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UConn and the 2019 NCAA Baseball Tournament (#2 seed in Oklahoma City Regional)

businesslawyer said:
There is no reason not to expect Winkel to be our best position player at least since George Springer by the time he's done.
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It's got to be tough to catch a lot of games as a freshman. I expect he'll better prepare his body for the grind this off-season to avoid injuries. It means nothing but the kid just looks like a baseball player.
 
huskymedic said:
Amore: UConn’s Mason Feole takes the ball for one more big game, vs. Nebraska in NCAA Tournament

>>“I expect him to be great,” UConn coach Jim Penders said. “It’s an unrealistic expectation, but that’s how great he has been for us over his three years. When we hand him the ball in high leverage situations, he comes through. We have a ton of confidence in him.”<<

>>Against Nebraska, Feole will face a lineup that has struggled against lefthanders throughout the season, so much so that UConn coaches dropped any thought of holding their ace back for a possible matchup with top-seeded Oklahoma State in Game 2.

“You win Game 1 and you can put yourself I the driver’s seat,” Feole said. “That’s what we’re focused on Friday. The way Husky baseball has always been played, since I’ve been here: Every game as always been held as the most important. Coach Penders always harps on the idea that the next game is the most important game on the schedule. The best way for the game not to speed up on you is to one, play every game like it’s your last, and two, like it’s the most important game of the season.”<<
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Also from this article, for anyone harboring the hope that Feole may return next season:

>The consensus is he will be picked during the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft next week.<
 
G. Keefe: Once teammates, now coaches, Penders, Podeszwa are brothers in UConn baseball

>>"I sleep with Jim more than I do my wife during the baseball season because he and I share a room on the road," Podeszwa said with a hearty laugh. "There are times between February and May where I feel like I know him better than I know my family."

This season is their 16th together as coaches in the UConn dugout, but prior to that they were Husky teammates. They'll guide the Huskies in the NCAA tournament on Friday, facing Nebraska in the Oklahoma City Regional at 1 p.m.<<

>>Podeszwa also has made a vital contribution to UConn's success. He has the best baseball mind on the staff, Penders says.

"He knows the game inside and out," Penders said. "I rely on him a ton for strategy. He and I have an unspoken language. He's coaching first and I look at him a certain way and I know 'you better bunt here, you dummy.' He's incredibly valuable. He also brings great energy. He throws the best batting practice in the country.<<
 
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dbmill said:
Which is why I suggest Colby Dunlop as a starter for one of the games. As it is, I don't think the five trusted pitchers in question (Feole, Kersten, Wurster, Dandeneau, and Wallace) can give you enough innings to take the regional. It might be a little different if one of the three relievers were a starter who reliably could give you 6 or 7 innings, but it is not the case with this team. Going to need some others to either give you a good start for several innings or a long relief stint amounting to the same thing, enabling UConn to get to Wurster, Dandeneau, and Wallace without them having to throw their arms off. Some pitchers are going to need to step up.
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He was the best pitcher last weekend.
 
I'm referring to the pitcher for Nebraska. not our pitcher. second Kersten looked like he was throwing batting practice. another outing like that ....
 
rich1122 said:
He was the best pitcher last weekend.
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Given how many poor starts Dunlop has had, and that last week's performance was out of the pen, even if you assume that he's being looked at as going 4 or 5 innings one game I don't see him starting. More likely he pitches behind Wang who seems to be the designated "once through the order" starter.
 
As of this morning, Nebraska has not named a starter. Matt Waldron is by far their best. But, he'd be going on 4 days rest. There is speculation that they will hold him back, hope for a win on Friday and have him ready to go ((presumably) against OK ST.
 
Husker Husky said:
As of this morning, Nebraska has not named a starter. Matt Waldron is by far their best. But, he'd be going on 4 days rest. There is speculation that they will hold him back, hope for a win on Friday and have him ready to go ((presumably) against OK ST.
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Your name is....suspect
 
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jayfromfla said:
I'm referring to the pitcher for Nebraska. not our pitcher. second Kersten looked like he was throwing batting practice. another outing like that ....
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I haven't watched many games live this year, more followed them here and checked reports, box scores. He couldn't throw a ground ball to save his life the other day. Is that normal? Even his outs all came on fly balls. That scares the hell out of me. Nothing is more critical to stranding baserunners than throwing ground balls.
 
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jayfromfla said:
Isn't it time to set up Baseball as a separate category? away from the Olympic sports
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Temery is looking for less individual forums not more... its fine where it is since there isn't much season overlap with the other sports (soccer primarily)
 
Husker Husky said:
As of this morning, Nebraska has not named a starter. Matt Waldron is by far their best. But, he'd be going on 4 days rest. There is speculation that they will hold him back, hope for a win on Friday and have him ready to go ((presumably) against OK ST.
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Tomorrow is field day in the AM and movies after lunch aka Mr. Dream Jobbed watching on his phone
 
businesslawyer said:
Given how many poor starts Dunlop has had, and that last week's performance was out of the pen, even if you assume that he's being looked at as going 4 or 5 innings one game I don't see him starting. More likely he pitches behind Wang who seems to be the designated "once through the order" starter.
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That is possible, but if UConn gets to the Sunday/Monday games they may need as many as five starters. Either as a starter or in relief, I expect Colby Dunlop will get time on the mound in the regional, let's just hope that he makes the best of it.
 
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