STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn baseball coach Jim Penders doesn’t mind working at a school where it’s still snowing when the season starts and fans are more concerned about 3-pointers than 3-run homers. Sophomore Kyler Fedko whose three-run homer in the last game brought his average above .400 and cemented the title-clinching 10-2 win, said it takes a certain toughness to play baseball at UConn. This is home.“The school was a baseball power decades ago, going to five College World Series between 1957 and 1979. UConn head coach Jim Penders congratulates Michael Woodworth (8) as he rounds the bases in the eighth inning of an NCAA college baseball game against Tulane in Hartford, Conn., in this April 27, 2018, photo. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“I love it here and I can’t imagine doing it anywhere else,“ he said.

Source: thestar May 26, 2021 15:22 UTC