UConn @ UCF (Fri. 3/29/19 @ 6p, Sat. 3/30 @ 6p & Sun. 3/31 @ 1p)

[dbmill]

Top 5th, Nucerino with a one out double. So Kyler Fedko and Nucerino with hits tonight in the bottom part of the order.

 

[dbmill]

Nucerino stranded on base in the 5th. Game tied at 1.

 

[HawkHusky]

Fly outs are really pissing me off.

 

[dbmill]

Fly outs are really pissing me off.

Hard for me to fault either Woodworth and Prato for not coming through this time, they have been producing all season. Time for others to give them some help in the production department.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 5th, scoreless inning for Kersten.

 

[4in16]

I'd have to guess Kersten is done after getting through the 5th. I'd like to see him get us through the 6th.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Kersten =

Offense = :C

 

[dbmill]

I'd have to guess Kersten is done after getting through the 5th. I'd like to see him get us through the 6th.

82 pitches for Kersten so far, maybe 1 more inning. It also wouldn't surprise me to see him come out, as he has been a bit lucky tonight.

 

[4in16]

He is out. Gardner is in.

 

[dbmill]

Gardner in to pitch the 6th.

 

[dbmill]

Gardner gets two outs, then he comes out. A bunch of righty batters coming up. Randy Polonia coming in.

 

[HawkHusky]

Randy gets the 3rd out (K). Well done!!

 

[dbmill]

Strikeout for Polonia to end the inning. Getting to like this version of Polonia very much. A Polonia with control is something to salivate over.

 

[4in16]

The change in speed of his pitches totally threw the ucf batter off.

 

[HawkHusky]

Will we ever get to their bullpen?? Ridiculous.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Langer is killing us.

Btm 7, 1-1

 

[dbmill]

Will we ever get to their bullpen?? Ridiculous.

Not when the bottom of the order goes down 1-2-3, like they just did in the top of the 7th. UCF pitcher at 106 pitches.

 

[HawkHusky]

UCF pitching isn't this good. Really bad at-bats.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom of the 7th, Polonia stays in. Moriarty takes over at 3B.

 

[HawkHusky]

Welp. Deja vu from last night...

 

[dbmill]

Got to take the sure out on these bunt attempts, otherwise two on with no out is a really bad situation at this point in the game.

 

[HawkHusky]

Welp Welp.

 

[HawkHusky]

Probably should have stuck with Gardner...

 

[dbmill]

Polonia wild pitch/passed ball advances the runners. Polonia coming out, Caleb Wurster coming in with a 1-1 count.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Unfortunate, but this bottom of the inning is not why we're at risk of losing. Against a pitcher with an ERA over 5, you have to score more than 1 run in 7 innings.