University of Connecticut Athletics
Belenski, LaLomia Join Norwich Sea Unicorns Staff
5/23/2021 11:46:00 AM | Baseball
NORWICH, Conn. - UConn Director of Baseball Player Development and Analytics Devin Belenski has been tabbed the manager of the Norwich Sea Unicorns in the Futures Collegiate Baseball Summer League.
Belenski has named UConn graduate manager Christian LaLomia as one of his assistant coaches for the summer. LaLomia will be tasked with working primarily with the infield defense.
Recent UConn Director of Player Development and former Huskies' pitcher Jordan Tabakman is currently the pitching coach at Fairfield University.Â
Belenski and LaLomia were part of the longest tenured coaching staff in Division I with head coach Jim Penders and assistants Josh MacDonald, Jeff Hourigan and Chris Podeszwa all UConn graduates.Â
Founded in 2011, the Futures League is a wood-bat league featuring top collegiate baseball players from New England and throughout the country. On the field, over 200 FCBL alumni have been drafted by or signed with Major League Baseball organizations. The eight team league also includes the New Britain Bees (New Britain, CT), former New York-Penn League rival Vermont Lake Monsters (Burlington, VT), Brockton Rox (Brockton, MA), Nashua Silver Knights (Nashua, NH), Pittsfield Suns (Pittsfield, MA), Westfield Starfires (Westfield, MA) and Worcester Bravehearts (Worcester, MA).
