University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
16-4
University of Rhode Island
2-18
HookC Takes Series Opener, 19-2, vs. URI
3/25/2022 7:00:00 PM | Baseball
STORRS, Conn. - The No. 25 UConn baseball team (16-4) scored a season-high 19 runs en route to a 19-2 series opening victory against Rhode Island on Friday afternoon at Elliot Ballpark.
Ben Huber (2-4, 4 RBI), Bryan Padilla (3-4, 3 RBI),  T.C. Simmons (2-4, 4 RBI) and Erik Stock (2-4, 2 RBI) all homered in the victory.
Ben Huber = #AlbinoRhino pic.twitter.com/WYlanSnOLy
— UConn Baseball (@UConnBSB) March 25, 2022
Austin Peterson moved to 4-0 on the season with 6.0 innings of one run ball that included zero walks and 11 strikeouts.Â
Every UConn starter scored at least one run included Ben Huber, who scored a season-high four runs.Â
Casey Dana walked four times in the game as part of a season-high 11 walks for the Huskies.
No Doubter From Our All-American!#HookC 8, URI 1 pic.twitter.com/JoQ1va8TSx
— UConn Baseball (@UConnBSB) March 25, 2022
Braden Quinn earned his first career save with a career-high 3.0 innings out of the UConn bullpen.
UConn will resume the series tomorrow at 1 p.m. on the road in KIngston, R.I.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Peterson, Austin (4-0)
L: Ryan Andrade (0-1)
S: Quinn, Braden (1)
Batting:
HR: Joe Fortin 1
RBI: Joe Fortin 1 ; Alex Ramirez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Joe Fortin 1 ; Calvin McCall 1
HBP: Brody McKenzie 2
Batting:
2B: Stock, Erik 1 ; Padilla, Bryan 1
HR: Stock, Erik 1 ; Huber, Ben 1 ; Simmons, T.C. 1 ; Padilla, Bryan 1
RBI: Fedko, Christian 1 ; Stock, Erik 2 ; Huber, Ben 4 ; Simmons, T.C. 4 ; Morton, Korey 1 ; Donlan, Matt 1 ; Padilla, Bryan 3 ; Smith, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bushling, Zach 1 ; Fedko, Christian 1 ; Stock, Erik 2 ; Stephenson, Zach 1 ; Huber, Ben 4 ; Dana, Casey 3 ; Simmons, T.C. 1 ; Donlan, Matt 1 ; Padilla, Bryan 2 ; Brown, Chris 1 ; Smith, David 2
HBP: Donlan, Matt 1 ; Brown, Chris 1
