2015 Hartford Hawks baseball team

American college baseball season

2015 Hartford Hawks baseball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record23–31 (10–12 AEC)
Head coach
  • Justin Blood (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Malinowski (4th season)
  • Elliot Glynn (1st season)
Home stadiumFiondella Field
Seasons
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2016 →
2015 America East Conference baseball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Stony Brook †‡y ‍‍‍ 18 4 1   .804 35 16 1   .683
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 34 20 0   .630
Maine  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 24 28 0   .462
UMass Lowell * ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 17 26 0   .395
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 10 12 0   .455 23 31 0   .426
Albany  ‍‍‍ 7 13 0   .350 14 28 0   .333
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 6 16 1   .283 17 24 2   .419
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
  • Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II
    As of June 30, 2015[1]
    Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2015 Hartford Hawks baseball team will represent the University of Hartford during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hawks will play their home games at Fiondella Field as a member of the America East Conference. They will be led by head coach Justin Blood, in his 4th season at Hartford.

Previous season

In 2014, the Hawks finished the season 2nd in the America East with a record of 31–23, 16–7 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 America East Conference baseball tournament and were eliminated in the semifinals. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Hartford Hawks roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 1 - Austin Barnes - Senior
  • 9 - John McGinty - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 11 - Jake Regula - Freshman
  • 12 - Brian Stepniak - Sophomore
  • 17 - Jeremy Charles - Junior
  • 18 - Sam McKay - Junior
  • 22 - Ben Brown - Freshman
  • 23 - Brian Murphy - Junior
  • 24 - David Drouin - Sophomore
  • 26 - Kevin Wiltse - Freshman
  • 28 - Jacob Mellin - Junior
  • 29 - Anthony Rovasio - Freshman
  • 30 - Justin Robarge - Junior
  • 32 - Tyler Mitchell - Freshman
  • 33 - Kevin Tise - Freshman
  • 34 - Collin Ferguson - Freshman
  • 35 - Kyle Gauthier - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 16 - Joe Roberti - Junior
  • 21 - Erik Ostberg - Freshman
  • 25 - Billy Walker - Junior

Infielders

  • 2 - Aaron Wilson - Junior
  • 3 - TJ Ward - Freshman
  • 4 - Cam Belliveau - Freshman
  • 5 - Joe Shashaty - Freshman
  • 6 - Dalton Ruch - Sophomore
  • 7 - Trey Stover - Senior
  • 8 - Ben Bengston - Freshman
  • 19 - David MacKinnon - Sophomore
  • 31 - Justin Ganca - Freshman
  • 36 - Brady Sheetz - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 10 - Chris DelDebbio - Junior
  • 13 - John LaRossa - Sophomore
  • 14 - Nick Campana - Freshman
  • 15 - Ryan Lukach - Redshirt Senior
  • 20 - Sebastian DiMauro - Freshman
 

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Hartford
Alma Mater
Justin Blood Head coach 4 Franklin Pierce University (2001)
Steve Malinowski Assistant coach 3 University of Connecticut (2007)
Elliot Glynn Assistant coach 1 University of Connecticut (2011)

