Hartford Hawks Athletics Binghamton Weekend Series Baseball Set

HARTFORD HAWKS (3-18, 2-7 AE) vs. BINGHAMTON BEARCATS (5-18, 2-7 AE)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
FIRST GAME: Friday, April 8 (3 p.m.) Live statistics | ESPN3
SECOND GAME: Saturday April 9 (2 p.m.) Live statistics | ESPN3
GAME THREE: Sunday April 10 (1 p.m.) Live statistics | ESPN3

LOCATION: Bearcats Baseball Complex (Vestal, NY)

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VESTAL, NY – The Hawks are looking for two straight wins as they return to America East action with a three-game weekend series at Binghamton. The first pitch against the Bearcats on Friday is scheduled for 3 p.m.

QUICK KEYS

Hartford is coming off a 6-3 win over state rival Sacred Heart on Tuesday

Junior Tremayne Cobb Jr. went 3 for 4 at the tackle, recording three RBIs

ryan dee pitched three scoreless innings, earning stoppage

Edwin Almazar Jr. earned his first career win, allowing a run on two hits, fanning two batters in 3.1 innings of relief

Cobb Jr. has been in tears lately, recording at least one RBI in the last five games

The junior shortstop has three hits and three RBIs in each of his last two games

Batting .318 on the season, he leads the Hawks with 17 RBIs

Donnie Cohoon is one of the Hawks’ best power hitters, leading the team with a .596 hitting percentage, fifth-best in the Americas East

Derek Tenney beats the Hawks with a .346 batting average, recording 27 hits

His average is the seventh highest in the conference

Brett Anderson was excellent at getting on base, leading the team in .514 on-base percentage, walking eight times while being hit by a pitch four times

Dee has been dominant on the mound this season, leading the pitching staff with a 1.92 rotation

Collecting his first career stoppage on Tuesday, the right-handed pitcher allows his opponents to beat .175 while throwing 15 strikeouts in 18.1 innings of work

Does Nowak was Hartford’s ace, leading the starting rotation

The senior boasts a league-lowest 4.37 ERA while tallying a team-high 18 strikeouts

Almanzar Jr. has been a dependable arm outside the bullpen, going 1-1 in eight appearances this season

He threw 16 strikeouts, the second most on the team, and has a .214 opposing batting average.

BINGHAMTON EARPHONE

Binghamton enters the weekend series after losing a 7-3 decision at St. Bonaventure on Tuesday

Bearcats are 5-18 overall and 2-7 in America East play

Binghamton is led home by Evin Sullivan

Sullivan leads the team with a .338 batting average and 25 hits

Connor Aoki is the primary power threat, leading the team with five homers and 16 RBIs

Thomas Babalis and Ryan Bryggman are the Bearcats’ two punches on the mound

The duo, who have started seven games apiece, post an ERA of 5.21 and 5.34 respectively while totaling 59 strikeouts combined.

Justin Rosner is a dependable arm out of the bullpen, leading the pitching staff with a 1.10 ERA in 16.1 working innings

SERIES HISTORY
BINGHAMTON LEADS, 54-19

Binghamton holds a 54-19 all-time series advantage against Hartford

Last season the Hawks won three of four games against the Bearcats at Fiondella Field

The series victory ended a five-game losing streak against Binghamton

The Bearcats had the upper hand at Vestal, posting a 29-2 home record against the Hawks

Hartford is looking to end a 13-game losing streak at Binghamton and secure its first win at Vestal since 2014

NEXT ON PRESS

The Hawks wrap up their five-game road trip with a stop in Hamden, Conn., to face Quinnipiac on Tuesday. The first pitch of the rematch against the Bobcats is scheduled for 3 p.m.