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Cats Quieted by UConn Tuesday Night
Apr 16, 2024 | Baseball
STORRS, Conn. – A two-run third inning was all UConn would need Tuesday night, as the Huskies shut out K-State, 4-0, at Elliot Ballpark.
"We couldn't seem to be able to build an inning or put pressure on them all night," said K-State head coach Pete Hughes after the game. "I thought they did a really good job attacking our offense. They executed the appropriate matchups and made the limited big pitches that had to be thrown."
UConn (17-7) spotted Andrew Evans (3-2) for the two runs in the third inning, as the sophomore righty suffered the loss and scattered three hits in his 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Ty Ruhl.
Ruhl struck out two in his first outing since February 23, holding the Huskies scoreless and without a hit over an inning of work, while Sam Roberts also tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
The Huskies' Joe Cinnella picked up the win in relief and limited the Cats to just two hits in his two innings (3-2). Garrett Coe tossed a game-long four innings, allowing two hits with four strikeouts and a walk in his start.
K-State (21-14) dropped its fourth straight game and was shutout for the first time since April 9, 2022, vs. Texas Tech.
Five different Wildcats generated a hit in the game highlighted by the lone extra-base hit from Jaden Parsons. Kaelen Culpepper, Nick English, Cayden Phillips, and David Bishop all singled on the night.
Four of the Huskies' six hits were for extra bases, with Paul Tammaro, Korey Morton, and Matt Garbowski each driving in a run.
THE RUNDOWN
After two scoreless frames, the Huskies rallied for a pair of two-out singles to jump out to a 2-0 lead.
The Wildcats best chance to jump on the board came in the fifth as Phillips and Bishop each strung together a pair of hits but UConn picked up a quick two outs to end the threat.
UConn doubled its lead over the final three-inning span, highlighted by a solo blast from Garbowski in the sixth.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
The Wildcats will round out their five-game road trip Wednesday with the second meeting against Northeastern (27-8) in school history. The midweek contest can be seen on FloBaseball, while radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). A free live streaming audio available for all games at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
How to follow the 'Cats: Stay up to date on K-State baseball online at www.kstatesports.com and on the team's social media channels on Facebook, X formally known as Twitter and Instagram.
"We couldn't seem to be able to build an inning or put pressure on them all night," said K-State head coach Pete Hughes after the game. "I thought they did a really good job attacking our offense. They executed the appropriate matchups and made the limited big pitches that had to be thrown."
UConn (17-7) spotted Andrew Evans (3-2) for the two runs in the third inning, as the sophomore righty suffered the loss and scattered three hits in his 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Ty Ruhl.
Ruhl struck out two in his first outing since February 23, holding the Huskies scoreless and without a hit over an inning of work, while Sam Roberts also tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
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The Huskies' Joe Cinnella picked up the win in relief and limited the Cats to just two hits in his two innings (3-2). Garrett Coe tossed a game-long four innings, allowing two hits with four strikeouts and a walk in his start.
K-State (21-14) dropped its fourth straight game and was shutout for the first time since April 9, 2022, vs. Texas Tech.
Five different Wildcats generated a hit in the game highlighted by the lone extra-base hit from Jaden Parsons. Kaelen Culpepper, Nick English, Cayden Phillips, and David Bishop all singled on the night.
Four of the Huskies' six hits were for extra bases, with Paul Tammaro, Korey Morton, and Matt Garbowski each driving in a run.
THE RUNDOWN
After two scoreless frames, the Huskies rallied for a pair of two-out singles to jump out to a 2-0 lead.
The Wildcats best chance to jump on the board came in the fifth as Phillips and Bishop each strung together a pair of hits but UConn picked up a quick two outs to end the threat.
UConn doubled its lead over the final three-inning span, highlighted by a solo blast from Garbowski in the sixth.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State produced five hits with one error committed and stranded five on base.
- UConn scored four runs on six hits, committed no errors, and left six on base.
- Five different Wildcats generated a hit.
- Evans (3-2) was tagged for the loss, surrendering two earned runs on three hits in relief of Ruhl
- The pitching staff combined for nine strikeouts.
- Cinnella (3-2) was credited the victory in relief, scattering just two hits in innings of work.
- K-State hit .100 (1-for-10) with runners on and was 0-for-3 in scoring position while UConn was 3-for-14 (.214) with men on base and 2-for-10 (.200) in scoring position.
- The Wildcats were 1-for-9 (.111) with two outs.
- In his first appearance back since February 23, Ruhl logged a scoreless inning with two strikeouts and a walk.
- UConn picked up the win in the first meeting between the two schools.
- Day has successfully reached base in 34 consecutive games.
- K-State dropped to 8-10 on the road, including a record of 6-8 in true road games.
- The shutout marks the first shutout of K-State since April 9, 2022, vs. Texas Tech in Lubbock.
The Wildcats will round out their five-game road trip Wednesday with the second meeting against Northeastern (27-8) in school history. The midweek contest can be seen on FloBaseball, while radio coverage is available on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). A free live streaming audio available for all games at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
How to follow the 'Cats: Stay up to date on K-State baseball online at www.kstatesports.com and on the team's social media channels on Facebook, X formally known as Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cinnella, Joe (3-2)
L: Evans, Andrew (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Parsons, Jaden 1
Base Running:
CS: Culpepper, Kaelen 1
Batting:
2B: Broadhurst, Luke 1 ; Dalena, Maddix 1 ; Shpur, Caleb 1
HR: Garbowski, Matt 1
RBI: Tammaro, Paul 1 ; Morton, Korey 1 ; Garbowski, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tammaro, Paul 2 ; Garbowski, Matt 1 ; Shpur, Caleb 1
SB: Morton, Korey 2
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