Schedule

Legend
  Hartford win
  Hartford loss
  Postponement
Bold Hartford team member
2015 Hartford Hawks Game Log
Regular Season (22–29)
February (3–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AEC Record
February 20 at Duke Jack Coombs FieldDurham, NC Postponed Rescheduled for February 21
February 21 vs. Iona USA Baseball National Training ComplexCary, NC W 12–1 Gauthier (1–0) Maier (0–1) 127 1–0
February 21 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC L 1–5 Istler (1–0) Murphy (0–1) Hendrix (1) 228 1–1
February 22 vs. Delaware State USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, NC W 6–0 McKay (1–0) Dill (0–1) 106 2–1
February 27 vs. Seton Hall Griffith Field • Myrtle Beach, SC Postponed Rescheduled for February 28
February 27 vs. Virginia Ebbets Field • Myrtle Beach, SC L 1–5 Kirby (3–0) Gauthier (1–1) Bettinger (1) 255 2–2
February 28 vs. Cornell Griffith Field • Myrtle Beach, SC L 3–4 Busto (1–0) Charles (0–1) 85 2–3
February 28 vs. Seton Hall Griffith Field • Myrtle Beach, SC W 3–1 McKay (2–0) Leon (0–1) McGinty (1) 95 3–3
March (4–11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AEC Record
March 5 at BYU Larry H. Miller FieldProvo, UT L 0–6 Mahoney (1–1) Gauthier (1–2) 803 3–4
March 6 at BYU Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT L 6–8 Gates (1–0) Robarge (0–1) Rucker (1) 825 3–5
March 6 at BYU Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT L 4–207 Kinser (1–1) Mellin (0–1) 825 3–6
March 7 at BYU Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT L 7–11 Cenatiempo (1–1) McKay (2–1) 817 3–7
March 11 at Central Connecticut
Rivalry
Balf–Savin FieldNew Britain, CT W 4–3 Tise (1–0) Frawley (0–2) McGinty (2) 217 4–7
March 15 at UMBC The Baseball Factory Field at UMBCCatonsville, MD L 1–6 Vanderplas (1–2) Gauthier (1–3) 113 4–8 0–1
March 15 at UMBC The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC • Catonsville, MD W 5–27 McKay (3–1) Little (0–1) 113 5–8 1–1
March 16 at UMBC The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC • Catonsville, MD W 6–4 Charles (1–1) Vlasic (0–1) McGinty (3) 126 6–8 2–1
March 17 at Yale Yale FieldWest Haven, CT L 8–23 Lanham (2–1) Rovasio (0–1) 248 6–9
March 21 Maine Fiondella FieldWest Hartford, CT W 10–5 Gauthier (2–3) Heath (3–2) 168 7–9 3–1
March 24 Marist Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 1–8 Dearden (1–1) Murphy (0–2) 127 7–10
March 25 at Fairfield Alumni Baseball DiamondFairfield, CT L 3–7 Gallagher (1–0) McGinty (0–1) 189 7–11
March 29 at Bryant Conaty ParkSmithfield, RI L 0–3 Wilcox (1–1) Gauthier (2–4) Lacosse (1) 217 7–12
March 29 at Bryant Conaty Park • Smithfield, RI L 2–3 Karinchak (2–3) McKay (3–2) Lessard (1) 217 7–13
March 31 Holy Cross Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 1–3 Manning (1–2) Stepniak (0–1) Gustin (1) 183 7–14
April (8–11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AEC Record
March 17 at Yale Yale Field • West Haven, CT W 5–210 Mellin (1–1) Kukowski (2–1) 72 8–14
April 5 at Albany Varsity Field • Albany, NY W 4–310 Charles (2–1) Moore (1–1) 203 9–14 4–1
April 5 at Albany Varsity Field • Albany, NY L 0–57 Woods (2–2) McKay (3–3) 194 9–15 4–2
April 6 at Albany Varsity Field • Albany, NY L 1–210 Romero (2–0) McGinty (0–2) 198 9–16 4–3
April 7 at Sacred Heart The Ballpark at Harbor YardBridgeport, CT W 10–0 Regula (1–0) Landers (1–3) 23 10–16
April 8 at Connecticut J. O. Christian FieldStorrs, CT W 6–1 Mellin (2–1) Montgomerie (1–1) 44 11–16
April 11 Binghamton Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT W 7–610 Charles (3–1) Urbanski (1–1) 217 12–16 5–3
April 11 Binghamton Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 4–87 Bunal (3–3) McKay (3–4) Liegi (1) 217 12–17 5–4
April 12 Binghamton Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 3–9 Hardy (2–2) Murphy (0–3) 313 12–18 5–5
April 14 Quinnipiac Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 5–8 Scaglione (2–4) Tise (1–1) 263 12–19
April 15 at UMass Earl Lorden FieldAmherst, MA L 3–4 Venditti (2–0) Brown (0–1) Mackintosh (2) 175 12–20
April 18 at Maine Mahaney DiamondOrono, ME L 3–4 Butler (3–3) Gauthier (2–5) 574 12–21 5–6
April 18 at Maine Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME L 3–47 Courtney (2–4) McKay (3–5) Fullmer (1) 574 12–22 5–7
April 19 at Maine Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME W 6–312 Barnes (1–0) Butler (3–4) 731 13–22 6–7
April 22 Rhode Island Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT W 7–6 Mellin (3–1) Grillo (0–1) Charles (1) 132 14–22
April 25 UMass Lowell Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 0–3 Ryan (1–1) Gauthier (2–6) 187 14–23 6–8
April 25 UMass Lowell Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 4–5 Lavoie (2–3) Charles (3–2) 256 14–24 6–9
April 26 UMass Lowell Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 1–3 DeGroot (3–2) Murphy (0–4) 537 14–25 6–10
April 28 at Quinnipiac Quinnipiac Baseball FieldHamden, CT W 7–5 Stepniak (1–1) Scaglione (2–5) Barnes (1) 153 15–25
May (7–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AEC Record
May 2 at Stony Brook Joe Nathan FieldStony Brook, NY W 10–9 Gauthier (3–6) Honahan (6–3) Charles (2) 332 16–25 7–10
May 2 at Stony Brook Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY L 3–47 Stone (2–0) McKay (3–6) 332 16–26 7–11
May 3 at Stony Brook Joe Nathan Field • Stony Brook, NY W 12–10 Barnes (2–0) Rodliff (1–1) Regula (1) 287 17–26 8–11
May 5 Northeastern Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT W 9–6 Stepniak (2–1) Christian (0–4) Barnes (2) 659 18–26
May 9 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini DiamondChestnut Hill, MA L 1–4 Gorman (5–4) Barnes (2–1) 1,012 18–27
May 10 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA W 5–2 Charles (5–2) Nicklas (1–1) Mellin (1) 321 19–27
May 12 Central Connecticut
Rivalry
Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 5–8 Younger (1–0) Robarge (0–2) Salnitis (1) 436 19–28
May 13 Bryant Conaty Park • Smithfield, RI W 9–0 Ferguson (1–0) Snyder (2–4) 260 20–28
May 15 UMBC Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT W 1–0 Gauthier (4–6) Chanin (5–2) Charles (3) 206 21–28 9–11
May 15 UMBC Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT L 0–47 Wozniak (3–1) McKay (3–7) 206 21–29 9–12
May 16 UMBC Fiondella Field • West Hartford, CT W 7–3 Murphy (1–4) Ladner (2–1) 278 22–29 10–12
Post-Season (1–2)
America East Tournament (1–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AECT Record
May 21 vs. (1) Stony Brook (4) Edward A. LeLacheur ParkLowell, MA L 0–2 Zamora (7–2) Gauthier (4–7) Stone (5) 22–30 0–1
May 22 vs. (3) Maine (4) Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA W 11–2 McKay (4–7) Heath (6–4) 23–30 1–1
May 23 vs. (2) UMBC (4) Edward A. LeLacheur Park • Lowell, MA L 2–10 Callahan (4–0) Murphy (1–5) 23–31 1–2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". americaeast.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Hartford Hawks. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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