Hagerstown, Md. – Harford tallied eight extra base hits, including a trio of home runs, en route to a 14-5 win over the Hagerstown Hawks on Saturday.

Nolan Charlton flirted with a cycle in game two of the conference doubleheader with the Hawks. The Harford infielder doubled in the second, tripled in the third, and homered in the fifth. He drove in four runs and recorded a steal.
 
The Fighting Owls' pitching staff proved to be a factor as well in the win. Marty Neal (4.1 IP, 1 ER) earned his third win of the season after striking out seven.  Mike Taylor was strong in relief, holding the Hawks hitless while striking out three in 1 2/3 innings of work.
 
Harford improves to 11-5 (3-1 Md Juco) after the victory.. Hagerstown falls to 12-4.

Scoring Summary
HARFORD – 1^ST INNING – Shilling doubles, Curnane scores, 1-0
HARFORD – 1^ST INNING – Testa singles, Shilling scores, 2-0
HAGERSTOWN – 2^ND INNING – Marushak and Mathias score on a fielding error, 2-2
HARFORD – 3^RD INNING – Charlton triples, Nixon and Brown score, 4-2
HARFORD – 3^RD INNING – Charlton scores on a fielder error, 5-2
HARFORD – 5^TH INNING – Charlton homers, Nixon scores, 7-2
HAGERSTOWN – 5^TH INNING – Matias walks, Martin scores, 7-3
HARFORD – 6^TH INNING – Harbert singles, Brown and Shilling score, 9-3
HARFORD – 6^TH INNING – Barton homers, Harbert scores, 11-3
HARFORD – 7^TH INNING – Brown homers, Sczepkowski and Curnane scores, 14-3
HAGERSTOWN – 7^TH INNING – Cotton singles, Houck scores, 14-4
HAGERSTOWN – 7^TH INNING – Moser grounds out, Cotton scores, 14-5

Game Notes

• Lou Testa went 2-for-2 with an RBI at the dish.
• Sophomore outfielder Justin Brown hit his first home run of the year. He grabbed a pair of stolen bases.
• Jake Wyandt reached base three times after being hit by Hagerstown pitchers.
• Harford cleaned up their act in the field and made just one error.
• 11 different Fighting Owls reached base in the win.

Up Next
Harford returns to action on Thursday, March 21 to take on Cecil. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.