University of Connecticut Athletics
UMass Hands UConn 11-3 Loss
4/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
The seventh and eighth innings, which have plagued UConn defensively all season long with 30 percent of opponents scoring comes during that stretch, continued to be a problem as UMass tallied seven of its 11 runs during the span.
UMass got on the board first in the opening frame when Clark grounded out to second to push across Sean Sarno. In the bottom of the third the lead increased to 3-0 when Connell Clark doubled in Sarno and Nick Gorneault.
The teams would exchange runs in the fifth with Mike Mocerino (Fr., Northboro, MA) sending a solo shot over the fence in left center for his second homer of the season and Gorneault singled to left plated Sarno, who crossed home four times on the day.
In the sixth, a throwing error by UMass catcher, Tom Ellerbrook, allowed UConn's Brian Tisbert (Sr., Andover, MA) to cut the lead to 4-2. After the grand slam in the seventh, a Ryan Treat (Sr., Uncasville, CT) single in the eighth allowed Cy Hess (Jr., Oakdale, CT) to score the Huskies final run of the contest. UMass added three more in its side of the eighth, two of which came on Dan Trubia's (So, Tolland, CT) third error of the day. Trubia did what he could to make up for it at the plate, however, as he went 3-for-4, which is his best performance to date.
On the mound, Paul Melzen (So., Glastonbury, CT) took his first loss of the season (0-1) as he went four innings, his longest outing of the season, giving up six hits, four earned runs and walking two. For UMass, David Loonie earned his first win of the season (1-2). Loonie went seven, allowing five hits, two runs (one earned), while walking two and striking out three.
UConn's next game is scheduled for Thursday, April 19, against Manhattan at 6 p.m. The contest will be played in Torrington, CT.
UMass, 11, UConn, 3
UConn (18-17) 000 011 010- 3 7 4
UMass (11-12) 102 010 43x -11 12 2
Paul Melzen, Chris DeBrisco (5), Jonas Swyer (8) and Mike Leonard. David Loonie, Eric Chown (8) and Tom Ellerbrook.
Win-Loonie (1-2). Loss-Melzen (0-1).
E-Trubia, 3, (UC), Melzen, (UC). Alteiri (UMass), Ellerbrook (Mass).
2B-Trubia (UC), Sarno (UMass), Clark (UMass).
HR-Mocerino (UC), Clark (UMass).
SB-Soteropoulos (UC), Tisbert (UC), Sarno (UMass), Clark (UMass), Alteiri (UMass), Kulak (UMass)
LOB-UConn-7, UMass-7
