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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 3072582, member: 2504"] One question is whether or not the coaches will give Colby Dunlop and Ken Haus another chance at starting this weekend in the four games against Michigan. I'm inclined to think that may happen. Still, the coaching staff has to be thinking and preparing for alternatives to Simeone, Dunlop, and Haus should they continue to struggle and produce 3 inning starting stints. It would seem to me that the group of redshirt freshmen pitchers (Wurster, Wang, and Johnson) may be the best option. The argument for Johnson is that he had several solid starts for the Mystic Schooners last summer (along with some other starts where he struggled), so he is used to starting. Wang is probably the most inexperienced of the lot, but at the same time he threw 50+ pitches over the weekend, so maybe his arm is more stretched out for a possible start. All these guys (including Dunlop and Simeone) would probably be best served into easing into the starting role with starts in New England weekday games. Of course, that doesn't change the need for an effective Sunday starter, especially once conference play begins. [/QUOTE]