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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 3248897, member: 549"] [SIZE=4]Borges[URL='https://www.ctinsider.com/uconn/nhregister/article/Westport-s-Ben-Casparius-returns-home-14365050.php']: Westport’s Ben Casparius returns “home” after transferring from North Carolina to UConn[/URL] >>Casparius had committed to North Carolina his sophomore year at Staples, before UConn coach Jim Penders had the chance to get him in for a visit. After two seasons with the Tar Heels, however, the 6-foot-1, 215-pound two-way player will now be spending a lot more time on the UConn campus.[/SIZE] Casparius, who pitches and plays third base (and all over the infield, really), decided to transfer to UConn shortly after that visit in late-May. He has applied for a waiver from the NCAA to play right away and not have to sit out a season as a transfer, and the chances seem promising that he’ll be cleared. “He’s uber-talented,” Penders said. “We just hope to be able to use him this year. He’s gonna have some competition over there, but third base was certainly a problem this past year. We didn’t find any real consistency over there. We have a significant need.”<< This did make me chuckle: >>The only remaining issue seems to be on the academic side. [I][U]Casparius is a good student, but not all courses at UNC transfer to UConn.[/U][/I] With that in mind, Casparius has been working hard in four accelerated, online courses this summer. He even cut short by about two weeks his summer ball season that started in the Cape Cod League and ended with the Ocean State Waves of the NECBL, so that he could return to his Westport home and fully concentrate on his studies.<< [/QUOTE]

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