UConn @ BYU -- 3/16 @ 8p ET, 3/17 @ 8p ET & 3/18 @ 3p ET

[dbmill]

Yup, Russell in for the 8th.

 

[ATLDYKA]

New game, same story with this bullpen. Walks, Balks. It's killing this team.

 

[dbmill]

Russell and Susi, ugghh. BYU up 7-6 and still batting with runners all over the place.

 

[scotty0330]

Lead gone....likely game lost. No lead and I mean no lead is safe with this pitching

 

[ATLDYKA]

Oh and I forgot wild pitches. Ridiculous. Finding ways to blow games.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Lead gone....likely game lost. No lead and I mean no lead is safe with this pitching

Not when we constantly walk guys and don't make them earn it.

 

[dbmill]

Top of the 9th, Yahn doubles, and Susi singles to tie up the game at 7. 5 RBI for Susi. Hill pinch runs for Susi, who is not having the best of defensive games to say the least.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Way to answer back offense.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Nice to see the other pen struggle also.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Up 8-7 apparently, according to gametracker. Gosh I wonder how this will play out.

 

[dbmill]

Hey, pitches can get by the BYU catcher as well. Hill scores, and UConn takes a 1 run lead into the bottom of the 9th.

LeFevre catching, Stefanski to LF, Winkel to 1B.

 

[huskymedic]

Up 8-7 apparently, according to gametracker. Gosh I wonder how this will play out.

Passed Ball...

 

[uconnbaseball]

2 quick outs, then an awful walk to their soft hitting #7 hitter. God forbid we make this easy on ourselves.

 

[huskymedic]

C'mon Russell... I can do w/o the dramatics!

 

[uconnbaseball]

Got to 2 outs with their two worst hitters at the plate and walk them both. Win or lose this, we are simply not ready to be a high level team.

 

[huskymedic]

Phew... take the W and run.

 

[uconnbaseball]

We win 8-7. Nice job offense, but we still badly need a W tomorrow.

 

[dbmill]

Russell. 4 walks and 6 strikeouts. Yikes! Anyway, UConn wins.

 

[huskymedic]

Phew... take the W and run.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Also, BYU deserved to lose for titling this game "Stone Cold Sober Night."

 

[huskymedic]

 

[dbmill]

Day game after a night game, so I expect Susi will be the Dan Hurley with LeFevre behind the plate. Considering Susi's problems behind the plate lately, Penders might have made this move for the day even if it was another night game. That will send Toppa back to the bench, who's bat made some noise last night.

 

[scotty0330]

If you haven't seen game last night Willy yahn is rocking a 70's Stache that can only be good for mojo.

Agree no way susi is behind plate. Hoping toppa can get out on field sooner rather than later.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Notes

• Zac Susi drove in a career-high five RBIs on Friday night. Susi now has 18 RBIs on the season in 16 games. Last year Susi had 21 RBIs in his freshman season.
• Susi recorded three hits on Friday. He now has seven multi-hit games on the year. Last season Susi notched six total multi-hit performances.
• The Huskies won their first game this season when trailing after eight. UConn won three games last season when trailing after eight innings.
• Willy Yahn collected his first three-hit game of the season. Last year, Yahn led the team with 25 multi-hit games including nine games with at least three hits.
• Montgomerie finished the 2016 season with 87 strikeouts. Through five starts this season, he has compiled 52 strikeouts already.