2023 UConn Huskies baseball team

2023 UConn Huskies baseball
2023 UConn Huskies baseball
Big East Conference regular season champions
Gainesville Regional
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	43–15 (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 stadium	Elliot Ballpark
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Big East Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 - Sophomore
18 - Jack Sullivan - Sophomore
21 - Andrew Sears - Junior
22 - Ian Cooke - Sophomore
24 - Michael Quigley - Junior
25 - Thomas Ellisen - Freshman
32 - Mitchell Pascarella - 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 - 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 - 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 - Senior
37 - Gavin Greger - Freshman
46 - Niko Brini - Freshman

Infielders

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