UConn Baseball Recruiting and Commitment Thread

[dbmill]

I think you are seelling him short. His stats in FCBL are better to look at. #2 in the FCBL in Ks right now. I will take that.

No question his stats do look better. The biggest note is that his walk totals are certainly down from the regular college season. He is certainly doing well there, and you have to start somewhere. The main concern with him would certainly be his control and walk totals, if he can get these items under control, it will be a big help to him. At the same time he gets plenty of strikeouts, whether it was in college spring ball, or during the summer season.

However, I will note that the Futures League is basically the entry level collegiate summer league in New England. The level of play is certainly not on the same level of either the NECBL or the Cape Cod League, the other main collegiate summer leagues located in New England. Many young college players, plus incoming freshmen fresh out of high school, plus a bunch of players from D2 and D3 college baseball populate this league. Quigley as an incoming Junior is on the older side of this League. Still, at least he doing well on this level and that is a start. We'll see if it translates over when he gets to UConn. His big strikeout totals both during the college season and the summer season are certainly of interest, that is for sure.

 

[dbmill]

Knowing my interest in all things UConn baseball, a friend of mine tipped me off to an article in the Woonsocket Call newspaper about UConn picking up a Grad transfer from Brown, LHP Zach Fogell:

A NEW APPRECIATION: Cumberland's Zach Fogell finds new love for baseball after missing two years

Zach Fogell can look forward to logging more innings on the mound. After this weekend, he will be officially known as a Brown University graduate.

www.woonsocketcall.com

Zach Fogell - Baseball - Brown University Athletics

Zach Fogell (9) LHP - 2022: Made 12 appearances, including 10 starts on the mound…Struck out 46 batters over 39.0 innings of work…Allowed one earned run on f...

brownbears.com

 

[dbmill]

I was looking at a few summer rosters in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, when on the Oneonta Outlaws roster I found something interesting from a UConn recruiting angle. An infielder named Paul Tammaro has UConn listed as his school. I did a search on Tammaro, and found he had played college ball for Oswego. His Instagram Page lists both Oswego and UConn as his schools. So it looks like he is a Grad Transfer to UConn.

Paul Tammaro - Baseball - Oswego State Athletics

Paul Tammaro (1) INF - 2022 Statistics | 2021 Statistics | 2020 Statistics | 2019 Statistics 2021 Appeared and started in all 32 of the Lakers

oswegolakers.com

Enos and Tammaro Named All-Americans - Oswego State Athletics

OSWEGO, N.Y.-- ABCA and D3baseball.com have released their 2022 All-America selections. Highlighting these selections are Ryan Enos on the first team for ABCA and

oswegolakers.com

 

[Tmill15]

I was looking at a few summer rosters in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, when on the Oneonta Outlaws roster I found something interesting from a UConn recruiting angle. An infielder named Paul Tammaro has UConn listed as his school. I did a search on Tammaro, and found he had played college ball for Oswego. His Instagram Page lists both Oswego and UConn as his schools. So it looks like he is a Grad Transfer to UConn.

Paul Tammaro - Baseball - Oswego State Athletics

Paul Tammaro (1) INF - 2022 Statistics | 2021 Statistics | 2020 Statistics | 2019 Statistics 2021 Appeared and started in all 32 of the Lakers

oswegolakers.com

Enos and Tammaro Named All-Americans - Oswego State Athletics

OSWEGO, N.Y.-- ABCA and D3baseball.com have released their 2022 All-America selections. Highlighting these selections are Ryan Enos on the first team for ABCA and

oswegolakers.com

Some pretty legit numbers he’s been putting up

 

[CtBaseball]

Some pretty legit numbers he’s been putting up

Agree. I like the way we’ve gone for solid D3 guys; lower risk than high school stars who haven’t seen solid pitching in the northeast.

 

[huskymedic]

2024 SS/P Commit Jack LaRose:




-> Standing 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds, LaRose put a firm capper on his recruitment last October when he verballed to the same University of Connecticut program that fell one win shy of reaching this year’s College World Series. The road to providing the Huskies with a verbal commitment long before LaRose is eligible to sign a National Letter of Intent speaks volumes to how comfortable the player is with the school and vice versa.

A shortstop who emerged as Hendricken’s closer this past season, LaRose talked about what life was like during the months leading up to making up his mind regarding UConn last Thursday prior to Upper Deck Post 14 taking on Riverside Post 10 at Pierce Field. “For me, it was built-up pressure … talking to coaches all the time,” LaRose. “I expected it and I loved it, but to finally be able to say that I’m going to UConn … it was a weight off my shoulders. Now I can get back to playing baseball and get back to doing the thing I love without all the pressure.” <-

-> “They made me feel like family,” said LaRose. “That was the separator between UConn and the other schools. They made me feel welcome. It was different from everything else.” In LaRose’s eyes, there’s no room for confusion or interpretation when you’re that sure about something. “I could have kept it going [recruiting-wise], but it doesn’t get much better here in New England,” said LaRose. “It was everything I had dreamed about.” <-

 

[BaseballDog]

Agree. I like the way we’ve gone for solid D3 guys; lower risk than high school stars who haven’t seen solid pitching in the northeast.

