Men #9 UConn v. Seton Hall Pirates @Elliot Ballpark (Fri. 5/5/23 @7:30p, Sat. 5/6/23 @4:05p & Sun. 5/7/23 @2:30p) Fri/Sat on UConn+. Sunday game on CW20

[Hookknows]

Baserunning 101

Morton would have scored on that as Jonzy said .. got to be on the base for that 101 base running

 

[jrazz12]

Announcers just admitted it was a great throw and that Freeberger may have been out at the plate.

Easier to to throw a dart when the runners not coming down the line. Absolutely have to tag there

 

[dbmill]

Top 11th, Willis with a scoreless inning, game tied at 2.

 

[Marbles90]

Either way, he didn’t tag. The ball drops, he walks home. He shud have been tagged and he wasn’t. Bad baserunning.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Announcers just admitted it was a great throw and that Freeberger may have been out at the plate.

Yea I'm not sure why they were so hard on him. All 3 of their outfielders have plus arms and their outfield was playing in. Nice that they looked back and admitted how good the throw was.

2 on, 2 outs for the Hall. Fly out ends the inning. This bullpen is really rounding into form.

 

[CL82]

C'mon boys I need to walk the dog....

 

[uconnbaseball]

Smith earns a 1 out walk. I wonder if he runs.

How silly of me to even ask. He steals on the 2nd pitch without a throw.

 

[dbmill]

Smith earns a 1 out walk. I wonder if he runs.

I'd be surprised if he doesn't. Yes, he steals 2B with 1 out. Freeberger with a 2 out walk. Studley with a 2 out game winning hit. UConn wins 3-2. UConn takes the series, looks for the sweep tomorrow.

 

[Bomber36]

He’s a stud for sure!

 

[CL82]

My dog's bladder thanks the team.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Speed kills. Great baserunning by Smith there allows Studley (who has to be considered an MLB prospect by now if he hadn't been already) to score. Awesome crowd too.

 

[huskymedic]

He’s a stud for sure!

 

[Hookknows]

Great Win ! Studs!

 

[Bomber36]

He’s a stud for sure!

Props to Smitty for the wheels! OMG I quoted myself…sorry! I’m excited.

 

[dbmill]

Props to Smitty for the wheels! OMG I quoted myself…sorry! I’m excited.

David Smith has only been caught stealing 3 times this season, and has about 34 stolen bases.

 

[huskymedic]

Hate to be a Debbie downer (sorry all) but this team does not have an ace

I was gonna respond yesterday then something shiny went by and i got distracted… I agree we don’t have a proven “ace” yet this year but we sure seemed to have developed a more than capable bullpen staff.

 

[CtBaseball]

I was gonna respond yesterday then something shiny went by and i got distracted… I agree we don’t have a proven “ace” yet this year but we sure seemed to have developed a more than capable bullpen staff.

1000% couldn’t agree more

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Skiblets]

It’s uncanny how this program wins the close games.

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Hi, I’m new here. Lol. Active on every board, a stalker on this one. Being in Florida, I don’t get to see them live so thank you for the updates. Also, I watched our postseason last year. How does this team compare?

 

[Skiblets]

Hi, I’m new here. Lol. Active on every board, a stalker on this one. Being in Florida, I don’t get to see them live so thank you for the updates. Also, I watched our postseason last year. How does this team compare?

This team finds ways to win. Pitching could come back to haunt in the tournament

 

[uconnbaseball]

Hi, I’m new here. Lol. Active on every board, a stalker on this one. Being in Florida, I don’t get to see them live so thank you for the updates. Also, I watched our postseason last year. How does this team compare?

Similar, starting pitcher is a bit weaker but the defense has improved. We are versatile and dangerous but might need a favorable draw to reach Omaha.

 

[businesslawyer]

X beats Creighton again. We’re now 1/2 a game up on Xavier, 1.5 on Creighton. Would prefer Creighton takes the last game of their series tomorrow, and hopefully we sweep and get some breathing room for the Big East championship. As of now, the win moved us up one slot in the RPI, to 15.

 

[jesterman]

Similar, starting pitcher is a bit weaker but the defense has improved. We are versatile and dangerous but might need a favorable draw to reach Omaha.

If we can somehow avoid the top half of the SEC in the regionals/supers we might get there, the talent gap between the SEC and basically every other conference is insane, though. It's literally as good as A/High A ball. Our pitching is very sus even against Big East competition and I think our offensive stats are inflated by weak opponent pitching. Gotta keep the faith though.

 

[dbmill]

Similar, starting pitcher is a bit weaker but the defense has improved. We are versatile and dangerous but might need a favorable draw to reach Omaha.

This is probably the best defensive team UConn baseball has had since I have been following the team.

Starting pitching is weaker, and while it is still inconsistent, it has also been showing some improvement of late. Hopefully this improving trend continues. Bullpen is definitely looking better as @huskymedic posted.