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2022 UConn Huskies baseball team

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The 2022 UConn Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Elliot Ballpark on campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The team was coached by Jim Penders, in his 19th season at UConn. They played as members of the Big East Conference.

Record50–16 (16–5 Big East)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Hourigan (11th season)
  • Joshua McDonald (11th season)
  • Chris Podeszwa (19th season)
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2022 UConn Huskies baseball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record50–16 (16–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Hourigan (11th season)
  • Joshua McDonald (11th season)
  • Chris Podeszwa (19th season)
Home stadiumElliot Ballpark
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
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2022 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 16 UConn  ‍†‍‡‍y 16–5–0 .76250–16–0 .758
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 15–5–0 .75031–18–0 .633
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61933–27–0 .550
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52432–24–0 .571
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40019–29–1 .398
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 7–12–1 .37522–32–1 .409
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35018–35–0 .340
Butler  ‍‍‍ 4–16–1 .21420–35–1 .366
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 27, 2022[1]
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The Huskies won the Big East Regular season and Tournament titles for the second year in a row. They were invited to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament where they won the College Park Regional and surpassed the 2010 Huskies for most wins in program history. They were defeated two games to one by second overall seed Stanford in the Stanford Super Regional, ending their season.

Previous season

The Huskies compiled a 34–19 record, 13–4 in the Big East, finishing in first place and winning the Big East tournament. They finished with a record of 1–2 in the NCAA South Bend Regional.

Personnel

Roster

2022 Connecticut Huskies roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 - Joe Wozny - Freshman
  • 15 - Hector Alejandro - Sophomore
  • 18 - Jack Sullivan - Freshman
  • 20 - Brendan O'Donnell - Sophomore
  • 21 - Reggie Crawford - Sophomore
  • 22 - Ian Cooke - Freshman
  • 23 - Sam Favieri - Sophomore
  • 24 - Cole Chudoba - Graduate Student
  • 31 - Jimmy Wang - Redshirt Junior
  • 32 - Mitchell Pascarella - Freshman
  • 34 - Brady Afthim - Freshman
  • 36 - Justin Willis - Senior
  • 37 - Kenny Campbell - Redshirt Senior
  • 38 - Garrett Coe - Sophomore
  • 39 - Bobby McBride - Sophomore
  • 40 - Braden Quinn - Freshman
  • 41 - Ramsey Collins - Freshman
  • 42 - Pat Gallagher - Sophomore
  • 45 - Curren Larson - Junior
  • 46 - Enzo Stefanoni - Graduate Student
  • 47 - Erik Stock - Senior
  • 49 - Austin Peterson - Senior
  • 50 - Devin Kirby - Senior
  • 51 - Leo Socci - Sophomore
  • 53 - Thomas Ellisen - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 2 - Ryan Hyde - Sophomore
  • 5 - Matt Garbowski - Freshman
  • 43 - Matt Donlan - Redshirt Junior

Outfielders

  • 3 - Zach Stephenson - Freshman
  • 4 - Korey Morton - Sophomore
  • 9 - Casey Dana - Graduate Student
  • 12 - Kevin Ferrer - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 13 - Phoenix Billings - Sophomore
  • 26 - T.C. Simmons - Redshirt Junior
 

Infielders

  • 1 - Bryan Padilla - Sophomore
  • 7 - Christian Fedko - Senior
  • 8 - Zach Bushling - Senior
  • 10 - David Smith - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 30 - Chris Brown - Sophomore
  • 44 - Ben Huber - Graduate Student
  • 52 - Jack Petersen - Freshman
  • 54 - Jackson Ferrigno - Freshman

Coaches

2022 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff[2]
  • 16 – Jim Penders – Head coach – 19th season
  • 29 – Jeff Hourigan – Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator – 11th season
  • 33 – Joshua MacDonald – Assistant coach – 11th season
  • 14 – Chris Podeszwa – Volunteer assistant coach – 19th season

Schedule

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Legend
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2022 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log[3]
Regular season
Postseason (6–1)
NCAA Stanford Super Regional (1–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SR Record
June 11No. 2 (2) StanfordKlein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 13–12Gallagher (11–3)Williams (8–3)None2,67350–141–0
June 12No. 2 (2) StanfordKlein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAL 2–8Pancer (3–0)Peterson (11–3)Mathews (8)2,75650–151–1
June 13No. 2 (2) StanfordKlein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAL 5–10Bruno (6–1)Coe (2–2)Mathews (9)2,68950–161–2

Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

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Big East tournament

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Big East tournament teams
(1) UConn Huskies (2) Creighton Bluejays (3) Xavier Musketeers (4) Georgetown Hoyas
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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1UConn4
4Georgetown0
1UConn7
2Creighton1
3Xavier5
2Creighton6
1UConn7–
3Xavier2–
Lower round 1Lower final
2Creighton8
4Georgetown83Xavier27
3Xavier16

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll——*RVRVRVRVRVRV21161613101523RVRV*RV*16
Baseball America————————————1819———*—*15
Collegiate Baseball39———————251414118172626141616
NCBWA—RVRVRV3027272521131310101222261414*16
D1Baseball—————252525181515151316———*—*16
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