UConn baseball wins two in doubleheader out West
The Huskies evened up their record on the week with the doubleheader sweep. | Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog Some say revenge is a dish best served cold. For UConn baseball on Sunday, it was the bats that were hot as the Huskies grabbed two big wins over teams that beat them earlier.
After losing to San Jose State (10-13) and San Diego State (12-13) on consecutive days, the Huskies (12-13) turned their weekend around by sweeping a doubleheader, picking up a win against both programs. The Huskies started the day with a 7-5 triumph over the Aztecs before shutting out the Spartans, 8-0, to end their West Coast trip. Game one started with a bang, as the Aztecs and Huskies began the day by trading home runs.
Jake Jackson got SDSU on the board in the second before Tyler Minick and Cam Righi went back-to-back an inning later. Minick’s shot came after Evan Menzel reached via a lead-off single to make it 3-1 after three. The Huskies would hang on to the lead the rest of the way, but they had to work hard to hold on to it.
Adam Magpoc and Anthony Marnell IV each picked up an Aztec RBI in the fourth and sixth, respectively, but that sandwiched a two-run single for Huskies DH Steve Thomas that kept his team in front. With the score 5-4 going into the sixth and the Huskies still yet to pull away, Minick did it again. Another two-run home run gave the Huskies a three-run lead, the widest margin of the contest.
Since returning from injury against Boston College two weeks ago, the Preseason All-Big East Team member has been on a tear. The outfielder has five home runs in ten games over that time. The Aztecs got one back in the seventh on Magpoc’s second RBI of the day, but Charlie Hale came in to close it for the Huskies, earning his first save with the program.