Men #10 UConn @ Villanova Wildcats (Sat. 4/29/23 Doubleheader starting @1130 & Sun. 4/30/23 *Cancelled*. Games on FloSports & Mixlr

[huskymedic]

 

[dbmill]

It will be just amazing if they are able to get this whole series played out given the weather this weekend.

 

[uconnbaseball]

 

[dbmill]

Can't say I'm surprised about this. At least they got the games in yesterday.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[CL82]

 

[huskymedic]

Rainy Weather Cancels Baseball Series Finale Versus Huskies - Villanova University

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – Due to rain in the forecast around Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth, Villanova's final game of the series with No. 10 UConn has been canceled

villanova.com

“Due to rain in the forecast around Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth, Villanova's final game of the series with No. 10 UConn has been canceled for the day and will not be rescheduled.”

 

[huskymedic]

 

[dbmill]

I'm guessing one reason Coach Penders wanted to play these games despite the RPI repercussions is that the only way he is going to see players improve over the course of the season is to get playing time. This would be especially true of T.C. Simmons, who just returned from an injury, and for that matter, Maddix Dalena who played quite well in yesterday's doubleheader. It is also true for a pitching staff that has been showing some improvement in recent weeks after struggling along for goodly portion of the season.

Also, UConn doesn't play again until next Friday, so if UConn had not played yesterday, it would have been about a week and a half without playing any games.

 

[freescooter]

This is, of course, crazy. That your RPI falls for winning is a problem with the RPI. UConn would probably be better off hoping for rain every weekend for the rest of the season.

The 2nd problem, of course, is the NOOB. Awful baseball league. In a perfect world maybe the Johnnies or Butler drop baseball to get below the 6 team minimum and that allows UConn to find a home for baseball that actually cares.

 

[uconnbaseball]

This is, of course, crazy. That your RPI falls for winning is a problem with the RPI. UConn would probably be better off hoping for rain every weekend for the rest of the season.

The 2nd problem, of course, is the NOOB. Awful baseball league. In a perfect world maybe the Johnnies or Butler drop baseball to get below the 6 team minimum and that allows UConn to find a home for baseball that actually cares.

I do miss playing Houston (who was probably the closest we’ve ever had to being a rival) and ECU. However, funnily enough the AAC hasn’t been much better. USF, Tulane, Memphis, and Cincy would all struggle to finish in the top 4 of the Big East. UH and UCF are big 12 bound.

Baseball is thriving now but I would love to see us recruit with a power conference label one day.

 

[Sleepy]

This is, of course, crazy. That your RPI falls for winning is a problem with the RPI. UConn would probably be better off hoping for rain every weekend for the rest of the season.

The 2nd problem, of course, is the NOOB. Awful baseball league. In a perfect world maybe the Johnnies or Butler drop baseball to get below the 6 team minimum and that allows UConn to find a home for baseball that actually cares.

What happened to St. John's baseball? I don't really follow college baseball, just UConn, but I seem to vaguely recall that both St. John's and Seton Hall were regional "powers" in the days of the old Big East-is my mind playing tricks on me?

 

[uconnbaseball]

What happened to St. John's baseball? I don't really follow college baseball, just UConn, but I seem to vaguely recall that both St. John's and Seton Hall were regional "powers" in the days of the old Big East-is my mind playing tricks on me?

I wouldn’t call Seton Hall ever having been a “power” (more of an annoyance much like they are today). However, St. John’s used to be a regional fixture. They have taken a step back the past couple of years - good for our recruiting, bad for our RPI.

 

[dbmill]

What happened to St. John's baseball? I don't really follow college baseball, just UConn, but I seem to vaguely recall that both St. John's and Seton Hall were regional "powers" in the days of the old Big East-is my mind playing tricks on me?

I can't remember his name, but the long time head coach of St. John's baseball retired a few years ago, and the program declined.

 

[BaseballDog]

I can't remember his name, but the long time head coach of St. John's baseball retired a few years ago, and the program declined.

Ed Blankmeyer