Baseball Drops 2-0 Decision To Toledo
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BRADENTON, Fla. (March 9, 2006) - Two runs
in the seventh inning would give the University of Toledo the edge it
would need to defeat the Huskies, 2-0 on Thursday morning. Senior
right-hander Tim Norton (Pascoag, R.I.) pitched a complete game
for Connecticut, striking out eight of 30 batters faced. He allowed
six hits and two runs in the game. Only one run was earned. With the
loss, the Huskies hold an even record of 5-5 while the Rockets improve
to 4-2.
UConn struggled at the plate with only three hits
in the game. Junior co-captain Larry Day (Amesbury, Mass.)
recorded the team’s only extra base hit in the second inning. The
catcher went 1-4 with a walk in the game. Other Huskies making
contact in the game were sophomore Matt Karl (Wallingford,
Conn.), who came in to pinch hit for junior Josh Farkes (Boston,
Mass.) in the ninth. Sophomore Pat Mahoney (Des Moines, Iowa)
also notched a single in the game for Connecticut in the second
inning.
The Rockets scored their two runs of the game in
the seventh inning. Dan Strong hit a leadoff single in the inning to put a man on base. Joel Visser reached base in the
following at-bat off an error by Norton on a sacrifice bunt. With two
men on, Jason Watson grounded out, but still advanced both runners
into scoring position. Travis Pilewski drove in the winning run off a
single in the next at-bat. Both Stong and Visser score on the play.
The inning ended with a 6-4-3 double play.
The team will play again on Friday at 10:00 a.m.
against Duquesne at IMG Baseball Academy Field.
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