Men UConn @ #25 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (Friday 3/8/24 @7p (ET), Saturday 3/9/24 @6p (ET) & Sunday 3/10/24 @4p (EDT). All games on ESPN+/Mixlr

[uconnbaseball]

Big time amenity!

 

[huskymedic]

Top 8th, Shpur with a 2 out solo homer, 3-1 UConn.

 

[Bomber36]

Big time amenity!

We’ve been lacking them this year, so it’s nice to see.

 

[MarkyMark]

why can’t Afhtim go 2? Hasn’t pitched in a week. Van Emon pitches his guts out and this happens.

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 8th, Ellisen walks the first 2 batters, a no out RBI single makes it 3-2 UConn with runners on the corners. Ellisen comes out of the game. Quinn takes the mound.

 

[MarkyMark]

Ellison kicks the trash can….how about throwing a strike instead?

 

[CtBaseball]

Ellisen seems like a nice guy but doesn’t have a back-end of the bullpen vibe to me, never has

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 8th, a double play but a run scores to tie the game at 3. Quinn gets a pop out to end the inning.

 

[huskymedic]

Ellison kicks the trash can….

Surprised he didn’t miss high…

Huge difference YOY for Ellisen…

 

[Rdkid]

In business

 

[dbmill]

Top 9th, a leadoff walk for Daniels, he steals 2B and advances to 3B on a throwing error with no out. On a fielders choice ground ball by Broadhurst, Daniels is thrown out at the plate for the 2nd out. Game tied at 3.

 

[huskymedic]

Hey @MarkyMark can you relay a message of your choice to the home plate ump from the Husky faithful? It needs to include “sucks” amongst other words.

 

[Rdkid]

No magic at play so far this year. Not making any breaks.

 

[CtBaseball]

Not watching anymore. Too bad for my blood pressure. Did we lose?

 

[dbmill]

Bottom 9th, Gauchos with 2 singles off of Quinn to start the inning. A throwing error by Quinn on a pickoff attempt moves both runners up a base. Intentional walk loads the bases. Quinn gets a strikeout for the 1st out. Quinn comes out of the game, Afthim takes the mound to face a right handed hitter.

A walk brings in a run, Gauchos win 4-3.

 

[Bomber36]

That one’s gonna leave a mark. Dang.

 

[Rdkid]

Tough one. Guys who have been around and are stepping into big roles have to be better.
Gotta stick by these guys - it is still very early.

 

[scotty0330]

Aftim doesn’t even throw a strike. What a way to lose. As soon as team gets lead pitching hands it right back.

Wasted a fantastic effort from Van Emon.

 

[Bomber36]

We had a similar start a few years ago and turned it around. 4-10 coming back east in 2021. Texas Tech swept us in a 4 game series. 2021 Baseball Schedule - University of Connecticut Athletics
Problem is, the Big East has improved greatly since then. Still, a lot of baseball to be played. I have faith in our coaching staff. The talent is there. They’ll fix it.

 

[MarkyMark]

Hey @MarkyMark can you relay a message of your choice to the home plate ump from the Husky faithful? It needs to include “sucks” amongst other words.

Haha Morton almost got thrown out of the game . Wouldn’t be surprised to see Penders get tossed if situation appears. When you lose 8 of 9 need a jump start Frustration city

 

[huskymedic]

Good listen…

 

[dbmill]

 

[dbmill]

Good listen…

Yeah, certainly sounds like we are going to be seeing a lot more of Gabe Van Emon. As Coach Penders pretty much says, got to get the rest of the team going.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Omahabound]

They need a win, badly. Can’t hit with risp and the lack of good AB (k’s) is killing them offensively. Maybe Tammaro drops to 567 range along with Morton to try and generate some timely hitting. I like Padilla/Daniels hitting top 2 followed by Studley/Broadhurst. Less overall AB for Tammaro n Morton but I think it’s worth the risk…Simmons and Dalena struggling so much has really hurt em

Do they consider starting an Ellison or Quinn or Schild on a Sunday and let Coe/Cooke be the long relief, middle relief, setup men and even potentially closing, throughout the season? Idk, but they need a few wins this week. Still can salvage an at-large if needed, but these next 6 are important. At the least Quigley/van Emon seem solid. Can Cooke close primarily? It would open up a lot having Aftim available where their currently having issues trying to figure out what they have. A lot of questions to have when you really need these wins this early in a season.