University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
28-16, 0
Seton Hall University
23-21, 0
BSB Sweeps Doubleheader Against Pirates, Outscores 27-5
5/21/2021 9:11:00 PM | Baseball
STORRS, Conn. - The UConn baseball team (29-16, 12-4 BIG EAST) outscored Seton Hall, 27-5, in a doubleheader sweep on Senior Day at Elliot Ballpark.
The Huskies jumped out to a 4-0 lead in game one on a grand slam homer from Pat Winkel. The UConn catcher carried the Huskies in game one with a 3-3 performance that featured a multi-homer performance and seven RBIs in the ballgame.
For the younger Winkel brother, it is the third time this year that he has produced a multi-homer game. The seven RBIs tied a career-high (Tulane, 2019).
That was all that UConn starting pitcher Ben Casparius needed, as he pitched six solid frame, allowing just four hits, one run and struck out seven to earn his seventh win of the year.
In game two, the Huskies utilized a four-run frame to jump in front in the third. Kyler Fedko hit his 10th homer of the year to get the scoring going on a solo shot that just got out to left field.
Erik Stock, Reggie Crawford and David Langer all added RBI knocks to make it 4-0 Huskies.
After the Pirates got the score to 4-3 in the fourth, the Huskies responded with Langer and Ciaran Devenney delivering RBI singles in the fifth.
The Huskies blew the game open in the sixth with a six-run frame that featured a three-run homer from Crawford, his 11th long ball of the season.
Heading into the final day of the regular season, the Huskies need a win or a Creighton loss tomorrow to clinch the BIG EAST regular season title. First pitch is a 1 p.m. against the Pirates
Game Notes
- The Huskies have outscored the Pirates, 38-9, in the first three games of the series.
- UConn has four players with double digit home runs this season. It is the first time since 2010 (Mike Olt, George Springer and Mike Nementh) that the Huskies have had three players or more with double-digit long balls.
- The Huskies are hitting .328, hit 25 homers and are averaging 8.86 runs per game at Elliot Ballpark this season. UConn is 15-1 at its new digs.
- UConn is 17-4 since the start of April and have won 25 of its last 31 games.
- With the victory in game one, Jim Penders captured his 600th career win as head coach of the Huskies
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Casparius, Ben (7-4)
L: FESTA, David (6-3)
Batting:
RBI: DANA, Casey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SCOTTO, Justin 1
Batting:
2B: Crawford, Reggie 1 ; Winkel, Pat 1 ; Bushling, Zach 1
HR: Winkel, Pat 2
RBI: Crawford, Reggie 2 ; Ferrer, Kevin 1 ; Winkel, Pat 7 ; Langer, David 1 ; Brown, Chris 2 ; Bushling, Zach 2
SF: Brown, Chris 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fedko, Kyler 2 ; Winkel, Chris 3 ; Stock, Erik 3 ; Crawford, Reggie 1 ; Ferrer, Kevin 1 ; Devenney, Ciaran 1 ; Winkel, Pat 3 ; Brown, Chris 1
SB: Winkel, Chris 1 ; Brown, Chris 1 ; Bushling, Zach 1
HBP: Stock, Erik 2 ; Devenney, Ciaran 1 ; Winkel, Pat 1
