UConn @ St. Joseph's University (PA) Hawks (Friday 3/19/21 @ 3p, Saturday 3/20/21 @ 2p & Sunday 3/21/21 @ Noon) All games streamed on ESPN+ | Page 4 | The Boneyard

UConn @ St. Joseph's University (PA) Hawks (Friday 3/19/21 @ 3p, Saturday 3/20/21 @ 2p & Sunday 3/21/21 @ Noon) All games streamed on ESPN+

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Bottom 8th, 8-5 Hawks, Favieri starts the inning on the mound for the Huskies.

A leadoff double off the glove of Brown at 3B, followed by a fly out for the first out. Andrew Marrero takes the mound for UConn.

A couple of shoddy defensive plays with Bushling at the center of it make it 9-5 for the Hawks. As Chris Jones says, Marrero should be out of the inning with no runs coming in.
 
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You want a strong defense up the middle. You could easily make the argument the two worst defensive players on this team reside at second and short
 
scotty0330 said:
You want a strong defense up the middle. You could easily make the argument the two worst defensive players on this team reside at second and short
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I've been suggesting that either Hague or Padilla get a chance at SS, with Bushling moving to 3B. Ever since last season I've had the idea that Bushling is better off at 3B. Chris Jones has mentioned the idea of Bushling getting a chance at 3B twice this game so far, I find that interesting.

The coaches love to compare Bushling to Woodworth, but he is simply not in the same class defensively.

9-5 Hawks going to the top of the 9th.
 
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UConn has another threat going in the top of the 9th. A Kyler Fedko double (fourth hit of the game for him) has runners at 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. A ground out scores a run to make it 9-6. A two out walk to the other Fedko and an intentional walk to Crawford loads the bases.
 
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We need to take up a boneyard donation to get kyler fedko a helmet that fits. That poor thing can’t even stay on when he swings forget when he sprints..
 
Bushling is no where near Woody in any category- I would give Hague the job and have Bushling as a late game offensive replacement, if need be. Brown and Langer have 3rd covered well in my opinion.
 
Erik Stock single brings in two runs. Runners on 2nd and 3rd. 9-8.

Korey Morton in for Crawford as a pinch runner. One of the fastest runners UConn baseball has had.
 
I wonder where UConn sits in fielding efficiency in D1. Have to be near the bottom
 
hardcorehusky said:
Bushling is no where near Woody in any category- I would give Hague the job and have Bushling as a late game offensive replacement, if need be. Brown and Langer have 3rd covered well in my opinion.
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I think Bushling's offense keeps him in the lineup. Like I've said before, I think he is much better off at 3B defensively.
 
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dbmill said:
Erik Stock single brings in two runs. Runners on 2nd and 3rd. 9-8.

Korey Morton in for Crawford as a pinch runner. One of the fastest runners UConn baseball has had.
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I was wondering if that was him or Hague over there. SJU broadcasters never mentioned who pinch ran for Reggie.
 
This should be another interesting postgame interview with Coach Penders. Another big comeback attempt, but they dug themselves too big a hole again with a grab bag of problems in so many facets of the game.
 
Another argument for moving Bushling off of shortstop. The pitcher's best friend is the double play, and with Bushling at shortstop, this team doesn't turn too many of them at all. And it isn't exactly due to a shortage of opposing runners on base.
 
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Bushling doesn't have the range or arm strength to play SS. He has been shaky all year. Where do you move him though. Need his bat. CWink needs to be designated to pinch bunter at this point and can't wait until PWink can catch again so we can have Ferrer at the Dan Hurley.
 
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Bushling doesn't have the range or arm strength to play SS. He has been shaky all year. Where do you move him though. Need his bat. CWink needs to be designated to pinch bunter at this point and can't wait until PWink can catch again so we can have Ferrer at the Dan Hurley.
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The UConn coaching staff has been waiting for Chris Winkel's bat to come around for a long time. He never hit for much power or had a big on base percentage in his first three seasons at UConn. With him hitting .348 in the shortened season last year, one would think that his offensive potential had finally arrived. I took a quick look at his stats from last season, and found that in the first three weekends of the season Chris Winkel hit .226. Winkel went a bit berserk in the last 4 games, three against Presbyterian and one game against Hartford, going 9 for 15 at the plate to raise his average. Whatever, the case, this boost in production right at end of the season provided something of the narrative that Winkel was now a big offensive threat. Well, it certainly looks like now that this one week boost in production from the end of last season was not an indicator of potential future success.
 
I noticed the same thing a few weeks ago since I don’t remember him being as good as his stats last year. And as you pointed out he had a great week against the lower level competition we played in last years abbreviated schedule. With TC now hurt and Ben Maycock looking just an inept at the plate, Kevin ferrer being a liability in the field Penders doesn’t have great options at the moment.
 
Bottom line, if they keep putting more bats than gloves in the lineup, the score will continue to look like a Men's slow pitch softball game.
 
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Does anyone have an update on Pat's "injury"? I thought I heard a hamstring injury, but he appeared to be running the bases fine yesterday.
 
justfacts said:
Does anyone have an update on Pat's "injury"? I thought I heard a hamstring injury, but he appeared to be running the bases fine yesterday.
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huskymedic said:
You did hear recouping/battling a hamstring issue... they don’t want him crouching/up & down for 9 inning.
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I believe Chris Jones was talking about Pat Winkel having a tight hamstring. Hitting is one thing, but as @huskymedic says, putting him behind the plate is another. While UConn is better off with Pat behind the plate, you definitely don't want to take chances with him.
 
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I believe Chris Jones was talking about Pat Winkel having a tight hamstring. Hitting is one thing, but as @huskymedic says, putting him behind the plate is another. While UConn is better off with Pat behind the plate, you definitely don't want to take chances with him.
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I agree on not taking any chances with Pat. The hamstring is a deceleration muscle. Running through first and having to slow down suddenly is also a significant risk for hamstring injury/reinjury.
 
The game yesterday was painful. This team needs to get with it or the hole they're digging themselves will be too hard to get out of. We're about a quarter of the way into the season and our record stinks. We know they are talented but wins matter. I love the team grit and never die attitude but at the end of the day that gets them nowhere if they make lots of mistakes and lose these games they should be winning. Whatever kick in the pants they need, they need it soon,
 
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