The 1979 Connecticut Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies were led by Larry Panciera in his 18th and final year as head coach, and played as part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a collection of northeastern universities with no other conference affiliation. Connecticut posted a 31–13 record, won the ECAC, and reached the 1979 College World Series, their fifth appearance in the penultimate college baseball event. The Huskies lost both games in the College World Series, being eliminated by eventual champion Cal State Fullerton.
Roster - Raymond Bailey - Steven Cannata - Thomas Capalbo - John Chapman - James Considine - Joseph Dippel - Dennis Donovan - Allan Garray - Carl Guzzardi - Robert Hoffer - Michael Johnson - Dennis Long - Mark McMahon - Tally Noble - Mike Panciera - Ben Ruggles - Richard Tasi - Joseph Vincente - Gary Woodfield Pitchers 33 - Colin McLaughlin - Mark Winters
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Infielders
Outfielders - Randy Lavigne
Schedule 1979 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log Regular season March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 10 at Greenville, NC W 4–3 1–0 Mar 11 at East Carolina Greenville, NC L 0–4 1–1 Mar 12 at East Carolina Greenville, NC L 0–5 1–2 Mar 12 at East Carolina Greenville, NC L 0–6 1–3 Mar 13 at Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 1–0 2–3 Mar 14 at Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 17–8 3–3 Mar 15 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–9 3–4 Mar at Baltimore, MD L 2–3 3–5 Mar 24 at Queens, NY W 10–3 4–5 Mar 31 at New Rochelle, NY W 26–1 5–5 April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 7 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT 0–3 5–6 Apr 7 New Hampshire J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 11–5 6–6 Apr 11 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 1–0 7–6 Apr 17 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 9–1 8–6 Apr 18 at Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI W 3–0 9–6 Apr 18 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI W 9–1 10–6 Apr 19 at Parsons Field • Brookline, MA W 4–2 11–6 Apr 21 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 3–2 12–6 Apr 21 UMass J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT L 0–3 12–7 Apr 22 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 5–4 13–7 Apr 23 at Chestnut Hill, MA W 18–9 14–7 Apr 24 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 12–5 15–7 Apr 24 Brown J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 5–3 16–7 Apr 25 at Providence Providence, RI W 8–4 17–7 Apr 28 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 6–5 18–7 Apr 28 Vermont J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 6–3 19–7 Apr 29 Northeastern J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 6–5 20–7 May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 2 at UMass Earl Lorden Field • Amherst, MA W 6–1 21–7 May 3 at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 1–0 22–7 May 5 at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 0–7 22–8 May 5 at Maine Orono, ME L 1–5 22–9 May 7 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 8–7 23–9 Post-season Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ECACT Record May 18 Fairfield Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 1–2 23–10 0–1 May 18 Maine Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 4–0 24–10 1–1 May 19 Fairfield Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 12–2 25–10 2–1 May 20 UMass Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 14–10 26–10 3–1 May 20 UMass Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 8–1 27–10 4–1 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional record May 25 at Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 5–4 28–10 1–0 May 26 St. John's Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 3–6 28–11 1–1 May 27 Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 15–0 29–11 2–1 May 27 St. John's Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 14–4 30–11 3–1 May 28 St. John's Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 4–0 31–11 4–1 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 1 Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–11 31–12 0–1 June 2 Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–8 31–13 0–2
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