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Marrero is a monster.
Marrero is a monster.
All losses suck but in the end, my sense is these won't be "bad" losses based on USM's C-USA history.Unbelievably frustrating game against a team that is in no way, shape, or form better than us in any way. We outplayed them most of the game and got no breaks whatsoever.
They are not bad losses but whenever you outhit a team like we did and still lose, luck was involved.All losses suck but in the end, my sense is these won't be "bad" losses based on USM's C-USA history.
We need the clutch hit to put up some crooked numbers. That will happen soon I hope. We are close but just need to get over the hump.Over the years that I have been following UConn baseball I have tended to take a bit of optimistic view of things, even when things are not going so good. I continue to do so now. UConn is losing by 1 or 2 runs to some very good teams (I am quite willing to trust Kendall Rogers in his judgement about USM). It is still very early in the season, and the problems UConn is having seem correctable. The pitchers need to cut back in issuing freebies (walks and hit by pitches) to opposing teams, and the UConn hitters need to cut way back on the strikeouts. Many of the players on this team are veterans, especially the position players, and they just need to get back to the level that we have seen them play in the past. And there seems to be plenty of different arms that the coaching staff can use on this pitching staff. Considering UConn's loses are all very tight games, just a little improvement could result in changing potential future losses to wins.
We need the clutch hit to put up some crooked numbers. That will happen soon I hope. We are close but just need to get over the hump.
I agree- but what has been missing has been the big key hit- we had 14 hits yesterday - one big two out hit or someone hitting a homer with 2 on has been the difference between winning and losing.Clutch hits are certainly nice, but I would not underestimate the value of a hitter putting the ball in play. Even if you don't get a hit, there is a value to advance runners on base and potentially score them. As long as you are not hitting into double plays, there is a value to this. It also gives the fielders a chance to make a mistake, which does happen from time to time in college ball, and even minor league ball (god knows, I've seen plenty of minor league games in Norwich). When a team is striking out about 15 times a game as UConn has been doing, putting the ball into play simply goes out the window. A strikeout does not put any pressure on the defense to make a play in the field.
I agree- but what has been missing has been the big key hit- we had 14 hits yesterday - one big two out hit or someone hitting a homer with 2 on has been the difference between winning and losing.
KFed getting a day off to start...
Actually, we're kind of arguing the same thing, as the games have been so close that cleaning up a couple things could lead to wins for Coach Penders and the team. Part of my point is that it is a little difficult to get a clutch hit if batters are not putting the ball into play and striking out instead.
Montenegro has killed us all weekend