No. 20 Huskies Beat Holy Cross, 9-6

Tuesday, April 24

Worcester, Mass. - Hanover Insurance Park

5:05 PM

University of Connecticut

Holy Cross

4/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

April 24, 2018

Final Stats

WORCESTER, Mass. - The No. 20 Huskies secured an 9-6 midweek win at Holy Cross on Tuesday evening at Hanover Insurance Park in Worcester, Mass. The Huskies moved to 23-12-1 overall and are now 19-11 on the road this season.

Zac Susi made his return from injury after being injured on a catcher's interference on Friday night. Susi went 1-4 with a pair of RBI's to extend his reach base streak to 24-straight contests and is in the midst of a nine-game hit streak.

The Huskies scored a pair of runs in the first inning to take a 2-0 advantage. The Huskies have scored in six of their last seven contests and are 10-3 when scoring in the first.

Troy Stefanski led the way with a three-hit game and scored three runs for the Huskies. Stefanski has 13 multi-hit games this season.

Dan Rajkowski earned the win out of the bullpen after pitching 2.0 innings, allowing one hit and struck out a career-high five batters.

P.J. Poulin came on in the ninth to collect his 10th save of the year in a 1-2-3 frame.

UConn closed out its eight-game road swing with a 6-2 record and returns to J.O. Christian Field on Wednesday, April 25 at 3 p.m. vs. Rhode Island.

Notes

UConn is 19-11 on the road this season. The 19 road wins ranks second in the country (Wagner, 20).

The Huskies have scored six runs or more in 11 of their last 12 contests (8-3-1).

UConn has won nine of its last 10 non-conference tilts (9-0-1). UConn is 7-0-1 against New England opponents this year.