Men UConn Baseball to open 2025 Season at the inaugural Puerto Rico Challenge (Game 3 v. Penn State - Sunday 2/16/25 @7p) All games on ESPN+/MIXLR

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Top 2nd, UConn offense goes down in order. No score.

 

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Dinner time for me!

 

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Top 3rd, UConn offense loads the bases with no out with 2 walks and a hit by pitch. With 1 out MacArthur is hit by a pitch to bring in a run. Dalena follows with a sac fly to make it 2-1 UConn.

 

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[uconnbaseball]

Stetson and Missouri have been very generous. Apart from a couple of 2 out singles in the rally yesterday we haven’t earned anything.

 

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Bottom 3rd, with 1 out Missouri gets 2 singles off of Cooke. After a strikeout, a 2 out single drives in a run to tie the game at 2. Cooke gets a strikeout to end the inning, he now has 5 strikeouts for the game.

 

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Top 4th, with 1 out Dougherty gets an infield single, he is thrown out trying to steal 2B. Game tied at 2 at the end of the inning.

 

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Bottom 4th, Cooke walks the leadoff hitter, who then steals 2B with no outs. The runner is left on base. Game tied at 2. Cooke now has 6 strikeouts for the game.

 

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Top 5th, Rispoli with a leadoff single, his 2nd hit of the game. He moves to 2B on a ground out, and steals 3B with 2 out. He is left on base. Game tied at 2.

 

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Chris Jones says that next season UConn baseball will start the season in a tournament in Arizona, I believe he said Scottsdale.

 

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Bottom 5th, Missouri with a leadoff single followed by a no out steal of 2B. A 1 out homer brings in 2 runs. 4-2 Missouri.

Cooke comes out of the game, Evan Hamberger comes in to pitch.

 

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Bottom 5th, Missouri with a leadoff single followed by a no out steal of 2B. A 1 out homer brings in 2 runs. 4-2 Missouri.

Cooke comes out of the game, Evan Hamberger comes in to pitch.

Hamberger gets 2 strikeouts to end the inning. 4-2 Missouri.

 

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Hamberger gets 2 strikeouts to end the inning. 4-2 Missouri.

 

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Top 6th, Daniels with a 2 out solo homer for the only UConn hit of the inning, 4-3 Missouri.

 

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Top 6th, Daniels with a 2 out solo homer for the only UConn hit of the inning, 4-3 Missouri.

 

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Bottom 6th, the leadoff hittler reaches 3B on an error by RF Biller, Hamberger walks the next batter, who then steals 2B with no out. A no out single drives in a run, 5-3 Missouri.

A no out infield single brings in another run, 6-3 Missouri.

A balk advances the runners, double drives in another run. a homer drives in 3 more runs, 10-3 Missouri.

Hamberger comes out of the game. Charlie West comes in to pitch.

 

[scotty0330]

not an easy play but man Biller looks terribly shaky out in RF. Second catchable ball he has dropped

 

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Bottom 6th, the leadoff hittler reaches 3B on an error by RF Biller, Hamberger walks the next batter, who then steals 2B with no out. A no out single drives in a run, 5-3 Missouri.

A no out infield single brings in another run, 6-3 Missouri.

A balk advances the runners, double drives in another run. a homer drives in 3 more runs, 10-3 Missouri.

Hamberger comes out of the game. Charlie West comes in to pitch.

West retires the next 2 batters and gives up a 2 out walk. and then gets his 2nd strikeout to end the inning. 10-3 Missouri.

 

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Top 7th, Rispoli with a leadoff single, he advances to 2B on an error. Shpur with a 1 out double drives in a run, 10-4 Missouri.

Biller follows with a 1 out double to drive in a run, 10-5 Missouri.

Dalena gets a 2 out walk, Padilla follows with a double driving in 2 runs, 10-7 Missouri.

Pitching change.

That is it for the UConn offense that inning.

 

[uconnbaseball]

10-7, much better offense today. Losing to this mizz team would be a disappointment though.

 

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Bottom 7th, West retires the side in order picking up 2 more strikeouts, he now has 4 strikeouts in this game. 10-7 Missouri.

 

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Top 8th, UConn offense goes down in order. 10-7 Missouri.

Hector Alejandro comes in to pitch for UConn in the bottom of the 8th.

 

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Bottom 8th, Alejandro hits the first batter he faces. With no out the runner steals 2B and moves to 3B on a throwing error by Connor Lane. Alejandro walks the next batter to put runners on the corners. A sac fly drives in a run, 11-7 Missouri.

Alejandro hits another batter with 1 out. A ground out for the 2nd out puts runners on the corners.

Alejandro comes out of the game. Sam Hutchinson comes in to pitch.

 

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Bottom 8th, Alejandro hits the first batter he faces. With no out the runner steals 2B and moves to 3B on a throwing error by Connor Lane. Alejandro walks the next batter to put runners on the corners. A sac fly drives in a run, 11-7 Missouri.

Alejandro hits another batter with 1 out. A ground out for the 2nd out puts runners on the corners.

Alejandro comes out of the game. Sam Hutchinson comes in to pitch.

The runner at 1B steals 2B, and Hutchinson walks the first batter he faces to load the bases. A strikeout ends the inning. 11-7 Missouri.