UConn @ USF (5/19 @1830, 5/20 @1830 & 5/21@1300)

[ATLDYKA]

So I wonder how they determined that a 15-8-1 record beats out a 14-8 record?

 

[huskymedic]

So I wonder how they determined that a 15-8-1 record beats out a 14-8 record?

Conference Winning % I believe...

 

[dbmill]

Polonia is out quick after walking the bases loaded and giving up a ball to the next hitter. Ruotolo coming in.

 

[ATLDYKA]

And Polonia is back to his wild ways.

 

[dbmill]

Ruotolo gets a fly out. 7th inning over, with UConn still up by a run.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Big out by Routolo. Wonder how long he can go?

 

[huskymedic]

Two runners on with two out in the bottom of the 7th after Montgomerie plunks a batter. Polonia coming in for the final out of the inning..

 

[uconnbaseball]

Go for the win today, then rest him on tuesday. Need the win.

Going into the bottom of the 8th, 3 2 UConn.

 

[dbmill]

Ruotolo's first strikeout of the day ends the 8th inning and strands two USF runners on base.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Living dangerously. 9th inning, i wonder if pat has another inning left in him?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[dbmill]

Living dangerously. 9th inning, i wonder if pat has another inning left in him?

Ruotolo did, and the game is over. UConn wins 3-2.

 

[huskymedic]

Nine in a row... 4th longest streak in country.

UConnBaseball 3:45pm via Twitter Web Client
#UConn finishes @American_BSB play at 14-9 and earns the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Huskies play Memphis on Wed., May 25 at 3 p.m. #HookC

 

[dbmill]

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Love that dog and broom!

 

[ATLDYKA]

Big sweep. Wonder how many wins in the tourney is enough to get them in?

 

[uconnbaseball]

And we get memphis, probably the least talented team in the conference, after pat gets 3 days of rest. Excellent.

 

[ATLDYKA]

I would like to think that if we could at the very least make it to the semis and beat ECU at least one game which would mean we would have gone 3-2 to get us to 36-24 that would hopefully be enough to get us he 3rd invite from the league. It would need to be ECU & Tulane in the final however since if someone else won the conference like Houston then I think we would be out.
I thought I heard that the AAC had the third highest RPI for a conference only behind the SEC & ACC. Based on that would think we could get 3 teams especially like I said if we can win 3.
Heck, lets just win the thing and not have to worry about it.

 

[huskymedic]

Nine in a row... 4th longest streak in country.

UConnBaseball 3:45pm via Twitter Web Client
#UConn finishes @American_BSB play at 14-9 and earns the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Huskies play Memphis on Wed., May 25 at 3 p.m. #HookC

My bad...

UConnBaseball 3:46pm via Twitter Web Client
#UConn's current nine-game win streak is the fifth longest in the nation and the longest since the team won 12-straight in 2011. #BleedBlue

 

[uconnbaseball]

There are 4 teams hotter than us? God damn.

 

[dbmill]

Just checked the Warren Nolan rpi website, and UConn at the moment is up to 51. A road sweep against a decent team does a world of good in the RPI world.

2016 College Baseball Rating Percentage Index (RPI) Live - WarrenNolan.com

 

[huskypantz]

Great series once again. If I counted correctly, we lost 13 games by 1 run - that is tough. One win at a time, but at the bare minimum we need to get to the conference championship game and hope for a little RPI boost along the way.

 

[dbmill]

I would like to think that if we could at the very least make it to the semis and beat ECU at least one game which would mean we would have gone 3-2 to get us to 36-24 that would hopefully be enough to get us he 3rd invite from the league. It would need to be ECU & Tulane in the final however since if someone else won the conference like Houston then I think we would be out.
I thought I heard that the AAC had the third highest RPI for a conference only behind the SEC & ACC. Based on that would think we could get 3 teams especially like I said if we can win 3.
Heck, lets just win the thing and not have to worry about it.

According to the Warren Nolan website, the AAC is 6th in RPI.

2016 Men's College Baseball Conference RPI - WarrenNolan.com