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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 3196579, member: 2504"] This little blurb about UConn baseball was part of a Hartford Courant article on Geno Auriemma and the move to the Big East. [URL='https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-geno-auriemma-big-east-column-20190625-7cmxnn3yxzbhbgvivov7xs2l7m-story.html']Mike Anthony: UConn women’s basketball better off in the Big East, even if the program never struggled in six years without it[/URL] >Take baseball. Jim Penders’ program is taking a step back because Big East baseball is not as strong as AAC baseball. Still, Penders is also said to be backing the Big East move. He didn’t need the AAC to build UConn into a top-25 program. And after years of doing more with less than anybody, one could argue he’ll have the best job in a conference and the best facilities.< One other thing that I have been thinking about. Geno in this article talks about all the road travel from playing in the AAC, and getting back to Storrs after road games in the early morning hours. UConn baseball over the years has built a reputation for being road warriors. UConn baseball will no doubt still be taking long road trips in February and March. However, with the move to the Big East, UConn baseball in April and May will have a few more bus trips and short flights. And unlike the basketball teams, I believe it was a rare thing for the baseball team to take charter flights. A little less road travel could end up having a positive effect on the baseball team. [/QUOTE]

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