UConn's Giant Slugger Jackson Marshall

0:00Yukon Baseball got a giant in Jackson, Marshall, this 6.8-275-pound sophomore who's straight dominating the diamond in their 9-5 win over Rhode Island. He went 4-4-4 with a walk and three runs batted in pushing his hitting streak to 16 games. Overall, he's batting 387 with 10 homers over a quarter of the team's total, 15 doubles and 38 RBI's. He transferred from Division 2's southern New Hampshire after earning rookie of the year honors there. Back in high school, he was New Hampshire's player of the year in basketball, scoring 2,000 points and all state in both sports. Despite missing two bones in each foot since he was 12 or 13, he rocks custom orthotics and plays through it, wearing out cleats fast, but staying balanced. Kids go wild for him, chanting his name and swarming for autographs after games. Coach Jim Penders calls him the most valuable player that night, praising his smart hitting, not just raw power. Clutch spots. Team A Kamriki says his power is unlike anything he's seen.

1:07The Huskies sit at 22 and 20, clinging to the fourth spot for the Big E's tournament playoffs. Marshall scorching 400 in conference play, heading into a must-win series at Georgetown this weekend. Teams battled injuries, leaning on speed, with five steals that night alongside their sluggers. Guys like Marshall and Regi, the 225 Gatorade player of the year hitting 341, show size ain't no barrier, echoing Aaron Judge. He's living baseball every day, turning heads and carrying Yukon toward that postseason push. That's your update from Hartford News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.