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hardcorehusky said:
If things hold serve, next year without the newcomers the team would look like this.
C Garbowski and Hyde
1st. Dalena
2nd Daniels
SS Padilla
3B Minnick
LF. Open
Cf Shpur
Rf Kron
Friday night. Cooke
Weekend Quinn and Schild
Midweek. Abedessa
Closer. Afthim
Ellison, Alejandro, Carella.

Thoughts or changes?
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I'm going to wait until at least after the draft to possibly outline a proposed lineup for next season.

However, I do think with Dalena, Daniels, Padilla, and Minick, the UConn infield looks pretty solid, and to me it looks like the main strength of the team for next season. That is assuming of course that this group all is at UConn next season. Of course, it is possible that newcomers (freshmen and transfers) to the team will provide a challenge to potentially be a regular in the infield.
 
dbmill said:
I'm going to wait until at least after the draft to possibly outline a proposed lineup for next season.

However, I do think with Dalena, Daniels, Padilla, and Minick, the UConn infield looks pretty solid, and to me it looks like the main strength of the team for next season. That is assuming of course that this group all is at UConn next season. Of course, it is possible that newcomers (freshmen and transfers) to the team will provide a challenge to potentially be a regular in the infield.
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The outfield needs work. Obviously need a Stock, Morton, Dana, 2023 Studley of sorts. That is not on the current roster as far as I know.
 


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-> “It’s very raw, the worst day of the year when you have to say goodbye to your team,” coach Jim Penders said, after team arrived back on campus. “You smile through your tears, make sure everybody knows how you feel about ’em. We’ve had several more talented teams than this one, but I don’t think we’ve ever had a team that fought harder, or better, or with more class than this team did.” <-

-> He has hit upon a way to do it. UConn, which dug out of a 9-15 hole to start this past season, had nine transfers from Division III schools and, some in the game are beginning to theorize, this is the way of the future. High school players looking to play D-I might start out at a lower level.

“I looked at Florida State’s roster and they had a ton of sophomores and freshmen,” Penders said. “They’re doing it the traditional way because they can. What we have to do, we’re going to have fewer and fewer high school kids we’re going to be interested in. I don’t want to recruit anybody I’ll have to cut. It’ll be a lot safer bet if those high school kids go to Division III, Division II or mid-level Division I and then figure out they want to get to the national level of Division I, where we hope to remain.” <-

-> Having seen UConn knock on the door to Omaha so many times, it’s clear what is needed to reach the next level. Isn’t it always? Pitching. The double-elimination regional takes depth of good pitching, one or two first-round caliber aces are needed to win the three-game Super Regional. The Road to Omaha is hard, it’s supposed to be hard. To channelA League of Their Own’s Jimmy Dugan, “it’s the hard that makes it great.” <-
 
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BaseballDog said:
d1baseball.com

Ohio State Hot Board: Candidates you need to know • D1Baseball

The Ohio State job came open with Bill Mosiello leaving his post after two seasons to return to TCU. Who are some names to watch for the OSU search?
d1baseball.com d1baseball.com
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BaseballDog said:
First name listed in the article is Jim Penders. My Opinion: I highly doubt Penders would leave for Ohio State.
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-> Jim Penders, Connecticut - Landing a big fish like Jim Penders will not be easy for Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork. Still, with some of the uncertainty surrounding non-power conferences, Penders is someone that I would take a very hard look at. A UConn lifer, Penders has been incredibly consistent during his coaching career with the Huskies. Penders guided the Huskies to the Super Regional round against Florida State this past season and has led the program to three Supers plus 10 overall NCAA tournament appearances. Penders would be an outstanding hire for the Buckeyes. <-

Last extension: Jim Penders Signs New Five-Year Contact - University of Connecticut Athletics
 
If they were serious about baseball, they should fill up the Brinks truck for him. They won’t, because they’re not.
 
huskymedic said:


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-> “It’s very raw, the worst day of the year when you have to say goodbye to your team,” coach Jim Penders said, after team arrived back on campus. “You smile through your tears, make sure everybody knows how you feel about ’em. We’ve had several more talented teams than this one, but I don’t think we’ve ever had a team that fought harder, or better, or with more class than this team did.” <-

-> He has hit upon a way to do it. UConn, which dug out of a 9-15 hole to start this past season, had nine transfers from Division III schools and, some in the game are beginning to theorize, this is the way of the future. High school players looking to play D-I might start out at a lower level.

“I looked at Florida State’s roster and they had a ton of sophomores and freshmen,” Penders said. “They’re doing it the traditional way because they can. What we have to do, we’re going to have fewer and fewer high school kids we’re going to be interested in. I don’t want to recruit anybody I’ll have to cut. It’ll be a lot safer bet if those high school kids go to Division III, Division II or mid-level Division I and then figure out they want to get to the national level of Division I, where we hope to remain.” <-

-> Having seen UConn knock on the door to Omaha so many times, it’s clear what is needed to reach the next level. Isn’t it always? Pitching. The double-elimination regional takes depth of good pitching, one or two first-round caliber aces are needed to win the three-game Super Regional. The Road to Omaha is hard, it’s supposed to be hard. To channelA League of Their Own’s Jimmy Dugan, “it’s the hard that makes it great.” <-
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Being someone who has followed UConn baseball pretty closely since 2010, I have always gone on the assumption that Coach Penders and his coaching staff knows what it is doing, especially considering that UConn baseball has been pretty regular at making the NCAA Tourney since I started really following the team.

