UConn baseball opened up with a big second inning and held off USF’s comeback on Friday night for a 6-4 win in their American Athletic Conference opener.
Shortstop Anthony Prato hit his first home run of the year, a grand slam, and designated hitter Isaac Feldstein notched his seventh home run of the season in the win. Left fielder John Toppa, second baseman Christian Fedko and first baseman Thad Phillips each had multi-hit games.
It was a vaunted pitching matchup with two potential first-round picks in Tim Cate and Shane McClanahan, but one did not hold up his end of the bargain.