2022 UConn Huskies baseball team

2022 Big East Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of March 24, 2022; Rankings from D1Baseball

2022 UConn Huskies baseball
2022 UConn Huskies baseball
Conference	Big East Conference
2022 record	14–4 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Penders (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Hourigan (11th season); Joshua McDonald (11th season); Chris Podeszwa (19th season);
Home stadium	Elliot Ballpark
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 UConn Huskies baseball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies play their home games at Elliot Ballpark on campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The team is coached by Jim Penders, in his 18th season at UConn. They play as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous Season[]

The Huskies compiled a 34–19 record, 13–4 in the Big East, finishing in first place and winning the Big East Tournament.

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2022 Connecticut Huskies roster^[2]

Pitchers

11 - Joe Wozny - Freshman
15 - Hector Alejandro - Sophomore
18 - Jack Sullivan - Freshman
20 - Brendan O'Donnell - Sophomore
21 - Reggie Crawford - Sophomore
22 - Ian Cooke - Freshman
23 - Sam Favieri - Sophomore
24 - Cole Chudoba - Graduate Student
31 - Jimmy Wang - Redshirt Junior
32 - Mitchell Pascarella - Freshman
34 - Brady Afthim - Freshman
36 - Justin Willis - Senior
37 - Kenny Campbell - Redshirt Senior
38 - Garrett Coe - Sophomore
39 - Bobby McBride - Sophomore
40 - Braden Quinn - Freshman
41 - Ramsey Collins - Freshman
42 - Pat Gallagher - Sophomore
45 - Curren Larson - Junior
46 - Enzo Stefanoni - Graduate Student
47 - Erik Stock - Senior
49 - Austin Peterson - Senior
50 - Devin Kirby - Senior
51 - Leo Socci - Sophomore
53 - Thomas Ellisen - Freshman

Catchers

2 - Ryan Hyde - Sophomore
5 - Matt Garbowski - Freshman
43 - Matt Donlan - Redshirt Junior

Outfielders

3 - Zach Stephenson - Freshman
4 - Korey Morton - Sophomore
9 - Casey Dana - Graduate Student
12 - Kevin Ferrer - Redshirt Sophomore
13 - Phoenix Billings - Sophomore
26 - T.C. Simmons - Redshirt Junior

Infielders

1 - Bryan Padilla - Sophomore
7 - Christian Fedko - Senior
8 - Zach Bushling - Senior
10 - David Smith - Redshirt Sophomore
30 - Chris Brown - Sophomore
44 - Ben Huber - Graduate Student
52 - Jack Petersen - Freshman
54 - Jackson Ferrigno - Freshman

Coaches[]

2022 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff^[2]
16 – Jim Penders – Head Coach – 19th season 29 – Jeff Hourigan – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 11th season 33 – Joshua MacDonald – Assistant Coach – 11th season 14 – Chris Podeszwa – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 19th season

Schedule[]

Legend
	UConn win
	UConn loss
	Cancellation
Bold	UConn team member
*	Non-Conference game

2022 Connecticut Huskies Baseball Game Log^[3]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BE Record
Feb 18	at South Florida*		USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 5–4¹⁰	Cooke (1–0)	Kerkering (0–1)	Willis (1)	1,637	1–0
Feb 19	vs Charlotte*		USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	L 3–7	Rossi (1–0)	Gallagher (0–1)	Bruce (1)		1–1
Feb 20	vs Louisville*		USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 9–2	Stefanoni (1–0)	Ferris (0–1)	None		2–1
Feb 25	at North Florida*		Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 11–5	Peterson (1–0)	Roca (0–2)	Cooke (1)	423	3–1
Feb 26	at North Florida*		Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 11–0	Gallagher (1–1)	Tadlock (0–1)	None	396	4–1
Feb 27	at North Florida*		Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 5–3	Willis (1–0)	Chappell (0–1)	None	368	5–1

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BE Record
Mar 4	at FIU*		Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL	W 4–2	Cooke (2–0)	Tiburcio (1–1)	Willis (2)	515	6–1
Mar 5	at FIU*		Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL	W 9–1	Gallagher (2–1)	Martin (0–2)	None		7–1
Mar 6	at FIU*		Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL	W 15–0	Stefanoni (2–0)	Cabarcas (2–1)	None	416	8–1
Mar 8	Hartford*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 8–3	Alejandro (1–0)	Blaisell (0–3)	None	983	9–1
Mar 11	at Pepperdine*		Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA	W 6–2	Peterson (2–0)	Llewellyn (1–2)	None	387	10–1
Mar 12	at Pepperdine*		Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA	W 3–2	Gallagher (3–1)	Hinkel (1–1)	Willis (3)	387	11–1
Mar 13	at Pepperdine*		Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA	L 5–6	Morrow (2–0)	Stefanoni (2–1)	Georges (4)	398	11–2
Mar 15	at No. 25 Southern California*		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–1	Cooke (3–0)	Hoopingarner (0–1)	None	311	12–2
Mar 16	at Long Beach State*		Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 1–7	Voelker (2–0)	Alejandro (1–1)	None	1,457	12–3
Mar 19	at UC San Diego*		Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA	W 8–7	Peterson (3–0)	Tonnerre (0–1)	Coe (1)	388	13–3
Mar 20	at UC San Diego*		Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA	W 3–2	Gallagher (4–1)	Conlon (1–4)	O'Donnell (1)	308	14–3
Mar 21	at UC San Diego*	No. 25	Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA	L 7–8	Martinez (2–1)	O'Donnell (0–1)	None	303	14–4
Mar 23	Bryant*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Mar 25	Rhode Island*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Mar 26	at Rhode Island*		Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI
Mar 27	Rhode Island*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Mar 29	Boston College*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BE Record
Apr 1	at Kent State*		Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH
Apr 2	at Kent State*		Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH
Apr 3	at Kent State*		Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH
Apr 5	Central Connecticut*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 6	Merrimack*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 8	St. John's		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 9	St. John's		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 10	St. John's		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 12	Marist*		Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT
Apr 14	at Seton Hall		Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ
Apr 16	at Seton Hall		Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ
Apr 19	UMass*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 20	at Boston College*		Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA
Apr 22	Villanova		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 23	Villanova		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 24	Villanova		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 26	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field • Brookline, MA
Apr 27	Yale*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Apr 29	at Butler		Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN
Apr 30	at Butler		Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BE Record
May 1	at Butler		Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN
May 6	Creighton		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 7	Creighton		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 8	Creighton		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 10	Northeastern*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 13	Xavier		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 14	Xavier		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 15	Xavier		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
May 17	at Bryant*		Conaty Park • Smithfield, RI
May 19	at Georgetown		Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD
May 20	at Georgetown		Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD
May 21	at Georgetown		Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD

Post-Season

Big East Tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BET Record
May 26	TBD		Prasco Park • Mason, OH
May 27	TBD		Prasco Park • Mason, OH

Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

References[]

^ "2022 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Baseball Roster". UConn Huskies. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
^ "2022 Schedule". UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[1] "2022 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[roster-2] "2022 Baseball Roster". UConn Huskies. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

[3] "2022 Schedule". UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

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2022 Big East Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 25 UConn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	14	–	4	–	0	.778
Georgetown ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	12	–	7	–	0	.632
Creighton ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	9	–	6	–	0	.600
Butler ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	9	–	10	–	0	.474
Xavier ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	8	–	13	–	0	.381
St. John's ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	6	–	14	–	0	.300
Villanova ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	13	–	1	.206
Seton Hall ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	16	–	0	.059

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 24, 2022^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball