University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
42-10, 0
Xavier University
27-25, 0
No. 13 HookC Locks Up BIG EAST Regular Season Crown
5/15/2022 4:31:00 PM | Baseball
STORRS, Conn. - The No. 13 UConn baseball team (42-10, 16-2 BIG EAST) clinched its second-straight BIG EAST regular season title with a 17-6 win against Xavier on Senior Day at Elliot Ballpark.
In front of 1,308 fans, the Huskies exploded for five runs in the first and six in the third to jump out to an 11-2 lead.
#HookC Goes Back-To-Back! pic.twitter.com/v89yoGP8Uw
— UConn Baseball (@UConnBSB) May 15, 2022
All five runs in the first came with two outs with RBI singles from Ben Huber and Bryan Padilla and a three-run homer off the bat of Korey Morton.
Matt Donlan started the scoring in the third with a solo homer to right field, his ninth of the year, to make it 6-2.Â
David Smith registered his fourth-straight multi-hit game by notching an RBI single in the third and homering in the fifth.Â
Erik Stock distanced the Huskies in the sixth with a bases clearing double that pushed the lead to 15-6.Â
Seven Huskies recorded multi-hit efforts on the afternoon.
Next up, the Huskies travel to Bryant for the final midweek game of the season at 3 p.m. at Conaty Park.Â
Game Notes
- UConn finishes the year 18-4 at Elliot Ballpark, their second most wins at home in a season (2010, 19).
- The attendance of 1,308 is the second-largest crowd in the two-year history of Elliot Ballpark.
- Erik Stock is tied for eighth in UConn single-season history with 84 hits on the year.
- The Huskies have won all 12 series they've played and all 13 weekends.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kirby, Devin (2-0)
L: GADD, Jared (5-4)
Batting:
2B: FLAMM, Lane 1
3B: CUSHING, Jared 1
HR: WALKER, Andrew 1
RBI: WALKER, Andrew 1 ; FLAMM, Lane 2 ; STEPHENSON, Grant 2 ; CUSHING, Jared 1
SF: STEPHENSON, Grant 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DEMARTINO, Tyler 1 ; WALKER, Andrew 1 ; SCHULTZ, Garrett 2 ; FLAMM, Lane 1 ; STEPHENSON, Grant 1
Batting:
2B: Stock, Erik 1 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Bushling, Zach 1 ; Simmons, T.C. 1
HR: Smith, David 1 ; Donlan, Matt 1 ; Morton, Korey 1
RBI: Smith, David 2 ; Stock, Erik 3 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Huber, Ben 2 ; Donlan, Matt 2 ; Morton, Korey 3 ; Padilla, Bryan 2 ; Simmons, T.C. 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, David 3 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Huber, Ben 1 ; Donlan, Matt 2 ; Morton, Korey 2 ; Bushling, Zach 3 ; Padilla, Bryan 2 ; Simmons, T.C. 3
SB: Dana, Casey 1
CS: Donlan, Matt 1
HBP: Dana, Casey 1 ; Donlan, Matt 1
