2023 UConn Huskies baseball team

American college baseball season

2023 UConn Huskies baseball
Big East Conference regular season champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record43–15 (15–5 Big East)
Head coach
  • Jim Penders (20th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Hourigan (12th season)
  • Joshua McDonald (12th season)
  • Chris Podeszwa (20th season)
Home stadiumElliot Ballpark
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big East Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UConn ‍†‍‍ 15 – 5   .750 40 – 13   .755
Xavier ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 7   .667 34 – 22   .607
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 31 – 22   .585
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 29 – 25   .537
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 25 – 24   .510
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 28 – 25   .528
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13   .350 14 – 37   .275
Butler  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 12 – 43   .218
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2023 UConn Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Elliot Ballpark on campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The team is coached by Jim Penders, in his 20th season at UConn. They played as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous Season

The 2022 Huskies finished with a record of 50–16, the most wins in school history, 16–5 in the Big East. They won the Big East regular season and Tournament titles and were seeded second in the NCAA College Park Regional, which they swept to advance to the Stanford Super Regional. They were defeated two games to one in their second overall Super Regional appearance by number two overall seed Stanford.

Personnel

Roster

2023 Connecticut Huskies roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 12 - Zach Fogell - Graduate Student
  • 13 - Sam Clark - Freshman
  • 15 - Hector Alejandro - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 18 - Jack Sullivan - Sophomore
  • 21 - Andrew Sears - Junior
  • 22 - Ian Cooke - Sophomore
  • 24 - Michael Quigley - Junior
  • 25 - Thomas Ellisen - Redshirt Freshman
  • 32 - Mitchell Pascarella - Redshirt Freshman
  • 34 - Brady Afthim - Sophomore
  • 36 - Justin Willis - Graduate Student
  • 38 - Garrett Coe - Junior
  • 40 - Braden Quinn - Sophomore
  • 41 - Ryan Vandewater - Freshman
  • 42 - Stephen Quigley - Graduate Student
  • 43 - Maddix Dalena - Freshman
  • 44 - Ben Huber - Graduate Student
  • 45 - Curren Larson - Redshirt Junior
  • 47 - Will Nowak - Graduate Student
  • 48 - Jude Abbadessa - Freshman
  • 49 - J.J. Hood - Freshman
  • 50 - Devin Kirby - Graduate Student
  • 52 - Kolby Pascarelli - Freshman
  • 53 - Joe Carrea - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 2 - Ryan Hyde - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 5 - Matt Garbowski - Sophomore
  • 39 - Levi McAllister - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 3 - Zach Stephenson - Sophomore
  • 4 - Korey Morton - Junior
  • 6 - Drew Kron - Freshman
  • 11 - Jake Studley - Graduate Student
  • 26 - T.C. Simmons - Redshirt Senior
  • 37 - Gavin Greger - Freshman
  • 46 - Niko Brini - Freshman
  

Infielders

  • 1 - Bryan Padilla - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 7 - Ryan Daniels - Freshman
  • 8 - Noah Sorensen - Freshman
  • 9 - Ryan Juliano - Freshman
  • 10 - David Smith - Redshirt Junior
  • 20 - Luke Broadhurst - Graduate Student
  • 23 - Paul Tammaro - Graduate Student
  • 27 - Jack Petersen - Redshirt Freshman
  • 30 - Chris Brown - Junior

Utility

  • 31 - Dominic Freeberger - Graduate Student

Coaches

2023 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff[2]
  • 16 – Jim Penders – Head coach – 20th season
  • 29 – Jeff Hourigan – Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator – 12th season
  • 33 – Joshua MacDonald – Assistant coach – 12th season
  • 14 – Chris Podeszwa – Volunteer assistant coach – 20th season

Schedule

Legend
  UConn win
  UConn loss
  Cancellation
Bold UConn team member
* Non-Conference game
2023 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log[3]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record
Feb 17 vs Ohio State* CoolToday Park • Venice, FL L 0–3 Coupet (1–0) Cooke (0–1) Beidelschies (1) 3,685 0–1
Feb 18 vs Ohio State* Ed Smith Stadium • Sarasota, FL W 9–6 Sullivan (1–0) Eckhardt (0–1) Kirby (1) 307 1–1
Feb 19 vs Ohio State* Ed Smith Stadium • Sarasota, FL W 8–6 Fogell (1–0) Baird (0–1) Willis (1) 522 2–1
Feb 20 vs Ohio State* Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL L 5–10 Jenkins (1–0) Quinn (0–1) None 176 2–2
Feb 24 at Cal Poly* Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 11–1010 Kirby (1–0) Sagouspe (0–1) None 490 3–2
Feb 25 at California* Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 2–4 Sullivan (1–0) Sullivan (1–1) Stamos (1) 528 3–3
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record
Mar 3 at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 6–4 Cooke (1–1) Cooley (1–2) Willis (1) 659 4–3
Mar 4 at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
Mar 5 at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
Mar 7 Hartford* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Mar 10 at Hawaii* Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI
Mar 11 at Hawaii* Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI
Mar 12 at Hawaii* Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI
Mar 13 at Hawaii* Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI
Mar 16 at San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
Mar 17 at San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
Mar 18 at San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
Mar 19 at San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
Mar 22 UMass* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Mar 24 Rutgers* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Mar 25 Rutgers* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Mar 26 Rutgers* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Mar 28 Boston College* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Mar 31 UMBC* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record
Apr 1 UMBC* Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT
Apr 2 UMBC* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 4 Columbia* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 6 at St. John's Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY
Apr 6 at St. John's Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY
Apr 8 at St. John's Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY
Apr 10 Central Connecticut* Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT
Apr 11 Bryant* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 14 at Xavier J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH
Apr 15 at Xavier J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH
Apr 16 at Xavier J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH
Apr 18 Northeastern* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 19 at Boston College* Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA
Apr 21 Georgetown Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 22 Georgetown Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 23 Georgetown Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 25 Yale* Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT
Apr 26 Army* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 28 at Villanova Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA
Apr 29 at Villanova Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA
Apr 30 at Villanova Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record
May 5 Seton Hall Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 6 Seton Hall Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 7 Seton Hall Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 9 LIU* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 10 Hofstra Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 12 Butler Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 13 Butler Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 14 Butler Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 16 at Rhode Island* Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI
May 18 at Creighton Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NE
May 19 at Creighton Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NE
May 20 at Creighton Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NE
Post-season
Big East Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BET Record
May 25 TBD Prasco Park • Mason, OH
May 26 TBD Prasco Park • Mason, OH

Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

References

  1. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 Baseball Roster". UConn Huskies. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "2023 Schedule". UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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