Baseball Stifles Wagner, 7-0, on Sunday

Central Connecticut downed Wagner, 7-0, in the final game of the Northeast Conference baseball series on Sunday in New Britain. The combination of a complete-game, three-hit shutout from Drew Munn and a three-run homerun from Aidan Redahan was enough to lift the Blue Devils to a win to close the weekend.

The Blue Devils travel to Northeastern for a midweek non-conference game on Tuesday.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 7, WAGNER 0
Pitching Record: W: Munn (2-1) | L: White (0-1) | Save: - -
Records: CCSU (6-8, 5-4 NEC), Wagner (10-14, 8-1 NEC)
Location: CCSU Baseball Field | New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• The first three Blue Devils hitters all reached base safely. Brady Short singled and Hunter Pasqualini was hit by a pitch. Aidan Redahan then jumped on a pitch and sent it over the right field fence to make it 3-0.
• The Seahawks led off the game with a single to third base that CCSU let roll and it bounced off the bag. Munn would not allow another hit until the sixth inning when Connor Roche hit a single up the middle and beat the throw. The only other baserunners were on a walk in the second and a hit batter in the fourth.
• Central would tack on runs in the fourth and sixth innings. In the fourth, Joe Rios plated Jeff Nicol on a ground out to make it 4-0. In the sixth inning, Nicol would triple and drive in Redahan. A sac fly by Bo Yaworski would bring Nicol home to make it 6-0.
• Josh Taylor drew a bases loaded walk to bring home a run to close out the game's scoring.
• In the ninth, Munn allowed a single to right field for the only hit to leave the infield and surrendered a walk to put runners on first and second with two outs. Munn would end the game with a called strike three.

NOTES

• CCSU leads the all-time series, 75-39.
• Munn faced just four batters over the minimum. He allowed just three hits and two walks, while striking out five.
• It was the first 9-inning shutout for a CCSU pitcher since Andrew Braun on March 19, 2021 against Sacred Heart and it was the first complete game since Dominic Niman tossed nine innings against Wagner on May 28, 2023, in the NEC Tournament.
• Wagner was shutout by a conference opponent for the first time since May 15, 2021 (6-0 vs. Bryant).
• Nicol went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
• Pasqualini and Redahan each scored two runs, while Short added a hit and a run scored.
• Short hit a team-best .538 (7-for-13) in the series. He hit .526 in four games last week.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils travel to Northeastern for a midweek non-conference game on Tuesday.

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