Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout Spotlight – Middletown, Connecticut
The Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout Tour makes a stop in Middletown, Connecticut to the Advanced SportsPlex and Training Center on Sunday, November 8th.
The 38,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility is year-round climate-controlled offers a turf field for training and 10,000 square feet for speed and agility training, practice/warm-up areas and batting cages.
Today’s highlighted athletes have established themselves as collegiate players after successful high school careers in Connecticut.
Reid Collins – Collins hails from West Hartford, Connecticut and is a 2014 graduate from Kingswood Oxford High. He attended a June 2012 Under Armour Baseball Factory College PREP event in Medford, Massachusetts, a neighboring town of Boston. That day on the mound, Collins showed a controlled balance point, quick arm action and ability to finish in a complete position with his throws.
Collins finished his freshman season in 2015 for Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania where he appeared in 10 games for the Red Devils. He went 1-0 with a 5.79 ERA in 23 1/3 innings pitched, striking out 13 batters and walking six.
Daren Grabowski – Grabowski is a 2014 graduate from Berlin High School in Berlin, Connecticut and was a two-time All-League selection while at Berlin. He excelled with his grades as well, being named a three-time All-Academic selection. In his senior season, Grabowski was named an All-State First Team selection, and additionally, was the recipient of a Coaches’ MVP Award as a senior.
In November of 2011, Grabowski attended an Under Armour Baseball Factory College PREP event in Trumbull, CT where he worked out as a catcher, posting pop times between 2.15 and 2.22 with consistent throws to the bag.
Now at Franklin Pearce University in Rindge, New Hampshire, Grabowski is an outfielder and received 15 at-bats this past season as a freshman, collecting his first and only hit of the season against Queens (N.Y.). Later in the season, he scored his first collegiate run against St. Michael’s.
Casey McCone – McCone is a 2013 graduate from Foran High School in Milford, CT and attended an Under Armour Baseball Factory National Tryout in Trumbull, the same event that Grabowski (above) attended as well.
After graduation from Foran, McCone moved onto the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, CT, where this past season, the 6’5″, 215 pound sophomore started 48 games for the Purple Knights, hitting .247 with two doubles, two triples, two homers and 25 RBI. He also stole six bases in eight attempts and scored 16 runs as the team finished a game above .500 in the regular season.
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