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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 3965599, member: 549"] [MEDIA=twitter]1390507029429723138[/MEDIA] [URL='https://outline.com/Y8LWYZ'][B][U]Alternate access link here[/U][/B][/URL] -> “We played tee-ball together,” said Matt Garbowski, a catcher. “We were in the same kindergarten class,” said Quinn, a left-handed pitcher. Perhaps, come August, they’ll be in a lecture hall or dorm room together in Storrs, when they’re not at Elliot Ballpark or the Rizza Performance Center. Both players are UConn-bound with national letters of intent signed and delivered. “There’s a value to these kids growing up playing against each other and with each other and then doing that same thing in college,” UConn coach Jim Penders said. “I see that when I go to their weddings, five, 10, 15 years after they leave here. Next to the groom are a bunch of suits who all played for me. There’s something to that. When you go somewhere farther away from home, I don’t know if those bonds are quite the same.” Garbowski, who throws righty and bats lefty, is among the best catchers in Connecticut. Usually second in the lineup, through Wednesday, he was hitting .371 with two home runs and a team-high 18 RBIs for the Rebels (8-2). Quinn, a lefthander, is among the best pitchers in the state. He has a 1-1 record, a 1.05 ERA, a five-inning perfect game and 38 strikeouts in 20 innings. Quinn, batting .364 and usually the cleanup hitter, had 14 RBIs and a team-high three homers through Wednesday. It’s not unheard of, but rather rare, for UConn to target and land a pitcher-catcher battery from the same school. Catcher Connor David and pitcher Max Slade came to UConn from Cheshire High in 2011. Catcher Zac Susi of Southington High arrived at UConn in 2015, a year after pitcher and former high school teammate Joe Rivera. Catcher Larry Day and pitcher Rich Sirois arrived at UConn in 2004 after playing together at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Mass. Enter Garbowski and Quinn, a unique pair for their history together — and for their respective climbs to this point. Both were recruited on potential, with Garbowski committing to UConn after his freshman year and Quinn committing after his sophomore year. Garbowski had a year of varsity experience (as an outfielder) when he made his decision. Quinn was still so slender, all arms and legs after his debut varsity season in 2019. <- Much more in link... [/QUOTE]

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