Huskies Open the Weekend With Pair of Wins

Friday, February 13

Charleston, SC

12:30 PM

University of Connecticut

Akron

UCONN

Akron

Photo by: Charlotte Ottaiano

2/13/2026 11:48:00 PM | Softball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The UConn softball team opened the Lowcountry Classic with a pair of wins on Friday at the CSU Softball Complex. The Huskies move to 2-4 overall this season.

Game One

Freshman Caprice Bohmer (Ashburn, Va.) got the ball in game one, making her third start of the season for the Huskies. Bohmer was sensational, tossing her first career complete game, giving up two runs on just a pair of hits, adding a career high 11 strikeouts.

UConn jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the 2^nd inning, as senior outfielder Kaitlyn Kibling (LaFayette, N.Y.) dropped a sacrifice bunt squeeze, scoring Cat Petteys (Vestal, N.Y.) from third base.

In the 4^th inning, Kibling extended the Huskies lead, with a double to right center field, scoring Petteys from third base.

Bohmer shut down the Zips in the middle innings, holding a no-hitter through six innings. She worked four 1-2-3 innings, striking out the side twice.

UConn added two runs in the 6^th inning, making it 4-0. Freshman catcher Alexis Juhl (Waxhaw, N.C.) recorded her first career RBI with a single down the right field line, scoring Petteys from second base. A few batters later, sophomore outfielder Bella Cruz (North Bellmore, N.Y.) knocked in her first career RBI with a single to right field, scoring pinch runner Bella Cefola (Flanders, N.J.) from second base.

UConn put the game out of reach for Akron in the 7^th inning, scoring three runs on three hits. The Huskies loaded the bases for senior infielder Savannah Ring (Wyckoff, N.J.) who plated two runs with a single to center field. The next batter, Juhl drove in her second RBI of the game with a single to left field, extending the lead to 7-0.

Akron scored two runs in the bottom of the 7^th inning, but Bohmer managed to shut the door on the Zips offense, closing out the first victory of the season for the Huskies.

News and Notes

Caprice Bohmer recorded her first career complete game, while posting career highs in innings pitched (7.0), and strikeouts (11), earning her first career win.
Alexis Juhl recorded her first career multi-RBI game.
Bella Cruz recorded her first career RBI.
Kaitlyn Kibling recorded her first multi-RBI game this season.
Ava Calciano recorded her second multi-hit game this season.
Cat Petteys recorded her first three-hit game this season.
Savannah Ring recorded her second multi-hit game this season. Ring posted a season game high two RBI.

Game Two

Graduate student Jessica Walter (Middletown, Del.) made her second start of the season in game two. Walter tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in the circle for the Huskies, giving up just one hit while adding three strikeouts.

UConn jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the 1^st inning, as junior outfielder Kaitlyn Breslin (Hopkinton, Mass.) hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Ava Calciano (Lewes, Del.) from third base.

UConn took control in the 2^nd inning, scoring four runs, all coming with two outs, extending the lead to 5-0. Bella Cruz got the two-out rally started with a single, scoring Kaitlyn Kibling from second base. Two batters later, Cat Petteys delivered a single to right field, scoring Cruz from second base. Kaiea Higa (Maple Valley, Wash.) followed Petteys with a single to center field, scoring Calciano from third base. Breslin capped off the Huskies big inning with another single to center field, scoring Petteys from second base.

Cruz added to the Huskies lead in the 3^rd inning with a double down the left field line, scoring Savannah Ring from third base, making it 6-0.

UConn broke the game open in the 4^th inning, scoring six runs on six hits. Breslin got it started with a double to left center, scoring Higa all the way from first base. Haley Coupal (North Attleboro, Mass.) followed Breslin with a single to right field, scoring pinch runner Bella Cefola from third base. Cruz kept the rally going with a single, scoring Coupal from third base. Calciano puts the Huskies in double digits with a ground out to third base, scoring Savannah Ring from third base. Petteys followed Calciano with a double to left center, scoring two more runs in the inning.

Sophomore Alexandra Bacher (Ridgefield, Conn.) came on in relief for Walter in the 4^th inning, making her fourth appearance of the season. Bacher tossed a scoreless frame in the circle for the Huskies.

In the 5^th inning, Breslin hit the Huskies first home run of the 2026 season, a solo shot to left center field, extending the lead to 13-0.

Sophomore Stella Kiemele (St. Anthony, Minn.) came on to close out the win in the circle in the 5^th inning, making her second appearance of the season. Kiemele tossed a scoreless inning, earning the UConn pitching staff their first shutout of the season.

News and Notes

The UConn pitching staff earned their first shutout victory of the season.
Kaitlyn Breslin led the Huskies with four RBI, three shy of her career high. She recorded her first three-hit game this season.
Cat Petteys recorded back-to-back three-hit games. She also had her first multi-RBI game this season, driving in three runs.
Bella Cruz recorded her first career three-hit game, knocking in a career high three RBI.
Savannah Ring recorded back-to-back multi-hit games.
Ava Calciano drove in her first career RBI.
Kaiea Higa recorded her first multi-hit game this season.
Jessica Walter picked up her first win of the season.
UConn turned two double plays.

Up Next

UConn continues the Lowcountry Classic on Saturday, February 14 with a pair of matchups coming against Akron (10:00am) and College of Charleston (3:00pm).

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