2019 Conference Opener: UConn @ Houston (Fri. 3/22 @7:30p ET, Sat. 3/23 @ 7:30p ET & Sun. 3/24 @ 12:30p ET)

[ATLDYKA]

Lets not hit it to their 3rd baseman tomorrow.

 

[HawkHusky]

Poor defense and impatient at-bats. Gave this one away.

 

[huskymedic]

“It was an inning from hell”

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

No Pat Winkel again...

 

[dbmill]

As Chris Jones speculated during last night’s game, Jimmy Wang gets the start today. In one way a bit of a surprise, as he hasn’t pitched a lot since high school, and I would have thought that the coaching staff might want to go a bit slow with him. Still, even with all his comparative inexperience the coaching staff views him as a young talented pitcher with a lot of upside in his potential. Traditionally, that is the type of pitcher Coach Penders often tries to get established in the weekend starting rotation as quickly as possible.

 

[HawkHusky]

Really missing Pat.

 

[dbmill]

Top 1st, Toppa single drives in Woodworth to make it 1-0 UConn with one out.

 

[dbmill]

Chris Jones says Pat Winkel still dealing with a hip issue.

 

[HawkHusky]

Almost glad it wasn't a 3 run inning.... Bad juju.

 

[dbmill]

Jimmy Wang gets 3 fly outs in the bottom of the 1st, throws a total of 4 pitches.

 

[HawkHusky]

Jimmy Wang gets 3 fly outs in the bottom of the 1st, throws a total of 4 pitches.

That's awesome. 28 vs 4. Let's get to their bullpen early.

 

[HawkHusky]

ugh ugh ugh.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Good starts are a bad omen for us!

 

[ATLDYKA]

More incredible defense by Houston and stupidity on our part. Why/ How??

 

[dbmill]

Moriarty fails to lay down a bunt, leading to Winkel getting thrown out at 3B in the top of the 2nd. A player with Moriarty's bat needs to get bunts down.

Houston solo homer in the bottom of the 2nd ties up the game.

 

[Stainmaster]

Woooooof.

 

[HawkHusky]

Things are going swimmingly this inning.

 

[HawkHusky]

Wang retires the next 3 after the solo shot to end the inning.

 

[huskymedic]

Moriarty is such an enigma...

 

[dbmill]

Wang retires the next 3 after the solo shot to end the inning.

Last out on a great defensive play by Moriarty. Glove needs to do the talking for him, as the bat doesn't. He's never hit over .230 at either UConn or in summer ball, so expecting the bat to get going is not a good bet to take.

 

[uconnbaseball]

He is a D1 player. IMO even if he is a weak hitter, he has to be at least be able to put down a sac bunt.

 

[dbmill]

Top 3rd, Christian Fedko double drives in Prato. 1 out, 2 runners on, 2-1 UConn.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Fedko has made a leap this year!

 

[dbmill]

Brodnansky infield hit brings in another run, 3-1 UConn.