UConn Huskies baseball

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The UConn Huskies baseball team represents the University of Connecticut, in Storrs, Connecticut, in college baseball. The program is classified as NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big East Conference. The team is coached by Jim Penders.

Founded1896; 130 years ago (1896)
Head coachJim Penders (23rd season)
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UConn Huskies baseball
2026 UConn Huskies baseball team
Founded1896; 130 years ago (1896)
UniversityUniversity of Connecticut
Head coachJim Penders (23rd season)
ConferenceBig East
LocationStorrs, Connecticut
Home stadiumElliot Ballpark (Capacity: 1,500)
Dunkin' Park (Capacity: 6,121)
NicknameHuskies, HookC
ColorsNational flag blue and white[1]
   
College World Series appearances
1957, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1979
NCAA regional champions
1979, 2011, 2022, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965 1968, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
Big East: 1990, 1994, 2013, 2021, 2022
American: 2016
Conference regular season champions
Big East: 2011, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Yankee: 1959, 1965, 1972
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As of 2024, UConn has appeared in five College World Series and 25 NCAA tournaments.

History

The Huskies were a regional power under coaches J. Orlean Christian and Larry Panciera, making 12 appearances in the NCAA tournament and five appearances in the College World Series from 1957 to 1979. The Huskies made their first Super Regional appearance in 2011, defeating traditional power Clemson before falling to eventual national champion South Carolina. Connecticut has since returned to the Super Regionals twice more. In 2022, the Huskies defeated Maryland before falling to Stanford. Two years later, the program downed Oklahoma before falling to Florida State. Connecticut has claimed five Big East Conference baseball tournament championships (1990, 1994, 2013, 2021 and 2022), five Big East Regular season championships (2011, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024) and one divisional championship in the first year of Big East competition in 1985. During their seven-year tenure in the American Athletic Conference, the Huskies had three NCAA tournament appearances and won the 2016 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament.

Facilities

The Huskies play at the 1,500-seat Elliot Ballpark, located at the southwest edge of the campus athletic complex, which opened for the 2021 season. It is named after the primary donors to the ballpark project, the Elliot family, headed by Doug Elliot, a former UConn baseball player who became an executive with The Hartford.[2] Elliot Ballpark replaced J. O. Christian Field, a 2,000-seat stadium formally located across the street from the new ballpark.[3][4] The team plays select home games at minor league venues in Connecticut, most frequently Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Connecticut, Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut, and New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut, all of which seat over 6,000 spectators.

Year by year results

Head coaches

The following is a list of all UConn coaches and their known records, through the end of the 2023 season.[5]

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Coach Tenure Wins Losses Ties %
(no coach) 1896–1898 6 9 0 .400
T. D. Knowles 1899–1901 11 9 1 .555
Edwin O. Smith 1902–1905 13 9 1 .591
George E. Lamson 1906–1908 12 13 1 .480
John Sullivan 1909–1910 9 7 0 .563
James Nicholas 1911 0 9 0 .000
No coach 1912 6 6 0 .500
Robert Edger 1913 4 6 0 .400
Charles A. Reed 1914 0 4 0 .000
J. J. Donovan 1915 1 7 0 .125
D. E. Chase 1916 1 8 0 .111
John J. Donahue 1917 1 1 0 .500
Roy J. Guyer 1919 6 6 0 .500
William Mellor 1920 3 8 0 .273
Ross Swartz 1921 2 11 1 .154
J. Wilder Tasker 1922–1923 12 18 0 .400
Sumner Dole 1924–1935 64 90 2 .416
J. Orlean Christian 1936–1961 254 170 7 .599
Larry Panciera 1962–1979 297 160 5 .650
Andy Baylock 1980–2003 556 492 8 .530
Jim Penders 2004–present 773 496 5 .609
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Huskies in the pros

Connecticut has produced dozens of professional players, coaches, and umpires, most notably George Springer (Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays), Jeff Fulchino (Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres), Jesse Carlson (Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox), Bob Schaefer (numerous coaching positions with 11 teams, currently Washington Nationals), Charles Nagy (Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres; coach Arizona Diamondbacks), Walt Dropo (1950 AL Rookie of the Year), Jim Reynolds (umpire), and Dan Iassogna (umpire). Ten players were selected in the 2011 MLB draft, including first round picks Matt Barnes (Boston Red Sox) and George Springer (Houston Astros). Anthony Kay was also drafted in the first round by the New York Mets.[6] As of 2025, George Springer, Ben Caspirius and PJ Poulin are on active Major League rosters.

Player awards

Retired numbers

The Huskies have retired three numbers in their more than 100-year history.[7]

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Uconn Huskies baseball retired numbers
No. Name Pos. Career
17J. O. ChristianHead Coach1936–61
28Andy BaylockHead Coach1980–2004
35Larry PancieraHead Coach1962–79
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All-Americans

The following All-Americans are recognized by the University of Connecticut. First team selections are noted with a check.[8]

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Season Name Pos. ABCA BA CB NCBWA
1958Bob WedinP
Green tickY
N/A
1959Moe MorhardtOF
Green tickY
N/A
Bill StevensOFN/A
1961Joe ClementPN/A
1963Eddie JonesP
Green tickY
N/A
1967George GreerOFN/A
1968N/A
1972John Ihlenburg3BN/A
1976Tom GermanoPN/A
1979Colin McLaughlinPN/A
Randy LaVigneOFN/A
1988Charles NagyPN/A
1993Dennis DwyerOF
N/A
1994Brian MajeskiOF
N/A
1996Jason GrabowskiDH
Green tickY
N/A
1997
N/A
1999Mike ScottOF
N/A
2010Mike Nemeth1B
2011Matt BarnesP
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
George SpringerOF
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Kevin VanceP
2013L. J. Mazzilli2B
2015Vinny Siena3B
Carson CrossP
2016Anthony KayP
2019Mason FeoleP
Green tickY
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