Men UConn @ Long Beach State Dirtbags (3/16/22 @ 9p EDT on ESPN+/MIXLR)

[huskymedic]

Bohl Diamond at Blair Field​

Capacity: 3,238
Playing Surface: Grass

Dimensions:
LF: 335ft
LC: 380ft
CF: 395ft
RC: 380ft
RF: 330ft

LBS current RPI: 91 (7-7 Overall 0-0 Big West Conference)

 

[businesslawyer]

So Alejandro or Sullivan tonight? And is the starter capped at 2 or 3 innings — a bullpen game — or do they get a chance to do what Cooke did last night.

 

[dbmill]

So Alejandro or Sullivan tonight? And is the starter capped at 2 or 3 innings — a bullpen game — or do they get a chance to do what Cooke did last night.

Cooke had been stretched out as a potential starter in preseason, but going into the 8th inning last night was absolutely amazing considering it was his first start, even with the talent he has shown. I would not expect lightning to strike twice on this California trip.

Alejandro was stretched out in the preseason as a potential starter, do not recall if Sullivan was. Guessing whoever gets the start tonight will likely go only a few innings and will be the start of a staff night for UConn.

 

[hardcorehusky]

So Alejandro or Sullivan tonight? And is the starter capped at 2 or 3 innings — a bullpen game — or do they get a chance to do what Cooke did last night.

I think Sullivan but limited. We have 2 days off before our next game, so it wouldn't deplete the bullpen for the weekend series if it is a bullpen game. If Cooke is our midweek starter, we will need someone to fill his void in the bullpen. I think Penders is looking at Afthim for that role.

 

[businesslawyer]

Based on his JUCO numbers before he lost last season to surgery, I'm still hoping that as the season goes on Devon Kirby takes a key role in the bullpen.

Given our schedule and last night, it's hard to imagine Cooke not being our 4th starter until the schedule no longer requires one. We play in San Diego Monday, take a red eye back landing Tuesday morning and play a decent Bryant team on Wednesday. I hope someone has the good sense to put Cooke on a daytime flight Sunday or Monday, so if the whole team is off kilter at least our starter doesn't lose a night's sleep.

 

[hardcorehusky]

Based on his JUCO numbers before he lost last season to surgery, I'm still hoping that as the season goes on Devon Kirby takes a key role in the bullpen.

Given our schedule and last night, it's hard to imagine Cooke not being our 4th starter until the schedule no longer requires one. We play in San Diego Monday, take a red eye back landing Tuesday morning and play a decent Bryant team on Wednesday. I hope someone has the good sense to put Cooke on a daytime flight Sunday or Monday, so if the whole team is off kilter at least our starter doesn't lose a night's sleep.

Kirby and if they could get Chudoba figured out would go a long way to help us come up with a deep bullpen to make up for moving Cooke to the mid-week starter role. By the way, he might have the toughest starts other than Austin P on Friday nights due to the opponents.

 

[businesslawyer]

Kirby and if they could get Chudoba figured out would go a long way to help us come up with a deep bullpen to make up for moving Cooke to the mid-week starter role. By the way, he might have the toughest starts other than Austin P on Friday nights due to the opponents.

I'm not particularly worried about Cooke as a starter leaving the bullpen thin, as with the innings per start we're getting out of our four starters, we won't need the bullpen to be as deep as it has been in prior years.

 

[dbmill]

Kirby and if they could get Chudoba figured out would go a long way to help us come up with a deep bullpen to make up for moving Cooke to the mid-week starter role. By the way, he might have the toughest starts other than Austin P on Friday nights due to the opponents.

I get the idea that there are a bunch of UConn pitchers on this staff who haven't seen much game time on the mound could potentially provide nice contributions. In addition to Kirby and Chudoba mentioned above, I would throw in Brendan O'Donnell. He did very well in summer ball last year, good enough that he got the attention of the Cape Cod League, and that's serious stuff. I'm sure he will get additional chances in upcoming games, we'll just have see if he can take advantage of them.

 

[huskymedic]

Best guess is the #23 Ranking is coming from Perfect Game:

 

[dbmill]

Based on his JUCO numbers before he lost last season to surgery, I'm still hoping that as the season goes on Devon Kirby takes a key role in the bullpen.

