UConn @ St John for 3 (Fri. 3/16@3p, Sat. 3/17@1p & Sun. 3/18@1p) | Page 2 | The Boneyard

UConn @ St John for 3 (Fri. 3/16@3p, Sat. 3/17@1p & Sun. 3/18@1p)

SJ adds a run on a passed ball, 9-3 heading to the 7th
 
Huskies strand runners on 1st and 2nd, 9-3 at the stretch.
 
St. John's gets 4 more runs in the bottom of the 7th, and Colby Dunlop exits in favor of Joe Rivera with 2 out in the inning. Dunlop was not helped by his defense, with only 1 run off of him being earned.
 
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Dunlop shows promise. I’m thinking the staff is trying to stretch him out a bit with the starters not going deep into games. They’re going to need someone that can give them a few innings in the middle of games. Have to get Cate and the bullpen figured out.
 
kris1 said:
Dunlop shows promise. I’m thinking the staff is trying to stretch him out a bit with the starters not going deep into games. They’re going to need someone that can give them a few innings in the middle of games. Have to get Cate and the bullpen figured out.
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I suspect Dunlop at the very least is going to get some midweek starts. I think the coaches want to keep Rossomando in one role to simplify things for him, and that is in relief. That of course is a reaction to Ronnie's pitching problems in the past. If Dunlop becomes a starter he will be the only underclassman in a starting role, so it is something that would be looking towards the future of the starting staff in years to come.

Edit: Forgot about the sophomore Mason Feole. My mistake.
 
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Three pinch hitters....Bergmann (strikeout), Hague and Moriarty (flyouts to LF). Huskies go quietly in the 8th.
 
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Another unearned run off a Susi passed ball in the 8th makes it 14-3.
 
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St John’s has scored in every inning but the 5th, when Cate faced just three batters.
 
Game over, St. John's wins 14-4.

Well, I know I will see the Huskies win tomorrow. Going to the women's NCAA tournament game at Gampel tomorrow.
 
huskymedic said:
Huskies Overmatched 14-4 at St. John's

“Our Friday night guy didn’t have a Friday night presence.”
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Wow. Penders throughout the interview refers to Tim Cate as "Friday Night Guy", does not mention him by his name. Same thing with Zac Susi, referring to him as "Catcher". Only player who Penders actually refers to by name is Thad Phillips, and he was a late game substitution. Aside from Phillips, Penders could not name a single positive to this game.
 
The New England/Northeast bug has bitten again
This is a very concerning trend - tough when your ace gets bombed
 
gtcam said:
The New England/Northeast bug has bitten again
This is a very concerning trend - tough when your ace gets bombed
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St. John's is not your typical northeastern team. St. John's year in and year out is a very good team, and in many years they are deserving of an NCAA bid. You do not really get penalized in losing to them. The same cannot be said about teams like UMass or Holy Cross.

But yes, at this point Tim Cate has only had one really good outing. That is certainly a big concern. 3 quality starts out of 13 for your weekend starters is a big concern for a team that was supposed to be built on their weekend starting pitching.
 
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Cate has an ERA of close to 5.00 and is getting shelled almost every time out. If he is the "Friday night guy" UConn is in tough shape.
 
@UConnBSB:
Great diving stop by Moriarty gets the Huskies out of the first inning.

Mason picks up a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless first frame. Scoreless in Queens.
 
After ugly @ bat by Feldstein w/ runners on second and third 1 out — dead duck play w/ two outs brings run in from third. 1-0 UConn.
 
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Second and third one out and Feldstein swings and misses three straight pitches. Please just make contact.
 
UConn wins 1-0. Pitching and defense were much improved but the offense was a no show again
 
Baseballguy said:
UConn wins 1-0. Pitching and defense were much improved but the offense was a no show again
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Magee is no joke, but they do have to do much better going forward.
 
I was at Gampel for the women's basketball games today, so I was not able to listen to this game.

Susi came out of the game fairly early, does anyone know why?

I expect the offense will come and go all season. Today it wasn't there, but the pitching sure was. A definite quality start from Mason Feole, excellent relief work from Jake Wallace and a return to form for PJ Poulin. This pitching stint for Wallace follows his scoreless outing at Coastal Carolina, so this is something to keep an eye on. The coaching staff was talking Wallace up last fall and in the preseason, so maybe he is beginning to turn the corner.

Not surprised after less than stellar defense by the team yesterday that Conor Moriarty found his way back into the lineup at 3B. The twitter feed indicated he made a nice defensive play or two today.

This was another valuable road win over a quality opponent. When you split these road games against a team like St. John's you are definitely on the plus side with the RPI. Of course, the plus becomes bigger if you take the rubber game of the series.
 
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