While I certainly don't mind the team bringing in transfers with college baseball experience from many different levels, I have to admit that I have always viewed the freshman class as providing a good floor for team development. Of course, this season freshman contributions during this season were pretty small aside from Tyler Minick and Ben Schild (prior to his injury). However, I certainly understand what Coach Penders is saying when he says he doesn't want to recruit guys he'll eventually have to cut. Still, I have always thought quality freshman provide a good floor for the team. Even so, Coach Penders and company have showed they know what they are doing in terms of building a team that is competitive year in and year out.
 
I tend to agree. I think sprinkling in some JC/D3 transfers make sense but worried if you don’t have the potential draft able talent (that often high school can provide) your ceiling will never be Omaha. I do think the staff has been burned by overestimating/reaching on high school kids recently which has caused the amount of low/no contributors to this team to be higher. but a little concerned not focusing there could be a mistake.
 
BaseballDog said:
First name listed in the article is Jim Penders. My Opinion: I highly doubt Penders would leave for Ohio State.
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huskymedic said:
-> Jim Penders, Connecticut - Landing a big fish like Jim Penders will not be easy for Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork. Still, with some of the uncertainty surrounding non-power conferences, Penders is someone that I would take a very hard look at. A UConn lifer, Penders has been incredibly consistent during his coaching career with the Huskies. Penders guided the Huskies to the Super Regional round against Florida State this past season and has led the program to three Supers plus 10 overall NCAA tournament appearances. Penders would be an outstanding hire for the Buckeyes. <-

Last extension: Jim Penders Signs New Five-Year Contact - University of Connecticut Athletics
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ahmed69 said:
If uconn makes another ncaa tournament appearance and fails to advance to omaha yet again, getting rid of penders and or mcdonald needs to be considered
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Counterpoint: no

We are a new england program. Our modern success is unprecedented. I am not a huge fan of some of the in game decisions Penders makes, but he gets the job done.
 
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Penders program has become the sdsu of college baseball. They make the tourney, make some big splashes, then get crushed.
 
ahmed69 said:
Penders program has become the sdsu of college baseball. They make the tourney, make some big splashes, then get crushed.
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The Boneyard never ceases to amaze me. You must not really follow college baseball, to make that remark. At least 95% of college teams would kill, to have UConn’s success. Doing it in the Northeast is unbelievable. I believe Coach Hurley stated that Jim Penders is the best coach at UConn. Think about that for a moment.
 
ucjoet said:
The Boneyard never ceases to amaze me. You must not really follow college baseball, to make that remark. At least 95% of college teams would kill, to have UConn’s success. Doing it in the Northeast is unbelievable. I believe Coach Hurley stated that Jim Penders is the best coach at UConn. Think about that for a moment.
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Bear in mind what prospective coaches would think about this job, too. If someone offered me the UConn head coaching position after FIRING A COACH WHO HAS BEEN TO 2 SUPERS IN 3 YEARS, I’m laughing very hard at DB on the phone for at least 10 minutes before hanging up.
 
That might go down as worst take ever on the baseball board. Saying Omaha or bust for a NE program where all chips are stacked against you is ludicrous. This turned out to be a heck of a year and they advanced to a super with a team that quite frankly overachieved. That is the very definition of great coaching.
 
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scotty0330 said:
That might go down as worst take ever on the baseball board. Saying Omaha or bust for a NE program where all chips are stacked against you is ludicrous. This turned out to be a heck of a year and they advanced to a super with a team that quite frankly overachieved. That is the very definition of great coaching.
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That's an excuse. Eugene oregon has worse weather than ct, and they have cws success
 
ahmed69 said:
Penders program has become the sdsu of college baseball. They make the tourney, make some big splashes, then get crushed.
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The choice of adjectives is silly, but your statement is not 100% wrong.

Now ask yourself this? Over the last 15 years, what program or programs in New England, the Northeast and the Rust Belt have been consistently as good as us? And if you answer that question correctly, ask yourself whether it is rational to conclude that that is because no programs in those regions know how to hire the right coach, or whether there might be a structural disadvantage due to the combination of college baseball fanbase, weather and NCAA rules that make it impossible to compete with warm weather teams year after year.

For everyone but you, the foregoing was a hypothetical argument with a serious poster. Obviously this was a troll, but the point remains that if a coach is accomplishing more than you should be expecting to accomplish given the reality of the situation, changing coaches is not going to change the underlying reality. Urban Meyer was not a sucky coach when he was at Miami of Ohio because he wasn't competing for major bowl bids. There is only so much coaches can accomplish on certain platforms.
 
ahmed69 said:
That's an excuse. Eugene oregon has worse weather than ct, and they have cws success
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Not only was your original post ridiculous, this post is inaccurate.

Oregon has been to one CWS, 3 Super Regionals with a total of 11 tournament appearances.

UConn has been to 5 CWS, 3 Super Regionals with a total of 25 tournament appearances.

Also in 2010, UConn and Oregon were in the same regional with UConn winning it.

So your argument about Oregon vs UConn is also wrong.

I really hoping you were trolling, because if you are serious it would be very sad

If you follow this board, you will find that I am almost never critical of other posters. But I had to respond to your absurd take.
 
scotty0330 said:
I think Oregon beat UConn in that regional held at Dodd Stadium. Twice as a matter of fact. Nonetheless I agree with the rest of your argument.
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Yes, UConn made the Super Regionals the following year in 2011.
 
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