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rich1122 said:
Penders can’t be happy with much. Maybe wants start over.
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That was the best hitting team we’ve had in years. Both those players were good enough to start every game this year (but we had 10 who were for 9 slots) and with improvement would presumably not be worse next year. Taking apart the lineup because the pitching was horrific doesn’t make a lot of sense.
 
businesslawyer said:
That was the best hitting team we’ve had in years. Both those players were good enough to start every game this year (but we had 10 who were for 9 slots) and with improvement would presumably not be worse next year. Taking apart the lineup because the pitching was horrific doesn’t make a lot of sense.
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one of the best offenses ever IMO. If their starting pitching wasn't so brutal to start the year this team could have made a run. Pudvar,West and Suchy next year is a nice starting rotation....Hopefully
 
PASTE04038! said:
Abbadessa, Wolff, Conte,Galusha,Groen,Norrell, Dougherty,Worzel, Taylor, Hector and Ellisen are all in the portal now
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Kids who redshirted going in the portal is interesting to me. I thought Groen got hurt early on but with the starting outfield gone or in the portal, there should be opportunity.

The rest of the pitchers outside of Hector and Ellisen were young but got cuffed around pretty good. I wonder if a conversation with Coach Mac pushed things along.
 
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PASTE04038! said:
Abbadessa, Wolff, Conte,Galusha,Groen,Norrell, Dougherty,Worzel, Taylor, Hector and Ellisen are all in the portal now
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For the record ;)

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dbmill said:
Funny thing, I was looking at this website this morning, and only 4 UConn players were listed at that time. Now all these players are listed on that website.
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Depends on how you search… if you go to the alphabetical running list by school there are there - if you search by “previous school” - Connecticut > only four.
 
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If there are a lot of pitchers being pushed out, I wouldn't be surprised. But as college athletics continue to evolve, we shouldn't assume that folks that enter the portal are all set on leaving. Some are seeing if there is a better situation elsewhere, some are seeking leverage for their deal with UConn. Time will tell.
 
businesslawyer said:
If there are a lot of pitchers being pushed out, I wouldn't be surprised. But as college athletics continue to evolve, we shouldn't assume that folks that enter the portal are all set on leaving. Some are seeing if there is a better situation elsewhere, some are seeking leverage for their deal with UConn. Time will tell.
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Yes, from what I have seen in previous years, some players that are in the portal don't always leave their old team. We will see what happens this time around.
 
HCCForever said:
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.
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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.
 
HCCForever said:
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.
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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.
 
HCCForever said:
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.
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I had posted this in the Summer Ball thread but maybe foreshadowing now:

 
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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 said:
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Imagine that… we did have time!

huskymedic said:
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.
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AJ Soldra - Baseball - Seton Hall University Athletics

AJ Soldra (29) Outfielder - 2025: Appeared and started in 54 games… hit .330 with four home runs and 30 RBI’s… his batting average never dipped below .308… l...
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Yay! Offense could be really awesome again, especially with the highly rated frosh. Gotta get or develop some pitching.
 
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