UConn @ UVA Davenport Field (3/20/19 @ 4p on ACC Network Extra )

[huskymedic]

UConn: Baseball Faces Virginia in Midweek Road Tilt
UConn Game Notes for UVA

UVA: Virginia Begins Six-Game Home Stand Wednesday

Probable Pitching Matchup:
UConn: RHP Colby Dunlop (1-2, 12.96 ERA, 8.2 IP, 4 BB, 5 SO)
Virginia: RHP Zach Messinger (1-0, 2.08 ERA, 8.2 IP, 9 BB, 8 SO)

Davenport Field at Disharoon Park - Capacity 5,500 (Grass field)
Left Field - 332 ft
Left Center - 370 ft
Center Field - 404 ft
Right Center - 372 ft
Right Field - 332 ft
Outfield Wall Height: 6 feet in left and right field; 8 feet from left to right center

Watch: Connecticut vs. Virginia (Baseball)
Listen: WHUS
Live Stats

 

[uconnbaseball]

UVA just lost 2 out of 3 to a mediocre Georgia Tech team. If Vegas put out odds for college baseball we would probably be small favorites.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Man early season ERAs can be spooky.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Their guy has a 2.08 ERA despite a spicy 8/9 strikeout to walk ratio. Regression time!

One thing this team does well is put the ball in play...it doesn't seem like we strike out much. It is easy to take for granted but putting the ball in play applies pressure on the defense. I wish both the teams I follow could put the ball in play but alas.

 

[dbmill]

Their guy has a 2.08 ERA despite a spicy 8/9 strikeout to walk ratio. Regression time!

One thing this team does well is put the ball in play...it doesn't seem like we strike out much. It is easy to take for granted but putting the ball in play applies pressure on the defense. I wish both the teams I follow could put the ball in play but alas.

That's 9 walks and 7 hits in 8.2 innings for the Virginia starter, freshman Zach Messinger. He's had 4 appearances with 2 midweek starts. Sounds like it could be the ingredients for another long game.

 

[dbmill]

From the Daily Campus:

Baseball: Huskies take on Cavaliers in first mid-week action

 

[Guapo]

I hope the AD will be taking notes on this beautiful on campus stadium

 

[huskymedic]

 

[kris1]

Finally a game we can watch!!!

 

[businesslawyer]

Obviously, this is a huge start for Dunlop personally. Looked fine in his 2 relief appearances, after being just not good in his starts. If he's terrible again today, I'm not sure he's getting more looks as a starter.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I hope the AD will be taking notes on this beautiful on campus stadium

Somehow, UConn’s not-arriving-soon-enough new President may have a wee bit of awareness of the Wahoos’ 5,500 seat diamond.

 

[Guapo]

Somehow, UConn’s not-arriving-soon-enough new President may have a wee bit of awareness of the Wahoos’ 5,500 seat diamond.

Ha! I didn’t even think about that connection...

 

[huskymedic]

 

[dbmill]

Obviously, this is a huge start for Dunlop personally. Looked fine in his 2 relief appearances, after being just not good in his starts. If he's terrible again today, I'm not sure he's getting more looks as a starter.

I agree. While I doubt he will go long into the game (like Haus and Wang over the weekend, I think the coaching staff will be very happy if he gets into the 5th inning), he needs to show some effectiveness while he is in there on which to build on in possible future starts.

 

[whaler11]

UVA just lost 2 out of 3 to a mediocre Georgia Tech team. If Vegas put out odds for college baseball we would probably be small favorites.

more than small

 

[huskymedic]

No Pat Winkel - have to wait for Jonesie’s words of wisdom to see what ails him.

 

[Guapo]

Good first inning for Dunlop

 

[Guapo]

HOME RUN WINKLE

3-0 Huskies

 

[uconnbaseball]

Dunlop bowling through their lineup early.

 

[kris1]

HOME RUN WINKLE

3-0 Huskies

Stay hot Wink!!!

 

[tayjlaw]

Nice to finally be able to watch a game on TV!

 

[uconnbaseball]

Woodworth gets plunked by a pitch to start the third, and Prato follows with a walk. This freshman was not ready to start vs a team like us. 2 on, no one out.

 

[huskymedic]

I had game on computer and muted due to being on conference call - any mention of why Pat Winkle is out of the line-up (nagging injury vs DNP-CD)? Didn’t have chance to dial up WHUS @ beginning.

 

[uconnbaseball]

I had game on computer and muted due to being on conference call - any mention of why Pat Winkle is out of the line-up? Didn’t have chance to dial up WHUS @ beginning.

Also at work so I have no idea. Will try to find out what happened when I get out.

Gametracker froze -_-

 

[huskymedic]

Woodworth gets plunked by a pitch to start the third, and Prato follows with a walk. This freshman was not ready to start vs a team like us. 2 on, no one out.

UVA to bullpen. Toppa up w/ 2-0 count.

 

[kris1]

I had game on computer and muted due to a being on conference call - any mention of why Pat Winkle is out of the line-up?

I didn’t hear them mention anything. I’m guessing just a day off with a big weekend series coming up. I saw him standing right next to the coaching staff in the dugout.

 

[huskymedic]

UVA to bullpen. Toppa up w/ 2-0 count.

Toppa works a walk. Bases loaded w/ Huskies - no outs.

 

[dbmill]

3rd inning. Bases loaded, no out, and Toppa gets picked off for the first out. Christian Fedko walks to reload the bases.

 

[kris1]

That’s bad baseball

 

[dbmill]

I didn’t hear them mention anything. I’m guessing just a day off with a big weekend series coming up. I saw him standing right next to the coaching staff in the dugout.

Heard it on the way home from work. Pat Winkel sitting out with a hip flexor injury, they hope he will be available this weekend against Houston. Chris Jones did say he is available to pinch hit.