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-> It was in the spring of 2019 that Pascarelli felt pinching in his elbow at Haddam-Killingworth. He was able to go three innings, but his arm went numb. “Then I felt a pop,” he said, “and that’s when I really felt the pain.” An MRI showed he needed Tommy John surgery. He decided to hold off until the end of the season, so he could still contribute with the bat. On June 20, 2019, he had the UCL in his left arm removed and replaced by a tendon in his left leg.<-
-> Pascarelli had decided to go to Bryant before the injury, but the coaching staff left for Rutgers. Nothing against Bryant, he said, but he didn’t have the same relationship as with the other coaches. UConn contacted him almost immediately after he decommitted and stayed in touch with him. “There was a real connection,” said Pascarelli, who committed to UConn in December. “I really want to hit there, too. They also tried to sell me on Lefthand U.” Mason Feole, Tim Cate, Anthony Kay … did the selling job work? “Oh, it worked,” said Pascarelli, who plans to major in sports management. <-
->Pascarelli holds up East Catholic star and no-hit wonder Frank Mozzicato as his motivation — “the fire under my butt.” He said he hopes Mozzicato goes to UConn and not immediately pro. Yet for the weekend? There’s another UConn commit on Pascarelli’s radar. St. Paul’s star shortstop Ryan Daniels, who he knows from training at D-BAT in Cheshire. “I see him there all the time, but I never talked to him until I committed to UConn,” Pascarelli said. “He came up to me one day and said, ‘Oh, you’re going to school with me?’ There’s been a connection. We’ve even been exchanging scouting reports.” He gave Daniels one on Hale Ray. Daniels gave him one on Northwest Catholic. And for Friday night? “Absolutely no secrets shared until after the game,” Pascarelli said. “I did tell him win or lose we’re going to take a picture together afterward.” <-