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current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
0 - 0 / .000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
6 - 3 / .667...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games


Our RPI is now up to 81. As I stated above the RPI is not that accurate this early in the season. Looking at the Big East standings, Louisville is in first place with a 9 - 2 record and their RPI is 157. St. Johns is 1 - 10 but their RPI is better than Louisville's at 145.
 
I wouldn't give RPI a thought until about 20 games into the season. Having said that, it's still fun to look at.

As far as our remaining 'Other games' go, we have to go 5-5 to hit that 11-8 mark. We have 3 games against Sam Houston, Presbyterian and George Mason along with a single game of College of Charleston. 5 wins should be manageable with a goal of 6 being realistic and 7 being very successful. I believe Sam Houston has a good team but we should have the edge against the other 3.
 
mets1090 said:
I wouldn't give RPI a thought until about 20 games into the season. Having said that, it's still fun to look at.

As far as our remaining 'Other games' go, we have to go 5-5 to hit that 11-8 mark. We have 3 games against Sam Houston, Presbyterian and George Mason along with a single game of College of Charleston. 5 wins should be manageable with a goal of 6 being realistic and 7 being very successful. I believe Sam Houston has a good team but we should have the edge against the other 3.
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I've been looking at the RPI as well for the fun of it as well. I'm not sure how serious you can take it this early in the season when it has Brown ranked at No. 22. Twenty games into the season would definitely provide a better measuring stick.

I can't speak for this year, but the College of Charleston always seems to have a pretty good team as well. Seems to me that the goal at this stage would be to go at least 6-4 in these games. Seven or more wins would be terrific.
 
I would say a 6-4 record would be good. We should take 2 from the Blue Hose and George Mason. SHS will be trickier, but are very beatable and have played below expectations. I am hoping for a 12-7 OOC record.

Pretty good start to the year, though CMU and Stetson suck. We have 4 quality wins.
 
mets1090 said:
Penders teams have always been aggressive on the base paths. If you're new to UConn baseball, get used to them giving away outs on the bases. They also steal runs on the bases. I would be interested to see how many 1st inning runs they get this year from Ferriter getting on via a 1B or BB, stealing second, advancing on an out and scoring on another out.
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JonesCcj 1:17pm via Twitter for Android
Coach was not happy with "stupid" baserunning this weekend. Wants to stay aggressive but limit the dumb mistakes on the bases.
 
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This weekend's 3 games series with Sam Houston State should be an interesting test for our team. They currently have a RPI of 61 and have beaten both Texas and Texas State ( NCAA tourney teams last year). They made the NCAA last year ( winning 40 games). Also these are considered away games , as opposed to neutral site games, so wins would be an extra help to our RPI. Always hoping for a sweep but a 2 - 1 weekend would be a great success.
 
Thought I was going to be out tonight and not be able to follow game. Snow changed those plans. UConn up 1 - 0 bottom of first.
 
Off to UConn hoops game at Gampel. Will not be able to post any updates till later this afternoon. They will be playing 2 today (starting at 1:00 ) instead of 1 today and 1 tomorrow ( weather ? ). I will take a split today, but getting 2 would be giant ( possibly crack the top 25 rankings). Even though we won , we did not play well yesterday. Also a little concerned about Ryan Moore's shoulder. Heard last week from one of his family members that it was sore and would not be playing last week. Penders made some comment about how he is being careful with him. He should be a very important part of this team. Hope it is just a minor set back. Go Huskies.

current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
0 - 0 / .000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
7 - 3 / .700...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
63............................................<60- RPI
 
Just got back from hoop game. What a great way to end the season. Don't know much about the baseball game except that we won. Lets get the sweep.

current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
0 - 0 / .000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
8 - 3 / .700...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
32............................................<60- RPI
 
current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
0 - 0 / .000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
8 - 3 / .727...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
32............................................<60- RPI
 
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Won 2 of 3 this weekend on the road against a team with a very solid RPI. Weather permitting need to win the 2 in state games this week. We have 7 more "other" games this year. Four of them next weekend ( Fri - Tues) against teams with very high RPI's ( 3 games vs Presbyterien RPI of 6, 1 vs College of Charleston RPI of 39 ). Happy with start of season.
current record...................... season goal​
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
0 - 0 / .000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
8 - 4 / .667....................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
RPI - 38....................................<60- RPI​
 
For UConn to get to the 40 win mark we need to win .667% of our games ( total of 60 ). We are on track with a 8 - 4 record ( .667%). We have 6 more games before the BE season starts. Four games away vs high RPI teams and 2 vs in state teams with RPI's in the low 200's. At minimum I would like to see us go 4 - 2. That would put us at 12 - 6 for the year, and keep us at the magic .667 winning %.
 
Just an FYI once the RPIs settle themselves out Presbyterian will not be anywhere near the top 50 as they just dont play in a conference to maintain that lofty ranking and up to this point they have no wins that can be considered anywhere near quality. Just in that regard we need to be careful in looking at some of these early season games as resume builders until we let the RPI's shake out and normalize themselves. On the other hand I think that those 2 wins (so upset we couldnt get the sweep) against SHSU are going to be quality wins at the end of the season.
 
UConnHusky2012 said:
Just an FYI once the RPIs settle themselves out Presbyterian will not be anywhere near the top 50 as they just dont play in a conference to maintain that lofty ranking and up to this point they have no wins that can be considered anywhere near quality. Just in that regard we need to be careful in looking at some of these early season games as resume builders until we let the RPI's shake out and normalize themselves. On the other hand I think that those 2 wins (so upset we couldnt get the sweep) against SHSU are going to be quality wins at the end of the season.
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Agree with you 100% that the RPI needs to settle before we truly consider them big wins. But they are away games which I believe help the RPI, and also keeps us on track to the 40 win season. It seems from the little research i have done that a combo of 40 or more wins and an RPI of 60 or less gets you in ( at least for the last 2 years). So far so good.
 
