Obviously ECU losing increases our chances of winning the championship greatly, but even if the Pirates come back the second key for UConn is that both staffs require using many pitchers throwing many pitches. And through two, both starters here are already hovering at 50 pitches.
Not so fast, my friend.
Normally, I would agree 100%. But this Wichita St. team is NOT your ordinary 8th seed. Far from it.
They have played fearlessly so far in this tournament, and are taking it to the mighty ECU Pirates for a second time in 4 days (11-1? Holy crap!). And lest we forget, they took us to the wall (literally, as Toppa's catch in the 9th was probably a game saver) yesterday, as well. They have a long and proud tradition of playing well in tournaments. And they can hit - and just keep on coming at you in waves.
In addition, although we lead the season series against them 3-1, the aggregate run total is even: 20-20.
Be careful what you wish for - I am always leery of the loosey goosey team that has nothing to lose, playing with a swagger, has a tournament bid to play for and is on a serious roll.
We will need to knock them down early, and then keep on stomping on them until the end - otherwise, it could be a long, stressful day tomorrow.
