In a game that was assembled at the very last minute due to an unlikely confluence of events, No. 13 UConn baseball wasn’t flustered by the change of opponent, beating Rhode Island 9-0.
The Huskies were originally due to face Yale in a weekday matchup, but their Iy League opponents pulled out of the game at the last minute, citing a lack of pitching depth for the occasion.
UConn would have gone without an opponent at Dunkin’ Park, but the Rams’ Tuesday opponents, No. 12 Boston College, also canceled after most of their team lost their checked bags on a flight from North Carolina to Boston.