University of Connecticut Athletics
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Wichita State University
BSB Faces Wichita State In Winner's Bracket
5/22/2019 4:38:00 PM | Baseball
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The UConn baseball team (34-22) returns to actions in The American Baseball Championship on Thursday, May 23 at 3 p.m. against eighth-seeded Wichita State.Â
The Huskies are coming off a walk-off win in the opening game of the tournament against fifth-seeded Houston. David Langer sent the Huskies into the winner's bracket with a two-out RBI single into center to end the ballgame, 4-3.
UConn will send its ace, Mason Feole to the mound on Thursday to make his 43rd career start. The left-hander is 19-9 overall with a 3.06 ERA in over 250 innings of work. Feole is three strikeouts away from tying former teammate Tim Cate for the all-time strikeout record at UConn.
The Huskies won two-of-three against the Shockers in Hartford to start the month of May. UConn is 6-2 all-time against Wichita State and are 1-0 in Clearwater against the Shockers after defeating them to advance to the semifinals in 2018.
The game will be streamed on The American Digital Network and can be heard on 97.9 ESPN Hartford with Mike Crispino or on 91.7 FM WHUS with Chris Jones
