Wake Forest University
UConn
Deacons Win Midweek Battle Over UConn, 6-2
3/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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By Jay Garneau, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeBaseball)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest utilized two more home runs and strong pitching from a plethora of underclassmen to defeat UConn, 6-2, at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park on Tuesday night.
After Nate Mondou hit his fifth homer early in the game, Keegan Maronpot broke a 2-2 tie with a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning.
Will Craig hit a two-run blast, his seventh of the season and 15th of his career, to give the Demon Deacons (14-8) two more insurance runs, more than enough for the Wake Forest bullpen.
The Huskies (10-7) mustered two runs on just five hits against the Wake Forest pitching staff which featured three freshman, a redshirt-freshman and a sophomore.
Andrew Loepprich made his first-career start and second-career outing, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings, striking out four while allowing one hit and a pair of walks.
Paul Kirkpatrick and Parker Johnson (1-0) combined to work the next 3.0 innings, before Donnie Sellers and Connor Johnstone shut the door.
Sellers didn't allow a hit in 2.0 innings, walking one and striking out one, while Johnstone retired the side in order in the ninth on just 10 pitches.
Ben Breazeale finished the day 2-for-4 with a double and run scored, and Stuart Fairchild had a hit and scored twice.
For UConn, Ryan Radue (1-1) took the loss after allowing his first four runs of the season. Andrew Zapata started and allowed two earned runs in 5.0 innings, and Bryan Daniello finished with a pair of hits.
FIGHTING FOR A SPOT
• Making just his fifth start, Keegan Maronpot improved his average from .263 to .304, driving in the two go-ahead runs with a line-drive single into right-center.
• Andrew Loepprich hadn't cracked the rotation until last week at Elon. He followed his scoreless two-inning debut with three more scoreless frames tonight.
THE 3-4 HITTERS
• Nate Mondou and Will Craig continued their hitting tear, as the pair has now combined for 12 homers.
• That total is more than Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Boston College and Duke have as teams, and equal to NC State.
ON DECK
• Wake Forest welcomes top-25 foe Miami to Winston-Salem this weekend, with games slated for Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
• All three games will air live on ESPN3.
