University of Connecticut Athletics
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University of Hartford
Huskies back in action with doubleheader against Hawks
3/11/2019 2:21:00 PM | Softball
STORRS, Conn.—The UConn (4-12) softball team is back in action this week, kicking things off with a doubleheader at the University of Hartford (0-6) with first-pitch of Game One at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13th at Hartford Softball Field. Game Two is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
The doubleheader was moved to Wednesday from its originally scheduled date of Tuesday, in hope of better field conditions. The start times remain the same as reflected above.
The Huskies are 4-12 after posting a split on the final day of the Judi Garman Classic against New Mexico and [then] No. 2/3 UCLA back on March 3rd in Fullerton, Calif. UConn has played a great brand of defense as of late holding their ranked opponent UCLA scoreless for four innings and going errorless in the match up with New Mexico.
The Huskies have three home runs on the season with the latest coming from sophomore Reese Guevarra against the Lobos. Juniors Ashlee Dahman and Devon Casazza join her in that category with home runs of their own. In Division I NCAA Softball, UConn is 85th in fielding percentage and 60th in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Junior Katie Koshes and sophomore Marybeth Olson cracked the NCAA and American Athletic Conference ranks. In the Saves category, Koshes is ranked 21st in the NCAA and third in the AAC, as of Mar. 11th. In Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio, Olson is 29th in the NCAA and first in the conference. The pair of both ranked for Strikeouts Per Seven Innings, Olson—67th in NCAA/third in AAC and Koshes is 88th in NCAA/fourth in AAC.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Hartford has a relatively young roster with eight newcomers on their 2019 roster led by Head Coach Angie Churchill in her second season at the helm. The Hawks have played six games so far this season having had five regularly scheduled games cancelled and one postponed.
