EL CAJON – Grossmont College Baseball head coach Randy Abshier announced today that Sophomore 1B Zavien Watson committed to the University of Connecticut to begin playing with the Huskies in the Spring of 2024. 

The 2022 All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference member committed to UCONN (Big East, Division I) to be their first baseman. 

Abshier said "I couldn't be more proud of this great young man. He is an upstanding player that plays the game the right way." 

This is what UCONN baseball is getting! ��⚾️�� - huge pick-up for them! pic.twitter.com/YlNuSsgqf4

— Grossmont College (@GCGriffin_BSB) December 8, 2022

As a Freshman the Cathedral Catholic graduate led the Griffins in average (.375), Runs (50), Hits (57), Doubles (13), Home Runs (9), Stolen Bases (15) and On-Base Percentage (.469). 

Watson joins RHP Jordan Goldman (Le Moyne University), RHP Jake Sargent (Tennessee Wesleyan University), C Kaleb Tedokan (UCSD) as members of last year's squad to sign with universities on the next level. 

Zavien and the rest of the baseball team begin practice shortly after the first of the year and will open the season January 28 at East Los Angeles College. The home opener will be February 9 against Los Angeles Mission College.