UConn drops down 1 spot to #19 in this week’s BaseballAmerica Top 25 Poll (5/16/22):
Wake Forest remains atop the Baseball America Top 25 after another series win. The Demon Deacons won all 10 of their ACC series and didn’t post a losing weekend throughout the regular season.
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Previous ranking: No. 18
Last week: 2-2
Overall: 42-10, 16-2 in Big East (1-0 vs. Top 25)
Weekend record: 13-0
Results
May 10: Northeastern: L 9-4
May 13-15: Xavier: L 7-2, W 11-3, W 17-6
Upcoming
May 17: @ Bryant
May 19-21: @ Georgetown
Connecticut lost the series opener to Xavier, but its offense led the way in winning each of the next two games to secure the series win. A six-run first inning in Saturday’s game that featured a grand slam for catcher Matt Donlan and a solo shot for shortstop Bryan Padilla set the tone, and a strong outing from righthander Pat Gallagher (6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K) made that lead hold up. On Sunday, the lineup really poured it on with 17 runs on 16 hits and eight walks issued by Xavier pitching. All nine starters for UConn had at least one hit, and seven different batters had at least two hits. Donlan, second baseman David Smith and left fielder Korey Morton all homered as well. The win Sunday sewed up the regular season title for UConn, which was a mere formality after its sweep of Creighton two weekends ago. The Huskies, who haven’t had a single losing weekend this season, will finish the regular season at Georgetown. <-
