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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 4659772, member: 2504"] The other thing is that UConn did not have any weekend starters from last season coming back to the team this season. Usually you have 1 or 2 returning starters to build off of. And Ian Cooke, who everyone figured would be a fine starter didn't pan out as everyone hoped. I've mentioned this before, but Cooke did have injuries last year, first around the time of the Stanford tournament game, and he missed a good chunk of fall ball ball as well recovering from an injury. He also did not play in summer ball last year, perhaps also due to injury. While Cooke may have recovered from his injury(s) physically, it would seem that the quality of his game to game performance has not yet recovered, I have have to believe this is a possibility. I'm inclined to think UConn's recruiting is improving due to the success in the program over the last decade plus, and also due to the new baseball facilities. Hopefully in the coming seasons this will help the pitching. Overall, this is a very unusual season for UConn baseball. The starting pitching is usually one of the main strengths of the team, and this year it probably the most inconsistent I have seen it since I started really following UConn baseball. Hopefully this season will just prove to be an anomaly in that regard. Still, it is nice that while the starting pitching has not performed to its usual standards, UConn seems to be considered a lock for the NCAA Tournament. [/QUOTE]