Golankiewicz
Jim Stankiewicz
5
Merrimack MC 17-28-1
8
Winner Hartford HART 10-35
Merrimack MC
17-28-1
5
Final
8
Hartford HART
10-35
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Merrimack MC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 9 1
Hartford HART 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 8 13 1

W: Julien Giroux-Harvey (1-1) L: Collins, Jack (1-1) S: James Judenis (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Golankiewicz Goes Yard in Tuesday Tilt at Hartford

Links: Box Score

HARTFORD, CONN. – The Merrimack College baseball team charged late, boosted by a three-run home run by Michael Golankiewicz in the eighth inning, but fell in a midweek morning tilt against the University of Hartford on Tuesday.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 5, Hartford 8
Records: Merrimack (17-28-1) | Hartford (10-35)
Location: Hartford, Conn. / Dunkin' Donuts Park

Rapid Recap
  • Hartford scored in the bottom of the first with a three-run home run to left scoring two on from a single and walk for the Hawks. A pair of singles to center put runners on, before a ball through the left side brought in the fourth run of the inning for Hartford.
  • The Warriors got their first run of the day in the second inning. With two outs, Michael Golankiewicz sent a ball to left and advanced to second on an error by the outfielder. Kurtis Stadnicki singled to right center on an 0-2 count to score Golankiewicz from second.
  • In the third, the Hawks added a pair of runs to add to their lead. The leadoff hitter singled to center, advancing to third on a single to left for runners on the corners. The runner from first advanced to second on a wild pitch as both came in to score with a single from center to put six on the board for Hartford. Another run scored in the fifth for the hosts before a pair came across home for the final runs for Hartford in the seventh inning.
  • Merrimack loaded the bases in the top of the eighth with a walk, hit by pitch and walk. Braydon Dolbashian sent a sacrifice fly to left to score one run before Golankiewicz drove a three run home run to right to clear the bases for the Warriors.
  • Golankiewicz, Stadnicki and Andrew Selima all went 2-for-4 on the day for Merrimack in the non-conference tilt.  

Pitchers of Record

WP: Julien Giroux-Harvey (1-1) | LP:Jack Collins (1-1)

Up Next
Merrimack will return to Connecticut for the final series of the season against Central Connecticut State University with the first game in New Britain set for 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 19.
 
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