UConn baseball falls to SJSU, 16-6
The Huskies did not give themselves much of a chance in this one.
A disastrous first inning did the Huskies (10-12) in on Friday night against San Jose State, as their evening was over before it really even started. The Spartans’ eight first-inning runs were more than UConn scored the entire game, as the Huskies were mercy ruled by the Spartans in seven innings, 16-6. Husky starter Charlie West took a beating over two innings of work.
He was removed without recording an out in the third inning, in which the Spartans put up another six runs. In total, the left-hander surrendered 12 runs (seven earned) on three home runs and three doubles on 10 hits. The junior’s ERA ballooned from 4.
97 to 6. 91. Despite scoring just one run after the third inning, the Spartan offense was relentless in the early going.
After two of their first three batters reached base, Jake McCoy, who had walked it off earlier in the day in the team’s 3-2 extra innings win over San Diego State, slapped one over the left field fence. UConn outfielder Chase Taylor turned his back and waited for a ricochet off the wall that never came, as McCoy put three runs on the board. Three out of the next four batters again reached, one on an error as the Huskies’ defense did the struggling West no favors.