No. 10 HookC Sweeps Doubleheader at Villanova

Saturday, April 29

Plymouth Meeting, PA

11:30 AM

University of Connecticut

31-11, 0

Villanova University

11-29, 0

Connecticut

Villanova

4/29/2023 7:51:00 PM | Baseball

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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - The No. 10 UConn baseball team (32-11, 8-3 BIG EAST) swept a doubleheader to open the series against Villanova (11-30, 5-9 BIG EAST) on Saturday afternoon at Villanova Ballpark.

The Huskies trailed for just a half inning on Friday with Villanova taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first of game one on a two-run homer from John Wholley.

UConn immediately responded in the second with a two-run single from Korey Morton to even the score at 2-2.

The Huskies took the lead in the third inning on a double steal that the catcher fired into center field that allowed Studley to score. Bryan Padilla followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 4-2 Huskies.

Tommy Ellisen earned the victory out of the bullpen with 3.0 strong innings of work that featured zero walks and three strikeouts. Devin Kirby closed out the 7-3 win with 1.2 shutout innings.

In game two, starting pitcher Stephen Quigley was dominant with 7.2 shutout innings that saw the right-hander allow just four hits, zero walks and tied a career-high with 10 strikeouts. The 7.2 was the most for a UConn starting pitcher this season.

The Huskies got all the runs they would need with back-to-back RBI doubles from Dominic Freeberger and Studley in the first.

Korey Morton drove in a pair in game two with a solo homer in the third and an RBI single in the seventh.

Maddix Dalena put a bow on the victory with a three-run homer to dead center in the eighth to make it 9-0 Huskies.

Joe Carrea finished off the 9-1 triumph in game two with an inning of work out of the pen.

The Huskies and Wildcats are scheduled to wrap up the series Sunday, April 30 at 12 p.m.