SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (Interstat) — Connecticut hammered Seton Hall 13-1 on Saturday afternoon at Owen T. Carroll Field, improving to 29-22 overall and 15-27 in the Big East.

The Huskies amassed 20 hits while holding the Pirates to five. Charlie Hale earned top honors, tossing 5.2 innings of hitless ball, allowing one earned run and striking out seven. Jackson Marshall went 4 for 6 with four RBIs, including two doubles. Chase Taylor added three hits and two RBIs, and Anthony Belisario contributed three hits and two RBIs.

Maddix Dalena opened the scoring with a homer in the second inning. Connecticut broke the game open with a seven-run fifth. Nick Tomasetto’s homer in the seventh produced Seton Hall’s lone run. The Huskies grounded into two double plays.

Cayden Suchy and Garret Garbinski combined for 3.1 scoreless innings of relief. Seton Hall fell to 15-27. The teams conclude their weekend series Sunday.