Coach Jim Penders (16) has his UConn Huskies primed for the post-season.

Huskies Hunker Down

Call ‘em the ugly ducklings of college baseball.

There’s nothing glamorous about this Connecticut baseball team. They don’t wow you with flashy bats, or mid-90s hurlers nor do they sport a gleaming won-loss mark.

But on a night that was played in a gleaming new ballpark with all the amenities, including a raucous, bigger-than-the-announced-attendance crowd on hand, the Huskies looked like pure Yukon gold, taking down East Carolina 6-0.

In a word, Mush!

Tim Cate straddled the mound for the Huskies and proved to be every bit the ornery competitor. Maybe even to a fault. Cate was consistently shaking[…]