University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
38-20
Xavier University
32-27
HookC Knocks Out Xavier, Advances to Play Creighton Saturday
5/23/2025 10:41:00 PM | Baseball
MASON, OHIO - The UConn baseball team (38-20) knocked out Xavier, 11-2, in a BIG EAST Championship elimination game on Friday evening at Prasco Park.Â
LHP Charlie West dazzled on the mound for the Huskies with 6.1 innings, just three hits allowed and struck out five to move to 6-0 on the season.
The UConn offense totaled its 22nd game with double digit runs with 11 runs on 15 hits.Â
Ryan Daniels and Tyler Minick teamed up to get the scoring going with the BIG EAST Player of the Year, Daniels, delivering a two-run ground-rule double in the third inning to push the Huskies in front, 2-0.Â
Minick immediately followed with a bullet RBI single to push the lead to three.
UConn pulled away in the fifth inning with a six-run, 11 batter frame that featured Daniels 17th home run of the year, a solo shot, to open the frame.Â
Bryan Padilla and Rob Rispoli each collected two-run singles in the inning to make it a 10-0 lead.Â
After West exited in the seventh with one out, RHP Sean FInn came on for 2.2 hitless frames that featured six punch outs including striking out the side in the ninth inning.
Next up, the Huskies will play in the BIG EAST Championship game at 5 p.m. on FS1 against the Creighton Bluejays. If the Huskies win the first game, the two teams will play a winner-take-all game about 40 minutes after the completion of game one.
Game Notes
- UConn has totaled 22 double digit run games this season. That is second most in a single-season for the Huskies (23, 2010).
- Charlie West is the first UConn pitcher to start 6-0 since Austin Peterson was 6-0 during the 2022 season.
- Tyler Minick (74 RBI) and Ryan Daniels (73) currently rank fourth and fifth respectively in UConn single-season in RBI.
- UConn is 17-6 when Beau Root is in the starting lineup
- UConn is 32-2 when its opponent scores six runs or fewer.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: West, Charlie (6-0)
L: SCHMIDT, Logan (2-5)
Batting:
2B: ANDERSON, Aedan 1 ; HAMMOND, Luke 1
HR: LAMBDIN, Jake 1
RBI: LAMBDIN, Jake 2
Base Running:
RUNS: LAMBDIN, Jake 1 ; BURDETTE, Clay 1
HBP: BURDETTE, Clay 1
Batting:
2B: Taylor, Chase 1 ; Belisario, Anthony 1 ; Minick, Tyler 1
HR: Belisario, Anthony 1
RBI: Rispoli, Rob 3 ; Belisario, Anthony 3 ; Minick, Tyler 1 ; Hale, Charlie 1 ; McDowell, Matt 1 ; Padilla, Bryan 2
SH: Thomas, Steve 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rispoli, Rob 1 ; Taylor, Chase 1 ; Belisario, Anthony 2 ; Minick, Tyler 2 ; Menzel, Evan 1 ; Hale, Charlie 1 ; McDowell, Matt 2 ; Padilla, Bryan 1
CS: Hale, Charlie 1
PO: Rispoli, Rob 1
