Men UConn @ Butler Bulldogs (Thursday 5/16/24 @3p, Friday 5/17/24 *@Noon* & Saturday 5/18/24 @1p) Games on FloSports/Mixlr

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I admit I have always had a liking for Simmons. Despite his hitting slump at the beginning of this season, I was a bit surprised he didn't get a bit more playing time to get out of it. Still, the way he has been playing, I have no problem with Shpur having taken over in CF, even with Simmons being a solid defender as well.

 

[hardcorehusky]

Top 2nd, Garbowski with a leadoff single, Simmons follows with a double to put 2 runners in scoring position with no out. A sac fly for the 1st out by Shpur, 4-0 UConn.

Tammaro follows with a 1 out RBI single, 5-0 UConn going to the bottom of the inning.

Maybe Tammaro is fighting his way out of his slump!

 

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Bottom 2nd, S. Quigley retires the side in order. 5-0 UConn.

 

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Top 3rd, Dalena with a 1 out solo homer, 6-0 UConn going to the bottom of the inning.

 

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Bottom 3rd, after a leadoff walk and a sac bunt, a 2 out RBI single brings in a run for Butler, 6-1 UConn. S. Quigley leaves a runner on base.

 

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Top 4th, Shpur with a 1 out single, he steals 2B and goes to 3B on a throwing error by the catcher on the steal. Tammaro follows with a 1 out RBI single (his 3rd hit of the game) , 7-1 UConn.

UConn offense loads the bases with 1 out, getting a hit by pitch by Broadhurst and a Morton walk. Padilla with a fielders choice ground out drives in a run, 8-1 UConn with runners on the corners.

Dalena with a 2 out walk loads the bases again, but nothing more comes of it. 8-1 UConn.

 

[dbmill]

Maybe Tammaro is fighting his way out of his slump!

Even with the brief slum that Tammaro was in, before this game he was still leading the team in on base percentage, which to me is the most important offensive stat there is in baseball.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 4th, S. Quigley gives up a 2 out solo homer, 8-2 UConn. S. Quigley leaves a runner on base.

 

[Shortking98]

Even with the brief slum that Tammaro was in, before this game he was still leading the team in on base percentage, which to me is the most important offensive stat there is in baseball.

It was only 3 hitless games for him (or 3 1/2 if you count the rainout). A pretty brief sample size for a “slump” but glad to see him back to a multi hit game again.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Not an amazing outing by Quiggers, but he has been fine. A few of those hitters at the top of their lineup would look good in a UConn uniform.

 

[dbmill]

Top 5th, Shpur with a 2 out walk, he steals 2B, he moves to 3B on a wild pitch. Tammaro with a 2 out RBI single, 9-2 UConn.

 

[dbmill]

It was only 3 hitless games for him (or 3 1/2 if you count the rainout). A pretty brief sample size for a “slump” but glad to see him back to a multi hit game again.

It's hard to find a player who doesn't go into a brief offensive slump during a season. Considering how well Tammaro has been hitting and getting on base all season, I would not be all that worried about a 3 game slump (not counting the rainout as the stats to that game don't count as they are not official due to the game getting cancelled).

 

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Bottom 5th, S. Quigley has a scoreless inning after giving up a 2 out double, 9-2 UConn.

 

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Top 6th, a leadoff single for Morton, he moves to 3B with no outs on a throwing error by the pitcher on a pickoff attempt. Morton scores on an infield error on an at bat by Padilla who reaches 1B, 10-2 UConn.

Padilla moves up a couple bases on a wild pitch and a ground out. Studley gets an RBI on a ground out, 11-2 UConn.

 

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Bottom 6th, S. Quigley has a 1-2-3 inning, he has 5 strikeouts on the game. 11-2 UConn.

 

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Top 7th, UConn offense loads the bases with 1 out (2 hit by pitches). A double play ends the inning with no runs coming in. 11-2 UConn.

 

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Bottom 7th, S. Quigley gives up a 1 out double sandwiched between 2 strikeouts on his way to having a scoreless inning. 11-2 UConn.

 

[huskymedic]

Well done Stephen Quigley!

 

[dbmill]

Top 8th, UConn offense has a scoreless inning that included a double play for the 1st 2 outs of the inning. Hyde pinched hit for Garbowski. UConn offense leaves a runner on base, 11-2 UConn.

Finnegan takes the mound, Hyde takes over at catcher.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 8th, Finnegan gives up a 2 out single and picks up 2 strikeouts on his way to a scoreless inning, 11-2 UConn.

 

[hardcorehusky]

What this team misses is a Devin Kirby type who can hold things down for 2 innings to bother keep us in the game or stay out front. Maybe Finnegan can come on late and be that guy.

 

[dbmill]

Top 9th, Simmons and Shpur get walks to leadoff the inning, Tammaro hits into a double play. Broadhurst gets hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners. Drew Kron pinch hits for Morton, Kron gets an RBI double, 12-2 UConn.

Kron takes over in LF.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 9th, Finnegan has a 1-2-3 inning, UConn with a 12-2 win to take the series from Butler with 1 game to go.

 

[huskymedic]

Painless…

 

[businesslawyer]

And congratulations to the 2024 Big East regular season champions. Job well done.