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UConn baseball earns Big East Tournament championship with victory over Xavier

UConn baseball secured its second-straight Big East championship on Sunday with a 7-2 win over Xavier.

The conference tournament victory marks the fifth time that the Huskies have hoisted the trophy in the Big East and hands them their fourth-straight ticket to the NCAA tournament.

After dispatching Georgetown in game one of the tournament on Thursday and taking care of Creighton handily on Saturday afternoon, the Huskies put away Xavier in the championship with early offense and a solid pitching performance.

UConn scored five runs in the first two innings to jump on the Musketeers right off the bat, assisted by a few freebies from the Xaver pitching staff.