If we get to 40 wins our RPI will probably be better than 60. If not it will almost definitely be in that range. There's nothing we can do about cheap wins hurting our RPI. We just need to make sure they are cheap wins and not horrible losses.
 
Was not able to follow game today so can't comment much on game. Quickly looking at box score it looks like Sienna is batting 4th and went 5 for 5.
current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
1 - 0 / .1000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
8 - 4 / .727...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
27............................................<60- RP​
Overall record 9 - 4 and RPI up to 27. Next 4 games are away against Presbyterian ( RPI now at 51 ) and College of Charleston ( RPI at 31). A 2 -2 weekend would be ok but hoping for 3 of 4. If we do have a 3 -1 weekend we will have a very good chance of being ranked.​
 
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On a side note the CCSU baseball team started 3 kids from Bristol. At catcher Connor Fitzsimmons ( fr) , at 2b Nick Palmisano (sr) and at 1 st Tyler McIntyre (sr). McIntyre is a very good player, someone who has a shot at the next level. This year he is batting .471 ( 16 - 34), with 4 doubles , 1 triple and 1 hr. He went 2 for 5 today with a homer and a double. He played 3 years ago for the UConn Avery Point team that I believe finished 2nd in the JC version of the baseball college world series. Tyler played first base on that team and was named to the college world series all tourney team.
 
I live just north of Atlanta and looking forward to heading over to SC this Saturday to catch the game. It's a few hour drive and always like to try and catch the Huskies in any sport when they are fairly close.
 
current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
1 - 0 / .1000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
8 - 5 / .615...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
41............................................<60- RP


Crazy weekend so not going to be able to follow games. Obviously errors hurt us big time today. need to win 2 of next 3 at minimum to make this a decent trip.
 
current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
1 - 0 / .1000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
9 - 5 / .643...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
25............................................<60- RPI

Overall we are 10 - 5 (.667). Splitting the next 2 games would be acceptable , but would love to get 2. Not going to be able to follow today's game either, but will try to update graph later tonight.
 
Wanted to add to add line for overall record. Seems we are meeting or exceeding my non -scientific goals for the year in every category. Also next two games are important because they are away games against highly ( 33 & 41 ) ranked teams as far as current RPI.goes. The average RPI of teams for the next 10 games is 182.

current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
1 - 0 / .1000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
9 - 5 / .643...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
10- 5 / .667.......................40-20 / .667 - Overall record
25............................................<60- RPI
 
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This team is hard to figure out. Went to the game on Saturday in Greenville and the team looked great. The hitting was unbelievable from the entire lineup and the fielding was tremendous as well. I was very impressed. But then you listen to the games on Friday and Sunday and the team can leave you shaking your head. On Sunday, no offense yet they were able to ride a 3-1 lead into the top of the 7th, have a man on third with no outs and your 2,3,4 hitters coming up and we can't get him in. Should be 4-1. They get 4 on us in the bottom of the 7th, one coming from an error after the 3 run home run. Should be a 4-4 game at this point, instead it is 5-3 them. Then in the 8th first two guys get on and we can't sacrifice them over instead they get the force at third. Next guy get a single and loads them up, should have had atleast 1 run there if the sac is successful. Then another single, one run scores but they get the runner from second at the plate. Why send him unless you are absolutely sure he will score. 2 outs now. Next guy singles to load bases again. If we held the runner we would have had another run. Basically what I am saying is just too many missed opportunities and very frustrating when this team should be winning these games.
 
current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
1 - 0 / .1000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
9 -6 / .600...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
10- 6 / .625.......................40-20 / .667 - Overall record
27............................................<60- RPI

If we can get a win in Charleston the trip would not be a disaster. Unfortunately we probably should have won at least one of the two games we lost.
 
current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
1 - 0 / .1000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
10 -6 / .625...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
11- 6 / .647.......................40-20 / .667 - Overall record
23............................................<60- RPI

Nice win today vs COC 9 - 4. Tabakman 4 scoreless innings and Ryan Moore closes out game facing 3 batters , 1 K on 12 pitches. Melley, Verdi and LJ with 2 hits. Sienna had 4 hits. He is doing an incredible job for a freshman. So the BE season starts vs GTown. Always looking for a sweep , but need at least 2. Gtown has a 13 - 6 record but has played a very weak schedule. Have not played anyone with a top 50 RPI. there RPI is 209.
 
current record...................... season goal
0 - 0 / .000 % ................. 16 - 8 / .667 % - BE regular season
0 - 0 / .000% ................... 2 - 2 / .500 - BE tourney
1 - 0 / .1000% .................. 11 - 2 / .846 - New England games
10 -6 / .625...................... 11 - 8 / .579 - Other games
11- 6 / .647.......................40-20 / .667 - Overall record
20............................................<60- RPI


Made an error in posting current RPI. It is up to #20 not 23.
 
Looks like Georgetown series is moved away from Dodd Field in Norwich to Georgetown. We are supposedly going to be considered the home team, but would these games count as away games. I believe it does make a difference with the calculations of the RPI. Anyone know ?
 
Home, Away and Neutral are all counted differently I believe. I was actually coming on here to ask the same question about it counting as an away game for RPI purposes. It would definitely be beneficial.
 
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