GROTON, Conn. – Sophomore
Collin Bakken (Waterford, Conn.) dominated with a complete-game shutout in the opener and classmate
Brayden Cooney (Southington, Conn.) made it a sweep with a walk-off single in the nightcap as the University of Connecticut Avery Point baseball team swept the County College of Morris, 5-0 and 5-4 (eight innings) today.
Team Records: UConn Avery Point (11-11) | CC Morris (23-14)
Key Performers:
- Bakken allowed just five hits and fanned nine in a seven-inning complete game in the opener.
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Chris Oliwa (Ansonia, Conn.) had a double and two RBI in game one, while
Seamus Barry (Montville, Conn.) had a hit, a run scored and a RBI.
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Omar Montalvo (West Hartford, Conn.) went 3-for-5 in the nightcap, while Barry added two more hits, a run scored and a RBI.
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Colin Sparaco (Ivoryton, Conn.) tossed six innings and left in line for the win, fanning 10 in the process.
- The visitors scored twice in the top of the seventh to erase a 4-2 deficit and even the game at 4-4. The Pointers then loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the eighth before Cooney's single to center field that plated
Elijah Martinez (New London, Conn.) with the winning run.