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2020 UConn Huskies baseball team

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2020 UConn Huskies baseball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (0–0 The American)
Head coach
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
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

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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

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Roster

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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

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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

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Legend
  UConn win
  UConn loss
  Cancellation
Bold UConn team member
* Non-Conference game
2020 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log[5]
Regular season
Postseason

Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

References

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  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.