ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The University of Connecticut Avery Point baseball team split a pair of games during day one action at the regional tournament today. In the opener, Brayden Cooney (Southington, Conn.) smacked two home runs and had four RBI in a 12-5 win over Mercyhurst Northeast. Noah Yokoi (Westport, Conn.) totaled three hits in the nightcap, but host Monroe Community College captured a 21-5 win over the Pointers.
 
The split puts UCAP in the losers' bracket and results in a rematch with Mercyhurst Northeast on Saturday at noon. A loss ends the 2019 season, while a win will set up a rematch with Monroe CC at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Team Records: UConn Avery Point (15-15) | Mercyhurst NE (22-19) | Monroe CC (26-19)

Key Performers:
- Yokoi finished 5-for-9 with four runs and two RBI in the two games.
- Cooney was 4-for-7 was four runs and five RBI today.
- Elijah Martinez (New London, Conn.) also totaled four hits, two runs and two RBI.
- Alex Petchark (Waterford, Conn.) and Jeremy Nunes (Windsor, Conn.) each contributed three hits.
- Collin Bakken (Waterford, Conn.) hurled a complete-game in the opener to earn the victory.