The Upper Valley Nighthawks will travel down to Newport to take on the Gulls for the first time this season. The two teams will face off in a doubleheader Wednesday, this doubleheader was the lone scheduled away doubleheader on the Nighthawks schedule.

Quick Hits

Ryan Cesarini has a 7 game on base streak.

Nighthawks’ hitters are hitting .316 in the 5th inning.

The Nighthawks have an ERA of 3.06 with Kevin Bruggeman behind the plate.

Scouting the Opponent

Anthony Donofrio is hitting .418 in 17 games this season.

Newport is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Newport is 13-4 at home.

Pitching Matchup 

UV: Hunter Reynolds: 7.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 4 K, 1.17 ERA

NPT: Adam Maher: 22.1 IP, 16 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 19 K, 1.61 ERA

Hitter Comparison 

UV: Kevin Bruggeman: .263 AVG, .362 OBP, .333 SLG, 4 Doubles, 12 Runs, 11 RBI

NPT: Luke Backstein: .250 AVG, .375 OBP, .300 SLG, 3 Doubles, 8 Runs, 6 RBI

Team Comparison 

Nighthawks: 16-14, 7-10 AWAY, +1 Run Differential

Gulls: 24-8-1, 13-4 HOME, +83 Run Differential

All Time

The Nighthawks are 3-7 all time against the Gulls and were 0-2 against them last year.

All time the Nighthawks have been outscored by the Gulls 50-55.

The Nighthawks are 27-22 all time against the Coastal Division.

The Nighthawks are 3-3 all time in game 31 of the season.

The Nighthawks are 73-72 in away games all time and are 7-10 this season.

Upper Valley’s all-time record is 154-136.