Franklin's Jake Fitzgibbons commits to UMass-Lowell
Country Gazette On May 26, the University of Hartford Board of Regents voted to reclassify its athletics model from Division I to Division III. The decision sent shockwaves throughout the school and to its future commits. One of those future commits: Former Franklin High catcher Jake Fitzgibbons. "Everyone started leaving Hartford and decommitting," said Fitzgibbons following Franklin Post 75's 6-2 win over Milton Saturday night. "Then the coach (Justin Blood) said he was probably going to leave, so I was like 'Yup, time to get out of there.'" "Nobody could have foreshadowed or foreseen...