>>TOP PRO PITCHING PROSPECTS
Reggie Crawford, Westfield Starfires, University of Connecticut
Ben Casparius, New Britain Bees, University of Connecticut
The first-ever FCBL Top Pro Prospect honorees from Westfield and New Britain are both hard-throwing UConn Huskies. The left-handed Crawford made five relief appearances for the Starfires, earning three saves while allowing just one run on five hits and striking out 10 over 6.1 innings. Crawford, a native of Frackville, Pa., struck out the side in his NESN-televised outing on Aug. 3 against New Britain. Casparius has impressed in three starts for the Bees over which he threw 12 innings, striking out 18 and allowing just one earned run on five hits. The Westport, Conn., product’s most recent outing on Aug. 9 featured five innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts against North Shore.<<