Dalena did well in the games against Cal Baptist. Definitely expect that he will get more starts as a result, including more time at 1B since he does well defensively at that spot. I would expect he will definitely get more playing time against righty starting pitchers. Assuming Dalena does...
Interesting stuff on the relief pitching and on Maddix Dalena. I've mentioned before about his poor summer with Mystic, but I've also mentioned at times that he has done well during fall ball and preseason at UConn. At any rate, perhaps this is the turning point for Dalena. He is also pretty...
Top 9th, Tammaro with a leadoff single (his 4th hit of the game). Tammaro is picked off 1B for the final out. A scoreless inning for the UConn offense. 6-2 UConn.
Bottom 8th, Afthim takes the mound to start the inning. Minick takes over at 3B, Chris Jones says Padilla was having a problem with his leg, which is why he came out of the game.
Top 8th, after a lead off double for Morton, UConn offense loads the bases with 2 outs. Padilla draws a walk to bring in a run, 3-2 UConn. Dalena follows with an RBI single that drives in 2 runs, 5-2 UConn, with runners on the corners.
Minick comes in to pinch run for Padilla, and in a double...
Bottom 7th, after Cinnella gets the 1st out, he comes out of the game. Jack Sullivan takes the mound.
Sullivan with 2 strikeouts to end the inning. Game tied at 2.
Top 7th, UConn offense has a scoreless inning that ends on a double play. Game tied at 2.
Joe Cinnella takes the mound at the beginning of the bottom of the 7th inning.
Bottom 6th, with 1 out 2 CBU batters reach base on a walk and a single. A 2 out RBI single ties up the game at 2. Quinn comes out of the game, Ellisen takes the mound. Ellisen retires the first batter he faces to end the inning.
Bottom 5th, CBU gets 2 runners in scoring position with no outs. S. Quigley comes out of the game, Quinn takes the mound.
Quinn gets out of the inning with no runs coming in, Quinn picks up 2 strikeouts. Game tied at 1.
Top 5th, Tammaro leads off with an infield single. Tammaro is thrown out trying to steal 2B for the 2 out. A scoreless inning for the UConn offense. Game tied at 1.
Top 4th, leadoff single for Studley (second hit of the game). A sac bunt by Simmons moves Studley to 2B. A 2 out RBI single for Dalena (second hit of the game), game tied at 1 going to the bottom of the inning.
Top 2nd, with 1 out, Broadhurst and Studley have back to back singles. Simmons with a 1 out single, but Broadhurst is thrown out at home plate. UConn offense leaves 2 runners on base. No score.
Haven't seen any mention anywhere of why Malcom was thrown out of the game after his homer. If we don't hear anything before the game, hoping that Chris Jones says something about it during the game broadcast tonight.
So far Morton only has 2 walks this season. This is a big change from last season, where he drew a solid number of walks. Before last season, Morton never drew many walks in his time at UConn, so last season is the exception in this regard.
Bottom 9th, Coe gives up a 2 out double, but strands the runner. UConn wins 8-0 to even the series. A complete game shutout for Coe, it's been a while since a UConn starting pitcher went the whole game.
Top 9th, with 1 out, Hyde gets a single, his first hit of the season. Drew Kron pinch hits for Simmons, he gets a 1 out single putting 2 runners on base. Kron is thrown out trying to steal 2B for the final out of the inning. 8-0 UConn.
Kron takes over in CF. Coe on the mound to start the 9th.
Top 7th, after the Studley homer, UConn gets 2 runners on base (a Hyde walk and a Padilla single with 1 out, and Daniels comes up with an RBI single, bringing Hyde in to score, 8-0 UConn. A double play ends the inning.
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