Men UConn Baseball and the transfer portal

[TouchdownHusky]

I don't understand the MacArthur move either. Perhaps he wants to go back to California or he is concerned about less playing time once Maddix Dalena returns from wrist injury.

Yeah, they have that same problem in the SEC. A guy who has a big year, high tails it because another decent hitter is coming back. Yeah, SEC players are leery about their team having too strong a line up. Makes no sense. Neither does going back to the California clown show. Just stay put, young man.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

College sports have changed so much that I didn't even entertain the possibility that a UConn baseball player would transfer due to NIL. The everchanging world of sports.

Me too. $$ is ruining college sports. No college athlete in any sport should be paid, other than a scholarship for a shot at a free education. Everything else should belong to the university.

 

[huskymedic]

I don't understand the MacArthur move either. Perhaps he wants to go back to California or he is concerned about less playing time once Maddix Dalena returns from wrist injury.

I had posted this in the Summer Ball thread but maybe foreshadowing now:

 

[dbmill]

I suppose it is possible that some players may want to end up at a school that is closer to their home areas. For instance, Dougherty and MacArthur are from west coast states. We have to see where they end up to see if this might be true.

 

[kris1]

 

[huskymedic]

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Imagine that… we did have time!

You are thinking about AJ Soldra (Amity/Cheshire Academy) and Milewski (ND-WH). Soldra is a scrappy kid who just seems to always get on base. He went to NJIT continued to grow and then transferred in to the Pirates this year. We still have time to try to repatriate him.

AJ Soldra - Baseball - Seton Hall University Athletics

AJ Soldra (29) Outfielder - 2024 (NJIT): America East All-Rookie Team...America East Rookie of the Week (5/20)...played in 38 games, making 29 starts primari...

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[HookCfan]

Good day!

 

[uconnbaseball]

Yay! Offense could be really awesome again, especially with the highly rated frosh. Gotta get or develop some pitching.

 

[kris1]

 

[huskymedic]

Evan Menzel INF from Coventry played at Maine this past season entered the portal. Wonder if the staff goes after him.

Evan Menzel - Baseball - University of Maine Athletics

Evan Menzel (4) Infielder - BEFORE MAINE: Attened Coventry High School, where he played shortstop. He hit .430 with a .531 OBP his senior year. He drove in 24 runs,

goblackbears.com

 

[kris1]

NICE!!! Plug-n-play guy if RD is drafted.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Two really productive transfers who appeared to do well vs good competition. Would love to add a couple of impact pitchers.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[BaseballDog]

Sophomore 3B Peyton Jemison from D2 Mercy has committed

 

[huskymedic]

Sophomore 3B Peyton Jemison from D2 Mercy has committed

Quick…

Peyton Jemison - Baseball - Mercy University Athletics

Peyton Jemison (20) 3B - 2025: Named ABCA First Team All-Region… Named D2CCA First Team All-Region… Named NCBWA First Team All-Region… Named First Team All-ECC…

mercyathletics.com

 

[HookCfan]

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Peyton Jemison - Baseball - Mercy University Athletics

Peyton Jemison (20) 3B - 2025: Named ABCA First Team All-Region… Named D2CCA First Team All-Region… Named NCBWA First Team All-Region… Named First Team All-ECC…

mercyathletics.com

Look at his Mercy #'s

 

[dbmill]

Jack Sullivan who missed this past season with UConn due to an injury is now listed in the D1Baseball.com transfer portal listing on their website.

 

[kris1]

d1baseball.com named AJ Soldra one of the top 150 outfielders in the country. His bat isn’t the only part of his game. Soldra recorded seven assists from his CF spot, including four double plays…

 

[CtBaseball]

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[huskymedic]

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[dbmill]

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Yup, he is a lot closer to home, that is for sure.

 

[Rdkid]

Good ballplayer. Too bad.
34 roster spots, lots of churn this summer.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Interesting that a power conference program would poach our #8 hitter. Definitely a good player but our lineup looks so loaded next year that playing time was not guaranteed. Losing quality depth hurts for sure.

 

[businesslawyer]

Interesting that a power conference program would poach our #8 hitter. Definitely a good player but our lineup looks so loaded next year that playing time was not guaranteed. Losing quality depth hurts for sure.

Huh? Look at his numbers. Schpur and Biller and Root are all gone from the OF, and possibly MacArthur as well. If he came back he was starting. (And he spent plenty of time batting 5th IIRC -- once we got past Daniels and Minnick the differential between who batted 5 and who 9 was insignificant for the most part.)

 

[HookCfan]

Interesting that a power conference program would poach our #8 hitter. Definitely a good player but our lineup looks so loaded next year that playing time was not guaranteed. Losing quality depth hurts for sure.

Pretty sure his motivation was to go back to the West Coast, so not sure he was poached.