The Miami Hurricanes baseball team suffered a 7-2 defeat against the University of Connecticut Huskies on Friday night, marking their largest loss of the season. The game took place at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida.
Sophomore pitcher Nick Robert started strong, allowing no hits and striking out three of the first seven batters he faced in the initial two innings. However, the third inning proved challenging. After recording two outs, Robert struggled, giving up a single, double, and two walks, leading to two runs and loading the bases. UConn’s graduate student Sam Biller then hit a grand slam, extending the Huskies’ lead to 6-0. Robert concluded his outing after three innings, having allowed six earned runs on five hits, with four strikeouts.
Offensively, the Hurricanes managed to score in the fourth inning when senior catcher Tanner Smith singled to bring in junior Jake Ogden, making the score 6-1. Their only other run came in the seventh inning from a single by redshirt junior Max Galvin, scoring freshman Michael Torres. Despite these efforts, Miami couldn’t overcome the early deficit.
With this loss, Miami’s record fell to 11-4. The Hurricanes aimed to rebound in the following games of the series against UConn.