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[dbmill]

Top 10, Afthim gives up a leadoff double. A 2 out single drives in a run, 9-8 Xavier.

A 2 out 2 run homer makes it 11-8 Xavier.

After the homer, Afthim gives up a single before getting the final out. 11-8 Xavier.

 

[CtBaseball]

Top 10, Afthim gives up a leadoff double. A 2 out single drives in a run, 9-8 Xavier.

Womp. Rough game.

 

[storrsroars]

ugh 11-8

 

[Bomber36]

Definitely not the fault of the offense.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Awful, pitching staff depleted but I guess it doesn't matter when your best can't close the deal

 

[Marbles90]

Unbelievable, this one is on the offense

Ummmm…pitching gave up 11 runs.

 

[huskyblooz]

and on top of it, our pitching is spent

 

[ATLDYKA]

Ummmm…pitching gave up 11 runs.

We had 8 in the 4th inning. Should have been able to add on. Again our offense struggled with a quality off speed pitcher

 

[Bomber36]

We had 8 in the 4th inning. Should have been able to add on. Again our offense struggled with a quality off speed pitcher

We had a 6 run lead and a 4 run lead. Should be able to protect that. You’re getting on an offense that was biblical for a good part of the season.

 

[dbmill]

UConn used pretty much their top pitchers in this game, and they gave up 11 runs so far. Normally the 8 runs that UConn scored is enough to win a game. Obviously, not this time.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Don't get me wrong, our pitching sucked too. When you hit the leadoff batter to start the 9th you know it will come back to haunt you

 

[buddy]

Like the Rutgers game all over again.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 10th, the UConn offense goes down in order, Xavier wins 11-8 moving UConn into the losing bracket in this Tournament. Ouch!!

 

[Bomber36]

I’m really shocked right now. Time to win out.

 

[Scoe]

Maybe it’s time for a new pitching coach?

 

[huskymedic]

Nothing easy…

 

[Marbles90]

Well, the team gave us hope beating up on the dregs of the Big East, but clearly, there are more holes here than a piece of swiss cheese. Still gonna root hard the rest of the way but I’m back to zero expectations for the rest of this week and certainly have no expectations if they somehow are still playing next week.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Maybe it's time we beat a good team?

 

[CTFanDan]

Maybe it’s time for a new pitching coach?

UConn's pitching coach was 2022 D1Baseball.com Assistant Coach of the Year.

 

[ATLDYKA]

We had a 6 run lead and a 4 run lead. Should be able to protect that. You’re getting on an offense that was biblical for a good part of the season.

But it was against really bad pitching. Anytime we have faced quality pitching they have struggled

 

[huskymedic]

Nothing easy…

 

[Scoe]

UConn's pitching coach was 2022 D1Baseball.com Assistant Coach of the Year.

Dick Jauron and Matt Nagy were NFL coaches of the year.

 

[Rdkid]

One bid league this year.

 

[navery12]

Good to see that nothing has changed and the same posters are still overreacting with the same hot takes after a tough postseason loss...

 

[DGB]

One bid league this year.

No...it will be a two bid league. If UConn wins against SJU and then beats the loser of XU vs CU to go the championship, they will be selected to a regional.

For UConn, CU, and XU a championship appearance gets the job done. SJU obviously has to win it all. The Big East isn't getting three teams, so UConn is playing for its post season life tomorrow and then again on Friday if they get there.

Just win two games.