Huskies Shut out Fairfield

Wednesday, April 16

Storrs, CT

4:00 PM

University of Connecticut

25-14

Fairfield

17-22

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Fairfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
UConn	2	4	2	1	X	9	14	0

Photo by: Austin Bigoney / UConn Athletics

4/16/2025 6:59:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

STORRS, Conn. – The UConn softball team defeated the Fairfield Stags, 9-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Burrill Family Field. UConn moves to 25-14 overall this season.

Hope Jenkins made her eighth start of the season in the circle for the Huskies. Jenkins tossed 4.0 scoreless innings giving up just two hits, adding a strikeout. Jenkins picks up her ninth win of the season, leading the Huskies pitching staff.

UConn jumped on Fairfield early, scoring in each of the first four innings. The Huskies scored two runs in the first inning off the bat of sophomore outfielder Kaitlyn Breslin as she hit a rocket single at the Stags pitcher, allowing Lexi Hastings to score from third base. In the same play, the Stags pitcher made an attempt to get the hustling Breslin down the line, but her throw bounced out of the first baseman's glove, allowing Grace Jenkins to score on the error.

UConn scored four more runs in the second inning on four hits, all coming with two outs, giving the Huskies a commanding 6-0 lead. Grace Jenkins got the inning started with another record-breaking home run. Jenkins hit her 15^th home run of the season to center field, a two-run shot giving the junior catcher 138 career RBI, surpassing the all-time career program record set by Brianna Marcelino in 2022 (137 RBI, Brianna Marcelino, 2018-22).

UConn kept the inning going with back to back doubles from Rosie Garcia and Cat Petteys, manufacturing another run. Breslin capped off the big inning with another RBI single, giving the Huskies a 6-0 advantage.

UConn tacked on two more runs in the third inning, extending the lead to 8-0. Hastings singled to center field, scoring Haley Coupal from third base. Later in the inning, Garcia added another run with an infield single, scoring Hastings from third base.

UConn added an insurance run in the fourth inning as Coupal scored pinch runner Rayah Snyder from third base with a rocket single at the Stags pitcher, making it 9-0.

Freshman Amber Bretton came on in the fifth inning to close out the win, making her 13^th appearance of the season. Bretton retired the stags in order, giving the Huskies their fourth run-rule victory this season.

News and Notes

Grace Jenkins broke the career RBI program record in her 138^th career game, driving in her 138^th run of her career. The junior has now broken three program records this season.
Hope Jenkins notched her 9^th win this season, which leads the Huskies pitching staff.
Lexi Hastings extends her hitting streak to nine straight games, recording her team leading 16^th multi-hit game this season.
Grace Jenkins extends her hitting streak to nine straight games, as she recorded her 14^th multi-hit and multi-RBI games this season. She has reached base safely in 17 straight games.
Kaitlyn Breslin extends her hitting streak to six straight games. Breslin recorded her 13^th multi-hit game and 11^th multi-RBI game this season.
Rosie Garcia recorded her 12^th multi-hit game this season.
Haley Coupal recorded her sixth multi-hit game this season.
Kaitlyn Kibling recorded her second multi-hit game this season.