University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Drop 10-4 Decision to Central Connecticut
4/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
NEW BRITAIN, CT (April 15) -- The Huskies managed 12 hits on Thursday afternoon but could not keep up with Central Connecticut as the University of Connecticut baseball team fell 10-4 to the Blue Devils at Balf Savin Field in New Britain, Conn. With the victory, CCSU improves to 20-9 on the season while the Huskies slip to 17-14.
Mike Leonard (Vernon, CT) went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and Jeff Hourigan (Beacon Falls, CT) went 2-for-4 and scored a run. Brian Maloney (Hampton, NH) had a 2-for-3 afternoon and drove in two runs for the Huskies.
Tim Norton (Pascoag, RI) took the loss for UConn, going 6.2 innings and giving up nine runs on 10 hits and striking out six.
Central jumped all over the Huskies early, scoring four runs in the first and one in the second to take a 5-0 lead. Maloney hit a two run single in the fourth, scoring Leonard, to shrink the deficit to four runs. Maloney would drive Leonard in again in the fifth with a one out single into right field, whittling the Blue Devil lead to 6-3.
However, central posted a three spot in the seventh to ensure the victory.
The Huskies are back in action on Saturday, April 17 when they take on BIG EAST foe Rutgers in a doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m.
