With their backs against the wall, Stanford held UConn baseball’s bats in check on Sunday night in an 8-2 win that forces a rubber match on Monday night with a spot in the College World Series on the line.
UConn didn’t get much going after the first two innings. The Huskies hit 2-17 with runners on base and 1-7 with runners in scoring position on the night.
The Huskies fell behind early due to a less-than-stellar start from Austin Peterson. The UConn staff ace allowed seven of the eight runs scored by Stanford in the first two innings and was ejected from the game after getting pulled and exchanging words with the umpire.