The University of Miami baseball team (11-5) fell to the UConn Huskies (4-7), 12-8, Saturday night at Mark Light Field.
Right-handed pitcher Griffin Hugus (2-2) registered the loss after allowing six runs on six hits in four and two-thirds innings. UConn’s Cayden Suchy (1-3) earned his first win of the season by allowing only two earned runs through 3 innings of work.
The Hurricanes fell behind early as the Husky offense plated three runs in the first, highlighted by Ryan Daniels’ two-run double. Then, as Ryan Daniels was stealing third, he took advantage of a Miami throwing error and reached home — boosting the Huskies’ lead to 3-0.
However, Miami responded in the third when Daniel Cuvet launched a 439-foot three-run homer, his fourth of the season, putting Miami in front, 4-3. Four batters later, Derek Williams added a solo 440-foot home run in the fourth to provide insurance – moving the score to 5-3.
The Huskies were able to answer quickly in the next half inning by tallying three runs, all of them being with two outs, to make the score 6-5.
UConn’s leadoff hitter, Rob Rispoli, was able to bat in a runner in the top of the sixth, advancing the Huskies’ lead to 7-5. With bases loaded, UConn was able to tally five more runs in the eighth inning with Mininck, Daniels and MacArthur leading the charge.
Despite a late two-run home run in the eight from Max Galvin and an RBI single from Dorian Gonzalez Jr., the Hurricanes ran out of juice in the final inning — suffering their second series loss of the season.
The series finale against the UConn Huskies is set to begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Right-handed pitcher Griffin Hugus (2-2) registered the loss after allowing six runs on six hits in four and two-thirds innings. UConn’s Cayden Suchy (1-3) earned his first win of the season by allowing only two earned runs through 3 innings of work.
The Hurricanes fell behind early as the Husky offense plated three runs in the first, highlighted by Ryan Daniels’ two-run double. Then, as Ryan Daniels was stealing third, he took advantage of a Miami throwing error and reached home — boosting the Huskies’ lead to 3-0.
However, Miami responded in the third when Daniel Cuvet launched a 439-foot three-run homer, his fourth of the season, putting Miami in front, 4-3. Four batters later, Derek Williams added a solo 440-foot home run in the fourth to provide insurance – moving the score to 5-3.
The Huskies were able to answer quickly in the next half inning by tallying three runs, all of them being with two outs, to make the score 6-5.
UConn’s leadoff hitter, Rob Rispoli, was able to bat in a runner in the top of the sixth, advancing the Huskies’ lead to 7-5. With bases loaded, UConn was able to tally five more runs in the eighth inning with Mininck, Daniels and MacArthur leading the charge.
Despite a late two-run home run in the eight from Max Galvin and an RBI single from Dorian Gonzalez Jr., the Hurricanes ran out of juice in the final inning — suffering their second series loss of the season.
The series finale against the UConn Huskies is set to begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
