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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 4303356, member: 549"] [MEDIA=twitter]1519782260383363072[/MEDIA] [URL='https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctinsider.com%2Fuconn%2Farticle%2FHow-UConn-catcher-Matt-Donlan-turned-into-MLB-17134621.php'][B]Alternate access link here<<[/B][/URL] ->… But he has never had a catcher quite like Guilford’s Matt Donlan. “His throwing arm’s the best I’ve coached behind the plate,” Penders said matter-of-factly prior to UConn’s 8-4 win over Yale on Wednesday at Elliot Ballpark. “Brian Esposito is the next closest. He had a cannon, and he played in the big leagues. Matt’s got a stronger arm than Brian did at the same stage. It’s pretty impressive.” <- -> In fact, all three of UConn’s catchers hail from Connecticut: Donlan, redshirt freshman Ryan Hyde of Berlin and true freshman Matt Garbowski of New Fairfield. Although Garbowski has been injured lately and Donlan has had to carry the bulk of the workload, Penders calls this his “most enjoyable catching staff.” “We all have a lot in common,” the coach noted. “They’re dirty uniform guys. They’re not about the chrome, the EvoShield pads, the wrist bands, the look. It’s all about the work. I’ve really enjoyed them. Maybe it’s because they’re Connecticut guys, too. That’s an added bonus. They get it. They’re public high school, Connecticut kids that got our attention in one way or another. They got here the old-fashioned way: they earned it.” <- [/QUOTE]

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