Bats Stay Hot For HookC in 14-3 Win vs. Hofstra
STORRS, Conn. - The UConn baseball team (22-18) won its second-straight game via run-rule after a 14-3 victory in seven innings against Hofstra, 14-3, on Wednesday afternoon at Elliot Ballpark.
The Huskies scored a season-high 10 runs in the bottom of the second to take a commanding 10-3 lead.
Maddix Dalena had an RBI single and a two-run homer in the 13 batter inning while Korey Morton grabbed a pair of hits including a two-run single.
Caleb Shpur smacked an RBI single in the frame that extended his team-leading hit streak to 14 games and his on-base streak to 19 in a row.
After Garrett Coe pitched three innings with three unearned runs allowed, the UConn bullpen was superb.
Five pitchers combined to throw four innings of two-hit ball with no runs and no walks allowed.
It was the first game this season that the Huskies did not issue a walk.
Next up, the Huskies stay home to play a three-game series against Villanova with game times of 6:05 p.m. on Friday, 2:05 p.m. on Saturday and 1:05 p.m. on Sunday.
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