Top-seeded UConn baseball never got started on Thursday night, as 2-seed Xavier jumped out in the first inning and rolled to a 10-2 victory over the Huskies on Thursday night.
The Husky lineup notched nine hits and four walks but couldn’t solve Ethan Bosacker, who kept the Huskies in check over 7 2⁄3 innings.
UConn starter Stephen Quigley was not sharp to begin the contest, giving up three runs after two early walks and two singles. Quigley walked a third Xavier batter but then got out of the bases-loaded jam.
Paul Tammaro hit a solo home run in the first, his second straight day going yard, but Xavier got another run back in the second to hold a 4-1 lead.