Final "Weekend" ~ #23 UConn v. #9 ECU @ J.O.C Field (Thurs. 5/17 @1p & DblHdr Fri. 5/18 @ 11a >>)

[HawkHusky]

ECU pitching change. Hopefully they have an unreliable bullpen.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Forcing that pitcher out after just 5 innings is pretty darn good btw. If we had Cate or Feole startig we would be in OK shape right now.

 

[Jaybird65]

Forcing that pitcher out after just 5 innings is pretty darn good btw. If we had Cate or Feole startig we would be in OK shape right now.

Unfortunately they are not starting.......

 

[HawkHusky]

Damn. Nice throw by ECU to get Fedko out at home. UCONN scores 1 though. 6-3 ECU after 6. Need to not allow anymore ECU runs if we want a chance in this one.

Dandeneau in to pitch.

 

[dbmill]

Damn. Nice throw by ECU to get Fedko out at home. UCONN scores 1 though. 6-3 ECU after 6. Need to not allow anymore ECU runs if we want a chance in this one.

Dandeneau in to pitch.

Fedko out by several steps at the plate.

 

[huskymedic]

Final line on Kersten: 6 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K.

 

[BaseballDog]

Prato out. Looks to have hurt right forearm as he is now on the bench heavily wrapped and iced up.

 

[BaseballDog]

Hauge not looking sharp at short . Seems uncomfortable holding runners on.

 

[BaseballDog]

Big K for CJ to end the top of the 8th

 

[BaseballDog]

Trevor Holmes getting loose in the pen

 

[BaseballDog]

Trevor with big k to end the top of the ninth

 

[BaseballDog]

Ryan Ross in for ecu to close out the game

 

[BaseballDog]

Game 1 of twin bill to ECU 6-3

 

[BaseballDog]

Rubber game of series to start at 245

 

[BaseballDog]

Is the ball flying today or is Kersten serving up meatballs?

He had his moments. For him it is all about location, some batters he had great location on others he had trouble locating the ball and missing up. Had nothing to do with the ball flying out.

 

[HawkHusky]

Prato out. Looks to have hurt right forearm as he is now on the bench heavily wrapped and iced up.

Ugh... Not what we need.

 

[BaseballDog]

Ugh... Not what we need.

I am highly doubtful that he plays in the back half of the double, based on what I saw. Not sure what was the cause.

 

[BaseballDog]

UCF just walked off Tulane in the 12th

 

[BaseballDog]

USF beats Cincy 8-6

 

[HawkHusky]

Will we see Cate in this one?

 

[Baseballguy]

Sounds like WHUS ran out of good music

 

[BaseballDog]

Will we see Cate in this one?

He has been with the group that has gone to the pen mid game for both games of the series. He looks to be available to me.

 

[BaseballDog]

SP for ECU throwing gas. Not sure he will have the stamina for it to last.

 

[DefCONNOne]

UCF just walked off Tulane in the 12th

Where did UCF walk Tulane off to?

 

[BaseballDog]

9 up 9 down for chase

 

[dbmill]

UConn has a rally going in the bottom of the 3rd. 3-0 UConn.

 

[dbmill]

6 strikeouts for Gardner in the first 3 innings. He has been very sharp, we'll have to see how long he keeps that up.

 

[dbmill]

He has been with the group that has gone to the pen mid game for both games of the series. He looks to be available to me.

Chris Jones definitely seems to think he will see action today. Wouldn't surprise me to see him as a bridge to Wallace/Poulin in the late innings in the second game.

 

[huskymedic]

Nice inning - would love a shutdown inning but Packer is a stud.

 

[dbmill]

Other news from Chris Jones that I wasn't able to post earlier as I was at the first game. Colby Dunlop seems likely to start the first game of the AAC tournament, which would allow Mason Feole to get more rest.

Thad Phillips still not quite ready to return. Almost sounds like his wrist has been day to day for the last week or so.

Anthony Prato has been nursing a left hand injury for the last month or so. With UConn pretty much feeling they have an at large bid sewed up for the NCAA tourney, the coaching staff giving him the second game off plus the time off before the ACC tournament to try to get it healed up.