UConn Huskies baseball


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.
UConn has appeared in five College World Series and 21 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 end of true regional play has hurt teams from the northeast, Connecticut included, as they have made just five NCAA Tournament appearances in 28 seasons since beginning play in the Big East in 1985. The Huskies made their first Super Regional appearance in 2011, defeating traditional power Clemson before falling to eventual national champion South Carolina. Connecticut has claimed three Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Championships in 1990, 1994, and 2013, one Big East Regular season championship in 2011, and one divisional championship in the first year of Big East competition in 1985.

Facilities

The Huskies will open the new 1,500-seat Elliot Ballpark, located at the southwest edge of the campus athletic complex, for their final season in The American in 2020. It will replace J. O. Christian Field, a 2,000-seat stadium located across the street from the new ballpark. Some games are also played 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.
In 2017, UConn released plans for new athletic and recreation facilities, including a new baseball stadium whose name would later be revealed as Elliot Ballpark. It is being 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. The stadium is being built across the street from J. O. Christian Field, on the site of Morrone Stadium, and will seat 1,500. Construction on the athletic complex began in mid-2018.

Year by year results

Head coaches

The following is a list of all UConn coaches and their known records, through the 2017 season.
Coach
Tenure
Wins
Losses
Ties
Pct.
No coach1896–1898690.400
T. D. Knowles1899–19011191.555
Edwin O. Smith1902–19051391.591
George E. Lamson1906–190812131.480
John Sullivan1909–1910970.563
James Nicholas1911090.000
No coach1912660.500
Robert Edger1913460.400
Charles A. Reed1914040.000
J. J. Donovan1915170.125
D. E. Chase1916180.111
John J. Donahue1917110.500
Roy J. Guyer1919660.500
William Mellor1920380.273
Ross Swartz19212111.154
J. Wilder Tasker1922–192312180.400
Sumner Dole1924–193564902.416
J. Orlean Christian1936–19612541707.599
Larry Panciera1962–19792971605.650
Andy Baylock1980–20035564928.530
Jim Penders2004–present4883454

Huskies in the pros

Connecticut has produced dozens of professional players, coaches, and umpires, most notably Jeff Fulchino, Jesse Carlson, Bob Schaefer, Charles Nagy, Walt Dropo, Jim Reynolds, and Dan Iassogna. Ten players were selected in the 2011 MLB Draft, including first round picks Matt Barnes and George Springer. As of 2017, Nick Ahmed, Matt Barnes, Scott Oberg, George Springer are on active Major League rosters.

Player awards

Retired numbers

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

All-Americans

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