University of Connecticut Athletics

HookC Wins Sixth Straight, Beats Villanova, 8-2
4/26/2024 10:55:00 PM | Baseball
STORRS, Conn. - In front of a season-best 1047 fans on Friday night, the UConn baseball team (23-18, 8-2 BIG EAST) defeated Villanova, 8-2, in its series opener at Elliot Ballpark.
UConn starter Stephen Quigley was superb on the hill with eight shutout innings with just two hits allowed, zero walks and season-high eight strikeouts.Â
Luke Broadhurst quickly got the Huskies on the scoreboard with a long two-run home run in the first inning to make it 2-0. It is the team-leading 11th home run from Broadhurst this season and marks the 13th-straight game UConn has homered.
T.C. Simmons added to the lead with a two-out RBI single in the second to make it 3-0.
In the third, the Huskies broke the game open with a five-run frame. Bryan Padilla, Caleb Shpur and Paul Tammaro delivered RBI singles while Jake Studley provided a two-run base hit in the frame.Â
Shpur recorded a multi-hit performance that extended his hit streak to 15 games and reach base streak to 20.Â
Tammaro, Padilla and Maddix Dalena all posted multi-hit performances and all nine starters notched at least a hit.Â
The Huskies have won a season-high six games in a row and have won 13 of their last 15 games.Â
The series resumes tomorrow at 2:05 p.m. at Elliot Ballpark with tomorrow's promotion being nine innings of winnings.Â
Game Notes
- In two career starts against Villanova, Stephen Quigley has fired 15.2 shutout innings with just six hits allowed, zero walks and 18 strikeouts.
- Luke Broadhurst has a team-best 12 multi-RBI games this season.
- UConn is 9-3 this season when scoring in the first inning.
- The Huskies have been hit by a pitch in a season-high six-straight games.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Quigley, Stephen (2-3)
L: Francis, Jake (3-4)
Batting:
2B: Hassert, Cameron 1
RBI: Valdez,Josue 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dennis, Dylan 1 ; Hansen, AJ 1

Batting:
2B: Shpur, Caleb 1 ; Morton, Korey 1 ; Dalena, Maddix 1 ; Hyde, Ryan 1
HR: Broadhurst, Luke 1
RBI: Shpur, Caleb 1 ; Tammaro, Paul 1 ; Broadhurst, Luke 2 ; Padilla, Bryan 1 ; Studley, Jake 2 ; Simmons, T.C. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shpur, Caleb 1 ; Tammaro, Paul 1 ; Broadhurst, Luke 1 ; Morton, Korey 1 ; Padilla, Bryan 1 ; Dalena, Maddix 2 ; Hyde, Ryan 1
SB: Shpur, Caleb 1
HBP: Tammaro, Paul 1