UConn and the 2019 AAC Baseball Championship Tournament

[dbmill]

Cincinnati spanking Memphis right now... 11-4 B6.

Final: Cincinnati beats Memphis 11-6.

9:25 start time for Tulane-UCF. That will be a late night.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Final: Cincinnati beats Memphis 11-6.

9:25 start time for Tulane-UCF. That will be a late night.

They are playing tonight? Yikes.

 

[dbmill]

They are playing tonight? Yikes.

Yes they are.

What's really wonderful are those years when they end up playing four games on semi final Saturday. I can recall a couple times when UConn would play in the last game, and it didn't end until after midnight. Of course, the finals are always noon the next day. A lovely turnaround that is.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Gozzo brothers like tourney time:


Tulane up 5-2 after 2

 

[huskymedic]

#3 Tulane closed it out 5-2 over #6 UCF.

 

[uconnbaseball]

When is the first game today?

 

[HawkHusky]

3- I wonder if East Carolina is mailing it in.
You know teams do that come conference tournament time. It happens. And it’s no great shakes. Meh. Look, the Pirates have a No. 5 RPI ranking and No. 8 human ranking, they should be good for a home Regional and a top eight seed. But today they lost to Wichita State 6-2, a team they beat two-of-three two weeks ago.

Sorenson: Off The Top Of My Head, Tuesday • D1Baseball

 

[HawkHusky]

When is the first game today?

3 PM

 

[huskymedic]

Interesting...

 

[businesslawyer]

Obviously anyone can lose a baseball game at any time, but we couldn't be setting up better than we are now. We will throw Feole on Thursday against the #8 seed. Our entire bullpen will be fresh except for CJ, who may have to be held back because he threw over 50 pitches yesterday. If we win a game where Mason gives us 7, we won't play again until Saturday. Now you have the potential of 3 games in 24 hours, which is a challenge for everyone, but we will come into that stretch with a totally fresh bullpen and our #2 and #3 starters available for Saturday, while our opponent, even if ECU, will have used all 3 of their weekend starters and will have had their bullpen drained by an extra game. We would be able to throw Kersten on Saturday, Wang either the second game on Saturday or Sunday, and if it takes us to a fifth spot on the rotation just needing 2 lousy innings from Simeone and/or Dunlop on Sunday and then rely on our bullpen depth which matches up favorably with just about anyone's.

Anyone can win or lose this, but having gotten through game one in a way that doesn't require the use of a weekday starter until Sunday, without having stressed the bullpen yet (due to Kersten's ability to go 3 1/3 on his 40 "throw day" pitches) sets you up as well as you can hope for. Mason giving us 7 innings and a win Thursday will make our position even stronger.

 

[Guapo]

It seems like everything is breaking our way which can lead me to only one conclusion:

We are doomed.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Pudge]

Win - Win elimination game. One team is going home & they are both very good. We win this Weds

 

[huskymedic]

Joseph Duarte @Joseph_Duarte 2 minutes ago
Back-to-back homers for ECU. Jake Washer follows Alec Burleson with a solo shot. Houston trails 4-1 in top of third.

 

[huskymedic]

Dom Amore @AmoreCourant 2 minutes ago
Jim Penders from AAC Tournament: “There’s something about Clearwater, we get out of our own way, just play looser.” ... Mason Feole goes vs Wichita St tomorrow at 3

 

[uconnbaseball]

I would imagine they will counter with Eddy.

 

[huskymedic]

Joseph Duarte @Joseph_Duarte 2 minutes ago
Back-to-back homers for ECU. Jake Washer follows Alec Burleson with a solo shot. Houston trails 4-1 in top of third.

9-1 ECU in the 6th

 

[huskymedic]

9-1 ECU in the 6th

Washer w/ second homer of game.

ECU 10-1 heading to B7

 

[Pudge]

Mercy

 

[huskymedic]

Mercy

Nah... Houston is home team and held ECU scoreless in T8

 

[CL82]

Interesting...

Would love to host one of these in Hartford sometime. It's a really nice stadium.

 

[huskymedic]

ECU wins 13-2. Play loser of the UConn-Wichita State game on Friday afternoon (3p)

 

[SAMCRO]

The curb stomping is over 13-2 Pirates. Let’s handle our biz tomorrow and hope the Shockers can at the very least get ECU to use a lot of pitchers, and at the very most pull off another upset.

 

[dbmill]

Interesting...

Very interesting, especially if you live in Norwich. Probably unlikely, but it is always good to be prepared for the odd surprise.