Best I can tell, there are no more “great” days in sports journalism. But today was “pretty good” for this old scribe. For the first time in two years, my original content (fancy way of saying my work) has a steady and consistent home. I wrote my first piece today for FanRagSports.com. Never heard of […]
UConn falls short in AAC baseball championship semis
May 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The UConn baseball team fought to the end of the American Athletic Conference championship semifinals Saturday but left the bases loaded in the ninth inning and lost to East Carolina 4-2 at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. The loss almost certainly killed any chance of a bid to the NCAA tournament. UConn, the No. […]
Five-run rally in 8th keeps UConn alive in AAC
May 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
That old postseason magic is back at work for the UConn baseball team. The Huskies still have a lot of work ahead to match the accomplishment of the 2013 UConn team, but two consecutive elimination game victories have kept them alive in the 2015 American Athletic Conference baseball championship in Clearwater, Fla. Friday at Bright […]
Siena keeps Huskies alive; sets up rematch with Tulane
May 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn and Tulane will meet for the second time in three days as the American Athletic Conference baseball championship continues Friday in Clearwater, Fla. Vinny Siena, a first-team All-AAC selection and the NEIBA New England Player of the Year, kept UConn’s s season alive in dramatic fashi0n Thursday. His game-winning RBI single in the bottom […]
UConn baseball team drops AAC opener
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The UConn baseball team faces an elimination game in the American Athletic Conference championship when it takes the field Thursday morning in Clearwater, Fla. The sixth-seeded Huskies (33-24) fell to No. 3 Tulane 3-1 on Wednesday at Bright House Field and dropped into the losers’ bracket of the double-elimination tournament. UConn plays No. 7 seed […]
UConn baseball No. 6 seed in AAC tournament
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The UConn baseball team enters the American Athletic Conference tournament as the No. 6 seed and will open play against third-seeded Tulane May 20 at 3 p.m. The championship tournament will be held at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. UConn finished the regular season in a tie for sixth with UCF but received the […]
Cross makes UConn history in win over Memphis
April 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn pitcher Carson Cross enjoyed a milestone day Friday at J.O. Christian Field in Storrs. Cross recorded his 20th career victory in a UConn uniform and eclipsed the 200-career strikeout total as the Huskies defeated Memphis 10-1. For the Huskies (28-15, 7-6) it was a great start for an American Athletic Conference weekend series against […]
Big honor for UConn pitcher Anthony Kay
April 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
UConn sophomore Anthony Kay is making a big impact on the pitching mound for the Huskies this season. Now he is following the footsteps of UConn greats Matt Barnes and George Springer with his invitation to join the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team this summer. Kay ranks among the top 15 pitchers in the nation […]
UConn baseball hits homer with 5-year-old signee
April 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Monday was a lousy day for baseball in Connecticut with constant rain. But UConn coach Jim Penders and his baseball program found a way to brighten things for a five-year-old boy battling leukemia. View the video from UConn here. And the UConn press release below tells the whole story. STORRS, Conn. — The UConn baseball team […]
MLB suspends former UConn star Mazzilli for 50 games
December 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Former UConn baseball star and New York Mets prospect L.J. Mazzilli has been suspended 50 games for recording a second positive test for a “drug of abuse,” Major League Baseball announced Tuesday. Mazzilli, 24, is the son of Lee Mazzilli, former Mets outfield, Yankees coach and Orioles manager. Mazzilli, a second baseman, reportedly will serve […]