Given our schedule and last night, it's hard to imagine Cooke not being our 4th starter until the schedule no longer requires one. We play in San Diego Monday, take a red eye back landing Tuesday morning and play a decent Bryant team on Wednesday. I hope someone has the good sense to put Cooke on a daytime flight Sunday or Monday, so if the whole team is off kilter at least our starter doesn't lose a night's sleep.

The only week remaining in the regular season for UConn where there are no midweek games is the first week in May when UConn has finals. I would think that as long as UConn doesn't have much trouble in Big East weekend games, there would be no problem in using Cooke as the primary weekday starter. Considering UConn has home and away midweek games scheduled with Boston College, Northeastern, and Bryant, I don't expect midweek games to be a total cake walk. So that is an additional argument for using Cooke as the midweek starter.

 

[WhereYouAt]

So Alejandro or Sullivan tonight? And is the starter capped at 2 or 3 innings — a bullpen game — or do they get a chance to do what Cooke did last night.

Why not Peterson on 4 days rest then Cooke on Monday vs UCSD?

 

[dbmill]

Why not Peterson on 4 days rest then Cooke on Monday vs UCSD?

Might be wrong, but guessing you don't follow much college baseball. The general practice on the college level is that starting pitchers get 1 start a week. One reason that they are used this way is that you want your best starting pitchers available on the weekends when conference games are played. You will see someone who might be used in relief for an inning or two during a weekend series get a midweek start, which is what just happened with Ian Cooke, who was used in relief last Friday.

 

[UConnRock]

Why not Peterson on 4 days rest then Cooke on Monday vs UCSD?

College ball is a relatively short, but intense season. What any coach hopes for is a set weekend (Fri, sat, Sun) rotation. UConn has that and likely won’t mess with it barring injury. The fact that several pitchers are lacking live action experience this season is a good problem to have as it means the starters are pitching very well. There will be some important midweek games and with a weak Big East, those games will have meaning. Baseball is a fickle sport and you don’t mess with what is working. Interestingly, after starting the season with a sweep of ranked East Carolina, Bryant is 0-9.

 

[uconnbaseball]

I'm a degenerate gambler and put 5 dollars on us to win the CWS to win 1,500. Go huskies!

 

[huskymedic]

So Alejandro or Sullivan tonight?

Hector Alejandro gets the call:

 

[Bomber36]

The ”Dirtbags”? You gotta love it. I’m buying a t shirt.

 

[businesslawyer]

So if I can read the position graphic on the tweet, Alejandro gets the start. I'm sure Sullivan is next in line.

 

[Bomber36]

This calls for a t shirt purchase. Which one?

 

[huskymedic]

So if I can read the position graphic on the tweet, Alejandro gets the start. I'm sure Sullivan is next in line.

… or you can just read the words above the graphic

 

[dbmill]

Hector Alejandro gets the call:

Alejandro got the midweek start against Hartford last week, and went 2 innings. Suspect it very well could be another staff night with him in the lead. Alejandro threw only 13 pitches in his stint against Pepperdine on Sunday, I didn't realize he threw so few pitches in that appearance.

The lineup shuffle continues, with Morton getting an outfield start tonight, with Stock moving the D.H. spot for the night. The D.H. spot seems to be on permanent rotation

I won't be posting in this thread during the game tonight, as I got to get up way too early in the morning this time around. See you next time.

 

[huskymedic]

I won't be posting in this thread during the game tonight, as I got to get up way too early in the morning this time around. See you next time.

You have to do @ least the first inning or you risk the mojo!

 

[dbmill]

You have to do @ least the first inning or you risk the mojo!

Sounds reasonable, first inning it is.

 

[dbmill]

So if I can read the position graphic on the tweet, Alejandro gets the start. I'm sure Sullivan is next in line.

In the Hartford game Chudoba was next after Alejandro. I expect if the game is a close one, Sullivan will likely get into the game at some point. At any rate, will be interesting to see how far Alejandro goes.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Waquoit]

Nice camera work! Hoo boy!