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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 3518268, member: 549"] >>Wang wasn’t nearly as stellar this year, going 0-0, 7.70 in three appearances, all in relief. In just 4.2 innings, he struck out six but allowed five hits, four walks, three hit-by-pitches and one homer. However, there were extenuating circumstances. Wang injured his back while lifting weights, and that led to some arm issues while he overcompensated to make his delivery work. MacDonald, a former Huskies pitcher (10-8, 4.85) who earned the first win in the Penders UConn era on March 3, 2004 and became Penders’ pitching coach eight years later, said Wang had just gotten back to normal when college baseball shut down due to the pandemic. In his last appearance, Wang allowed one run in two innings. He gave up a homer to the first batter he faced but then struck out five in UConn’s 20-1 win over Presbyterian on March 7. “It’s really hard for hitters to time Jimmy,” MacDonald said. “His leg comes up, and it stops and slowly comes down. He has a backspin fastball that gets on you. Facing Jimmy is like going against a submarine guy. You’re not seeing that look very often.” UConn went 8-5 this season against a brutal schedule and finished its year on a five-game winning streak. The Huskies also went 3-2 against 2019 national champion Vanderbilt and 2019 national runner-up Michigan. Both Vanderbilt and Michigan were No. 1 in the nation in one major poll when they faced the Huskies. Wang plans to return to the Huskies in 2021. He is also on track to earn his bachelor’s degree next year, and MacDonald believes Wang could be selected in the top 20 rounds of the 2021 MLB Draft. “I haven’t had a guy who looks like one of those SEC (pitchers). But Jimmy looks like that,” MacDonald said. “He has a lot of work to do, especially on his secondary pitches (slider, splitter, changeup). But I think there’s a big future for him.”<< [/QUOTE]

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