2021 UConn Huskies baseball team


The 2021 UConn Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Elliot Ballpark, their brand new stadium on campus in Storrs, Connecticut.[2][3] The team is coached by Jim Penders, in his 18th season at UConn. The Huskies played their first season back in the Big East Conference, having departed the American Athletic Conference. They finished in first place with a 13–4 record, won the Big East tournament for the 4th time in program history, and made their 22nd appearance in an NCAA Regional.

2021 UConn Huskies baseball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record34–19 (13–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Hourigan (10th season)
  • Joshua McDonald (10th season)
  • Chris Podeszwa (18th season)
Home stadiumElliot Ballpark
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UConn  ‍y 13 4   .765 34 19   .642
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 24 15   .615
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 23 25   .479
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 15 11   .577 28 26   .519
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 21 14   .600
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 10 16   .385 19 21   .475
Butler  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 14 23   .378
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6 19   .240 6 25   .194
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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The Huskies posted an overall record of 8–5 in the Covid-19-shortened 2020 season. The season was canceled before they could open Elliot Ballpark, and so will inaugurate it in 2021.

Personnel

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Roster

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2021 Connecticut Huskies roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 – Ben CaspariusJunior
  • 10 – Colby Dunlop – Junior
  • 15 – Hector Alejandro – Freshman
  • 20 – Brendan O'Donnell – Freshman
  • 21 – Reggie Crawford – Freshman
  • 23 – Sam Favieri – Freshman
  • 24 – Caleb Wurster –   Sophomore
  • 25 – Joe Simeone – Junior
  • 31 – Jimmy Wang –   Sophomore
  • 34 – Randy Polonia – Senior
  • 36 – Justin Willis – Junior
  • 37 – Kenny Campbell –   Junior
  • 38 – Garrett Coe – Freshman
  • 39 – Bobby McBride – Freshman
  • 40 – Angus Mayock –   Sophomore
  • 42 – Pat Gallagher – Freshman
  • 45 – Kenneth Haus – Senior
  • 46 – Andrew Marrero – Freshman
  • 47 – Erik Stock – Junior
  • 49 – Austin Peterson – Junior
  • 50 – Devin Kirby – Junior
  • – Mason Kolean –   Freshman
  • – Leo Socci – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 2 – Ryan Hyde – Freshman
  • 32 – Ciaran Devenney – Graduate Student
  • 43 – Pat Winkel – Sophomore
  • 44 – David Christoforo – Freshman
  • – Matt Donlan –   Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 3 – Kyler Fedko – Sophomore
  • 4 – Korey Morton – Freshman
  • 12 – Kevin Ferrer –   Freshman
  • 22 – Ben Maycock –   Junior
  • 26 – T.C. Simmons –   Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 1 – Bryan Padilla – Freshman
  • 6 – Andy Hague –   Sophomore
  • 7 – Christian Fedko – Junior
  • 8 – Zach Bushling – Junior
  • 11 – Chris Winkel – Senior
  • 13 – Phoenix Billings – Freshman
  • 19 – Will Lucas – Sophomore
  • 27 – Todd Petersen – Freshman
  • 30 – Chris Brown – Freshman
  • 41 – David Langer – Senior
  • – David Smith –   Freshman

Coaches

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2021 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff[5]
  • 16 – Jim Penders – Head coach – 18th season
  • 29 – Jeff Hourigan – Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator – 10th season
  • 33 – Joshua MacDonald – Assistant coach – 10th season
  • 14 – Chris Podeszwa – Volunteer assistant coach – 18th season

Schedule

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Legend
  UConn win
  UConn loss
  Cancellation
Bold UConn team member
* Non-Conference game
2021 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log[6]
Regular season
Post-season

Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Gavin Keefe (October 25, 2020). "Elliot Ballpark is UConn's new home, sweet baseball hom". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Dom Amore (October 4, 2020). "With a new ballpark and top-shelf talent, UConn baseball team works for a special season". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". UConn Huskies. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Coaches". Connecticut Huskies. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Schedule". UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2021.