Men #9 UConn @Creighton Bluejays (Thurs. 5/18/23 @7p (EST), Fri. 5/19/23 @7p & Sat. 5/20/23 @1p) Thursday on FS1/Mixlr > Fri./Sat. on FloSports/Mixlr.

[Hookknows]

? Whats your all thoughts about pulling him

 

[ATLDYKA]

I would leave Sears in and let him go 100 pitches and save the bullpen. Don't like the move this early. Game is possibly already out of reach. The body language between the 2 teams is very telling as well. Creighton playing like they want it more.

 

[CtBaseball]

At this point, playing like this with extremely little starting pitching (are we going to start Sears in a playoff game…….), we need to fight like hell to make the tournament at all. Maybe that’s what they’re thinking trying to salvage this one? Idk.

 

[dbmill]

? Whats your all thoughts about pulling him

Not surprised at all.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 4th, Coe gets out of it with a strikeout, leaving the bases loaded. 5-0 Blue Jays.

 

[dbmill]

Top 5th, UConn offense goes down 1-2-3. 5-0 Creighton.

 

[CtBaseball]

Top 5th, UConn offense goes down 1-2-3. 5-0 Creighton.

Wow that is rough. We have sognificant negative momentum right now as a team

 

[ATLDYKA]

I am sick and tired of these crappy inconsistent college umps. The called strike 3 to Padilla was a foot off the plate, yet we saw Sears get squeezed on several pitches in the first 2 innings.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 5th, with 2 outs and runners on the corners, an RBI single makes it 6-0 Creighton.

 

[CtBaseball]

This is a timely tweet for me to come across

 

[dbmill]

Top 6th, Huber with a 2 out solo homer, 6-1 Creighton.

 

[huskymedic]

Oooof… 430ft Rhino shot.

 

[dbmill]

Top 6th, following the Huber homer, Studley gets a single, and Broadhurst hits a 2 run homer, 6-3 Creighton.

 

[Jimdish255]

Whoaaa!!!
Told him not to swing at the first pitch.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 6th, with 2 out and a runner at 2B, Coe comes out of the game. Jack Sullivan comes in to pitch. Coe threw 27 pitches, so he will be available later in the series.

Sullivan walks the first batter he faces, then gives up an RBI single, 7-3 Creighton. An infield single loads the bases. A groundout ends the inning with no more runs coming in.

I have no problem with Sullivan coming in to pitch in this situation. Saves the bigger bullpen arms for the rest of the series or when this game might be closer, plus UConn the coaching staff knows it needs to give some other pitchers a chance to get the job done and hopefully turn into another pitcher they can depend on.

 

[CtBaseball]

Bottom 6th, with 2 out and a runner at 2B, Coe comes out of the game. Jack Sullivan comes in to pitch. Coe threw 27 pitches, so he will be available later in the series.

Sullivan walks the first batter he faces, then gives up an RBI single, 7-3 Creighton.

Sheesh

 

[Hookknows]

Sheesh

they look flat and tired

 

[CtBaseball]

Our pitching lately has been like a leaky faucet

 

[dbmill]

Top 7th, Padilla with a leadoff single. Daniels pinch hits for Hyde, but flies out for the first out. No doubt Garbowski will come in as the replacement catcher.

Padilla gets picked off for the 2nd out. UConn offense with the minimum 3 batters that inning. 7-3 Creighton.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 7th, after getting 2 strikeouts, Sullivan gives up a 2 out double. Sullivan strands the runner at 2B. 7-3 Creighton.

 

[dbmill]

Top 8th, with 1 out, UConn offense gets 2 runners on scoring position, but they are stranded. 7-3 Creighton.

Bottom 8th, Braden Quinn comes in to pitch.

 

[Hookknows]

That ump needs to check himself!

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 8th, Quinn gets the first 2 outs. Quinn comes out the game, Nowak comes in to pitch.

Nowak gets a strikeout to end the inning. 7-3 Creighton.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Why take Quinn out? He's throwing good, let him build up some confidence. I don't get it.

 

[ATLDYKA]

That ump needs to check himself!

The ump sucks. Another one where the pitch to Studley was a foot off plate called strike. Inning killer.