HARTFORD, Connecticut – The Marist baseball team was defeated by #18 UConn on Tuesday evening by a final score of 15-4.

Marist 4, #18 UConn 15.
W: Ian Cooke (5-0); L: John Hacker (0-2)

• After a single from Gene Napolitano and a double from Robbie Armitage, Gavin Noriega roped a triple to the wall to give Marist an early 2-0 lead in the first inning.
• In the bottom of the second, UConn got back three runs on five hits to take a 3-2 lead.
• Casey Dana hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the third, and David Smith hit a three-run shot in the bottom of the sixth, giving UConn an 11-2 lead. In the bottom of the seventh, Matt Donlan hit a three-run home run to extend the lead to 15-3.
• Donnie Stone singled up the middle to score Nathan Lincoln in the top of the eighth, cutting the lead to 15-4.
• UConn retired the Red Foxes in four hitters in the ninth to win 15-4.

• Reece Armitage, Robbie Armitage, and Gavin Noriega each went 2-for-4 on the evening.
• Noriega also had two RBIs for the Red Foxes.
• UConn homered three times.
• Drake Quinn and Hunter Sabbers each went 1.0 innings, allowing no runs and combining for three strikeouts.
   

• Marist hits the road to western New York for a three game series with Canisius. The Red Foxes play Thursday (2:30 p.m.), Friday (3 p.m.), and Saturday (2:30 p.m.).
• The Red Foxes are now 16-11 overall and 6-3 in the MAAC.