The 2022 UConn Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Elliot Ballpark on campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The team was coached by Jim Penders, in his 19th season at UConn. They played as members of the Big East Conference.

The Huskies won the Big East Regular season and Tournament titles for the second year in a row. They were invited to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament where they won the College Park Regional and surpassed the 2010 Huskies for most wins in program history. They were defeated two games to one by second overall seed Stanford in the Stanford Super Regional, ending their season.

Previous season The Huskies compiled a 34–19 record, 13–4 in the Big East, finishing in first place and winning the Big East tournament. They finished with a record of 1–2 in the NCAA South Bend Regional.

Personnel

Roster 2022 Connecticut Huskies roster Pitchers 11 - Joe Wozny - Freshman 15 - Hector Alejandro - Sophomore 18 - Jack Sullivan - Freshman 20 - Brendan O'Donnell - Sophomore 21 - Reggie Crawford - Sophomore 22 - Ian Cooke - Freshman 23 - Sam Favieri - Sophomore 24 - Cole Chudoba - Graduate Student 31 - Jimmy Wang - Junior 32 - Mitchell Pascarella - Freshman 34 - Brady Afthim - Freshman 36 - Justin Willis - Senior 37 - Kenny Campbell - Senior 38 - Garrett Coe - Sophomore 39 - Bobby McBride - Sophomore 40 - Braden Quinn - Freshman 41 - Ramsey Collins - Freshman 42 - Pat Gallagher - Sophomore 45 - Curren Larson - Junior 46 - Enzo Stefanoni - Graduate Student 47 - Erik Stock - Senior 49 - Austin Peterson - Senior 50 - Devin Kirby - Senior 51 - Leo Socci - Sophomore 53 - Thomas Ellisen - Freshman Catchers 2 - Ryan Hyde - Sophomore 5 - Matt Garbowski - Freshman 43 - Matt Donlan - Junior

Outfielders 3 - Zach Stephenson - Freshman 4 - Korey Morton - Sophomore 9 - Casey Dana - Graduate Student 12 - Kevin Ferrer - Sophomore 13 - Phoenix Billings - Sophomore 26 - T.C. Simmons - Junior Infielders 1 - Bryan Padilla - Sophomore 7 - Christian Fedko - Senior 8 - Zach Bushling - Senior 10 - David Smith - Sophomore 30 - Chris Brown - Sophomore 44 - Ben Huber - Graduate Student 52 - Jack Petersen - Freshman 54 - Jackson Ferrigno - Freshman

Coaches 2022 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff16 – Jim Penders – Head coach – 19th season 29 – Jeff Hourigan – Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator – 11th season 33 – Joshua MacDonald – Assistant coach – 11th season 14 – Chris Podeszwa – Volunteer assistant coach – 19th season

Schedule Legend UConn win UConn loss CancellationBoldUConn team member * Non-Conference game

