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UConn @ Stetson Invitational ~ WMU 3/3@1p, Stetson 3/4@7p & St. Joe's 3/5 @ 11a in Deland Fla.

3-3 to the top 8... WMU's D (sounded like, from the radio call) made a few nice plays to keep UConn off the base path.

WMU with a runner on 1st and 1 out in the top 8, and their HR hitter coming to the plate
 
Ugh, a 2 out error on Prato (through the legs) on what should have been the 3rd out of the inning gives up a run. WMU up 4-3 with 2 outs and runners on 1 & 2 in the T8. No bueno. I think they said it is Prato's 4th error of the season.
 
Radue strikes out the next batter. 4-3 WMU going to B8. Come on Huskies....
 
Prato has a chance to redeem himself at the plate in teh 8th.
 
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SAMCRO said:
Prato has a chance to redeem himself at the plate in teh 8th.
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and he pops out... Huskies go down in order. WMU is up 4-3 coming to bat in the T9. WMU's top reliever has retired 11 straight Huskies
 
Dandeneau strikes out the WMU side to take us to B9 down 4-3.
 
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That was a disappointing game. Personally I thought we should have swept this weekend relatively easily even without Yahn and Cate. I figured the offense would struggle throughout the year due to the amount of departures last year but I just don't understand the inconsistencies to this point.
 
Toppa off to a slow start. I imagine once the affects of the injury wear off he will hopefully return to form.
 
Baseballguy said:
That was a disappointing game. Personally I thought we should have swept this weekend relatively easily even without Yahn and Cate. I figured the offense would struggle throughout the year due to the amount of departures last year but I just don't understand the inconsistencies to this point.
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The UMass-Lowell series may have given us some false hope re. how quickly the freshmen would be able to adjust to collegiate pitching. Moriarty in particular showed some great flashes, but that pace was definitely not sustainable. Unfortunately due to the Yahn and Toppa injuries, we are having to count on the freshmen to produce even more than they normally would.
 
Stairmaster said:
The UMass-Lowell series may have given us some false hope re. how quickly the freshmen would be able to adjust to collegiate pitching. Moriarty in particular showed some great flashes, but that pace was definitely not sustainable. Unfortunately due to the Yahn and Toppa injuries, we are having to count on the freshmen to produce even more than they normally would.
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I kept my expectations in check after that series because it was the first series Lowell played as a D1 program. It's simple stuff that doesn't make sense to me like Winkle not running out a ground ball that I would bet is unacceptable in a HS program as prestigious as Amity. Also outside of our 2,3 and 4 hitters we hit a mere .170. It looked like we'd be a small ball team but I haven't seen much of that up to this point.
 
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I've been waiting for Sam Nepiarsky to return to the form he showed in 2015. I never got the idea that he ever was a flamethrower that year, but from what I recall, he would come into a game and throw strikes and show very good control. The best way to describe him that year was that he was as efficient a pitcher as you were going to see. We haven't seen that since from him. In 3+ innings today Nepiarsky threw 71 pitches. That's not efficient, and the pitches he threw certainly were not all strikes. Nepiarsky needs to regain his control in order to regain his form. On the plus side with the pitching, the bullpen trio of Rajkowski, Radue, and Dandeneau were very good today.
 
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Radjowski dealing. Still 3-3 going to the bottom of the 5th, and Winkel is on the bench for not running out a ground ball, causing Penders to unleash his inner Auriemma :p
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According to my wife who listened to the game (I was at work), Chris Jones on WHUS suggested that Winkel may have thought the ball was foul. Hopefully Winkel won't make that mistake again.
 
dbmill said:
According to my wife who listened to the game (I was at work), Chris Jones on WHUS suggested that Winkel may have thought the ball was foul. Hopefully Winkel won't make that mistake again.
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If that's the case it's a little more undstandable, but it's still a mental lapse. Aside from stealing bases this team has struggled early on the bases. Last Sunday they ran themselves out of the inning on 3 separate occasions, one of which was on Penders not the players. I expect this will get cleaned up as the season goes on.
 
Baseballguy said:
If that's the case it's a little more undstandable, but it's still a mental lapse. Aside from stealing bases this team has struggled early on the bases. Last Sunday they ran themselves out of the inning on 3 separate occasions, one of which was on Penders not the players. I expect this will get cleaned up as the season goes on.
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The base running in the last game against Texas was atrocious to the point that it helped change the course of that game. Aside from that, I would disagree with you that this team has struggled on the bases. In my mind it really hasn't been all that bad this season aside from that one game. Their stolen base success has been very good. As far as getting thrown out on the bases, its seems to me that it has been much worse in previous years, where it would seem that UConn would have runners picked off base with regularity or having base runners get caught in rundowns on infield grounders with regularity, stuff that would send one of regular posters, @ATLDYKA, into posting fits.
 
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Continuing the trend from yesterday's game, the UConn offense goes down quietly in order in the top of the 1st.
 
Problems for Montgomerie and the UConn defense in the top of the 1st. Wills gives up two walks, also hits a batter, an rbi single, and then Susi throws a ball into left field trying to throw out a runner stealing 3rd. Montgomerie then three strikeouts to close out the inning, as Stetson scores two runs in the bottom of the 1st inning to give them the lead.
 
We have a bit of an adventure with Montgomerie tonight. His 2nd inning consists of two strikeouts, two walks, and no runs scored. 2-0 Stetson going into the top of the 3rd inning.
 
Husky bats very quiet through 3 innings. 8 strikeouts for Montgomerie through 3 innings. 2-0 Stetson going into the top of the 4th.
 
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