Big East: Day 4 Getting Set

By Grant Tunkel - May 25, 2007

Touching the Bases is back at Keyspan Park in Brooklyn, New York, on this absolutely gorgeous Friday morning. The sun is shining, it's about 70 degrees, and the wind is blowing out to left as we get set for two, three or four games on Day 4.

It could be anywhere from 2 to 4 games because this is a double elimination tournament. The first game is Rutgers and Louisville, scheduled for a 10 am first pitch. The Cardinals are undefeated and need only one win to reach the championship game. The Scarlet Knights, however, already have lost - an 8-1 thrashing by the Cardinals on Wednesday - and must win to force a second game later today.

Our second game is scheduled to start at about 1 pm, and will feature the 8th-seeded Connecticut Huskies, fresh off a walkoff win over No. 1 seed St. John's last night, against the USF Bulls. If UConn is to continue its run here at the Big East tournament, it will need to win twice today, while USF needs only to win the 1 pm contest to get to the title game.

The only meeting between Rutgers and Louisville this year was Wednesday's game, while USF took 2 of 3 from Connecticut in Storrs March 30-April 1.

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