2016 AAC Baseball Championship

[Baseballguy]

Very good outing for Montgomerie. Ruotolo comes in to start the 8th inning.

His start may not have been as flashy as Kay's or Cate's but his start was statistically the best of the 3

 

[ATLDYKA]

Lets push across a couple so we can pull Routolo for the 9th.

 

[BugsyCT]

C'mon, let's finish it!

 

[ATLDYKA]

Thank you, there's one.

 

[ct06111]

HR by hill!!! Hill ya 3-0

 

[BugsyCT]

4-0!

 

[ATLDYKA]

There's two. I would pull Routolo and save him.

 

[Baseballguy]

There's two. I would pull Routolo and save him.

Would you bring in C.J.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Would you bring in C.J.

Or Domnarski

 

[dbmill]

There's two. I would pull Routolo and save him.

5-0 UConn top of 9th.

Never. Ruotolo will be good for two innings tomorrow. Keep him in.

 

[dbmill]

Ruotolo sets them down. UConn wins 5-0.

 

[Baseballguy]

We're going to the ship

 

[ATLDYKA]

9 pitch ninth so not a lot of pitches.

 

[ATLDYKA]

There is a huge difference between Wills and the next starter after him. The location is night and day.

Don't underestimate Zapata. Kids got a big game in him. He was a weekend starter for us last year.

 

[huskypantz]

Great job Huskies, win and we're in. Let's get it done!

 

[uconnbaseball]

Pretty good effort overall game 2 even though we did not hit as well as we should have. Love our pitchers, we might need Zapata to step up to set up a bridge between him and Kay + Ruotolo.

 

[Baseballguy]

I think you have to start Kay tomorrow. Have him on a 70-80 pitch count then Rotolo, C.J., Domnarski, maybe Polonia and Cate if needed. Win or go home, got to put your best out there

 

[huskypantz]

I think you have to start Kay tomorrow. Have him on a 70-80 pitch count then Rotolo, C.J., Domnarski, maybe Polonia and Cate if needed. Win or go home, got to put your best out there

If they're available, would you bring in Cate & Polonia before Rotolo, CJ etc?

 

[Baseballguy]

If they're available, would you bring in Cate & Polonia before Rotolo, CJ etc?

No way but those are the only guys I'd bring out of the bullpen.

 

[junglehusky]

 

[Baseballguy]

If they're available, would you bring in Cate & Polonia before Rotolo, CJ etc?

Hopefully Kay can goes 6 strong then only use Domnarski, C.J. and Rotolo. I think I'd use Cate before Polonia though, he scares me in close games

 

[FfldCntyFan]

If. It came to it, three innings from Kay and two from Cate would be a realistic possibility with the remainder of the game pieced together. I doubt that I would go that route but I would have each ready for an inning or two if necessary.

 

[ATLDYKA]

I just don't see anyway that Kay starts. Zapata will be good.

 

[Baseballguy]

Kay vs. Lantrip gives us a better shot than Zapata vs. Lantrip. The coaching staff has more faith in Ronnie than Zapata.

 

[Gurleyman]

This is the coaching conundrum that is unique to college pitchers. There's an obligation to protect Kay's future livelihood, in addition to trying to win this tournament. You have to be cautious with how much you use him on short rest, if you use him at all.