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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 3274277, member: 549"] Interesting Fall Ball addition? >>Eli Thomas, who remains a UConn captain despite the fact his football playing days are over, might continue his athletic career in Storrs nonetheless. [URL='https://www.journalinquirer.com/sports/uconn/captain-thomas-now-giving-baseball-a-shot/article_403c6b0a-da20-11e9-9cd0-fbdf706cbecc.html#utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social']Thomas, a linebacker who suffered a stroke prior to a team weightlifting session some 11 months ago, tried out for coach Jim Penders’ UConn baseball team this week. There’s no word yet if Thomas, who ran track in high school, will officially join the baseball Huskies.[/URL] As for his time with the football team, UConn coach Randy Edsall says the senior from Elmira, New York, continues to be an inspiration. “Eli’s been great. He’s been out on the field at practice, going up to guys and talking to them,” Edsall said Tuesday. Thomas held out hope before the season began that he might play football again, but his doctors advised against it. Still, he has remained with the Huskies through nearly every drill in practice and play on game days. “Just his energy and his love to compete is something that is infectious,” Edsall said. “He was a guy that was basically a 1-man band trying to get that stuff changed around. As other people saw him they said ‘Wow! This kid is pretty special.”<< [/QUOTE]