UConn @ Sam Houston State Bearkats (Fri. 4/26 @7:30p ET, Sat 4/27 @4:00p ET & Sun 4/28 @Noon ET)

[huskymedic]

>>The UConn baseball team travels to Huntsville, Texas to play Sam Houston State for a three-game non-conference series beginning on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Game one will be streamed on ESPN+ and the WatchESPN app while the rest of the series will be streamed on the Bearkat Sports Network on YouTube. All three game will be on 91.7 FM WHUS or online at whus.org.<<

 

[huskymedic]

Sam Houston State Bearkats' Don Sanders Stadium (The "Don") - Capacity 1,163. All Turf Field

Left Field - 330 ft
Left Center - 375 ft
Center - .400 ft
Right Center - 375 ft
Right Field - 330 ft

Kats attempt to stop unraveling against UConn

Daily Campus: Huskies return to Texas to take on Sam Houston

UConn Game Notes for SHS:
History vs. Sam Houston State... The only meeting between these two programs came in 2013 when the Huskies traveled to Huntsville and won two-of-three to take the series against the Bearkats. Jon Testani recorded a pair of doubles and drove in four en route to a three-hit game against the Bearkats. Carson Cross was superb with 7.1 scoreless innings to close out a series win.

Friday projected starter: LHP Mason Feole (1-3 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP Hayden Wesneski (6-1 3.11 ERA)
Saturday projected starter: RHP Jeff Kerstan (3-3 4.64 ERA) vs. TBA
Sunday projected starter: RHP Jimmy Wang (1-2 3.63 ERA) vs. TBA

 

[uconnbaseball]

Hopefully huskymedic stops being a jinx against the team!

 

[Guapo]

General question: what is the process like for scheduling non conference games in baseball?

 

[Jaybird65]

General question: what is the process like for scheduling non conference games in baseball?

Unless there is an inter-conference affiliation (which in this case there is none), schools reach out to one another. Sam Houston probably and an open weekend from conference play that matched ours. We are going to go somewhere with super chances weather-wise to get three games in. Sometimes there is a connection between coaches. Strength of schedule factors are considered. Sometimes a coach wants to get games in the home area of senior players. Sometimes coaches want visibility in an area where they recruit. Not sure if this helped at all.....

 

[Guapo]

Unless there is an inter-conference affiliation (which in this case there is none; schools reach out to one another. Sam Houston probably and an open weekend from conference play that matched ours. We are going to go somewhere with super chances weather-wise to get three games in. Sometimes there is a connection between coaches. Strength of schedule factors are considered. Sometimes a coach wants to get games in the home area of senior players. Sometimes coaches want visibility in an area where they recruit. Not sure if this helped at all.....

Yeah, thanks!

It’s just always such a high up, hush hush affair with football, especially. I was just kind of curious how a series like this came to be.

 

[Jaybird65]

I also thought it was pretty cool & probably coincidental that the Astros are home this weekend. It was neat seeing some of the posts on the UConn baseball page showing the team at Minute Maid with Springer yesterday afternoon.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Win this series.

 

[HCCForever]

I would love to see Mason start off the series by duplicating Carson's start in 2013.

 

[uconnbaseball]

I would love to see Mason start off the series by duplicating Carson's start in 2013.

That was a great series for us!

 

[HawkHusky]

Weekend Wishlist:

1. Vintage Feole
2. Making Sam Houston earn their runs
3. Smart, patient at-bats
4. Not getting thrown out while NOT attempting to steal
5. Not playing hero ball at any point in the game

 

[BaseballDog]

Unless there is an inter-conference affiliation (which in this case there is none), schools reach out to one another. Sam Houston probably and an open weekend from conference play that matched ours. We are going to go somewhere with super chances weather-wise to get three games in. Sometimes there is a connection between coaches. Strength of schedule factors are considered. Sometimes a coach wants to get games in the home area of senior players. Sometimes coaches want visibility in an area where they recruit. Not sure if this helped at all.....

Some schools use the link below to schedule OOC series for open dates. One thing that is a big consideration in baseball scheduling is the amount of "gaurantee" a home team can offer the visiting team and how much or little the visiting team needs in a "guarantee" to make the trip for their budget.

http://collegebaseballinsider.com/open-dates/

 

[uconnbaseball]

Good list Octavius, and I would like to add a couple more:

6. At LEAST 2 walks by Chris Winkel
7. Give Wang a chance to stretch his start out a bit if he is rolling

 

[dbmill]

Weekend Wishlist:

1. Vintage Feole
2. Making Sam Houston earn their runs
3. Smart, patient at-bats
4. Not getting thrown out while NOT attempting to steal
5. Not playing hero ball at any point in the game

Offensively, the biggest thing UConn can do is get a few hits when the Huskies have runners in scoring position. Leaving the bases loaded without scoring runs is not a recipe for success. Penders has been all over this in the various interviews he conducts, and on this point he is right.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[dbmill]

Surprised Nucerino isn't playing.

 

[Bomber36]

5 pitches. 3 outs. Ouch.

 

[HawkHusky]

UConn goes down in 5 pitches. So much for Wish #3...

 

[Bomber36]

How about taking a few?

 

[HawkHusky]

Muffed throw then back to back 4 pitch walks. Bases now loaded with 1 out.

 

[Bomber36]

I’m willing to pay for ESPN plus to watch these games....anyone else? Doing the free trial tonight. 4.99/mo isn’t a deal breaker.

 

[dbmill]

Muffed throw then back to back 4 pitch walks. Bases now loaded with 1 out.

Feole in trouble in the bottom of the 1st.

 

[Bomber36]

Big K.

 

[dbmill]

Feole gets a strikeout for the second out, then a pop out gets him out of the 1st unscathed. No score.

 

[Bomber36]

Got out of it!