Final "Weekend" ~ #23 UConn v. #9 ECU @ J.O.C Field (Thurs. 5/17 @1p & DblHdr Fri. 5/18 @ 11a >>) | Page 8 | The Boneyard

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

Chris Jones was speculating earlier that Colby Dunlop might pitch the first game, pushing Feole back to give him rest. With UConn now playing on Wednesday, it will be interesting to see if this plan holds, or if Feole gets the start. There is a huge incentive to win the first two games of the AAC tournament, as then you avoid having to play a Friday game.
 
The other thought is that if Colby Dunlop pitches the first game, that pushes Kersten and Gardner back to the third and fourth games. Kersten has had two tough starts in a row, and Gardner hasn't gone longer than five innings in quite some time. That plays into the thinking as well.
 
If Feole starts weds and we're lucky enough to jump out early, would we consider taking him out after 4 or some pitch count and have him potentially pitch on Saturday?
 
Wow what a great series. 2 of 3 from a top 10 team. Extra rest day Saturday. Minimum 3 seed and Tuesday rest day. And most important, Cate returned to the mound with a solid performance. I'm pumped for next week!
 
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Tie Game in Cincinnati....8-8 after a bases clearing double still no outs bot 8.
 
dbmill said:
So the real reason for the doubleheader today was so the team could watch all the royal wedding coverage tomorrow. And he said it with a straight face.
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He’s a piece of work. Straight face and all...
 
UConn and Cincinnati are scheduled to play Wednesday at 3pm in the AAC tournament. UConn is the 3 seed.
 
So the Tourney is looking like this:
5/22
4 ECU v 5 UCF
1 UH v 8 WSU/Tulane

5/23
2 USF v 7 Tulane/WSU
3 UConn v 6 UC

Tulane (9-14) is @ UCF; WSU (8-14-1) is @ Memphis.
 
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buddy said:
I am really happy that UConn baseball has done so well, but I don't understand something. We have been told for years by boneyarders that the AAC is a bad conference. Yet, it appears that people here are happy that UConn is finishing in third place! A third place finish in basketball would be terrible (not that it has been even a possibility lately). Why are people happy that UConn is finishing in third place in what is supposed to be a terrible conference. Please help me out here. I don't understand the joy. It's like chanting "We're number 3, we're number 3 etc.!
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I'm guessing you do not follow college baseball. There are exceptions for everything, and for the AAC the big exception is baseball. In terms of competition and quality teams, baseball is the one sport at UConn to benefit from moving from the Big East to the AAC. For baseball, the AAC is now always one one of the top conferences in the country. This season the AAC currently ranks 4th in the RPI, with 8 of 9 AAC teams lodged in the RPI top 100, and with 5 teams in the RPI top 50. The AAC in its few years has always gotten multiple bids to the NCAA baseball tourney. For the upcoming NCAA baseball tourney, expect to see the AAC to get 4 or 5 teams into the tourney, not a bad number when you are not the SEC or the ACC. Also, if UConn does well in the AAC tourney (getting to the finals or winning the tourney), there is a real chance that the Huskies could be selected as one of the 16 host seeds for the NCAA tournament. That despite having the No. 3 seed in the AAC tourney.
 
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UCF, UConn and USF clinch conference series finales on Friday

>>Six teams solidified their seeds for the 2018 American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship presented by Visit St. Pete/Clearwater from May 22-27, following the league’s final Friday of conference play. After No. 20 Houston (16-8) clinched the outright regular season title and top seed on Thursday, USF (14-9-1) took two of three at Cincinnati (12-12) to capture the No. 2 seed. No. 22 UConn (14-10) defeated No. 9 ECU (14-10) in a doubleheader and finished third in the regular season standings, while the Pirates tied for third and took the No. 4 seed. UCF (13-10) took the No. 5 seed after a doubleheader sweep of Tulane, while the Bearcats finished in sixth place in the conference standings.

The final two seeds will be determined in The American’s last two conference games of 2018 on Saturday. Tulane and Wichita State will be battling of the seventh seed, as the Shockers take on Memphis at 2 p.m. ET and the Green Wave faces UCF at 1 p.m. ET.<<
 
dbmill said:
I'm guessing you do not follow college baseball. There are exceptions for everything, and for the AAC the big exception is baseball. In terms of competition and quality teams, baseball is the one sport at UConn to benefit from moving from the Big East to the AAC. For baseball, the AAC is now always one one of the top conferences in the country. This season the AAC currently ranks 4th in the RPI, with 8 of 9 AAC teams lodged in the RPI top 100, and with 5 teams in the RPI top 50. The AAC in its few years has always gotten multiple bids to the NCAA baseball tourney. For the upcoming NCAA baseball tourney, expect to see the AAC to get 4 or 5 teams into the tourney, not a bad number when you are not the SEC or the ACC. Also, if UConn does well in the AAC tourney (getting to the finals or winning the tourney), there is a real chance that the Huskies could be selected as one of the 16 host seeds for the NCAA tournament. That despite having the No. 3 seed in the AAC tourney.
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Thank you for that. I guess I read the CR board too much.
 
D1 Digest: Friday, May 18 | D1Baseball.com

>>Connecticut: The Huskies dropped out as a regional host in our latest projections earlier this week, but could they jump right back into the mix next week? It’s possible, as they split a doubleheader with East Carolina to clinch an important series win. UConn dropped the first game of the doubleheader, 6-3, before responding in the nightcap with a 4-2 triumph. Chase Gardner put together a strong start for the Huskies, striking out seven and allowing just one run on three hits in five innings, while Tim Cate actually entered the game and tossed two shutout frames (allowed four hits). With the win, Connecticut is up to 21 in the RPI with a 14-10 league mark and an 11-7 record vs. RPI Top 50.<<
 
buddy said:
Thank you for that. I guess I read the CR board too much.
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Also Buddy, playing in the Northeast can be murder on a program. Because of weather these guys spend the first half of the year on the road. These kids have a lot of nuts! Big couple weeks coming up.
 
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