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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 3850846, member: 2504"] Went back and listened to this interview again. One other pitcher who got a positive mention was Brandan O'Donnell, who coach Mac says is going to have a heck of a career at UConn. It's always good to hear something like this about a lefty pitcher, especially since UConn has had some really good lefties on the mound during the Penders era. At any rate, I'm getting a sense from the various articles and interviews that I have seen and heard that there are three incoming freshmen who could get a chance to show their stuff this season if they get some playing time. That would be Bobby McBride and O'Donnell on the mound, and infielder Bryan Padilla, who has gotten some interesting mentions in preseason previews. I'm guessing that Andy Hague, who had a terrific offensive fall ball season, gets the first shot at shortstop. If Hague's bat falters out of the gate in the coming weeks (which would be a bit of a shock considering how good he was in fall ball), then it is possible Padilla may be the guy who gets the next shot at an infield starting job. Of course, David Langer could possibly get a shot as well, but it would seem that among the incoming freshmen position players, Padilla is the one to watch. No doubt we will get a better indication on this sort of thing if and when the preseason interview with Coach Hourigan about the position players surfaces. [/QUOTE]