Men #15 UConn @ Butler Bulldogs (Friday 4/29/22 @3p, Saturday 4/30/22 @1p & Sunday 5/1/22 @1130) FloSports/Mixlr

[dbmill]

Bottom 8th, with runners and 2nd and 3rd, a 1 out sac fly brings in a run for Butler, 14-6 is the score going to the 9th inning.

 

[CtBaseball]

Good to see Jimmy throwing mostly strikes ⚾️

 

[dbmill]

Good to see Jimmy throwing mostly strikes ⚾️

It's a big change of pace for Wang from his previous seasons at UConn, plus from what I saw of him in summer ball in Norwich last summer. No wild pitches either.

 

[dbmill]

Top 9th, a scoreless inning for the UConn offense.

Garrett Coe coming in to pitch the bottom of the 9th for UConn.

 

[CtBaseball]

Seems like Stephenson might not be a D1 hitter. Sample size is growing.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 9th, with 2 outs, a couple hits and an outfield error lead to a Butler run to make it 14-7. UConn takes the series with a 14-7 victory over Butler, a chance for the sweep tomorrow.

 

[Tmill15]

Bottom 7th, a 1 out 3 run homer for Butler. 14-5 UConn. Gallagher coming out, Jimmy Wang coming into the game to pitch. Wang definitely qualifies as a seldom used pitcher this season.

Wang gets 2 fly outs to end the inning. He threw 5 pitches.

A Jimmy Wang appearance in a win is always nice

 

[dbmill]

Seems like Stephenson might not be a D1 hitter. Sample size is growing.

It's still a pretty small sample size, plus he doesn't get to play on anything resembling a regular basis which doesn't make it any easier for him. Of course, if you want to play for Penders, you need to produce something when you do get a chance to play, however small it is.

At this point I'm interested to see how Zach Stephenson does this year in summer ball, he'll be playing for Bristol in the NECBL.

 

[huskymedic]

#justkeepwinning

 

[dbmill]

Penders takes full blame for Simmons getting doubled up…

Did not have a chance to listen to this interview until after today's game. Kevin Ferrer hasn't had an at bat in a month or so, but Coach Penders was liking what he was seeing from him in batting practice. Says that Ferrer hit the tar out of that ball that turned into an error. Combine this with the Simmons slump at the plate, that is why Ferrer gets put in during a key situation. Penders also taking the blame for Simmons being thrown out on the bases among other base running follies.

 

[dbmill]

#justkeepwinning

Some good stuff on David Smith and his return to the leadoff spot.

 

[huskymedic]

No. 15 HookC Clinches Series Against Bulldogs, 14-7 - University of Connecticut Athletics

INDIANAPOLIS - The No. 15 UConn baseball team (36-8, 10-1 BIG EAST) came alive at the plate with a 14-7 win against Buler to secure a road series win on Saturday

uconnhuskies.com

-> Game Notes

• The Huskies finish the month of April with a 19-2 record.
• UConn is 10-1 to begin conference play for the first time since starting 10-1 during the 2011 season.
• The Huskies are 36-8 on the season, tying the same record the 2010 team had when it set the program record with 48 wins. <-

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Bomber36]

A bit off topic, I know, but this picture of BYUs home field…wow!

 

[dbmill]

A bit off topic, I know, but this picture of BYUs home field…wow! View attachment 76079

UConn played a weekend series at BYU on a spring break trip out west several years ago. I recall Chris Jones describing the setting during the radio broadcasts of the games.

 

[uconnbaseball]

UConn played a weekend series at BYU on a spring break trip out west several years ago. I recall Chris Jones describing the setting during the radio broadcasts of the games.

Hope we play there again. They're a solid program to boot.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[businesslawyer]

Bats need to stay awake. Win today might put us back under 50 in the RPI heading into the series with Creighton that will decide the Big East regular season champ.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[dbmill]

Top 1st, a 2 out rbi single for Huber drives in 2 runs, 2-0 UConn. Donlan follows with an rbi double, 3-0 UConn.

 

[uconnbaseball]

2 out hits continue to pour in for this team. 2-0 UConn.

Make that 3-0 after a Donlan double

 

[huskymedic]

Wish Huber had a few years of eligibility left…

 

[Bomber36]

Ben is hot as a poker lately. Love these quick starts.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 1st, 1-2-3 inning for Stefanoni.