2020 UConn Huskies baseball team

American college baseball season

2020 UConn Huskies baseball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (0–0 The American)
Head coach
  • Jim Penders (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Hourigan (9th season)
  • Joshua McDonald (9th season)
  • Chris Podeszwa (17th season)
Home stadiumElliot Ballpark
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Tulane  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 2   .882
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 2   .867
No. 12 UCF  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 15 – 3   .833
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 4   .765
UConn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 7   .588
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 8   .467
Houston  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 9   .400
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 11   .353
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 12, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2020 UConn Huskies baseball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies play their home games at Elliot Ballpark, their brand new stadium on campus in Storrs, Connecticut.[2] The team is coached by Jim Penders, in his 17th season at UConn.

On March 12, 2020, the season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Previous season

The Huskies posted an overall record of 39–25 in 2019, finishing 4th in the American with a 12–12 record. They reached the 2019 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament final, where they fell to Cincinnati. In the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional, the Huskies also advanced to the final, forcing a decisive game, before falling to host Oklahoma State.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Connecticut Huskies roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 10 - Colby Dunlop - Junior
  • 18 - Josh Cohen - Freshman
  • 21 - Reggie Crawford - Freshman
  • 23 - Sam Favieri - Freshman
  • 24 - Caleb Wurster - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 25 - Joe Simeone - Junior
  • 26 - Tim Pfaffenbichler - Redshirt Freshman
  • 31 - Jimmy Wang - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 - Nick Krauth - Junior
  • 34 - Randy Polonia - Redshirt Senior
  • 36 - Justin Willis - Junior
  • 38 - Ben Casparius - Junior
  • 39 - Leif Bigelow - Redshirt Freshman
  • 40 - Angus Mayock - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 42 - Pat Gallagher - Freshman
  • 44 - Max Nielsen - Freshman
  • 45 - Kenneth Haus - Senior
  • 46 - Andrew Marrero - Freshman
  • 47 - Erik Stock - Junior
  • - Garrett Coe - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 2 - Cole Brodnansky - Senior
  • 9 - Paul Gozzo - Redshirt Junior
  • 43 - Pat Winkel - Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 3 - Kyler Fedko - Sophomore
  • 4 - Michael Chiovitti - Senior
  • 12 - Kevin Ferrer - Redshirt Freshman
  • 13 - Anthony Nucerino - Redshirt Junior
  • 22 - Ben Maycock - Redshirt Junior
  

Infielders

  • 1 - Tyler Griggs - Freshman
  • 5 - Matt Bonvicini - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 6 - Andy Hague - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 7 - Christian Fedko - Junior
  • 8 - Zach Bushling - Junior
  • 11 - Chris Winkel - Senior
  • 19 - Will Lucas - Sophomore
  • 20 - Conor Moriarty - Senior
  • 27 - Todd Petersen - Freshman
  • 30 - Chris Brown - Freshman
  • 37 - Zach Donahue - Freshman
  • 41 - David Langer - Senior

Coaches

2020 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff[4]
  • 16 – Jim Penders – Head coach – 17th season
  • 29 – Jeff Hourigan – Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator – 9th season
  • 33 – Joshua MacDonald – Assistant coach – 9th season
  • 14 – Chris Podeszwa – Volunteer assistant coach – 17th season

Schedule

Legend
  UConn win
  UConn loss
  Cancellation
Bold UConn team member
* Non-Conference game
2020 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log[5]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record
Feb 14 vs Cal Poly* Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ
(MLB4 Tournament)		 L 0–5 Dollard (1–0) Simeone (0–1) Villalobos (1) 531 0–1
Feb 15 vs No. 2 Vanderbilt* Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ
(MLB4 Tournament)		 L 1–6 Rocker (1–0) Stock (0–1) Hliboki (1) 612 0–2
Feb 16 vs No. 13 Michigan* Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ
(MLB4 Tournament)		 W 7–1 Krauth (1–0) Paige (0–1) None 502 1–2
Feb 21 vs No. 9 Michigan* First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL W 8–7 Haus (1–0) Keizer (1–1) Wurster (1) 250 2–2
Feb 22 vs No. 9 Michigan* First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL L 2–14 Hajjar (2–0) Dunlop (0–1) Denner (1) 440 2–3
Feb 23 vs No. 9 Michigan* First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL W 9–2 Krauth (2–0) Beers (1–1) None 475 3–3
Feb 28 at New Orleans* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 3–8 Turpin (1–0) Lucas (0–1) None 228 3–4
Feb 29 at New Orleans* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 8–17 Orze (2–0) Dunlop (0–2) None 498 3–5
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record
Mar 1 at New Orleans* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA W 9–2 Krauth (3–0) Holstein (0–2) None 313 4–5
Mar 6 at Presbyterian* Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC W 20–1 Krauth (4–0) Miles (1–1) None 5–5
Mar 7 at Presbyterian* Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC W 7–1 Simeone (1–1) Fowler (1–1) Gallagher (1) 115 6–5
Mar 8 at Presbyterian* Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC W 4–3 Wurster (1–0) Paradis (1–2) None 75 7–5
Mar 10 at Hartford* Fiondella Field • Hartford, CT W 5–2 Lucas (1–1) Myers (1–1) Wurster (2) 210 8–5
Mar 13 vs Monmouth* Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA Cancelled
Mar 14 vs Harvard* Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA Cancelled
Mar 15 at Richmond* Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA Cancelled
Mar 16 vs Iona* Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA Cancelled
Mar 17 vs Harvard* Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA Cancelled
Mar 20 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH Cancelled
Mar 21 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH Cancelled
Mar 22 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH Cancelled
Mar 24 at Boston College* Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA Cancelled
Mar 27 at Seton Hall* Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ Cancelled
Mar 28 at Seton Hall* Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ Cancelled
Mar 29 Seton Hall* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Mar 31 at Fairfield* Alumni Baseball Diamond • Fairfield, CT Cancelled
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record
Apr 1 Stony Brook* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 3 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL Cancelled
Apr 4 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL Cancelled
Apr 5 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL Cancelled
Apr 7 Bryant* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 9 UCF Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 10 UCF Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 11 UCF Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 14 UMass Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 15 at Northeastern* Parsons Field • Brookline, MA Cancelled
Apr 17 East Carolina Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 18 East Carolina Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 19 East Carolina Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 21 Rhode Island* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Apr 22 at Army* Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field • West Point, NY Cancelled
Apr 24 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN Cancelled
Apr 25 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN Cancelled
Apr 26 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN Cancelled
Apr 28 at Central Connecticut* Balf–Savin Field • New Britain, CT Cancelled
Apr 29 Army* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record
May 1 Houston Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT Cancelled
May 2 Houston Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
May 3 Houston Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
May 8 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Cancelled
May 9 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Cancelled
May 10 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Cancelled
May 12 at Rhode Island* Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI Cancelled
May 14 Tulane Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT Cancelled
May 15 Tulane Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
May 16 Tulane Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Postseason
AAC Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AACT Record
May 19 TBD Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL Cancelled
May 20 TBD Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL Cancelled

Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

References

  1. ^ "2020 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Alex Putterman (October 24, 2019). "UConn stadium construction on schedule; baseball venue expected to open for 2020 season". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Baseball Roster". UConn Huskies. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Coaches". Connecticut Huskies. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Schedule". UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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