what i noticed about the Cincinatti team

it's obvious that baseball is not huge at their university. many of their players are local, being from cincinatti with the rest not being from very far away (except the one pinch hitter from Georgia). i'm sure recruiting budgets have something to do with this. but, cincinatti is a baseball town and their local baseball scene is a damn good one (prep, etc).

also,

1- their players were scrappy; they battled, esp their pitchers
2- they didn't try to steal a base, even on Romero (who I would have tested like crazy since it looked like he struggled with getting the ball back to the pitcher)
3- their coach never "tested" his pitchers when they got in a jam, even a minor one. he had the quickest hook I've ever seen. based on his last years team ERA, that may have been wise. I also think he overestimated our prowess at the plate.
4- their catcher is the real deal. I hope we don't try stealing on him until we get some damn runs. that attempt to steal 3rd last night was terrible baseball. NEVER make the first out at third is taught in middle school.
5- their pitchers don't throw many fast balls. also, our guys struggle with junk pitches (altho some of their curves were damn good).