2
Villanova VU 14-25
8
Winner Connecticut UCONN 23-18
Villanova VU
14-25
2
Final
8
Connecticut UCONN
23-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Villanova VU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 1
Connecticut UCONN 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 14 1

W: QUIGLEY, S (2-3) L: Francis, Jake (3-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Villanova Drops Game One Against UConn

STORRS, CT– UConn takes game one in Storrs, Connecticut over Villanova, 8-2.
 
The bats started off hot for the Huskies as the team hit a two-run homer in the first.  They started a trend for UConn as they added six more runs in the first three frames. 
 
After the third the scoring went silent.  The 8-0 deficit for Villanova changed in the ninth when a single by Jack O'Reilly scored AJ Hansen to put Villanova on the board.  The Wildcats added one more run but that was all, giving us the final score of 8-2.
 
Nova Notes
  • Rian Schwede pitched five innings in relief allowing only three hits, no runs and striking out three.
  • Josue Valdez batted 2-4 on the day and added in an RBI on the day. 

How It Happened
  • Luke Broadhurst hit a two-run home run to left field in the bottom of first, 2-0 UConn.
  • T. C. Simmons scored Maddix Dalena on an RBI single in the second, 3-0.
  • In the third, four RBI singles by Bryan Padilla, Caleb Shpur and Paul Tammaro scored three, 6-0.
  • Jake Studley hit a two-RBI single to center, scoring Maddix Dalena and Bryan Padilla, 8-0.
  • In the ninth, AJ Hansen scored after a single by Jack O'Reilly on a throwing error, 8-1.
  • Dylan Dennis scored on a single by Josue Valdez, 8-2.
 
Up Next
The Wildcats will look to take game two tomorrow at 2:05 pm.
 
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