UConn Baseball

Baseball takes 2 out of 3 against Pitt

by Steve Hamel March 29, 2011

The University of Connecticut baseball team opened the Big East portion of its schedule with a series victory against the Pittsburgh Panthers over the weekend.  The Huskies won 7-0 on Friday and 9-2 on Saturday before dropping the series finale in a 4-0 loss on Sunday. Starting pitcher Matt Barnes tossed a complete game four-hit [...]

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UConn baseball hopes bats heat up in Texas

by Steve Hamel February 24, 2011

After beginning the season with a shaky 1-2 performance in last weekend’s Big East/Big Ten Challenge, the University of Connecticut baseball team will look to right the ship this weekend at the Kleberg Bank Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas. UConn batted just .269 as a team last weekend, so getting the offense going will be [...]

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UConn Baseball begins season Friday

by Steve Hamel February 17, 2011

The University of Connecticut baseball team will open its season this weekend with games against Purdue, Minnesota and Michigan as part of the Big East/Big Ten Challenge taking place in Florida.  The Big East/Big Ten Challenge began in 2009 to give northern schools a chance to open the season against each other in a warm [...]

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UConn Baseball Has High Hopes for 2011

by Steve Hamel February 8, 2011

The University of Connecticut baseball program soared to new heights last season, winning a school-record 48 games and reaching the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994.  This year, the Huskies have a loftier goal: to win the College World Series. UConn’s 2010 regular season performance earned it the opportunity to host an NCAA [...]

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The Husky Slam

by Russel B January 26, 2011

In baseball terms “The Golden Sombrero” is used to describe the feat of a baseball player striking out 4 times in one game.  It’s quite a dubious distinction.  Horse Racing gave us the term “The Triple Crown” (and baseball has been borrowing that phrase for the last century as well).  Whether its horse racing or [...]

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