Central Baseball Holds #20 UConn to Five Hits in 7-3 Win on Wednesday
The Central Connecticut State University baseball team went on the road and topped No. 20 UConn on Wednesday afternoon, snapping the nation's longest winning streak in the process. The Blue Devils, now 18-15 overall, had seven different players drive in a run on the day. Two Blue Devil pitchers held the Huskies to just five hits in the game. Central returns to action on Friday at Marist at 3 p.m.
The Central Connecticut State University baseball team went on
the road and topped No. 20 UConn on Wednesday afternoon, snapping
the nation's longest winning streak in the process. The Blue
Devils, now 18-15 overall, had seven different players drive in a
run on the day. Two Blue Devil pitchers held the Huskies to just
five hits in the game. Central returns to action on Friday at
Marist at 3 p.m.
Central struck first with four runs in the top of the second inning
while sending eight men to the plate. Junior Pat Epps
led off the inning with his ninth home run of the season. Senior
Kyle Zarotney doubled down
the left field line to score a run, and the freshman Chris Renzoni
grounded out to score the third run of the inning. Junior Sean
Miller-Jones singled home the fourth run of the inning, scoring
Zarotney.
The lead reached 7-0 for the Blue Devils with two runs in the fifth
inning and one in the sixth. In the fifth, sophomore Mitch
Wells singled to left to score the first run. Senior Richie
Tri singled to drive in the second run and made it 6-0.
In the sixth, senior Anthony Scialdone became the
seventh different Blue Devil to drive in a run in the game.
UConn got a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to cut
the lead to 7-3. They would be the only runs allowed in the game
by the two Blue Devil pithers.
Lefty Jason Foster picked up the
win for the Blue Devils, pitching the first five innings and
allowing three earned runs on just three hits. He struck out
three. Junior Dave
Krasnowiecki pitched the final four innings for the Blue Devils
to earn the save. Krasnowiecki faced only 14 batters in his four
innings. He allowed just two hits and struck out one to earn his
first save of the season.
Seven different Blue Devils drove in a run in the win. Epps and
Tri each had three hits to lead the 15-hit attack for the Blue
Devils. Scialdone, Wells and senior Tommy Meade each had two
hits.
The Blue Devils return to action on Friday at Marist beginning at 3 p.m. On Saturday they will host the Red Foxes at 1 p.m. in New Britain.
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