1 hr. ago
The top pro pitching prospect in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England has been revealed, and he hails from Connecticut.
Wallingford native Shaun Flannery Jr., a 2026 graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall, was selected for the award, according to a Tuesday morning release from the FCBL. Flannery, who is enrolled at UConn and will play baseball there, was the closer for the Norwich Sea Unicorns.
Flannery finished the game in a league-leading 15 of his 17 appearances, ranked second in saves (five) and wound up with a 3-2 record and 3.00 ERA. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound right-hander recorded 22 strikeouts in 21 innings during the regular season, then threw 4 ⅔ innings and yielded a single hit, picking up the win in his lone postseason appearance.
Flannery is the fourth UConn pitcher to get the top FCBL prospect honor, joining Ben Casparius and Reggie Crawford (both 2020), and Garret Garbinski (2025).
It's the second big award for Flannery in recent months. He was also the Founders League Player of the Year as a senior at Choate, where he was 3-0 with 36 strikeouts in 26 innings on the mound and batted .429 with 24 hits, a .549 on-base percentage and a 1.210 slugging percentage.
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Wallingford native Shaun Flannery Jr., a 2026 graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall, was selected for the award, according to a Tuesday morning release from the FCBL. Flannery, who is enrolled at UConn and will play baseball there, was the closer for the Norwich Sea Unicorns.
Flannery finished the game in a league-leading 15 of his 17 appearances, ranked second in saves (five) and wound up with a 3-2 record and 3.00 ERA. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound right-hander recorded 22 strikeouts in 21 innings during the regular season, then threw 4 ⅔ innings and yielded a single hit, picking up the win in his lone postseason appearance.
Flannery is the fourth UConn pitcher to get the top FCBL prospect honor, joining Ben Casparius and Reggie Crawford (both 2020), and Garret Garbinski (2025).
It's the second big award for Flannery in recent months. He was also the Founders League Player of the Year as a senior at Choate, where he was 3-0 with 36 strikeouts in 26 innings on the mound and batted .429 with 24 hits, a .549 on-base percentage and a 1.210 slugging percentage.
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8 days ago
Home equity loans, HELOCs and cash-out refinances are three popular ways to borrow money, using your home as collateral.
A cash-out refinance replaces your existing mortgage at today's rate, while home equity loans and HELOCs involve taking on a separate debt that leaves your current mortgage rate untouched.
With all three, the amount you can borrow will depend on the amount of equity (ownership stake) you have in your home.
If you bought or refinanced between 2020 and 2022 and locked in a primary mortgage rate below where rates sit today, a HELOC or home equity loan can protect that low rate. If your rate is at or above today's average, a cash-out refinance may actually improve your terms.
Homeowners are sitting on a record $18 trillion in home equity, but which option makes sense — and at what rate — depends on one thing: whether your current mortgage rate is better or worse than what's available today. "Choosing between a home equity loan, HELOC or cash-out refinance isn't a one-size-fits-all decision," says Tim Choate, founder and CEO of Red Awning, a platform for short-term vacation rental owners and property managers. "Each option has unique characteristics that align with different financial needs, risk profiles, and flexibility requirements."
#mortgage
A cash-out refinance replaces your existing mortgage at today's rate, while home equity loans and HELOCs involve taking on a separate debt that leaves your current mortgage rate untouched.
With all three, the amount you can borrow will depend on the amount of equity (ownership stake) you have in your home.
If you bought or refinanced between 2020 and 2022 and locked in a primary mortgage rate below where rates sit today, a HELOC or home equity loan can protect that low rate. If your rate is at or above today's average, a cash-out refinance may actually improve your terms.
Homeowners are sitting on a record $18 trillion in home equity, but which option makes sense — and at what rate — depends on one thing: whether your current mortgage rate is better or worse than what's available today. "Choosing between a home equity loan, HELOC or cash-out refinance isn't a one-size-fits-all decision," says Tim Choate, founder and CEO of Red Awning, a platform for short-term vacation rental owners and property managers. "Each option has unique characteristics that align with different financial needs, risk profiles, and flexibility requirements."
#mortgage
3 months ago
The Record Doesn’t Tell the Story of WSU’s 2026 Season
“Coach said in one of our huddles, ‘I think this is the toughest team I’ve ever coached.’ I think that showed in a lot of games this year. The backbone of our team was our resiliency and toughness.” Senior righty Luke Meyers reflected on the special season him and his teammates shared this year, one in which he came up big down the stretch multiple times. As Mountain West Tournament MVP Gavin Roy later reflected: It was one of my favorite moments of my life. It was bigger than the sport itself, it showed us that when you face adversity, stick to the plan, and trust your teammates, you can accomplish anything. It’s something I’ll remember for the rest of my life.
On Monday it was announced that Coach Nathan Choate had earned an extension through the 2031 season. At the end of May, Washington State appeared in its first NCAA Regional since 2010, after winning its first outright conference ****** le since the 1970s.
But how good was WSU baseball, really? People tuning in at the end of the season might have had this thought: Cute Mountain West Tournament. It will be fun to watch us in a Regional again, but 31-28 is nothing out of this world. If you were one of those people, you are missing the big picture.
WSU started the season on a 19-game road trip that was filled with NCAA Tournament teams. Of course everyone knows they opened the season with an 8-4 win at Alabama, which hosted a Regional (and advanced to Omaha), but what about the other 16 games?
“Coach said in one of our huddles, ‘I think this is the toughest team I’ve ever coached.’ I think that showed in a lot of games this year. The backbone of our team was our resiliency and toughness.” Senior righty Luke Meyers reflected on the special season him and his teammates shared this year, one in which he came up big down the stretch multiple times. As Mountain West Tournament MVP Gavin Roy later reflected: It was one of my favorite moments of my life. It was bigger than the sport itself, it showed us that when you face adversity, stick to the plan, and trust your teammates, you can accomplish anything. It’s something I’ll remember for the rest of my life.
On Monday it was announced that Coach Nathan Choate had earned an extension through the 2031 season. At the end of May, Washington State appeared in its first NCAA Regional since 2010, after winning its first outright conference ****** le since the 1970s.
But how good was WSU baseball, really? People tuning in at the end of the season might have had this thought: Cute Mountain West Tournament. It will be fun to watch us in a Regional again, but 31-28 is nothing out of this world. If you were one of those people, you are missing the big picture.
WSU started the season on a 19-game road trip that was filled with NCAA Tournament teams. Of course everyone knows they opened the season with an 8-4 win at Alabama, which hosted a Regional (and advanced to Omaha), but what about the other 16 games?
