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Men UConn & 2025 Big East Baseball Tourney @Prasco Park, Mason Ohio (5/21>5/24). Gm5 v. CU @5p on FS1&FS2. Audio>MIXLR, Fox Sports 97.9/Varsity App

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With last night's win, UConn went 4-0 versus St. Johns this year, outscoring the Johnnies 57-20. Different story against Xavier, however, dropping three of four, but with a run differential of just -3.

While not exactly a "band box" (slightly shorter dimensions than Elliott), I was concerned that the games at Prasco would be slugfests. Well, the LOSING team has scored 8 runs in three of the four games, and the average score has been 11 1/2 - 6 3/4 (or 12-7, if you will).

"Free 90's" update - Wednesday - 5 walks + 1 HBP in 11-8 loss
Thursday - 1 walk + 1 HBP in 13-3 win.

In 21 previous appearances, Brady Afthim had allowed just 5 earned runs all year. He gave up 5 in the loss Wednesday night. Not sure if he (or Cooke) would be available this afternoon after throwing 50 +/- pitches each on Wednesday night.

If West starts, UConn would be throwing a sophomore who was little-used last year into an elimination game. However, he is (statistically) the best starter on the squad - in 14 games (7 starts), he is 5-0 with the second leading ERA on the team (2.54). If he can avoid the "free 90's (averaging almost 6 walks per nine inning, plus 5 HBP on the year), you have to like UConn's chances today. He has only allowed 27 hits in 46 IP (versus 30 walks & 5 HBP). As DBMill is fond of saying, "We'll see what happens."
 


-> Perhaps no player turned their tournament around more than Aidan Dougherty. After going 0-for-4 in Wednesday’s loss, the junior right fielder went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs in the encore. His average is now up to .361, which is tops on the team. <-

-> Sophomore first baseman Tyler Minick homered for the second time in as many games, upping his Big East leading total to 22. Not only is that number tied for fourth in the country in home runs, he’s one behind the season program record of 23 set in 2010 by Husky great and former major leaguer Mike Olt. <-

-> Greg Shaw III was superlative out of the pen for the Huskies, spreading five hits over five scoreless innings. A 6-foot-3 righthander who offers funk and deception from a lower slot, he struck out three and generated a lot of weak, fly-ball contact. <-
 
BlueWolf25 said:
If this is a close game in the late innings, I’ll be shocked if we don’t see Afthim or Cooke out there at some point
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Gotta win this game or go home for the season I think. Empty the tank.

What happened to Hamburger?
 
Rich said:
On yesterday's postgame Penders briefly mentioned that one of the pitchers 'felt something in his elbow' and was going to get checked out.
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It’s in the Fox 97.9 interview above - It was Ellisen.

“Speaker 2 (01:50):
Yeah, he was very economical and we're probably gonna need him again this weekend if we're gonna win it. So he did a super job. You know, Tommy felt a little something on one of those last pitches in his elbow, so we're getting him checked out. But you know, he battled. Tommy battled Ellison battle. We needed something out of him. “
 
Just finished dinner, hoping I won't have to deal with the puppy during the game. Right now she is outside in our dog pen.
 
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