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“But look, it was just fun to see that all coming together because the minute that happened, it was like five coaches all just converged on the (dugout) stairs. And it was just like, ‘All right, Borzie and I will handle the pitching and that stuff.’ I turned to Val and Poce and was like, ‘Whoever you want to pinch-hit, get guys ready.’
OK, so this is admittedly the 500-1 long shot. After all, Jaylon Johnson, the Bears’ top cornerback, went all last season without an interception. So did safety Eddie Jackson. As a team, the Bears haven’t topped 10 interceptions in a season since 2018. Their picks leaders a year ago were linebacker Roquan Smith and safety Tashaun Gipson –— with two apiece.
Florida State rallied to force overtime, with Jordan Travis connecting with Andrew Parchment on an 8-yard touchdown strike early in the fourth, Treshaun Ward scoring on a 2-yard run and Fitzgerald tying it with a 43-yard field goal with 40 seconds left.
Aaronson won a throw-in, and the U.S. made a series of quick passes as well as it has done. Jordan Pefok sent the ball to Pulisic and Tyler Adams, who gave it back to Pefok. He passed to Kellyn Acosta, who sent it wide to Antonee Robinson. He crossed in front, and Aaronson poked the ball past goalkeeper Milan Borjan for the 20-year-old’s fourth international goal.
“To me, it just means cool under pressure, and I think that suits my personality really well,” said Cantlay, who never changed his expression until a big smile when he tapped in for birdie and a 1-under 69, waving his cap to thousands of fans around the green.
“We had other at-bats in the three days, ball stayed in the park, right? So there is a way we were going to go after him and we made mistakes and he punished us. But the plan was if you’re going to make a mistake, don’t make it over the plate, make it off the plate. Paid dearly. Not (Saturday), but we paid (Sunday).”
Riquna Williams was fouled as she made a jumper from the top of the key to trim the Aces’ deficit to 87-84 with 2:18 to play, but she missed the free throw. The Aces went 0 for 6 from the field from there, while the Sky made 5 of 6 from the foul line to seal it.
Edsall, 63, coached 16 total seasons in Storrs, from 1999-2010 and again since 2017. He left UConn to take the head coaching position at Maryland following the 2010 season, and replaced Bob Diaco ahead of the 2017 season. He has a 76-95 record with the Huskies, 98-129 overall at the college level.
“Tired, sore, you know, there is a combination there, not just fatigue,” La Russa said. “I think he’s got some soreness to him. You’ve all heard it before and it’s true, whether it’s arm, legs, back, soreness is you live with in this game. You don’t ever play not sore, if you’re pitching or playing. But you recognize sore versus hurt and we don’t want to get him hurt.”
“I played against Wisdom coming up,” Schwindel said. “We played in the same Double-A league, Triple-A league. He was just mashing it every year. He finally got a shot and now he’s showing everybody what he can do. He hits the ball as hard as anybody and as far as anybody, and is playing unbelievable defense. And Raffy (Ortega), every swing he takes looks like he’s going to do damage. He’s had some big homers for us.