Men UConn @ Hawai’i University Rainbows (Fri. 3/10/23 @1135p, Sat. 3/11/23 @1135p, Sun. 3/12/23 @705p & Mon (Tues) 3/14/23 @1235a). All times EST/DST

[dbmill]

Bottom 2nd, Ellisen with a 1-2-3 inning, 2-0 UConn.

 

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Top 3rd, a scoreless inning for the UConn offense. 2-0 UConn.

 

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Bottom 3rd, Ellisen walks the first 2 batters. A 2 out double drives in 2 runs to tie the game, and a single gives Hawaii a 3-2 lead going to the top of the 4th.

Braden Quinn was warming up that inning.

 

[Bomber36]

Everything sounds like a bomb on mxlr and the crowd sounds huge.

 

[dbmill]

Top 4th, a scoreless inning for the Huskies as they leave a runner in scoring position. 3-2 Hawaii.

Braden Quinn in to start the inning on mound as Ellisen comes out of the game.

 

[Bomber36]

Top 4th, a scoreless inning for the Huskies. 3-2 Hawaii.

Close, but no cigar that inning.

(Apparently from the practice of giving cigars as prizes at carnivals in the United States in the early 20th century; those who did not win would fail to receive a cigar, even if they came close.)

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 4th, Quinn walks the first batter, and hits the next batter, putting 2 runners on base with no outs. Quinn comes out of the game, Will Nowak takes the mound for UConn.

 

[Bomber36]

Quinn continues to struggle…Hawai’i appears to have quite the home field advantage.

 

[scotty0330]

pitching Quinn is like flying a surrender flag. Speaks to lack of pitching talent how he is actually on travel roster and gets opportunities

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 4th, a Nowak walks the first 2 batters he faces to bring in a run. 4-2 Hawaii with the bases loaded and no outs. An rbi single makes it 5-2 with no outs. Nowak gets the next 2 outs, but a 2 out single brings in 2 more runs to make it 7-2 Hawaii, then he gives up another walk to load the bases.

Chris Jones has been talking about a tight strike zone for both teams since the beginning of the game.

Nowak coming out of the game, Fogell coming in to pitch.

 

[uconnbaseball]

We needed to jump on them early. That double play set a negative tone.

 

[Bomber36]

Can’t even worry about our offense at this point…need to find someone who can throw strikes first.

 

[dbmill]

Can’t even worry about our offense at this point…need to find someone who can throw strikes first.

No question, all these walks and hit by pitches by the UConn pitching staff have been absolute killers.

Fogell gets a strikeout to finally end the inning. 7-2 Hawaii.

Good night all, time to hit the sack for me.

 

[Bomber36]

Must say, the Hawai’i team sounds well supported. The crowd sounds decent sized and loud.

 

[Bomber36]

Top 5…UConn gets a runner to second but follows with 2 strikes outs. CJ not happy with the strike zone. Calls it “a flip of the coin”. Umpire Eric Martinez apparently will not see a stint in the pros. Runner to 3rd on a steal. Run scores, Huber with an infield RBI single on a bad throw. 7-3 Hawai’i. CJ is amazed by the home plate ump and not in a good way…Studley lines a base hit, Huber to third. Padilla pops up. 7-3 after 5.

 

[Bomber36]

Bottom 5. Fogell pitching gets the lead off hitter for a change. That’s a start. Fogell walks the second hitter. Ground ball bobbled by Padilla and there are runners on 1st and second with one out. Fogell goes 2-0 on the next hitter and is yelling at himself…he should probably be out of the inning. Chopper to Huber results in an out, runners to 2nd and 3rd. CJ says 2500-3000 in the seats tonight…it sounds it. Smith with the catch on a deep drive. Still 7-3 Hawai’i after 6.

 

[Bomber36]

2 hours in and it’s only the top of the 6th. Broadhurst flies out. Garbowski with a base hit. Tammaro with a 2 run homer. 7-5. UConn climbing back into it. Smith Ks after being ahead in the count, 2 down. Morton gets an infield hit…1st baseman pulled his foot off the bag early. Tying run to the plate with a pitching change coming and Freeburger on deck. Hawai’i bringing in lefty Atkins. CJ says Atkins has a nice head of hair…”good lettuce flowing out of that cap.“ UConn has 10 hits to Hawai’i 7. Freeburger Ks. 7-5 Rainbow Warriors heading to the bottom of 6.

