Head coach Jim Penders will have an embarrassment of riches to call upon in the infield heading into 2021, including two of the best prospects in program history: first baseman Reggie Crawford and catcher Patrick Winkel.
While the two rising stars have never been featured on the diamond at the same time — Crawford was a freshman last year when Winkel missed the entire season after undergoing Tommy John surgery — 2020’s cancellation opened up a golden opportunity to see two of the best young position players at Storrs since, no exaggeration, George Springer and Nick Ahmed.
The offensive numbers the two of them put up in their respective freshman seasons are astounding:
In 13 games of the 2020 season, Reggie Crawford had a .