Friday, May 19
Omaha, Neb.
6:00 PM
Creighton University
25-23, 10-10
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Dominic Cancellieri was dominant through seven innings on Friday
Photo by: Catherine Grosdidier
#9 Connecticut Rallies To Upend Baseball, 6-3
5/19/2023 8:32:00 PM | Baseball
Huskies score four runs in 8th inning to move into first place
OMAHA, Neb. -- No. 9 Connecticut scored four runs in the eighth inning to rally for a 6-3 win over host Creighton on Friday evening at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.
The victory moved the Huskies (39-13, 14-5 BIG EAST) into first place in the BIG EAST and prevented Creighton (25-23, 10-10 BIG EAST) from clinching a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament heading into Saturday's regular-season finale. Creighton will host Connecticut on Saturday at Noon on BEDN, starting at the same time that Xavier (33-21, 14-6 BIG EAST) hosts Georgetown (28-24, 9-10 BIG EAST) in another matchup with massive implications.
Creighton took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning when Tyler Lozano went opposite field for his fifth home run of the season, An inning later, Ben Gbur homered for the third time in three games this week to boost the Bluejay edge to 3-1.
Bluejay sophomore Dominic Cancellieri worked into the eighth inning before being lifted after a one-out hit-by-pitch on his 116th and final pitch put the tying run on base. CU's bullpen struggled to find the strike zone, walking in back-to-back runs to tie the score before pinch-hitter Ryan Daniels delivered a two-run go-ahead single to give the Huskies a 5-3 lead.
UConn then added an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning when Jake Studley's RBI groundout accounted for the final margin.
Closer Justin Willis struck out a pair and retired the Bluejays in order in the ninth inning to secure his ninth save of the season.
Three UConn pitchers held Creighton to three hits on the day, with reliever Zach Fogell improving to 6-0 with a pair of scoreless innings. CU's Marc Lidd suffered his first loss in three decisions after walking three of the four batters he faced and allowing two runs.
Paul Tammaro went 4-for-5 and scored twice to lead UConn, upping his batting average to .436 on the season. The Huskies pounded 12 hits and walked four times, plating six runs despite hitting into three double plays.
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The victory moved the Huskies (39-13, 14-5 BIG EAST) into first place in the BIG EAST and prevented Creighton (25-23, 10-10 BIG EAST) from clinching a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament heading into Saturday's regular-season finale. Creighton will host Connecticut on Saturday at Noon on BEDN, starting at the same time that Xavier (33-21, 14-6 BIG EAST) hosts Georgetown (28-24, 9-10 BIG EAST) in another matchup with massive implications.
Creighton took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning when Tyler Lozano went opposite field for his fifth home run of the season, An inning later, Ben Gbur homered for the third time in three games this week to boost the Bluejay edge to 3-1.
Bluejay sophomore Dominic Cancellieri worked into the eighth inning before being lifted after a one-out hit-by-pitch on his 116th and final pitch put the tying run on base. CU's bullpen struggled to find the strike zone, walking in back-to-back runs to tie the score before pinch-hitter Ryan Daniels delivered a two-run go-ahead single to give the Huskies a 5-3 lead.
UConn then added an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning when Jake Studley's RBI groundout accounted for the final margin.
Closer Justin Willis struck out a pair and retired the Bluejays in order in the ninth inning to secure his ninth save of the season.
Three UConn pitchers held Creighton to three hits on the day, with reliever Zach Fogell improving to 6-0 with a pair of scoreless innings. CU's Marc Lidd suffered his first loss in three decisions after walking three of the four batters he faced and allowing two runs.
Paul Tammaro went 4-for-5 and scored twice to lead UConn, upping his batting average to .436 on the season. The Huskies pounded 12 hits and walked four times, plating six runs despite hitting into three double plays.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: FOGELL (6-0)
L: Lidd, Marc (2-1)
S: WILLIS (9)
Batting:
RBI: STUDLEY 1 ; BROADHURST 1 ; MORTON 1 ; DANIELS 2 ; PADILLA 1
SH: PADILLA 1
Base Running:
RUNS: TAMMARO 2 ; FREEBERGER 1 ; STUDLEY 2 ; BROADHURST 1
HBP: FREEBERGER 1 ; HUBER 1
Batting:
HR: Lozano, Tyler 1 ; Gbur, Ben 1
RBI: Lozano, Tyler 2 ; Gbur, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meggs, Andrew 1 ; Lozano, Tyler 1 ; Gbur, Ben 1
SB: Meggs, Andrew 1
Game Leaders
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