HookC Offense Erupts, Loses at FAU

Saturday, February 22

Boca Raton, FL

4:00 PM

University of Connecticut

0-5

Florida Atlantic

6-0

UConn

Florida Atlantic

2/22/2025 9:25:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. - The UConn baseball team (0-5) plated a season-high 17 runs but came up short in a wild 25-17 loss at Florida Atlantic (6-0) on Saturday evening at the FAU Baseball Stadium.

The Huskies pounded out 17 runs on 18 hits and posted a pair of seven run frames in the fifth and sixth innings. Tyler Minick hit his third career grand slam in the fifth inning and drove in a career-high five runs.

UConn had numerous milestone moments on Saturday with Anthony Belisario, Beau Root, Kyle Peters and Devin Wolff all making their UConn debuts.

Belisario homered in his first career at bat during a pinch hit spot in the sixth inning. The solo shot followed Carter Groen's first career hit at UConn, a two-run homer, that opened the scoring in a seven-run sixth.

Connor Lane recorded his first career hit with a base hit to center in the sixth. Minick, Ryan Daniels, Maddix Dalena and Bryan Padilla all posted multi-hit efforts.

Padilla hit his 21st career home run, a solo shot in the third inning. Overall the Huskies hit a season-high four long balls.

Sam Hutchinson posted a career-high 3.2 innings from the mound.

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Monday, August 04

Daniels, Afthim Selected on Day Two of 2025 MLB Draft

Tuesday, July 29

Daniels & Minick Named NCBWA Second Team All-Americans

Wednesday, June 11

HookC Falls To Creighton In BIG EAST Championship Game

Saturday, May 24

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Florida Atlantic

W, 5-3

Feb 23 (Sun)

12:00 PM

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Max Martzolf (1-0)

L: Cooke, Ian (0-2)

UConn

Batting:

2B: Minick, Tyler 1 ; Dalena, Maddix 1

3B: Lane, Connor 1

HR: Belisario, Anthony 1 ; Minick, Tyler 1 ; Padilla, Bryan 1 ; Groen, Carter 1

RBI: Shpur, Caleb 1 ; Belisario, Anthony 1 ; Minick, Tyler 5 ; Daniels, Ryan 2 ; Dougherty, Aidan 1 ; Dalena, Maddix 2 ; Padilla, Bryan 1 ; Rispoli, Rob 1 ; Groen, Carter 3

SF: Groen, Carter 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Shpur, Caleb 1 ; Belisario, Anthony 2 ; Root, Beau 2 ; Minick, Tyler 2 ; Daniels, Ryan 2 ; MacArthur, Grant 1 ; Dougherty, Aidan 1 ; Dalena, Maddix 1 ; Padilla, Bryan 2 ; Lane, Connor 1 ; Groen, Carter 2

SB: Dougherty, Aidan 1

CS: Daniels, Ryan 1

Florida Atlantic

Batting:

2B: Ayden Garcia 1 ; Brando Leroux 4

HR: Marshall Lipsey 1 ; Nick Romano 1 ; John Martinez 1 ; Ayden Garcia 1

RBI: Marshall Lipsey 5 ; Nick Romano 3 ; John Martinez 4 ; Ayden Garcia 5 ; John Schroeder 1 ; Brando Leroux 7

SF: John Martinez 1 ; John Schroeder 1 ; Brando Leroux 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Marshall Lipsey 2 ; Jake Duer 3 ; Jake Millan 3 ; Nick Romano 3 ; John Martinez 3 ; Ayden Garcia 3 ; Carter Brady 2 ; Danny Baez 3 ; Brando Leroux 3