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UConn @ Villanova (Friday 5/14 @ 3p, Saturday 5/15 @ 1:30p & Sunday 5/16 @ Noon) All games audio on Mixlr

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Bottom 7th, Villanova loads the bases with no out. Andrew Marrero coming in to pitch.
 
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Big insurance run. On a separate note, Bushling is really on the struggle bus right now.
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Along with CFed, Crawford and PWink. Offense is laboring leaving our pitchers no room for error.
 
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Bottom of the 8th, Marrero still on the mound to start the inning. With 2 on and 2 out, a single together with a Chris Winkel error allows 2 runs to score to tie the game at 2. Second run is an unearned run. Wurster coming in to pitch.
 
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Wurster hits the first batter he faces. A double brings in a run to make it 3-2 Villanova. Strikeout ends the inning, but UConn now needs a run in the 9th to keep the game going.
 
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Wurster hits the first batter he faces. A double brings in a run to make it 3-2 Villanova.
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Top 9th, Stock leads off with a ground rule double. Pat Winkel fly out moves Stock to third. Pitching change, and Langer pinch hits for Christian Fedko, which shows the slump Fedko is in. Langer grounds out for the 2nd out. Brown flies out to end the game, Nova wins 3-2.
 
At some point you just are what your record says you are. A bunch of talented individuals who lack the killer instinct to put teams away which is a damn shame since this team is probably the most talented since the super regional team with Springer
 
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Skiblets said:
Bad day for WHUS post game audio too
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The post game audio does indeed have continual problems, but WHUS hasn't had anything to do with the postgame interviews for several years now. It's something I suspect Husky All Access needs to address.
 
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Skiblets said:
At some point you just are what your record says you are. A bunch of talented individuals who lack the killer instinct to put teams away which is a damn shame since this team is probably the most talented since the super regional team with Springer
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All those late game comebacks this year definitely show no killer instinct. Ridiculous
 
Unfortunately I just think all the Covid stoppages have just killed this teams momentum. We just seem to be hitting our peak during the Georgetown series, everyone was hitting and then the 2 week layoff. Guys like CFed, Reggie and PWink have all been struggling mightily since. Never thought it would be the offense that would be the unit to struggle. With guys like Pat Winkel and even a Caleb Wurster who I would say aren't having the year they would like, wonder if there is any chance of these guys coming back. Especially Wurster, know there was talk about him becoming a starter. Maybe he would go that route next year as I'm not sure he has helped his draft stock that much this year. Think we just have to get guys going and maybe they'll get hot at the right time and can win the Big East tourney. Think that's what it takes at this point to get a Regional invite.
 
Folks didn’t like it when I came down on this team right before the start of conference play, so I’ll avoid adjectives this time,but my point remains the same — this team’s winning percentage does not reflect the amount of individual talent on this team.
Pat Winkel, Crawford, Christian Fedko, Bushling and a number of pitchers were capable of giving us far more this year than they in fact are giving us. Add to that that we just lost a game we couldn’t afford to lose by giving up an unearned run on an error by a five year starter. That’s not to bash Chris Winkel — even the best make errors sometimes. But too often this year we’ve lost games not because we’ve been outhit or out pitched but because the other team makes plays and we don’t.

I think the at large possibilities may have ended yesterday. This team still has more than enough talent to win the Big East Tourney and be a problem for higher seeds in a regional, but everyone needs to start playing to their potential. NOW
 
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By my quick count, UConn is now 5-9 in one run games (1-3 in conference). If the record were reversed (not unreasonable given the talent on the team), the record would be 27-12 (9-2) and we wouldn't (necessarily) be talking about at large bids and/or having to win the conference tournament.
 
Have to wonder if Pat Winkel's decline in production of late is tied to his having to catch every game including a bunch of doubleheaders while Devenney was out injured for a good portion of the season. Winkel was the only healthy catcher for that stretch, and that grind may have worn him down mentally as well as physically. Devenney is able to spell Winkel now behind the plate, but it is quite possible Winkel hasn't recovered from the wear and tear of that stretch.

As for Crawford, he is a player with tremendous potential and power (both at the plate and on the mound), but it seems he is someone who is quite capable of spectacular plays, both good and bad. He can hit the big home run in a big situation, or he can strikeout wildly in a situation where simple bat contact with the ball can bring in a run. He leads the team in striking out by a goodly margin. He certainly has his share of inconsistency even when he is playing well. One other thing that Crawford needs to do better is to get on base more. UConn has a bunch of regular players with on base percentages of over .350, but Crawford is not one of them (he clocks in currently at .333). To me the ability to get on base is the most important thing a player can provide to an offense. Hopefully this will be something that he improves upon before he departs the UConn baseball program.
 
Always good when the Chris Jones audio pops up on the computer.
 
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