American college baseball season
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[edit]
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[edit]
Coaches[edit]
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
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Schedule[edit]
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. |
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College World Series appearances in italics |