It was a bitter way to end UConn baseball’s magical 2018 season. The final out came earlier in the tournament than many expected — dreams of a Super Regional or even forcing a win-or-go-home game on Monday were dashed when they fell 9-6 to Washington.
But few could have predicted the way Jim Penders’ team fell, as the Huskies made numerous uncharacteristic, back-breaking mistakes over and over again. They ran into five outs on the base paths and made four errors in the field — including two from typically lights-out shortstop Anthony Prato.
“Our infield defense kind of fell apart,” Penders said.