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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 3960518, member: 549"] [MEDIA=twitter]1387883863796559875[/MEDIA] -> “It’s something you don’t get to experience every day,” East Catholic senior catcher Hank Penders said. “Guys (Monday) were saying that has to be unhittable. I couldn’t hit it, it’s tough enough catching it.” Penders and Mozzicato have been friends since before high school. Mozzicato would go to East Catholic games to watch his brother and Penders would go with his dad — UConn baseball coach Jim Penders — and his grandfather Jim Penders — longtime East Catholic coach. They played junior varsity baseball together and in Penders’ first game catching varsity, he caught Mozzicato. The two hang out together, but since Mozzicato committed to UConn to play for Penders’ dad Jim, some things have changed. “I can’t really go to his house,” Mozzicato said, citing potential NCAA rules. “It’s kind of funny, we joke about it.” Mozzicato grew up a UConn fan and has helped out when the East Catholic baseball program volunteers at the UConn football games. UConn was always his top choice and as soon as he was offered a scholarship he said he accepted on the spot. “It’s really cool that more and more kids are starting to go to UConn from Connecticut,” Mozzicato said. “It’s really cool seeing all these Connecticut guys playing a high level of baseball, it shows the rest of the country that Connecticut has some good guys out here.” <- [/QUOTE]

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