WestConn Baseball Adds LaPenta To Coaching Staff

DANBURY, Conn. – Western Connecticut State University has hired Jerry LaPenta as an assistant baseball coach for the 2026-27 academic year. LaPenta, who will serve as hitting coach, has been involved in amateur and professional baseball as a player, coach and scout for over 40 years, including the last 16 years as head coach of the American Legion baseball team. in Bristol. He was also an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut and a scout for the Cleveland Guardians MLB organization. LaPenta was a star college player at UConn and played professionally in the Chicago Cubs minor league system.…