It's really advantageous to pick up a few 5th year D3 guys this year. Penders is cashing in on the 2023 roster flexibility COVID rule to increase the roster size to 40.
Also maintains a veteran presence on the team.

 

[BaseballDog]

Sean Stephenson is no longer committed.

 

[huskymedic]

Sean Stephenson is no longer committed.

Wondered about that w/ big brother in portal.

 

[dbmill]

Sean Stephenson is no longer committed.

I had noticed late last night that Sean Stephenson was no longer listed as a UConn recruit on the UConn recruiting page of the Perfectgame.org website. Sometimes they make mistakes, so I was going to look into it some more today. This saves me the trouble.

 

[dbmill]

It's really advantageous to pick up a few 5th year D3 guys this year. Penders is cashing in on the 2023 roster flexibility COVID rule to increase the roster size to 40.
Also maintains a veteran presence on the team.

No question UConn baseball is going after more transfers in their recruiting, no doubt due to the revised transfer rules. Does seem that D3 guys are getting to be a big UConn recruiting target. We'll have to see how it impacts recruiting prospects out of high school. It would seem pretty obvious at this point that due to the new transfer rules there is going to be more turnover on the roster from year to year, so going after these transfers is another way take care of potential weaknesses on the roster.

 

[kris1]

 

[kris1]

 

[dbmill]

 

[huskymedic]

Good read if ya have the time…

 

[dbmill]

Drew Smith is a Class of 2024 RHP from Maine.

Drew Smith

www.prepbaseballreport.com

 

[dbmill]

 

[Tmill15]

 

[Skiblets]

Were we ever in the Coe recruiting mix?

 

[Tmill15]

Endicott College senior and East Canaan native who played at Housatonic Valley High is coming to UConn to play his final year of college baseball. He hit .348 with 11 HR and 57 RBIs a year ago with Endicott. Caleb Shpur

 

[huskymedic]

Any word on the status of Garrett Coe's brother? Heard he has a mid 90's heater.

Were we ever in the Coe recruiting mix?

Led to believe he was headed out of state to chart his own path from the get-go.

 

[CtBaseball]

Endicott College senior and East Canaan native who played at Housatonic Valley High is coming to UConn to play his final year of college baseball. He hit .348 with 11 HR and 57 RBIs a year ago with Endicott. Caleb Shpur

Continuing the trend of D3 stars, I like it. Looks like we’ll get him for the 2024 season?

 

[businesslawyer]

Another Litchfield County arm, joining Cooke and Coe.

 

[huskymedic]

Continuing the trend of D3 stars, I like it. Looks like we’ll get him for the 2024 season?

Going to be a Grad Transfer…

 

[dbmill]

Going to be a Grad Transfer…

Caleb Shpur is playing this summer with the Pittsfield Suns of the Futures League. In 25 games and 94 at bats, he is hitting .362, with 6 doubles, 1 home run, 17 walks, and 14 stolen bases. Shpur has a .460 on base percentage as well.

 

[HCCForever]

Led to believe he was headed out of state to chart his own path from the get-go.

I wonder if the baseball team at Texas Tech has NIL deals like the 25k that each football player will be making.

 

[Tmill15]

Another small school guy

 

[Tmill15]

Another small school guy

With Freeberger coming to UConn, that brings the upcoming season transfer total to 8. We brought in 6 a year ago. With a pretty big recruiting class coming in and some players in the portal/graduation there’s definitely gonna be a lot of new faces in the HookC this year.

Stephen Quigley(Wheaton College)(RHP/INF)
Jacob Studley(Wheaton College)(OF)
Luke Broadhurst(Eastern CT)(3B)
Michael Quigley(UMass Lowell)(RHP)
Paul Tammaro(Oswego State)(INF)
Zach Fogell(Brown)(LHP)
Caleb Shpur(Endicott)(OF)
Dominic Freeberger(UNC Asheville)(INF/OF)

 

[dbmill]

With Freeberger coming to UConn, that brings the upcoming season transfer total to 8. We brought in 6 a year ago. With a pretty big recruiting class coming in and some players in the portal/graduation there’s definitely gonna be a lot of new faces in the HookC this year.

Stephen Quigley(Wheaton College)(RHP/INF)
Jacob Studley(Wheaton College)(OF)
Luke Broadhurst(Eastern CT)(3B)
Michael Quigley(UMass Lowell)(RHP)
Paul Tammaro(Oswego State)(INF)
Zach Fogell(Brown)(LHP)
Caleb Shpur(Endicott)(OF)
Dominic Freeberger(UNC Asheville)(INF/OF)

Sounds like Shpur is coming for the 2024 season, which sounds a bit odd. so shouldn't include him for next season. We'll have to see if other transfers show up as well, you just never know.

 

[Tmill15]

Sounds like Shpur is coming for the 2024 season, which sounds a bit odd. so shouldn't include him for next season. We'll have to see if other transfers show up as well, you just never know.

That’s a good call