HVRHS alum shows out for Husky baseball

Caleb Shpur, Housatonic Valley Regional High School Class of 2019, had a career day at the plate May 3.

Representing the UConn Huskies, Shpur went 7-for-7 at bat with six RBI and a home run in the 29-10 win against Villanova University. It was the first seven-hit game for a Husky since 1979 when Dennis Donovan achieved the feat against Iona University.

Shpur is from East Canaan and plays for UConn as the starting center fielder. He is a second-year graduate student.

He previously played baseball while completing his undergrad degree at Endicott College. And before that he was a varsity captain for the Mountaineers under HVRHS coach Darryl Morhardt.

In 2025, Shpur played 54 games, recorded a batting average of .356 and stole 42 bags on 48 attempts. UConn qualified for the Big East tournament as the second seed.

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