MASON, Ohio – In Friday’s semifinal elimination game of the 2025 BIG EAST Baseball Championship Presented by Jeep at Prasco Park, No. 2 seed UConn punched its ticket to Saturday’s title game with an 11-2 win over No. 3 seed Xavier.
 
The Huskies return to the BIG EAST title game for the 12th time, looking to secure the program’s sixth tournament title. They will face top-seeded Creighton Saturday at 5 p.m. on FS1, with an if necessary contest scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on FS1.
 
It was all Huskies early and often as they opened the game with a 10-0 advantage through five innings. After a pair of scoreless innings, UConn’s bats got warmed up in the bottom of the third when Ryan Daniels doubled to right center to send to runners home.
 
Moments later, Tyler Minick hit an RBI single to send Daniels home for the 3-0 lead. The Huskies extended the advantage to four in the next inning, after Beau Root scored off a Rob Rispoli single.
 
In the bottom of the fifth, the Huskies ran away with the game with six runs scored, beginning with a home run by Daniels to lead things off. After a walk brought a run in, both Bryan Padilla and Rispoli collected two RBI singles to extend the lead to 10-0.
 
The Musketeers got on the board in the top of the sixth when Jake Lambdin homered to left center. In the next inning, Lambdin earned a walk and collected an RBI to cut the deficit to 10-2.
 
For the game, Daniels capped the night batting 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs scored and a walk. Overall, the Huskies hit 15-for-35 (.429) with seven walks.
 
Defensively, sophomore lefty Charlie West improved to 6-0 on the year, with 6.1 innings of work, allowing three hits, two runs and four walks, with five strikeouts. In as relief, Sean Finn struck out six batters and didn’t allow hits in 2.2 innings.