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Maui Invitational returns to island after fires UConn tops field

.Aug 20, 2024, 01:14 PM ETLAHAINA, Hawai'i-- Two-time speaking up for nationwide champ UConn will definitely highlight the Maui Invitational, which is actually returning to the Lahaina Civic Facility a year after catastrophic wildfires forced a transfer to Honolulu.The event, which will be actually participated in Nov. 25-27, revealed its own welcomed colleges and routine on Tuesday.The Huskies are going to tackle Memphis on the position day, complied with through Colorado-Michigan Condition, Auburn-Iowa State and Dayton-North Carolina.Editor's PicksTournament chairman Dave Odom named it among the toughest fields in the event's history. UConn is actually creating its fifth Maui appearance.Seven of the 8 crews brought in the NCAA males's baseball event in March. North Carolina and also Iowa Condition hit the Dessert 16. Fires in Maui resulted in 102 fatalities in August and ruined the city of Lahaina on Maui's northwest shoreline. Last year's event was actually used the University of Hawai'i campus in Honolulu, on the isle of Oahu. Purdue defeated Marquette to succeed the 2023 label.