Hopkinton’s Kaitlyn Breslin, a sophomore outfielder on the softball team at the University of Connecticut, tied an NCAA record when she hit four home runs in a game against Creighton on March 28 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Breslin, who became the seventh player in NCAA history to hit four homers in one game, went 4-for-4 with seven runs batted in and five runs scored. She also walked two times. Her performance led the Huskies to a 22-18 victory in a game that was finished the next day after being suspended due to darkness.

Breslin was named the Big East Conference’s Player of the Week in the week leading up to the game. Heading into April, she was hitting .368 with 10 home runs, 30 RBI, 12 walks and an on-base percentage of .457 for the Huskies, who were 18-12 overall and 7-2 in league play.

Kasper helps WNEC into Sweet 16

Hopkinton’s Nate Kasper, a junior guard on the basketball team at Western New England College, helped his team post the first NCAA Division 3 tournament victory in school history.

Kasper averaged 18.9 minutes off the bench while playing in all 30 games this season, scoring 6.0 points with 2.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game.

The Golden Bears won the Conference of New England championship for the first time and finished with a. Record of 23-7, their most wins since 1990.

Kasper scored 13 points against Montclair State in the second round of the NCAAs. WNEC lost to eventual national champion Trinity in the quarterfinals on March 14.

Following the season, the finance major was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.