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Coach Penders picked this series against Notre Dame as a top moment as it was the first big sign during his tenure of UConn Nation paying close attention to UConn baseball. As Penders put it, fans had the field surrounded.

As for me, my first real notice of UConn baseball was when WHUS carried UConn baseball's games in the Big East tourney in 2006. It may have been the first baseball games WHUS had carried in several years. At the time I would listen to any UConn game that WHUS would carry. WHUS started carrying a number of UConn home baseball games in 2007. I do recall that I was somewhat disappointed when UConn baseball didn't make the Big East tourney in 2008, but that might have been because there were no more UConn games to listen to on WHUS for that particular school year. While I listened to any baseball game that WHUS carried during this time period, any feeling or knowledge that I had of UConn baseball was still pretty shallow prior to the 2010 season. Starting with 2010, my interest in UConn baseball started to ramp up, which also coincided with WHUS carrying more and more games, including covering some road trips.
 
dbmill said:
Coach Penders picked this series against Notre Dame as a top moment as it was the first big sign during his tenure of UConn Nation paying close attention to UConn baseball. As Penders put it, fans had the field surrounded.

As for me, my first real notice of UConn baseball was when WHUS carried UConn baseball's games in the Big East tourney in 2006. It may have been the first baseball games WHUS had carried in several years. At the time I would listen to any UConn game that WHUS would carry. WHUS started carrying a number of UConn home baseball games in 2007. I do recall that I was somewhat disappointed when UConn baseball didn't make the Big East tourney in 2008, but that might have been because there were no more UConn games to listen to on WHUS for that particular school year. While I listened to any baseball game that WHUS carried during this time period, any feeling or knowledge that I had of UConn baseball was still pretty shallow prior to the 2010 season. Starting with 2010, my interest in UConn baseball started to ramp up, which also coincided with WHUS carrying more and more games, including covering some road trips.
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I was asleep at the switch for 2006 which is too bad since I lived in Coventry CT at the time which was only 10 minutes away. I started following the team in the 70's. I remember UConn being in the CWS in 1979. Randy Lavigne grew up a few blocks from me and remember him as a star even as a 12 year old. I didn't start following them closely until 2010. The traffic getting to Dodd Stadium that Friday night of the regionals was unbelievable. I parked somewhere on the access road and walked to the stadium. I have been a fan again ever since.
 
I started following them in the 70's as well. Larry Panciera was a great coach and Colin McLaughlin was the fireballer who I believe got them to the World Series where they lost to Greg Swindell and Texas.

When I went to UConn, I spent much time at WHUS and got to broadcast some really good games - especially the late night win against Georgetown at Muzzy Field the night before graduation. I got to see Frank Viola and St Johns play Seton Hall who had Craig Biggio and Mo Vaughn.
 
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hardcorehusky said:
I started following them in the 70's as well. Larry Panciera was a great coach and Colin McLaughlin was the fireballer who I believe got them to the World Series where they lost to Greg Swindell and Texas.

When I went to UConn, I spent much time at WHUS and got to broadcast some really good games - especially the late night win against Georgetown at Muzzy Field the night before graduation. I got to see Frank Viola and St Johns play Seton Hall who had Craig Biggio and Mo Vaughn.
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I believe Velentin was a teammate at that time as well. I lived across the street from Muzzy Field for a year. I could hear the cheers for football and baseball games. Brings back memories of the bar Chippy's which was just down the street.
 
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And you've got Nick Ahmed the gold glover on ESPN now, Dbacks @ Padres..
 
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hardcorehusky said:
I started following them in the 70's as well. Larry Panciera was a great coach and Colin McLaughlin was the fireballer who I believe got them to the World Series where they lost to Greg Swindell and Texas.

