Stony Brook (15-8, 6-0 America East) at Hartford (9-14, 4-2 America East)
LOCATION	Fiondella Field | West Hartford, Conn.
DATES | TIMES	Saturday, April 6 | 12 p.m. (DH) Sunday, April 7 | 12 p.m.
COVERAGE	Live Stats | Sunday Stream
PITCHING ROTATION	Game 1: Stony Brook - RHP Greg Marino (2-2, 5.82 ERA) Hartford - RHP Billy DeVito (1-1, 4.78 ERA) Game 2: Stony Brook - RHP Brian Herrmann (3-1, 4.54 ERA) Hartford - LHP Nicholas Dombkowski (1-2, 3.35 ERA) Game 3: Stony Brook - RHP Bret Clarke (4-0, 1.57 ERA) Hartford - RHP Sebastian DiMauro (2-0, 2.33 ERA)
GAME NOTES	Stony Brook
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STONY BROOK, N.Y. – After sweeping its last three weekends, the Stony Brook baseball program brings a 6-0 league resume across the Long Island Sound this weekend, ready for three with the preseason favorites in the league, Hartford.
 
The Seawolves won all three matchups against Maine in their last weekend series, powered by a pitching staff that had a weekend ERA of 2.16. Stony Brook let up three runs in each of the Saturday contests before shutting out the Black Bears 2-0 in the series finale on Sunday.
 
ABOUT THE HAWKS
Hartford has won four of its last six contests en route to a 9-14 overall record and 4-2 slate in conference play heading into the only regular season matchup between the America East's two top teams in the preseason poll. After a two-win weekend against UMass Lowell, Hartford is coming off a midweek win against Boston College by a 7-4 final line. The team scored three in the first and two in the ninth to aid in the cause.
 
As a team, the Hawks defense and pitching has been their strong suit, with the team sitting 49^th nationally in fielding percentage. The team's rotation also has two of the most efficient pitchers in the league, with Nicholas Dombkowski and Billy Devito sitting first and third in the America East in strikeout-to-walk ratio.
 
THE SERIES WITH THE HAWKS
Stony Brook has won 52 of the 74 overall meetings between the programs, winning two of the five matchups a season ago. Stony Brook won two of the three games at Joe Nathan Field, while the Hawks won both confrontations in the America East Championship.
 
HITS ALL OVER THE YARD
For the seventh time in the last 11 games, the Seawolves eclipsed the 10-hit plateau as the team has found a groove at the plate. They had 15 hits and scored 11 runs in a 11-7 win at Iona on Tuesday night, extending the team's winning streak to four and making it 12 wins in 13 tries.

PLATE DISCIPLINE
The Seawolves started the season with double-figure strikeouts at the plate in seven of their first nine games as the team got off to a 3-6 start. Since then, they have only eclipsed that mark twice and have won 12 of their previous 13. This includes striking out just 13 times total in three games against Sacred Heart and going down by way of the K 11 times in three games in the team's first America East series against UMBC.
 
CLARKE IN CONTROL
Senior Bret Clarke (Royersford, Pa.) has quickly lowered his ERA thanks to back-to-back quality starts from the mound. He has allowed two earned in his last 22.2 innings, dropping his season average to 1.57, which leads all conference starters. That number also sits 47th nationally. His .190 average against is second-lowest amongst the same category. He featured a 2.19 ERA his freshman season, going 6-2 on the year.
 
WILSON HAS THE JUICE
Junior Michael Wilson (Colonia, N.J.) is one of the nation's leading power hitters, currently ranking ninth in the country in slugging percentage (.797) and third in batting average (.456). He also sits ninth in hits per game and RBI per contest. He is coming off a 2-for-3 outing with four RBI at Iona on Wednesday night, his fourth, four-RBI game of the season to increase his team-high total to 30. He leads the league in RBI and his five home runs also lead the America East.
 
ON DECK
The Seawolves have a pair of midweek contests upcoming with the team's final matchup with Iona on Tuesday at Joe Nathan Field before a road contest at Central Connecticut on Wednesday afternoon. The team's conference slate continues when they head to future America East Championship host Binghamton for the weekend.
 
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