2018 Hartford Hawks baseball team

The 2018 Hartford Hawks baseball team represented the University of Hartford in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season as a member of the America East Conference. The team was coached by Justin Blood and played their home games at Fiondella Field with select games being played at Dunkin' Donuts Park. 2018 was the most successful season in division one for Hartford baseball. Hartford captured the America East regular season and conference tournament championships for the first time in school history and advanced to the NCAA tournament.

2018 Hartford Hawks baseball
America East regular season and tournament champions
Chapel Hill Regional, 0–2
Conference	America East Conference
Record	26–31 (16–8 America East)
Head coach	Justin Blood (7th season)
Home stadium	Fiondella Field 1,000 Dunkin' Donuts Park 6,056
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 America East Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Hartford  ‍†‍‡‍y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			26	–	31	–	0		.456
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			25	–	29	–	0		.463
UMBC  ‍‍‍	12	–	11	–	0		.522			22	–	29	–	0		.431
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Maine  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			20	–	34	–	0		.370
Albany  ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	0		.391			20	–	28	–	0		.417
Binghamton  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			18	–	30	–	1		.378
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2018[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

2018 Hartford Hawks baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town 2 INF Jackson Olson L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So New Milford New Milford, CT 5 C Robert Carmody R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Thayer Academy Hingham, MA 6 OF John Thrasher R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Ridgefield Ridgefield, CT 10 Bryce Walker R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Milford Milford, NH 13 LHP Jack Rose L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Masuck Monroe, CT 15 RHP Joe Grassett R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So Souhegan Amherst, NH 18 RHP Peter Myers R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Master's School Canton, CT 19 RHP Jarod Norcross Plourde R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Edward Little Auburn, ME 21 LHP Nicholas Dombkowski L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr West Springfield West Springfield, MA 24 INF Drew DeMartino R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Taconic Pittsfield, MA 25 RHP James Judenis R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Cheshire Academy Wallingford, CT 26 RHP Alex Moconyi R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Sheehan Wallingford, CT 28 RHP Tyler Coppo R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Monadnock Fitzwilliam, NH 31 RHP Nathan Florence R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Minnechaug Wilbraham, MA 33 OF Tim Dickson R/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Xavier Middletown, CT 35 RHP Jason Johndrow R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Silver Lake Halifax, MA	Head coach Justin Blood (Franklin Pierce) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

2018 Hartford Hawks baseball game log
Regular season (26–31)
May Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record America East Record May 5 UMBC Fiondella field W 9–7 May 5 UMBC Fiondella Field W 4–2 May 6 UMBC Fiondella Field W 5–1 May 12 Stony Brook Joe Nathan Field L 5–8 May 12 Stony Brook Joe Nathan Field W 7–0 May 13 Stony Brook Joe Nathan Field L 2–3 May 16 Central Connecticut Rivalry Dunkin' Donuts Park W 3–0 516 May 18 Maine Mahaney Diamond Orono, ME W 9–2 May 18 Maine Mahaney Diamond L 1–3 May 19 Maine Mahaney Diamond W 12–7 NCAA tournament – Chapel Hill Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record America East Record June 1 Stetson DeLand Regional Melching Field at Conrad Park Deland, FL L 3–8 June 2 South Florida DeLand Regional Melching Field at Conrad Park Deland, FL L 4–9