ALBANY, N.Y. – The Hartford softball team returns to the diamond for the first time since April 12, as the Hawks head to Albany, N.Y., for a three-game series against UAlbany. First pitch of Friday's contest is set for 2 p.m, while Saturday's doubleheader begins at 1 p.m.
GAME 1:
DATE/TIME: Friday, April 23 (2:00 p.m.)
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
WATCH: America East TV
GAMES 2 & 3:
DATE/TIME: Saturday, April 24 (1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.)
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
WATCH: America East TV
LOCATION: Albany Field (Albany, New York)
TWITTER: @HartfordSB | #ChampionshipMindset | #AESB
QUICK HITS
· The Hawks, who sat out this past weekend due to COVID-19 protocols within the UMass Lowell program, return to the diamond for the first time since April 12
· Senior Danielle Rocheleau has been dominant at the plate this season
· Leading the conference in batting average (.435), the Whitinsville, Mass., native is second in slugging (.870) and fifth in on-base percentage (.480)
· Junior Emma Curry has had a breakout campaign in 2021, ranking first on the team with a .429 batting average on the season
· Rookie Chandler Mitchell has enjoyed a strong debut season, batting .375 while swiping a team-high five bases
· In the circle, sophomore Caylee English leads the Hawks' pitching staff, sporting a 2-2 record, while posting a 3.00 ERA and tallying 13 strikeouts
· Sophomore Lauren Card, who has made four appearances in relief, leads Hartford's pitching staff with a 1.75 ERA and a .176 opposing batting average
LAST TIME OUT
· Hartford split a doubleheader against Maine before the Black Bears won the rubber match to take a three-game series on April 11-12
· After dropping game one, 5-2, the Hawks bounced back in convincing fashion, taking game two, 10-1
· Maine earned the series victory after winning the third game, 3-1
· Armstrong hit a pair of three-run home runs in game two, while Mitchell tallied four hits, five runs and four stolen bases across the weekend
· English earned the lone win for Hartford, allowing only four hits in a complete game performance
SCOUTING UALBANY
· UAlbany comes into the series at 13-16 on the season and 3-6 in the America East
· Most recently, the Great Danes defeated Holy Cross, 9-4, on Wednesday after dropping two out of three games against UMBC this past weekend
· UAlbany features a power trio of Kelly Barkevich, Katie Falotico and Morgan Petty
· The trio of sluggers, who are tied for the league lead in homers (7), occupy each of the top-three spots in RBI
· Briana Garrett leads the Great Danes' pitching staff, posting a 4.20 ERA, a .226 opponent batting average and a 4-1 record
LAST TIME THEY MET
· The Great Danes swept the Hawks in a three game-series the last time the two sides met on April 6-7
· UAlbany opened the series with 6-3 and 8-2 victories on Saturday before taking Sunday's game, 5-2
· Paige Fedak paced the Hawks, totaling two runs and two RBI over the weekend
SERIES HISTORY
UALBANY LEADS, 43-11
· UAlbany has a 43-11 advantage in the all-time series with Hartford
· The Great Danes hold a 22-3 lead in games played in Albany
· UAlbany carries a 22-game win streak against the Hawks into Saturday's doubleheader
NEXT ON TAP
· Hartford hits the road for the final time in 2021, traveling to Baltimore for a doubleheader against UMBC on April 28
· The Hawks and Retrievers were originally scheduled to open conference play with a three-game series on March 27-28
· Wednesday's doubleheader is set to begin at 1 p.m.
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2021-04-22 16:50:02Z
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