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No. 25 HookC Loses Series Finale at UCSD, 8-7
3/21/2022 8:08:00 PM | Baseball
SAN DIEGO – The No. 25 UConn baseball team (14-4) dropped the series finale 8-7 on Monday afternoon at UC San Diego.
The Huskies battled back from multiple deficits including a 4-1 deficit entering the fifth and 7-6 heading to the eighth inning.
UConn produced its best inning of the day with a five-run frame on the strength of three hits. Zach Bushling extended his hit streak to 11 games with a two-run single.
Erik Stock tied the game with his first triple of the season.
Casey Dana followed with a two-run homer, his third-straight day with a home run, to give UConn its first lead of the day, 6-4.
The Tritons responded back with a three-run fifth retake the lead. Garrett Coe came on with runners at the corners and no outs and recorded a strikeout and double play ball to keep the Huskies within a run.
Brady Afthim followed suit out of the UConn bullpen by stranding the bases loaded with back-to-back strikeouts in the seventh.
Matt Donlan evened the score with a two-out solo homer, his third round-tripper of the season.
The Tritons immediately responded with a run in the bottom half of the eighth and held on for the 8-7 victory.
UConn heads home after a 5-3 Spring Break trip and will take on Bryant on Wednesday, March 23 at 3:05 p.m. at Elliot Ballpark.
