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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 2765656, member: 2504"] Kenny Bergmann is one of the players highlighted in UConn’s summer college baseball report above, currently hitting .341 with 3 doubles and a homer in 11 games. Granted, it is a very limited sample size, but Bergmann is finally having some success at the plate. Last summer, Bergmann did not hit well at all in the Valley Baseball League. The UConn coaching staff has said in past preseason interviews and such that they liked Bergmann’s bat, but it is hard to show off your hitting ability when you are rarely in the lineup. Bergmann is playing this summer for the Watertown Rapids of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, where he has been splitting playing time between catcher and designated hitter. With Patrick Winkel, Paul Gozzo, Thad Phillips, Cole Brodnansky and Bergmann all on the UConn baseball roster, the catching position definitely looks overstocked. The coaching staff will need to cut several players before the start of the next spring season to get down to the 35 man roster limit, and it would seem that a cut or two could very well come from the catching spot (unless players can show they can play other positions). Before Bergmann’s bat emerging during summer ball, I would have thought he might be in danger of being a roster cut after fall ball. However, there is always a spot on a roster for someone who can hit and hit well. If Bergmann continues to hit like this during summer ball and into the fall, it could definitely complicate the decision making deciding on who will be on the roster next spring. Stay tuned for future developments [/QUOTE]

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