JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Redshirt-junior Nathan Florence tossed six scoreless innings and struck out six en route to the win, as Hartford baseball defeated North Florida on the road, 13-2, on Saturday afternoon at Harmon Stadium.

Drew DeMartino, Tyler Coppo and Tremayne Cobb Jr. all homered in the win as the Hawks improved to 3-2 on the season with the win, while the Ospreys fell to 2-7 with the loss.
 
HARTFORD 13 NORTH FLORIDA 2 
Hartford struck first in the second inning after Coppo drilled a solo homer to right center to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead. Leading 2-0 in the fourth inning, Cobb Jr. launched a two-run home run to push Hartford's lead to 4-0. DeMartino followed in the next inning with a three-run shot, giving him two homers in the series.

Holding a 9-0 run entering the ninth inning, Hartford plated five runs to take a comfortable 13-0 run lead. The Ospreys were able to score two runs in the bottom of the ninth, but the Hawks held on for the 13-2 win.
 
 NEWS AND NOTES

• DeMartino, Coppo and Cobb Jr. all homered in the win
• DeMartino and Cobb Jr. tallied three RBI apiece
• John Thrasher added two hits and two RBI 
• Donnie Cohoon, Bryce Walker, Bruce Ramsay and Coppo added an RBI apiece 
• Florence earned his first win of the season after tossing six scoreless innings, while surrendering three hits and recording six strikeouts

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford returns to action on Sunday, Mar. 1, when the Hawks aim for the road sweep over North Florida. First pitch from Harmon Stadium is set for 1:05 p.m.