Men UConn Baseball to open 2025 Season at the inaugural Puerto Rico Challenge (Game 3 v. Penn State - Sunday 2/16/25 @7p) All games on ESPN+/MIXLR

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[dbmill]

Bottom 8th, MacArthur gets a leadoff single, Dalena follows with a single, his first hit of the season. MacArthur moves to 3B on a double play ball. Daniels follows with an RBI single, 7-3 Penn State.

Groen draws a 2 out walk.

Pitching change.

That is it for the UConn offense this inning.

Brady Afthim takes the mound for the top of the 9th, no doubt to get some pitching time after not getting any in the first 2 games this weekend.

 

[Rdkid]

This isn't an indictment on Jones. It's the program. It's also frustration for not being prepared for these OOC season-opening games every single year. Can Jones use a nice camera? Does the Athletic Department have one to spare? Is there a spare room on campus with a potted plant and a UConn logo on the wall that can host a 15 minutes interview so we're not recording a Zoom call on a cell phone?

It's about paying attention to the details. Selling yourself as a top-tier program.

You realize the AD is supporting play-by-play for 30 listeners right now. I’ll take that and the lawnmower on the Twitter postgame blurb.

 

[dbmill]

Top 9th, Afthim has a scoreless inning after a 2 out single. 7-3 Penn State

 

[huskymedic]

Two men on in the B8 - Garbowski smoked it but the baseball gods and Demell’s guardian angel intervened:

 

[huskymedic]

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 9th, Rispoli has a leadoff single, Shpur follows with a no out double. Biller draws a walk to load the bases with no outs. MacArthur with a no out single that drives in 2 runs, MacArthur is out trying to reach 2B. 7-5 Penn State.

Dalena follows with a 1 out double driving in another run, 7-6 Penn State.

 

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[huskymedic]

Bottom 9th, Rispoli has a leadoff single, Shpur follows with a no out double. Biller draws a walk to load the bases with no outs. MacArthur with a no out single that drives in 2 runs, MacArthur is out trying to reach 2B. 7-5 Penn State.

Dalena follows with a 1 out double driving in another run, 7-6 Penn State.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 9th, Rispoli has a leadoff single, Shpur follows with a no out double. Biller draws a walk to load the bases with no outs. MacArthur with a no out single that drives in 2 runs, MacArthur is out trying to reach 2B. 7-5 Penn State.

Dalena follows with a 1 out double driving in another run, 7-6 Penn State.

With 2 out, Dougherty comes in to pinch run for Dalena, but that is it for the UConn offense this game.

Penn State wins 7-6.

 

[huskymedic]

Lotta new pieces for staff to mix & match and see who produces w/ the lights on - confident they’ll figure it out.

@dbmill - Great job this weekend > mid season form already!

 

[HCCForever]

Good fight by the team. Some baserunning blunders in the ninth that need to be cleaned up.

Was the attendance this low at all the games? This was the only game that I was able to watch.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

HookC Rallies In Ninth, Fall To Penn State - University of Connecticut Athletics

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico - The UConn baseball team (0-3) rallied for three runs in the ninth but came up just short, 7-6, against Penn State on Sunday night at Estadio

uconnhuskies.com

 

[dbmill]

The UConn pitching certainly needs to improve over their performance over this past weekend. On the other side the UConn offense did not have a bad weekend at all.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Sea Goat]

Coach MacDonald should be feeling at least some uncomfortable warmth after this display.
Scoring 19 runs over 3 games should be good enough to get you at least one win...

 

[HCCForever]

FAU is next. They had a good weekend with a sweep of Delaware. The following is from an email that I receive from FAU.

Opening Weekend Sweep : Get Ready for Miami Tomorrow Night!

The Owls came out swinging, DOMINATING Delaware in our opening weekend series with a 35-5 combined score across three games

 

[Palatine]

On the final game of the series UConn pitching holds an opposing offense to under double digits. What a way to start.

 

[Bomber36]

Maybe UConn sports should stop playing in these 3 day, island tournaments. Just sayin.

 

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