 

[Bomber36]

Bottom 6-Fogell with a K to start the inning. CJ says the called strike 3 was at the batters ankles. Bad calls have gone both ways tonight. Another strikeout and it’s back to back Ks for Fogell and he is done for the night. CJ says probably a pitch count thing as he may be needed tomorrow. Kirby to the mound. 5 runs 10 hits for Us, 7 runs 4 hits for them. Kirby gets the out on a grounder to second. Huber, Studley and Padilla coming up. 7-5 Hawaii after 6.

 

[Bomber36]

Top 7…meat of the order up. Huber walks on 4 pitches. Tying run to the plate again in Studley and he hits it hard to center but it’s an out. CJ says he’s had hard luck. Fan’s frustrated with the home plate ump. Padilla walks and Broadhurst will hit with runners on 1st and 2nd. Hit to short, over throw to first…it was hit slowly, tough play…2 runs score and we are tied at 7. Broadhust to 3rd. Garbowski hitting and a base hit gives UConn the 8-7 lead. Pitching change coming. Righty Trevor Ichimora coming in to pitch for Hawai’i. Tammaro batting. Still only one out. Base hit and it’s 1st and second with one out.

 

[Bomber36]

Smith and Morton fly out and UConn has the lead 8-7 going into the bottom of the 7th.

 

[Bomber36]

Bottom 7 Kirby still pitching…he gets the K. Kirby is dealing and he gets another K. Kirbs gets a ground out to Huber and it’s a 1,2,3 inning. 8-7 UConn after 7.

 

[Bomber36]

Freeburger, Huber and Studley coming up in the 8th. Freeburger strikes out for the forth time tonight. Huber walks for the 3rd time tonight…or should I say this morning? Studley to the plate. He hits a rocket off of the pitcher and everyone is safe. Runners at 2nd and 3rd for Padilla. Some insurance would be nice here. Bri hits one to third and it’s bobbled. Bases are juiced for Broadhurst. He grounds into a double play and it remains 8-7.

 

[Bomber36]

Whelp…it’s 3:44 and as much as I want to quit, I’m afraid to change the mojo at this point. So I’ll take one for the team and hang in there. Huber with the unassisted put out for the first out of the 8th. Kirby still pitching and he gets his third K for the second out. Kirby with another K and we go to the ninth. Great outing for Kirby.

 

[Bomber36]

Garbowski to lead off the 9th. Base hit for Garbo and his 3rd hit of the evening. Tammaro at the plate. Ripped for a double...a three hit night for Tammaro and a triple shy of the cycle. 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Smith at the dish. Smitty gets an infield hit and the bases are loaded with no outs for Morton. Hawai’i will bring in a new pitcher. I also wish they would throw out the fan screaming quite loudly and continually at the Huskies. Here we go…Morton with a chance to bust it open. Morton Ks on a full count and he can’t believe it. CJ with the reminder that with this ump, you can’t count on anything….gotta swing the bat. Freeburger drops one in for a 2 run single. 10-7 UConn! 17 hits so far. Most of the season. Huber Ks and it’s up to Studley to get us some more runs. No one warming in the pen. Kirby will try to finish it. Base hit…2 runs score on a Studley triple. UConn up 12-7. Padilla will try to keep it going. RBI single for Bri and it’s 13-7. I’m glad I stayed up! Broadhust with a double and its second and third with 2 outs. Tammaro at the plate and he flies out. Great inning!

 

[Bomber36]

Kirby out for the bottom of the ninth. He walks the lead off batter. Sac bunt, good play by Kirby for the out. Runner at 2nd with one out. Base hit to right and it’s a five run game, 13-8. 7 of 8 Hawai’i runs are players who walked. Take out the walks and we win going away. Smith with the catch on the pop fly. One out away from a win for Kirby. Grounder to Bri and it’s over. Great comeback and a great effort by Kirby! See you all later! UConn wins 13-8. Wonderful spending the night with CJ.