UConn Baseball Hosts Massachusetts, UMass Lowell In The Midweek

[huskymedic]

>>The UConn baseball team (25-15) returns to action this week to continue a nine-game home stand with midweek visits from Massachusetts (11-14) and UMass Lowell (9-19). The Huskies will meet the Minutemen for the 162nd time on Tuesday at 3 p.m. before hosting the River Hawks for the first time in 75 years on Wednesday, also at 3 p.m.<<

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/042015aaa.html

 

[ucjoet]

>>The UConn baseball team (25-15) returns to action this week to continue a nine-game home stand with midweek visits from Massachusetts (11-14) and UMass Lowell (9-19). The Huskies will meet the Minutemen for the 162nd time on Tuesday at 3 p.m. before hosting the River Hawks for the first time in 75 years on Wednesday, also at 3 p.m.<<

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/042015aaa.html

These games are must wins. Especially after losing 2 of 3 to ECU

 

[huskymedic]

UConnBaseball 2:03pm via TweetDeck
#UConn and Massachusetts have played 161 times in the past, marking the second-most match-ups of any Husky opponent (URI). UConn up 87-71-3

 

[huskymedic]

UConnBaseball 2:23pm via TweetDeck
#UConn lineup for today's contest vs. Massachusetts...Andrew Zapata takes a 3-0 record to the bump. #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/DwpckmXztF

 

[huskymedic]

UConnBaseball 3:49pm via Twitter Web Client
End 3 | #UConn 3, UMass 1. RBI single for Melley, RBI double for Davey and another RBI single for McDowell give the Huskies the lead.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Melley bails us out of another base running blunder with his first dinger of the year. 3 run shot. 7-2 after four.

 

[huskymedic]

UConnBaseball 4:18pm via Twitter for iPhone
MAX BOMB!!! McDowell leads off the bottom of the fifth with a solo shot to stretch the #UConn lead to 8-2. #BleedBlue

Heading to B6

 

[UConNick]

Where's Daniello? Just getting the day off?

 

[mets1090]

Where's Daniello? Just getting the day off?

He pinch hit in the 9th on Sunday. That coupled with not getting the start today would lead me to assume he is a little banged up.

 

[huskymedic]

He pinch hit in the 9th on Sunday. That coupled with not getting the start today would lead me to assume he is a little banged up.

Thought I heard on radio call it was a ?tender hamstring?

 

[dbmill]

Nepiarsky gets another Tuesday relief appearance. Speaking of banged up, Davey was hit by a pitch in the back of the neck below the helmet, according to the WHUS broadcast, and had to come out of the game.

 

[mets1090]

Thought I heard on radio call it was a ?tender hamstring?

Hamstrings can become nagging injuries pretty easily. I'd give him tomorrow off even if he seems ready. Playing a UMass Lowell team that is 9-19.

 

[mets1090]

Hopefully they give Nepiarski or Brown the 9th. Ideally they'll have a game like this in a conference game soon so the two of them can get some weekend experience.

 

[mets1090]

Melley went 4-4 today with a double, a homerun, 4 RBI, and 3 R. Him getting hot is huge for this team's chances at winning the conference (and getting an at large or auto bid to the NCAA tournament).

 

[huskymedic]

UConnBaseball 5:15pm via Twitter Web Client
End 8 | #UConn 13, UMass 2. Callahan Brown enters for the Huskies to close this one out.

 

[mets1090]

UConnBaseball 5:15pm via Twitter Web Client
End 8 | #UConn 13, UMass 2. Callahan Brown enters for the Huskies to close this one out.

Brown works around an error for an otherwise spotless inning. He has now pitched 4 innings this year with 7 K's, 0 BB's, and 1 hit allowed. Obviously a tiny sample size but I would still like to see him get more work considering even our go to relievers can't throw strikes to a third of batters.


Edit: P.S. UConn wins 13-2

 

[ATLDYKA]

I know it's only mid-week games against lesser competition but Brown and Nepairsky come in and they throw strikes. May need to start getting these guys more meaningful pitches on the weekend. Especially in situations with guys on base because Holmes, Darras and Ruotolo all seem to struggle with control right out of the gate so ideally you would like them to start innings.

 

[huskymedic]

UConnBaseball 5:28pm via TweetDeck
FINAL: #UConn 13, UMass 2. Huskies bang out 19 hits to improve to 8-1 against New England neighbors. #BleedBlue

 

[dbmill]

A couple of weeks ago during a post game interview, Chris Jones asked Penders about possibly either Brown or Nepiarsky getting some weekend pitching action. It sounded like Penders thought it would be more likely to happen with Nepiarsky than Brown. While they both have had some success in very limited action, Penders said that Nepiarsky has done much better than Brown in practice.

 

[huskymedic]

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/042115aaa.html

Stats:

Game Notes

• UConn is now 88-71-3 all-time against Massachusetts
• UConn has scored at least seven runs in eight of its nine games against New England neighbors this year and has hit double-figures in four of those contests
• Vinny Siena notched his team-high 19th multi-hit games, Max McDowell and Jack Sundberg both recorded their 17th
• Bobby Melley hit his first home run of 2015 after launching four as a sophomore last season
• McDowell and Melley both recorded four-hit days, the first time UConn has had two four-hit performances in the same game this season
• Callahan Brown and Samuel Nepiarsky have combined for eight shutout innings in seven cumulative appearances, striking out 11 against one walk

Up next, UConn continues its nine-game home stand and hosts UMass Lowell on Wednesday in a game moved up to 2 p.m. The meeting will mark the first contest between the Huskies and River Hawks since 1940.

 

[mets1090]

Montgomerie has held Lowell scoreless through 2. JDD homers in the bottom half of the second to put the Huskies on top 1-0.

Daniello is once again not playing today. Hopefully it's just a precaution to make sure he's ready for the weekend series. Unable to listen to the radio feed so I don't know if they've addressed it or not.

 

[huskymedic]

UConnBaseball 2:47pm via Twitter Web Client
End 3 | #UConn 2, UML 0. Huskies leave the bases loaded after River Hawk third baseman Matthew Sanchez robs DeRoche-Duff with a diving catch

 

[mets1090]

Testani 2 run blast to make it 4-0 in the bottom of the 4th. Siena hits one of his own to make it 5-0.

Montgomerie is rolling.

 

[mets1090]

6 innings in the books for Montgomerie so far. 6 Ks, 2 BBs, 1 H.

This is now his longest start of the season (previous long was 5.1 IP against Hartford).

 

[huskymedic]

UConnBaseball 3:32pm via Twitter Web Client
End 6 | #UConn 7, UMass Lowell 0. River Hawks get a double play to end the frame after the Huskies add two more. Montgomerie back out.