After a rough start to the first inning with Boston College racking in three runs, the Huskies could not find a way to rally back falling to the Eagles 26-19. UConn attempted to find their way back in later innings but ultimately fell short due to committing four errors.
Boston College infielder Nick Wang had a standout performance against the Huskies with four runs, two hits and five RBIs. The Eagles continued to dominate across the game with the Huskies struggling to field the ball.
Tristan Aasland took the mound for the Huskies to kick off Tuesday’s game but only pitched one inning of work due to Wang and Esteban Garcia bringing in three runners to homebase for their squad.
In the second inning, the Eagles added to the scoreboard, bringing in five runs. Ty Mainolfi had a two-run single and Wang brought in another run in with a sacrifice fly. Luke Gallo also earned an RBI single to bring the score to 8-0 with the Eagles heading into the top of the third.
Colin Larson kicked off the third for the Eagles with his first two-run homer of the season with a line drive to center field.
Tyler Minick returned to the lineup for UConn after missing several games and aided in avoiding a shutout for his squad, bringing in an RBI single. Chris Polemeni brought Minick to home plate with an RBI double to close out the inning with the Huskies on the scoreboard.
Boston College racked up four more runs in the top of the fourth, which ended with Easton Masse reaching first from a UConn error. This brought Garcia home from second base.
After a quiet fifth and sixth inning for UConn, the Eagles continued to dominate, bringing in another eight runners to home plate.
Nater Wachter hit an RBI single for UConn bringing in two runners to give the Huskies some momentum in the bottom of the sixth. UConn was able to get another three runs on the board to enter the seventh inning with nine runs.
UConn responded with an impressive eight runs in the bottom of the seventh with Jackson Marshall, Evan Menzel and Minick leading the pack.
A scoreless eighth inning on both sides left both teams searching for more runs to close out the ninth. Wang did just that for the Eagles with a three-run homer.
Minick was the catalyst in trying to cut the Huskies deficit, bringing in three runs, hits and RBIs.
Rob Rispoli led the Huskies in runs (4) adding to his season total of 14.
Next up, the Huskies will shift their focus to a weekend series against the University of Portland. The series will kick off on Friday at 9 p.m. EST and continue on Saturday at 4 p.m. EST. The two teams will close out the series on Sunday with a start time at 3 p.m. EST.