For many of this season’s Upper Valley Nighthawks, breaking a losing streak is about more than just fixing the team’s on-field errors. Sometimes, desperate times call for desperate measures.

Before Friday’s game against North Adams, starting pitcher Bill Maier arrived at Maxfield Sports Complex with a haircut that eliminated the flow coming from the back of his baseball cap. Brian Lau, a Nighthawks closer, arrived with a clean shave, sporting a new look to try and change Upper Valley’s fortunes.

The new dos must have worked. The Nighthawks won, 10-3, to snap a six-game losing streak.

Upper Valley’s more quiet personalities have been its loudest offensive producers through the first half of the Nighthawks’ inaugural season, making their case one week before the NECBL’s All-Star festivities kick off at the Gulls’ Cardines Field in Newport, R.I.

Joey Denison, as of Friday, is ranked second among NECBL hitters in batting average (.359). The Troy University product has played in all 23 games for the Nighthawks, amassing 17 runs and 17 RBIs. Denison leads the league in hits (33) and is tied for second in doubles (seven). In games in which Upper Valley has struggled offensively, Denison has stayed consistent, solidifying his place in the lineup and making him a favorite of Nighthawks manager Nick Cenatiempo.

Despite a recent introduction to the Nighthawks injury bug, Upper Valley center fielder Alex Hanson has been the team’s most consistent producer. Having played in all 23 games, Hanson has amassed a .310 batting average, with 27 hits, 16 runs, eight RBIs and a team-leading six stolen bases.

Hitting the midway point of the season, Upper Valley general manager Noah Crane has called in four reinforcements to give the Nighthawks some depth heading into the season’s final month.

Lukas Ray, a catcher from South Carolina Lancaster, appeared in 20 games as a freshman for the Lancers, posting a .204 batting average and a .310 on base percentage while splitting time behind the plate. With two catchers already in the lineup, A.J. Walden and James Morisano, Crane hopes Ray can give his other two catchers some time to rest.

Pitcher Avery Fliger is one of two arms that will help give the Nighthawks some pitching depth down the stretch. Fliger, a reliever, is a righty freshman at Kansas City Community College.

Austin Embler, a second baseman from UNC-Greensboro, will help fill the void left by Matt Maul’s departure. Embler made 10 starts for the Spartans, batting .281 with nine hits and five runs scored.

Shea Sullivan, Crane said, will help give the Nighthawks’ outfield some depth with Grayson Padgett and Trent Leimkuehler still dealing with injuries. Sullivan started 23 games for Eastern Kentucky and amassed a .314 batting average.

The Ocean State Waves are taking advantage of their power-hitting duo from Kennesaw State. Grant Williams leads the NECBL with a .380 batting average, part of a dynamic group of hitters have given the Waves a league-leading 14-8 record in the NECBL’s Southern Division. Austin Upshaw is ranked eighth among NECBL hitters.

Teammate Nicholas DiEva, a Cherry Hill, N.J., native from Stony Brook University, leads the league with 10 appearances and a 0.92 ERA. He holds an 0-2 record, though through 19 innings pitched, he’s recorded 22 strikeouts.

Despite a struggling season for Vermont, first baseman Mikael Mogues has done his part to lead the Mountaineers’ offense. Mogues is ranked fifth in the NECBL with a .351 batting average, amassing 27 hits, 13 RBIs and two home runs.