1965 Connecticut Huskies baseball team

American college baseball season

1965 Connecticut Huskies baseball
Yankee Conference Champion
NCAA District 1 playoff champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record16–9 (7–3 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Larry Panciera (4th season)
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Yankee Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Connecticut  ‍†‍‡‍y 7 – 3   .700 16 – 9   .640
Vermont  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 3   .700 11 – 5   .688
Maine  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 14 – 7   .667
UMass  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 7 – 11   .389
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ –   – 5 – 14   .263
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ –   – 3 – 15   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1965
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1965 Connecticut Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Huskies were led by Larry Panciera in his 4th year as head coach, and played as part of the Yankee Conference. Connecticut posted a 16–9 record, earned a share of the Yankee Conference with a 7–3 regular season and won the automatic bid to the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball tournament with a playoff win over Vermont.[1] They then took two out of three from Holy Cross to win the NCAA District 1 playoff and reached the 1965 College World Series, their third appearance in the penultimate college baseball event. The Huskies lost their first game against Saint Louis before defeating Lafayette and being eliminated by Washington State.

Roster

1965 Connecticut Huskies roster[2][3]
 
  • - Louis Aceto
  • - Rich Baranowski
  • - Michael Erich
  • - Raymond Hartman
  • - Lee Johnson
  • - Douglas King
  • - Peter Mottla
  • - Robert Shaefer
  • - Peter Stoltzman
  • - Paul Wislocki
    

Pitchers

  • - Leo Bravakis - Senior
  • - Steve Gulyas - Senior
  • - Tom Lawton - Sophomore

Catchers

  • - Ed Carroll - Junior

Infielders

  • - Jimmy Penders - Senior

Outfielders

  • - Tommy Penders - Sophomore
  

Schedule

1965 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log[4]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record YC record
Middlebury* W 5–0 1–0
Boston University* W 1–0 2–0
American* W 8–4 3–0
Wesleyan* W 4–2 4–0
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record YC record
Apr 17 at Rhode Island Kingston, RI W 4–0 5–0 1–0
Apr 21 at UMass Amherst, MA L 0–3 5–1 1–1
Apr 23 Maine W 2–1 6–1 2–1
Apr 24 Maine L 2–3 6–2 2–2
Apr 29 at Yale* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 8–2 7–2
Apr 30 Vermont Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT W 5–4 8–2 3–2
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record YC record
May 1 at Vermont Centennial Field • Burlington, VT L 1–7 8–3 3–3
May 4 UMass Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT W 4–1 9–3 4–3
May 8 at New Hampshire Durham, NH W 7–0 10–3 5–3
May 8 at New Hampshire Durham, NH W 6–3 11–3 6–3
May Springfield* L 3–6 11–4
May American* L 1–6 11–5
May 18 Holy Cross* L 2–3 11–6
May 22 Rhode Island W 9–0 12–6 7–3
Post-season
Yankee Conference Playoff
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 29 Vermont W 5–0 13–6
NCAA tournament: District 1 playoff
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record
June 3 vs Holy Cross Fenway Park • Boston, MA[3] W 7–4 14–6 1–0
June 3 vs Holy Cross Fenway Park • Boston, MA L 0–5 14–7 1–1
June 4 vs Holy Cross Fenway Park • Boston, MA W 7–0 15–7 2–1
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 7 Saint Louis Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–2 15–8 0–1
June 8 Lafayette Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–4 16–8 1–1
June 12 Washington State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–3 16–9 1–2

References

  1. ^ Brendan Macgranachan (April 18, 2009). "Baseball at The University of Vermont: Part Three". Seamheads.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. ^ 2017 UConn Baseball Media Guide. UConn Huskies. pp. 61–63. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Official NCAA Baseball Statistics Summary" (PDF). NCAA. May 29, 1965. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 UConn Baseball Media Guide. UConn Huskies. p. 59. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
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