1. The UConn baseball team warms up at Dodd Stadium in
Norwich before a game against Rutgers last spring.
Created by Matt Stypulkoski
2. Kevin Vance (Pitcher)
•Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 19th
round of the 2011 MLB Draft.
•Began the 2012 season with the Class A
Kannapolis Intimidators.
•Nine of Vance’s 19 appearances with
Kannapolis came as a starter, as he split time
between a starting role and bullpen duty.
•Went 4-2 with a 3.05 ERA in Class A before
moving up to the High-A Winston-Salem
Dash.
•All 11 of his appearances for the Dash came
out of the bullpen.
•Allowed just four earned runs over 21 2/3
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•Ended the season having pitched a total of
101 1/3 innings and posted a 2.75 ERA.
3. John Andreoli (Outfield)
• Selected by the Chicago Cubs
in the 17th round of the 2011
MLB Draft.
•Played 10 games in the
minors during the 2011 season.
•Spent 2012 with the High-A
Daytona Cubs of the Florida
State League.
•Hit .289 in 121 games played.
•Stole 55 bases but was caught
stealing 20 times.
•Drew 75 walks on the season,
boosting his OBP to .402.
•26 of his 119 hits went for
extra bases, including one HR. Andreoli legs out a single in a game against Lakeland.
Photo Credit: Chuck Welch
4. Matt Barnes (Pitcher)
•Drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the
19th overall selection in the 2011 MLB
Draft.
•Named the No. 13 prospect in the Red
Sox organization by MLB.com prior to
2012 season.
•Went 2-0 with a 0.34 ERA in his first five
starts with the Class A Greenville Drive.
• Moved up to the Class A Advanced
Salem Red Sox after those five starts.
•He went 5-5 with a 3.58 ERA in 20 starts
with Salem.
•On the year, he walked just 29 batters
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while striking out 133 over 119 2/3 innings
pitched.
5. George Springer (Center Field)
• Taken 11th overall by the Houston Astros in
the 2011 MLB Draft.
• Began the 2012 season with the High-A
Lancaster JetHawks in the California
League.
• Hit .316 with 22 HRs and 82 RBIs in 106
games with the JetHawks.
• Was moved up to Double-A Corpus
Christi because of his performance in High-
A
•Hit .219 in 22 games played in Double-A.
• Combined, he swiped 32 bags and was
only caught stealing just eight times on the
season.
•Finished the year with a .302 batting
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average overall.
6. Mike Olt (First Base)
•Drafted by the Texas
Rangers with the 49th pick in
the 2010 MLB Draft.
•Participated in the 2012 All-
Star Futures Game, an event
that features players
expected to become big-time
MLB players.
•Called up by the Rangers on
August 2, 2012 and went 1-
for-3 in his debut that night.
•Finished the regular season
with a .152 batting average.
Olt takes a cut against the Atlanta Braves during Spring Training.
Photo Credit: Mike LaChance
