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He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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And after Addison Russell made a sliding stop on a Nick Markakis grounder, Russell’s throw bounced on the edge of the grass/dirt and hopped past Bryant’s glove.
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The Friars had the bases loaded with one out in the top of the second when Derrick Booker hit a sharp grounder back to O’Connor, who threw to home and catcher Parker Landwehr went to first for the inning-ending double play.
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LaDere opened the top of the fifth inning for East by hitting a sharp grounder that took a wicked hop on shortstop Easton Lotus.
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With two outs and two runners on, a routine grounder to first base went between Rylan Thomas' legs, allowing two runs to score and giving UConn a 5-2 lead.
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Bruce, with no outs and a man on first, hit a grounder off Ben Lively that went into the shift.
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But two batters later, Bradley, Jr. was thrown out at the plate by Starlin Castro, who fielded a grounder by Nunez and threw on time to Chad Wallach who then applied the tag after spinning around to get in position.
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That carried Burns into the fifth, when Brian Sharp hit a grounder to Jarvis with one out.
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Gordon also hit a slowly-rolling grounder to the pitcher for a leadoff single in the sixth.
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