University of Connecticut Athletics
Connecticut Drops Two At Notre Dame
4/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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Notre Dame 3, Connecticut 2
Connecticut 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 1 2 x - 3 5 0
C: Nick Tucci, Mike James (6) and Mike Leonard. ND: Ryan Kalita, Ryan Doherty (6), J.P. Gagne (7) and Javi Sanchez. Win- Doherty (2-0). Loss - Tucci (3-5). Save - Gagne (9). 2B - Mike Mocerino (C). HR - Matt Macri (N)
Notre Dame 11, Connecticut 4
Connecticut (19-19, 7-11) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 10 2
Notre Dame (33-9, 12-2) 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 2 x - 11 14 0
C: Tim Norton, Bob Barton (4) and Tyler Stefkovich. ND: John Axford, Matt Laird (7). Win - Axford (9-0). Loss - Norton (2-2). Save - Laird (1). 2B - Matt Edwards (N), Kris Billmaier (N), Matt Macri (N).
NOTRE DAME, IN - (April 26) The University of Connecticut dropped both games of a double header at Notre Dame 3-2 and 11-4, Saturday afternoon at Eck Stadium. The Huskies fall to 19-19 on the season and 7-11 in the BIG EAST, while the Fighting Irish improve to 33-9 overall and 12-2 in the conference.
Game one saw the Huskies jump out to an early 2-0 lead on single runs in the third and fourth innings. In the third UConn scored on a sacrifice fly by Dan Trubia (Tolland, CT) that brought home Mike Leonard (Vernon, CT) and in the fourth the Huskies used a RBI single from Leonard to score Brett Burnham (South Windsor, CT) for the early advantage.
Notre Dame would come back though cutting the lead to one on a solo home run by Matt Macri in the fifth. The Irish would go ahead for good in the sixth on a RBI single by Matt Edwards and a RBI by Javi Sanchez on a fielders choice play for the 3-2 final.
Nick Tucci (Medford, MA) gets the tough loss for the Huskies as he pitched five innings and allowed three runs on five hits while striking out five. Ryan Doherty picks up the win for Notre Dame and J.P. Gagne gets his ninth save.
In game two Notre Dame took the early lead putting a run on the board in the first on a sacrifice fly by Brennan Grogan. The Huskies would tie the game up in the third on a Tony Mallozzi (Westboro, MA) RBI single that brought home Trubia. The Fighting Irish would blow the game open in the fourth scoring seven runs with only four of the runs earned. Key hits in the inning were a RBI double by Macri and a two run double by Edwards.
UConn would score two in the seventh on a RBI single by Peter Soteropoulos (Peabody, MA) and a sacrifice fly Burnham to cut the lead to 8-3. Notre Dame would get one run right back in the bottom of the inning and two more in the eighth for an 11-3 advantage. The Huskies would put one last run on the board in the top of the ninth thanks to a RBI single by Soteropoulos.
John Axford was outstanding on the mound for Notre Dame picking up his ninth victory going six innings and allowing one run on four hits and striking out six. Tim Norton (Pascoag, RI) picks up the loss for UConn.
The Huskies will finish the series with a final game tomorrow at noon at Eck Stadium in Notre Dame, IN.
