UConn baseball grabbed the lead in their weekend series against UMass in commanding fashion on Friday afternoon, beating UMass 9-2 and moving to 11-12 on the year ahead of their doubleheader on Saturday.
It started as a low-scoring contest on a frigid afternoon in Storrs as UConn held onto a 3-0 lead until it scored three runs in each of the sixth and seventh innings to blow the game open.
The cold temperatures played into UConn starter Ben Casparius’ hands as he put together one of his most complete performances yet in a UConn uniform. The junior threw 7.