UConn @ Southern Mississippi (Fri. 2/26/21 @ 5p/ET, Sat. 2/27/21 @ 2p/ET & Sun. 2/28/21 @ Noon/ET) Games are on CUSA-TV

[dbmill]

Top 1st, UConn with a bit of an early rally in the works. Hague and Stock with back to back singles with no outs.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Looks like the Hague experiment is off to a nice start! Great base running! 1-0

 

[dbmill]

Hague scores to make it 1-0. Chris Jones isn't sure if it is a single or a sac fly yet by Pat Winkel. Gametracker calling it a sac fly. You would think an error would be needed for Hague to score from 2B.

Apparently it is a sac fly, with Stock advancing to 2B as well. Chris Jones giving a big credit to Hague and his base running.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Hague scores to make it 1-0. Chris Jones isn't sure if it is a single or a sac fly yet by Pat Winkel. Gametracker calling it a sac fly. You would think an error would be needed for Hague to score from 2B.

Apparently it is a sac fly, with Stock advancing to 2B as well.

Fielder fell down at the warning track. Heads up running by Hague to see that and scoot all the way home.

 

[UConNick]

Bit of a clusterf— right now.

Controversy over whether or not the RF caught ball; apparently he did. Then, Stock was sent back to 1B despite appearing to have tagged up when the RF fell over making the “catch?” No idea. Either he’d be out or he tagged up successfully and went to second. Don’t know why they sent him back.

 

[businesslawyer]

The TV announcer has no clue what happened, and neither do I. Stock either tagged and went to second or he left to soon and it's a DP. On what basis is he back at first?

Does Chris Jones have a clue?

 

[dbmill]

1-0 UConn going to the bottom of the 1st.

 

[dbmill]

The TV announcer has no clue what happened, and neither do I. Stock either tagged and went to second or he left to soon and it's a DP. On what basis is he back at first?

Does Chris Jones have a clue?

I think Jones was just as confused as everybody else. He did say the delay caused by the confusion lasted about 8 minutes.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 1st, leadoff homer by USM ties it at 1.

 

[BaseballDog]

Pitchers best friend

 

[dbmill]

Casparius issues a 4 pitch walk after the homer, and then gets immediate relief from what I think is UConn's first defensive double play of the season. Tied at 1 going to the top of the 2nd.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Good response after the home run. 1-1 going to the 2nd inning.

 

[huskymedic]

Bottom 1st, leadoff homer by USM ties it at 1.

 

[dbmill]

Chris Jones says David Langer had a brush with Covid in the preseason which kept him out of the lineup last week.

UConn goes down in order in the top of the 2nd, with two strikeouts.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Winkel has some wheels out there. Good defense so far, Casparius is under 30 pitches through 2 innings.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 2nd, Casparius hits a batter on his way to three outs. Tied at 1.

 

[dbmill]

Winkel has some wheels out there. Good defense so far, Casparius is under 30 pitches through 2 innings.

22 pitches for Casparius, he is doing quite well there.

 

[UConNick]

USM broadcaster said he got word the ball was indeed caught AND Stock failed to tag up. Why he ended up back at first is a mystery. A break for the good guys we unfortunately didn’t do anything with.

 

[BaseballDog]

Home run!!

 

[dbmill]

Chris Winkel with a solo homer leading off the 3rd, his first hit of the season. 2-1 UConn.

 

[huskymedic]

Big ?

 

[UConNick]

Wind is really carrying it looks like. May be some more long balls left in this one.

 

[uconnbaseball]

WINKEL PARTY

 

[dbmill]

2 out solo homer for Pat Winkel make it 3-1 UConn in the 3rd.

 

[BaseballDog]

Winkel X2 woo hoo