARTFORD HAWKS (8-10, 8-10 AE) vs. UALBANY GREAT DANES (12-13, 10-8 AE)
 
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford baseball team returns home after a 10-game road trip, as it plays host to UAlbany for a pair of doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday. Friday's doubleheader will be played at Fiondella Field, with first pitch set for noon. Saturday's contests will be held at Dunkin' Donuts Park, the home of the Hartford Yard Goats, with the opener set for noon.

GAMES 1 & 2:
DATE/TIME: Friday, April 23 (12 p.m. and 3 p.m.)
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
WATCH: America East TV
LOCATION: Fiondella Field (West Hartford, Conn.)
 
GAMES 3 & 4:
DATE/TIME: Saturday, April 24 (12 p.m. and 3 p.m.)
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
WATCH: America East TV
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LOCATION: Dunkin' Donuts Park (Hartford, Conn.)

HARTFORD ATHLETICS SPECTATOR POLICY (FRIDAY, APRIL 22)

• In accordance with the America East Conference, state and local guidelines, the Hartford Department of Athletics will allow a limited number of guests to attend outdoor athletic contests
• No guests from the visiting team will be permitted to attend home contests held on the University of Hartford's campus
• Failure to abide by this policy will result in removal from the venue and campus
• Click HERE for more information 

QUICK HITS

• The Hawks open an eight-game homestand, starting with four games this weekend against UAlbany 
• Saturday's contests at Dunkin' Donuts Park marks the Hawks' first appearance at the MLB Minor League stadium since defeating LIU Brooklyn, 16-5, on May 14, 2019
• This weekend's series will be a pivotal one, as Hartford enters the series ranked third in the Division A standings, behind Maine and UAlbany
• Sophomore Derek Tenney has emerged as a powerful bat for the Hawks, leading the America East with seven dingers
• Tenney has been on a power surge, launching a homer in three of his last five games
• Senior John Thrasher has enjoyed a breakout campaign for the Hawks at the plate, ranking first in the America East in batting average (.406), slugging percentage (.813) and stolen bases (21).
• The senior outfielder, who has been successful in each of his 21 stolen base attempts this season, ranks fifth in the nation in the category
• Ranking second in the program's record book with 53 career swipes, Thrasher is one stolen base away from tying Nick Campana's single-season record of 22 set in 2018
• Senior Nicholas Dombkowski has been the ace of Hartford's pitching staff, leading the team with three wins on the season
• Dombkowski boasts a 2.76 ERA and hitters are batting .206 against him, which rank sixth and seventh amongst the America East leaders, respectively

LAST TIME OUT

• Hartford split a doubleheader this past Saturday at Maine
• Maine took game one, 11-0, but Hartford bounced back to secure the nightcap, 7-0
• Senior Drew DeMartino led the offense in game two with one hit and two RBI
• Sophomores Tremayne Cobb Jr. and Tenney drove in one run apiece in the win
• Sunday's doubleheader was canceled out of an abundance of caution, due to an ongoing campus investigation of a threat made on social media

UALBANY SCOUT

• UAlbany comes into the series at 12-13 on the season and 10-8 in the America East 
• Most recently, the Great Danes came away with three wins in its four-game series against UMass Lowell this past weekend
• UAlbany took Saturday's game one, 18-4, before dropping the nightcap, 5-2
• The Great Danes bounced back on Sunday for a doubleheader sweep, 4-1 and 11-10
• Leading the offense with 13 hits and nine RBI, senior Alex Thule sports a .325 batting average
• Redshirt-freshman Cregg Scherrer leads the starters with two wins, a 4.30 ERA and 15 strikeouts over 23.0 innings pitched

 
LAST TIME THEY MET

• The Hawks scored five unanswered runs through seven innings, before hanging on to defeat the Great Danes, 5-3, on the third day of the America East Tournament on May 24, 2019
• Graduate student Zachary Ardito led the offense with three RBI in the victory
• Senior Will Nowak tossed a cleat sheet in the ninth inning to secure the save

 
SERIES HISTORY
UALBANY LEADS, 40-38

• The two sides have met 78 times as conference mates prior to this weekend's games
• UAlbany holds a slight 40-38 advantage in the all-time series
• Hartford has won eight of the last 12 contests held at in West Hartford
• Last season's series was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

 
NEXT ON TAP

• The Hawks return to action on Saturday, May 1, when they open a four-game set against UMass Lowell 
• First pitch from Fiondella Field is scheduled for noon on both Saturday and Sunday 

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