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UConn v. Boston College @ J.O.C. (3/27/19 @ 3p)

Going to the top of the 8th, UConn up 3-1. I would imagine CJ will come on here.
 
8th inning, it's Dandeneau. As Chris Jones said, Penders wants Wurster available for the start of the Central Florida series.
 
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Pinch running move I don't like, Ben Maycock in for the D.H. Christian Fedko. If BC happens to tie or go ahead against Wallace in the 9th, that's a big bat out of the lineup. So many managers pursue the extremely short term payoff over the better long term strategy in this case.

Chiovitti takes over in right field as a defensive replacement. I don't mind that sort of thing.
 
dbmill said:
Pinch running move I don't like, Ben Maycock in for the D.H. Christian Fedko. If BC happens to tie or go ahead against Wallace in the 9th, that's a big bat out of the lineup.
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Agree, just a move Penders has often made.
 
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Ball game over - Huskies win!

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hardcorehusky said:
I agree - but with this depth- during the regular season - if Kersten doesn't pitch better he could lose his slot on the weekend to Haus or Dunlop . Tournament time, in all the years I have followed UConn baseball, I don't remember having 5 viable starters for tournament time AND 5 trusted relievers.
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I was thinking the exact same thing while following this thread. Feole's really alone as the ace, but 2-5 appear to be all equally solid. Our #5 this year may be better than our average #3. In prior years we've gotten in trouble deep in tournaments where we run out of arms. We have a nasty closer in Wallace. And we have CJ, Wuerster and Johnson in the bullpen with the potential for guys like Polonia to step up. The bats have been a little shy lately but man the pitching staff is looking dangerous.
 
uconnbaseball said:
Wallace needs just 12 pitches to blow the meat of their order away.

Have to get 3B settled, but our bullpen is earning us a great deal of wins right now.
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It will be interesting to see if the coaching staff gives Will Lucas a 3B start against Central Florida.

Anthony Nucerino keeps on popping up with starts in the outfield. Almost get the idea that if he starts to hit a little, Nucerino might take over in center field and Woodworth would shift back to 2B. In this scenario, Christian Fedko would move to D.H.
 
huskypantz said:
I was thinking the exact same thing while following this thread. Feole's really alone as the ace, but 2-5 appear to be all equally solid. Our #5 this year may be better than our average #3. In prior years we've gotten in trouble deep in tournaments where we run out of arms. We have a nasty closer in Wallace. And we have CJ, Wuerster and Johnson in the bullpen with the potential for guys like Polonia to step up. The bats have been a little shy lately but man the pitching staff is looking dangerous.
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Joe Simeone and recently Chase Gardner have had good moments out of the pen as well, as well as the odd bullpen appearances from Colby Dunlop. As has been mentioned by me and others, this bullpen has the potential to be extremely deep.

As for the the lineup, it has a distinct split personality. The top four in the lineup has been terrific, absolutely no complaints about Woodworth, Prato, Toppa, and Christian Fedko with the bat. After that, things trail off quickly.
 
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dbmill said:
It will be interesting to see if the coaching staff gives Will Lucas a 3B start against Central Florida.

Anthony Nucerino keeps on popping up with starts in the outfield. Almost get the idea that if he starts to hit a little, Nucerino might take over in center field and Woodworth would shift back to 2B. In this scenario, Christian Fedko would move to D.H.
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The bottom of the order has had a rough go of it. If Nucerino can even hit .240ish along with his ability to walk, I can see your scenario taking place full time.
 
Damn, this is putting me in a tough spot. Every time I don't comment during a game, in a game/series thread, we win. Every time I do during the game (except for UL opening weekend), we lose the game (to UVA) or series (1-2 to CofC). As much as I love all of you, I love UConn baseball more. So, until it is indisputably proven wrong, I regret to say I won't be live-commenting during games, though I will continue to lurk and read along as the game plays out (which I've been doing). Happy to have beat BCU, on to Orlando. Can't wait to not post at all!

For the record, the Coastal tourney at 2-2 was a push, with no comments from me.
 
These past 2 games are the ones that they have to win. Unlike last year when they tended to somehow let the NE foes beat them. BCU isn't an easy opponent
Love the bullpen right now
Not that worried about the bats, hopefully its the colder weather??????????????????????
 
gtcam said:
These past 2 games are the ones that they have to win. Unlike last year when they tended to somehow let the NE foes beat them. BCU isn't an easy opponent
Love the bullpen right now
Not that worried about the bats, hopefully its the colder weather??????????????????????
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Not last year. Last season UConn went 8-1-1 against New England teams, losing their last midweek game to Rhode Island and getting a tie with Bryant. I'll gladly take a record like that against New England teams any year, it would be very difficult to do any better.
 
gtcam said:
These past 2 games are the ones that they have to win. Unlike last year when they tended to somehow let the NE foes beat them. BCU isn't an easy opponent
Love the bullpen right now
Not that worried about the bats, hopefully its the colder weather??????????????????????
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Hopefully you are right about the bats.

We did fairly well vs. New England teams last year if I recall correctly. The year before was a nightmare, though.
 
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