| The Olt brothers take to the baseball field together |
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| Written by All-Access Staff | |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | |
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(WTNH) _ Connecticut has had baseball playing brothers before. In the 40's and 50's it was the Dropo's. And, they're the family probably most firmly entrenched in UConn history. This year it is the old brothers who are making their mark.
Brad and Mike Olt, from Branford to Storrs. They didn't have to go far to be here. But one wouldn't be here without the other. UConn offered their final chance to play together. Most of the time age kept them apart. Brad was too old to play with Mike, or Mike was too young to play with Brad. But all the while, it was all about baseball. Good baseball too. "When we were kids there were some intense battles," Mike said. "But that probably had to do with basketball or baseball, then go in the house have dinner and it was over." With four Olt boys, there was plenty of ball to be played and plenty of damage done. "Our garage window, went threw a million of them," Mike said. "My dad had to replace the garage window a few times before he went to plexiglass," Brad said. "Put a couple holes through the wall a couple times." It seems that between 'totaled' windows or 'totaled cars' -- the Olt's have been through it all. "I put it (Brad's car) in park and it didn't stop, and it just kept rolling. So, I jumped out half way down the hill. It flew into a tree," Mike said. Fortunately Brad didn't need the car to get to UConn. He did take the long way though. He took a year off out of high school, worked construction, before starting his college career at UConn's Avery Point. As a senior now, Brad's year off made it possible to play with Mike. "A year off, Avery point, come to Storrs -- it all worked out," Brad said. with brad's career heading home. Mike's is just rounding first. The freshman is one of the top new players in the Big East. The damage he causes now is on the college baseball field. Both brothers have had big baseball moments. And for Mike, there are more to come but this year will always mean the most. "The memories, I'll have that the rest of my life. Not many people can say they played baseball with their brother." "It's going to be the best memory of my life," Brad said. |
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