Banner year helps put the Huskies in elite company

When the Uconn baseball team saw its name come up during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Monday, the Huskies had officially joined a prestigious group of schools who can claim they've truly had a banner year in athletics.

Not only did Uconn baseball earn an NCAA bid for the fifth straight year and ninth time in 13 seasons, they also put the Uconn athletic program in rarefied air. Only eight schools in Division I reached the men's and women's basketball tournaments, a football bowl game and the college baseball tournament this season, according to a tweet from the Uconn football account.

The list? NC State, Duke, Iowa, Alabama, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas and Uconn.

Of those schools, the Huskies are the only ones to have won a championship this season as well.

The Uconn Coaches' Road Show is back this month, with stops planned for Southington

Road show dates set:

and Branford.

The Road Show will run on June 20 and 28, and will provide the opportunity for coaches and administrators to spend time connecting and interacting with fans, alumni, donors and Uconn supporters.

The Road Show will begin on June 20 at Kinsmen Brewing Company in Southington. The panel of Husky coaches will feature men's basketball coach Dan Hurley, football coach Jim Mora, director of track and field and cross country Beth Alford-sullivan, women's ice hockey coach Chris Mackenzie and women's basketball associate head coach Chris Dailey.

The Road Show will then visit Stony Creek Brewery in Branford on June 28 and feature a coaches panel with head women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma, baseball coach Jim Penders, Alford-sullivan, and head men's soccer coach Chris Gbandi.

Both Road Show events will run from 6 to 8 p.m. The events are open to the public and registration is required. Each event has a registration fee of $25.