Good pitching depth and hitters who perform in the clutch are two necessities to advance deep in the NCAA Tournament, and UConn baseball benefitted from both en route to a 10-5 win over Maryland on Saturday, handing them a spot in the regional final.
UConn is 2-0 in an NCAA Tournament regional for the first time since 1972 and have a shot at making the Super Regionals tomorrow.
“We were relentlessly unforgiving as an offense, I was really proud of how we hit the baseball today.” head coach Jim Penders said.
Pat Gallagher pitched with fire and emotion against by far the best lineup he’s faced all year, going 7 innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out six.