When I went to UConn, I spent much time at WHUS and got to broadcast some really good games - especially the late night win against Georgetown at Muzzy Field the night before graduation. I got to see Frank Viola and St Johns play Seton Hall who had Craig Biggio and Mo Vaughn.
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I was the lead broadcaster for Husky baseball on WHUS in 1971-72, including the trip to Omaha for the '72 CWS. That team, which played only 24 games (going 20-4 as I recall) was loaded (Jim Jachym, John Slosar, Keith Kraham, Charlie Horan, Brad Linden, John Ihlenburg, Augie Garbatini and Brian Herosian), but other than Herosian (All CFL in the '70's), there was not much professional success. A number of players signed pro contracts, but to my knowledge, none got much above single A. Some of my favorite memories from Omaha included Ihlenburg's bases loaded triple in the 10th inning to give the Huskies a huge 3-0 upset win over Texas in the opening game; Herosian taking a no-hitter into the 5th (?) inning against heavily favored USC (Ron Dedeaux's team), a game the Huskies lost 5-4 on a misplayed fly ball, lost in the lights; the fans in Omaha, as they always did, adopting the unheralded, underdog team (the Huskies this year) as their favorite; and 10 year old Mike Panciera (Larry's son), with whom I was sharing an elevator the day of the Texas game, saying "Oh, here come some of tonight's losing team" as three rather burly members of the Texas team got on the elevator. "Who, me? Never saw this kid before. Honest!" But one of the nicest was getting a copy of a letter written by an elderly couple who were in Omaha as USC fans. They stayed in the same hotel and complimented the team, not only on their performance on the field, but their comportment in the hotel. I think I still have a copy of it somewhere.
 
Steve UConn72 said:
I was the lead broadcaster for Husky baseball on WHUS in 1971-72, including the trip to Omaha for the '72 CWS. That team, which played only 24 games (going 20-4 as I recall) was loaded (Jim Jachym, John Slosar, Keith Kraham, Charlie Horan, Brad Linden, John Ihlenburg, Augie Garbatini and Brian Herosian), but other than Herosian (All CFL in the '70's), there was not much professional success. A number of players signed pro contracts, but to my knowledge, none got much above single A. Some of my favorite memories from Omaha included Ihlenburg's bases loaded triple in the 10th inning to give the Huskies a huge 3-0 upset win over Texas in the opening game; Herosian taking a no-hitter into the 5th (?) inning against heavily favored USC (Ron Dedeaux's team), a game the Huskies lost 5-4 on a misplayed fly ball, lost in the lights; the fans in Omaha, as they always did, adopting the unheralded, underdog team (the Huskies this year) as their favorite; and 10 year old Mike Panciera (Larry's son), with whom I was sharing an elevator the day of the Texas game, saying "Oh, here come some of tonight's losing team" as three rather burly members of the Texas team got on the elevator. "Who, me? Never saw this kid before. Honest!" But one of the nicest was getting a copy of a letter written by an elderly couple who were in Omaha as USC fans. They stayed in the same hotel and complimented the team, not only on their performance on the field, but their comportment in the hotel. I think I still have a copy of it somewhere.
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Steve - thank you for sharing - I must have been listening to you on those nights in Omaha. When the teams were winning, it was so much fun at WHUS- the road trips especially.
 
hardcorehusky said:
Steve - thank you for sharing - I must have been listening to you on those nights in Omaha. When the teams were winning, it was so much fun at WHUS- the road trips especially.
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Several of the players' families drove from their homes in Massachusetts until they could pick up the paltry WHUS signal and sat in their cars to listen to the CWS games that year. I think the FM signal was something like 1700 watts, and the AM side could only be heard in the dorms, as I recall.
 
Steve UConn72 said:
Several of the players' families drove from their homes in Massachusetts until they could pick up the paltry WHUS signal and sat in their cars to listen to the CWS games that year. I think the FM signal was something like 1700 watts, and the AM side could only be heard in the dorms, as I recall.
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I lived 30 minutes away from campus and listened on FM. I could get WHUS in my house crystal clear.
 
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