UConn baseball earns sweep over Georgetown
The Huskies came back to earn a third win over the Hoyas.
After blowing out Georgetown (22-22, 4-8 Big East) in back-to-back games to begin the series, UConn (25-20, 10-5 Big East) notched a 3-2 comeback win on Sunday to earn their first series sweep of the season. “It’s amazing that it took us this long to get a sweep,” UConn Head Coach Jim Penders said via UConn Baseball on X. Travis Ilitch picked up its runs on a first-inning fielder’s choice and a third-inning RBI single into right field.
Both runs were unearned. Starting pitcher Oliver Pudvar made an error on a bunt to give the Hoyas an extra out in the first inning, and the Hoyas got another extra out in the third when Jackson Marshall made an error to lead off the inning. Both errors were off the bat of Dylan Larkins.
Despite a shaky first few innings with rough defense to start his outing, Pudvar managed a third straight quality start, lowering his ERA under four for the first time this season. “Pud settled in,” Penders said. “He was behind a lot early, a lot of 1-0 counts, but he’s not fazed.
He’s always competing. Frankly, I thought he was going to be out in the fifth or sixth, and he kinda hung in there. ” Across seven innings, the left-hander allowed just five earned base runners and no earned runs.