In an unexpected pitchers’ duel, UConn baseball dropped a close decision to Texas Tech, 3-2, as the Huskies couldn’t solve Red Raiders pitcher Mason Molina.
UConn had just three hits on the day, the first of which didn’t come until the sixth inning.
Texas Tech is one of the most disciplined lineups in the country, coming into the NCAA Tournament sixth in the country in walks. The Red Raiders expanded the zone uncharacteristically in the first, with a pair of punchouts for starter Stephen Quigley on fastballs up and out of the zone. Texas Tech used a hit-and-run on a double into the left-center gap by Kevin Bazzell to bring in Gage Harrelson and open the scoring.