Despite fighting back from multiple-run deficits twice in the latter half of the regional final on Sunday, UConn baseball ultimately fell 7-6 in extra innings to Maryland, setting up a dramatic winner-takes-all game on Monday.
“I don’t know how anyone could come out of that game and not be a baseball fan,” head coach Jim Penders said. “Every pitch meant something, high drama, high stakes, and our young guys went out and fought.”
Maryland starter Nick Robinson held UConn’s lineup in check for the first five innings as the Huskies just couldn’t deliver with runners on base.