No question Pat Gallagher pitched quite well today. I would have to think he is the odds on favorite at this point to be a weekend starter when the four game Big East conference weekends start up. It would seem from what Coach Penders said in the post game press conference that Kenny Haus has a chance to be that starter if Gallagher returns to having problems. I would suspect the the coaching staff would much prefer to keep Haus in the bullpen if Gallagher can show that he can at least do a decent job as a starter. With Gallagher's youth, I'm sure the coaches are hoping he can develop into a quality starter for future seasons as well. It would seem that Gallagher could use a shot of confidence, and I would think he might have gotten some from this start.
There is one thing I was disappointed in, but at least UConn got the win. Because the hitters were having a bad day in their new digs, UConn did not get any separation from Central in terms of the score. One thing I look forward to in these midweek games is that they often give an opportunity to some of the lesser used pitchers on the staff to get some game time on the mound and gain some actual game experience, and possibly impress the coaches with something. I like seeing these guys get a chance to do something that they might be able to build upon in future appearances. But because the game was tight, the coaching staff had to go with the front line guys out of the bullpen. That is certainly no criticism of the coaching staff, as they were doing what they had to do to get the win.