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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 3169045, member: 549"] Dave Borges: [URL='https://www.nhregister.com/uconn/article/Pat-Winkel-healthy-hot-at-the-right-time-as-13902026.php'][SIZE=4]Pat Winkel healthy, hot at the right time as UConn heads into NCAA tournament play[/SIZE][/URL] >>Since returning to the lineup on May 10 after suffering his second concussion of the season, Winkel has hit .362 with three homers over his last 11 games. He’s currently at an even .300 for the season, fourth on the Huskies, and he’s ready to lead UConn into the NCAA tournament, starting on Friday afternoon against Nebraska in Oklahoma City. “We’re finally hitting that stretch where we’re kind of cruising right now,” Winkel said. “We’re in the best part of the season — no school, no worries, just playing baseball. That’s what they said was the most fun, especially being able to play in the postseason and go so far in our conference and even play for a national championship.”<< >>Penders, a former UConn catcher himself, admits Winkel has had some trouble adjusting to the everyday grind this season. “To catch in this league, every day, it’s very demanding physically, and even more so mentally,” the 16th-year Husky head coach said. “And I’m tough on him. I’m tough on my catchers. But he’s come a long way. He’s a very good receiver. He wore down a little bit, a couple of times during the year where his body kind of broke down on him. He’s got to learn how to pace himself, how to play every day, how to be extra strong. But he’ll figure all that stuff out. He’s a really hard-working kid from a great family. We’re really happy with his development.”<< [/QUOTE]

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