Men UConn v. Villanova Wildcats @ Elliot Ballpark (Fri. 4/26/24 @6:05p, Sat. 4/27/24 @2:05 & Sun. 4/28/24 @1:05) All Games streamed on FloSports.

[dbmill]

I don’t think I have the energy to do play by play again. Surgery is catching up to me.

Good luck in your recovery.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

3-0 after wild pitch brings in a run to close out the 1st.

 

[uconnbaseball]

3-0 UConn already! Offense continues to do what they are supposed to do vs this kind of pitching.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

35 pitches through 3 for Cooke:

 

[dbmill]

Cooke looking very good after his illness.

 

[uconnbaseball]

I know Pepperdine is bad, but Nova effortlessly sweeping them on the road is truly an astonishing result.

 

[huskymedic]

UConn up 4-0 and pitching change coming for Nova after starter takes a comebacker off knee (He looked okay).

 

[huskymedic]

Cooke through 4 w/ command. 4-0 UConn

Villanova aided by double play keeps UConn off the board.

Cooke coming out for the 5th. Pitch count @ 60.

 

[huskymedic]

Cooke limits Nova to a run. 4-1 heading to B5.

 

[Bomber36]

Record crowd of 1,527 today.

 

[huskymedic]

UConn goes down 1-2-3 in B5.

Cooke comes out for the T6.

 

[huskymedic]

Nova makes noise but Cooke keeps them off the board.

4-1 heading to B6.

 

[huskymedic]

Get out the rye bread for Studs…8-1 UConn!

 

[dbmill]

Cinnella and Sullivan warming up.

 

[huskymedic]

Record crowd of 1,527 today.

 

[huskymedic]

8-1 Huskies heading to the 7th.

 

[huskymedic]

Ian Cooke’s day is done and Nova immediately greets Joe Cinnela w/ a lead-off home run. Next batter doubles and Jack Sullivan heads in from bullpen.

Sullivan gives up RBI single and then gets a double play to end the Villanova threat.

8-3 UConn heading to B7

 

[huskymedic]

Nothing from the UConn bats in the 7th.

Braden Quinn comes in to get some work in for the T8.

Quinn gives up 5 consecutive hits and it’s 8-6 UConn w/ one down and runners on the corners. Brady Aftim makes his way in from bullpen. Two out single ties the game @ 8 heading into the B8.

Fugly inning all around from the bullpen.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Defense has been outstanding for a while now.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Damn…8-8. Nova is stroking the ball.

 

[Omahabound]

The areas of sports that analytics and stats never tell…big leads blown by arguably the best relievers or players on any given team and sport. Baseball especially. It’s hard to explain but it’s more commonplace then anyone would think. Concentration and mental lapse are usually the excuse but there’s more to it. Hope they don’t let this one go, it’ll be damaging to an at-large.

 

[huskymedic]

Tammaro grounds out to end the threat.

Tied @ 8 heading to the 9th.

 

[Jimdish255]

Any reason why Sullivan got yanked at 8-3?