UConn Vs. Penn State; A First Meeting
On December 4th and 5th, 2013, UConn hosted Penn State, for their first ever meeting. It was also Penn State’s first year in Division I. In the first game, Matt Grogan was UConn’s starting goaltender. Only 28 seconds into the two team’s first meeting, Jordan Sims recorded his fourth of the year, from a pass […]
20th Annual UConn Hockey Classic Recap
On December 29th and 30th, 2012, UConn hosted the 20th annual UConn Hockey Classic. In the first game, No 18 Minnesota State played Brown college. Minnesota State scored a goal late in the first and half-way through the third period to build a 2-0 lead. Brown then scored a shorthanded goal with seven minutes left, […]
UConn Vs. Army; Huskies can’t afford to lose
On Friday night, December 7th, 2012, my dad and I went to see UConn play the Army Black Knights, in their final game before the holiday break. UConn had to at least get a point, because teams were closing the gap behind them in the standings. Early in the first period Army was out skating […]
UConn Hockey Weekend Recap: UConn Vs. Air Force
Storrs, Conn- During Thanksgiving weekend UConn took on the defending Atlantic Hockey champions Air Force. The second game was scheduled to be played at the XL center. On Friday afternoon, UConn played Air Force in the first game of the series. In the first period, Air Force outshot UConn 13-10, but the period ended at […]
UConn Hockey: The Good News and The Bad News
The Good News: To follow up on my most recent article about UConn Hockey (a thrilling playoff series for UConn Hockey), UConn did lose in the quarterfinals to Air Force. However, the put up a fight forcing a deciding game three. They lost game one 4-3, despite leading 1-0, and 2-1, and later tying the […]
The New York Yankees: Success and Injuries
It was May 21, 2012, and the Yankees had a problem. A big one. When people think of the New York Yankees they think of dominance. However, the Yankees had a 21-21 record, and were worried about keeping a winning record. They had lost their best closing pitcher, Mariano Rivera, to a torn muscle. The […]
Willington Vs. Ashford Game 2
On June 7th, 2012, my team Willington 2 played Ashford at River Road. We had only eight players, since some had gone to a school cocert, so we didnI started out pitching, and I had a man on second and first and one out. The ball was popped up in the infield, and Austin, who […]
Willington Vs. Ashford
On June 5th, 2012, my team Willington 2 took on Ashford, at Memorial Park. My team was on a six-game losing streak, and this was the game in which we wanted to break it. In the top of the first, my team didn’t score any runs. In my first at-bat, I struck-out swinging to end […]
Willington Vs. Willimantic Game 5
On June 2nd, 2012, my team, Willington 2 played Willimantic at Legion Field. I was the leadoff hitter and I grounded out to shortstop to start the game and my team didn’t score any runs. After a few innings, Willimantic had a 3-0 lead. However, in the third inning, we began to chip away, and […]
UConn Falls In Big East Playoffs
The UConn baseball team fell in the Semifinals of the Big East Playoffs, ending there season, and their playoff run. The Huskies played USF, in the First round of the playoffs. In the first inning, the Huskies struck for an early run, and scored another run in the third to take a 2-1 lead. In […]