The Central Connecticut Blue Devils are composed of 16 teams representing Central Connecticut State University in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball and football. Women's sports include volleyball, lacrosse, swimming & diving, and softball. The Blue Devils compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Northeast Conference.
Teams Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross country Cross country Lacrosse Football Soccer Soccer Softball Track & field† Swimming & Diving Track & field† Volleyball
Facilities SportFacilityCapacity Baseball CCSU Baseball Field Basketball William H. Detrick Gymnasium 2,654 Cross Country Stanley Quarter Park Football Arute Field 5,500 Lacrosse Arute Field5,500 Soccer CCSU Soccer Field 1,000 Softball CCSU Softball Field Swimming & divingJack Suydam Natatorium Track & field CCSU Track & field Volleyball William H. Detrick Gymnasium 2,654
Notable alumni
Baseball
Ricky Bottalico – pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies; analyst, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia John Hirschbeck – MLB umpire Alfred "Skip" Jutze – catcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, and Seattle Mariners Evan Scribner – Relief pitcher, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners
Basketball Corsley Edwards – center and forward, New Orleans Hornets Keith Closs – center, Los Angeles Clippers
Football Steve Addazio – Assistant coaching positions: Syracuse, Indiana, Notre Dame, and Florida; Head Coach: Temple University (2011–2012), Head Coach: Boston College (2013–2019), Head Coach: Colorado State (2020–2021) Al Bagnoli – Head Coach, the University of Pennsylvania Dave Campo – Head Coach, the Dallas Cowboys; Defensive coach, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, University of Kentucky Jake Dolegala – Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots Justise Hairston – New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts Scott Pioli – General Manager of the Kansas City Chiefs. Mike Sherman – Head coach, Green Bay Packers and Texas A&M Aggies John Skladany – Defensive coordinator, Houston Cougars; special teams assistant, University of Central Florida Knights.
References
External links
CCSU Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils Apparel