BSB Rallies To Stun Bryant, 9-8

Tuesday, April 6

Storrs, Conn.

3:00 PM

University of Connecticut

14-12

Bryant University

10-9-1

Bryant

Connecticut

UConn vs Boston College at Elliot Ballpark, March 30, 2021

Photo by: Stephen Slade

4/6/2021 7:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

STORRS, Conn. - The UConn baseball team (14-12) received some Elliot Ballpark magic on Tuesday afternoon with a 9-8 come-from-behind victory against Bryant.

The Huskies trailed 8-3 going to the bottom of the seventh inning before rallying for three runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth to take its first lead since the first inning.

Kyler Fedko smoked a two-run triple, his second three-bagger of the game, in the seventh to make it an 8-5 Bulldogs lead. Reggie Crawford, who hits a two-run homer in the first inning, brought Kyler in on an RBI ground out to cut the deficit to two.

Huskies have come all the way back! pic.twitter.com/PlcYu9iuWx
— UConn Baseball (@UConnBSB) April 6, 2021

UConn reliever Justin Willis came on in the eighth and provided a key shutdown frame to keep the Huskies within a pair. The Huskies rallied with two outs in the eighth inning.

Zach Bushling reached on his second hit-by-pitch of the day and advanced to second on a single off the bat of Kyler Fedko. Crawford followed with a two-strike RBI single to make it a one-run game. It was the fourth RBI of the day for the 2 YR FR.

With Pat Winkel at the plate, Jackson Harrigan uncorked a wild pitch to bring home Fedko and tie the game at 8-8. A few pitches later, the UConn catcher smashed an RBI double into right center to give the Huskies the lead.

In the ninth the Bulldogs threatened with runners at first and second and no outs but Reggie Crawford struck out the middle of the Bryant order to earn his first career save and complete the comeback.

He Gone! Comeback Complete! pic.twitter.com/1JNNHi0WJ0
— UConn Baseball (@UConnBSB) April 6, 2021

UConn extends its winning streak to a season-high five games and will open BIG EAST play up on Friday against Georgetown.

Game Notes

Christian Fedko has produced seven of his 10 doubles this season at Elliot Ballpark after a pair of two-baggers on Tuesday.
For UConn, it was the second win of the season when the team trailed heading into the eighth inning (Coastal Carolina).
Reggie Crawford homered in the first inning, registered four RBIs and earned his first career save on Tuesday.
Kyler Fedko has already tied his career-high with 24 RBIs.
Justin Willis has not allowed a run in his first seven appearances with the Huskies (7.0 IP)
The Huskies five-game winning streak is the longest since winning five in a row in 2017 (3/26-4/2).
2-3-4 in the UConn lineup drove in all eight UConn RBIs on Tuesday.