The Huskies will face Quinnipiac this Wednesday following a weekend sweep in California.
UConn played in a double-header on Sunday, with a 7-5 win against San Diego State and an 8-0 shutout victory against San Jose State.
Junior Tyler Minick had a standout game with a pair of home runs which put the Huskies ahead in the third inning. Cam Righi followed suit with a homerun of his own to add to the scoreboard.
Left-handed pitcher Oliver Pudvar pitched six innings for the Huskies, and Greg Shaw III later got UConn out of a bases-loaded, no-out situation to keep the Aztecs from scoring more runs.
Junior right-handed pitcher Charlie Hale earned his first save of the year, closing out the game with a scoreless ninth. Hale then started the Huskies second game of the day against San Jose State. He pitched six innings and allowed only three hits.
It was a scoreless five innings for both teams until UConn went on a hitting mission, scoring all eight runs during the sixth inning. San Jose State made a few errors across the inning, allowing the Huskies to take full advantage.
Minick got the scoring started with a two-run single and Maddix Dalena had a strong hit to left center field which brought in two runs.
Paxton Meyers secured the Huskies second shutout of the season, allowing zero runs in the final two innings, sending UConn back to Storrs with a win.
Quinnipiac (7-13) won their most recent game against Manhattan University 9-3, despite losing the weekend series 3-1.
Outfielder Caden Williamson leads the Bobcats in runs (17) and hits (27). Teammate Jack Balcer has a .310 batting average and is behind Williamson in hits (22). Quinnipiac’s weakness this season has been in the bullpen with all their pitchers having high ERAs.
Senior right-handed pitcher Nick Balcom leads the Bobcats pitchers in games played but holds a 0-5 record. Senior Matt Alduino currently has a 2.77 ERA and J.C. Franconere with 4.11. All three made appearances in the weekend series against Manhattan University and can be expected to play against UConn this Wednesday.
UConn will need to attack Quinnipiac’s pitching early on as Quinnipiac has a trend of scoring in later innings which often results in wins.
Huskies will face off against the Bobcats on Wednesday at 3:05 p.m. If fans are unable to make it to Elliot Ballpark in Storrs, Conn., they can watch the game on ESPN+.