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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 4352621, member: 2504"] Yes, it seems that UConn baseball starting pitching is often the backbone of the team every season. They certainly have big shoes to fill after losing their 3 weekend starters. Assuming he is healthy, as we have discussed before, I would think Ian Cooke will be in the weekend starting rotation. I'm inclined to think it was decided to rest Cooke's arm rather then have him play summer ball this summer. Along with Justin Willis, Devin Kirby, and Garrett Coe, UConn has several players who were freshmen last season who could fill various roles as well. I agree with you at this point that Coe could very well end up as a starter as well, at the very least he will get plenty of pitching time either as a starter or reliever. It is also pretty apparent that UConn has been pretty active in picking up transfers, so it is certainly possible that transfer pitchers could end up in the starting rotation as well. As for returning pitchers, it will be interesting what roles Afthim and Sullivan among others end up filling next season. [/QUOTE]