The UConn baseball team will continue their Big East slate on the road in Omaha for a three-game series against the Creighton Bluejays. The series will open on Friday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m., continuing on Saturday, April 5 at 3:00 p.m. and wrap up on Sunday, April 6 at 1:00 p.m. All of the games will be played at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.
Last weekend, in their first series of conference action, UConn traveled to Xavier and lost two out of the three games they played in Cincinnati. However, the Huskies bounced back in a 9-3 victory over Quinnipiac during their midweek matchup at Elliot Ballpark in Storrs. Hook C will enter the weekend against Creighton with a 12-15 overall record and 1-2 in Big East play.
On Tuesday against Quinnipiac, the Huskies racked up 16 hits and had 10 stolen bases. Six players on the squad registered multi-hit performances against the Bobcats. The 10 stolen bases were the most for UConn since they stole eight bases against Georgetown in 2010. Graduate student Caleb Shpur had a three-hit day against Quinnipiac. He walked twice, scored two runs and stole three bases in a game for the second time this season, as one of the fuels of the Huskies offense.
Speaking of offense, the Huskies top bats on offense have been sophomore Tyler Minick (.348/.410/.674), junior Ryan Daniels (.342/.443/.584) and graduate student Beau Root (.340/.385/.426). Minick currently has 28 RBIs and eight home runs on the season, while Daniels is not far behind with 24 RBIs and four home runs.
As for Creighton , they are entering this series with a 17-7 overall record. The Bluejays most recent wins came over Samford in a series over the weekend and a midweek matchup win against Nebraska. Last week, Creighton right-hand pitcher Ian Koosman earned Big East Pitcher of the week for the first time. On Tuesday, March 18, Koosman pitched a seven-inning shutout to lead the Bluejays to a 1-0 win over South Dakota State. The junior pitcher recorded nine strikeouts and allowed only two hits and one walk on just 85 pitches. The win over South Dakota State marked the first time since 2007 that Creighton earned a 1-0 win in nine innings on their home field, with a huge credit to Koosman.
After this weekend at Creighton, the Huskies will begin a longer home stretch for the first time this season as the Connecticut weather is slowly starting to get warmer. The Huskies will begin their series against the Bluejays this Friday, April 4. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. in Omaha. and all the games will be available to stream on MIXLR.