2015 Hartford Hawks baseball team

2015 Hartford Hawks baseball
2015 Hartford Hawks baseball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	23–31 (10–12 AEC)
Head coach	Justin Blood (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Malinowski (4th season); Elliot Glynn (1st season);
Home stadium	Fiondella Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 America East Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 represented the University of Hartford during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hawks played their home games at Fiondella Field as a member of the America East Conference. They were 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 - 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 - 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 Field • Durham, NC	Postponed Rescheduled for February 21
February 21	vs. Iona		USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, 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 Field • Provo, 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 Field • New 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 UMBC • Catonsville, 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 Field • West Haven, CT	L 8–23	Lanham (2–1)	Rovasio (0–1)		248	6–9	–
March 21	Maine		Fiondella Field • West 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 Diamond • Fairfield, CT	L 3–7	Gallagher (1–0)	McGinty (0–1)		189	7–11	–
March 29	at Bryant		Conaty Park • Smithfield, 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 Yard • Bridgeport, CT	W 10–0	Regula (1–0)	Landers (1–3)		23	10–16	–
April 8	at Connecticut		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, 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 Field • Amherst, MA	L 3–4	Venditti (2–0)	Brown (0–1)	Mackintosh (2)	175	12–20	–
April 18	at Maine		Mahaney Diamond • Orono, 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 Field • Hamden, 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 Field • Stony 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 Diamond • Chestnut 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 Park • Lowell, 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

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

[1] "Baseball Standings". americaeast.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

[2] "Official Baseball Roster". Hartford Hawks. Retrieved January 27, 2015.

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