2022 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log Regular season February (5–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record Feb 18 at * USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 5–410 Cooke (1–0) Kerkering (0–1) Willis (1) 1,637 1–0 Feb 19 vs Charlotte* USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL L 3–7 Rossi (1–0) Gallagher (0–1) Bruce (1) 1–1 Feb 20 vs Louisville* USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 9–2 Stefanoni (1–0) Ferris (0–1) None 2–1 Feb 25 at * Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 11–5 Peterson (1–0) Roca (0–2) Cooke (1) 423 3–1 Feb 26 at North Florida* Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 11–0 Gallagher (1–1) Tadlock (0–1) None 396 4–1 Feb 27 at North Florida* Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 5–3 Willis (1–0) Chappell (0–1) None 368 5–1 March (12–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record Mar 4 at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL W 4–2 Cooke (2–0) Tiburcio (1–1) Willis (2) 515 6–1 Mar 5 at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL W 9–1 Gallagher (2–1) Martin (0–2) None 7–1 Mar 6 at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL W 15–0 Stefanoni (2–0) Cabarcas (2–1) None 416 8–1 Mar 8 * Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 8–3 Alejandro (1–0) Blaisell (0–3) None 983 9–1 Mar 11 at * Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA W 6–2 Peterson (2–0) Llewellyn (1–2) None 387 10–1 Mar 12 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA W 3–2 Gallagher (3–1) Hinkel (1–1) Willis (3) 387 11–1 Mar 13 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA L 5–6 Morrow (2–0) Stefanoni (2–1) Georges (4) 398 11–2 Mar 15 at No. 25 Southern California* Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–1 Cooke (3–0) Hoopingarner (0–1) None 311 12–2 Mar 16 at * Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 1–7 Voelker (2–0) Alejandro (1–1) None 1,457 12–3 Mar 19 at * Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA W 8–7 Peterson (3–0) Tonnerre (0–1) Coe (1) 388 13–3 Mar 20 at UC San Diego* Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA W 3–2 Gallagher (4–1) Conlon (1–4) O'Donnell (1) 308 14–3 Mar 21 at UC San Diego* No. 25 Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA L 7–8 Martinez (2–1) O'Donnell (0–1) None 303 14–4 Mar 23 * No. 25 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 9–1 Cole (1–0) MacDonald (0–2) None 658 15–4 Mar 25 Rhode Island* No. 25 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 19–2 Peterson (4–0) Andrade (0–1) Quinn (1) 767 16–4 Mar 26 at Rhode Island* No. 25 Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI L 2–6 Picone (1–3) Gallagher (4–2) Sposato (2) 206 16–5 Mar 27 Rhode Island* No. 25 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 4–1 Stefanoni (3–1) Leveque (0–5) Willis (5) 907 17–5 Mar 29 * No. 25 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 3–5 Leake (1–0) Chudoba (0–1) Ryan (1) 527 17–6 April (19–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record Apr 1 at * No. 25 Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH W 4–3 Peterson (5–0) Dell (3–1) Willis (5) 247 18–6 Apr 2 at Kent State* No. 25 Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH W 8–6 Cooke (4–0) Vera (0–2) Willis (6) 267 19–6 Apr 3 at Kent State* No. 25 Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH L 4–5 Rippl (1–1) Sullivan (0–1) None 231 19–7 Apr 5 * No. 25 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 25–6 O'Donnell (1–1) Buchek (0–2) None 402 20–7 Apr 6 * No. 25 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 10–1 Quinn (1–0) Healy (1–1) None 220 21–7 Apr 8 No. 25 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 12–7 Peterson (6–0) Rodriguez (1–3) None 432 22–7 1–0 Apr 9 St. John's No. 25 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 13–0 Gallagher (5–2) Backman (1–1) None 551 23–7 2–0 Apr 10 St. John's No. 25 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 10–0 Stefanoni (4–1) Fauci (2–2) None 583 24–7 3–0 Apr 12 * No. 18 Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT W 15–4 Cooke (5–0) Hacker (0–2) None 1,068 25–7 Apr 14 at No. 18 Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ W 7–6 Peterson (7–0) Waldis (1–6) Willis (7) 123 26–7 4–0 Apr 16 at Seton Hall No. 18 Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ W 3–2 Gallagher (6–2) Payero (0–4) Willis (8) 194 27–7 5–0 Apr 16 at Seton Hall No. 18 Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ W 14–2 Stefanoni (5–1) O'Neill (2–5) None DH 28–7 6–0 Apr 19 * No. 15 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 28–11 Chudoba (2–1) Wittman (0–1) None 659 29–7 Apr 20 at Boston College* No. 15 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA W 8–0 Cooke (6–0) Delongchamp (2–1) None 248 30–7 Apr 22 No. 15 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 4–1 Peterson (8–0) Patten (2–6) Willis (9) 833 31–7 7–0 Apr 23 Villanova No. 15 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 1–4 Arella (3–2) Gallagher (6–3) Wilkinson (2) 934 31–8 7–1 Apr 24 Villanova No. 15 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 2–1 O'Donnell (2–1) Cole (0–2) None 734 32–8 8–1 Apr 26 at * No. 15 Parsons Field • Brookline, MA W 5–2 O'Donnell (3–1) Balboni (0–1) Willis (10) 71 33–8 Apr 27 * No. 15 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 8–4 Cooke (7–0) Chatfield (2–1) None 343 34–8 Apr 29 at No. 15 Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN W 8–7 Sullivan (1–1) Barokas (2–4) Willis (11) 129 35–8 9–1 Apr 30 at Butler No. 15 Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN W 14–7 Gallagher (7–3) Bosecker (0–6) None 401 36–8 10–1 May (7–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record May 1 at Butler No. 15 Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN W 17–4 Stefanoni (6–1) MacCauley (3–2) None 375 37–8 11–1 May 6 No. 15 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 3–1 Peterson (3–1) Tebrake (6–2) Willis (12) 520 38–8 12–1 May 7 Creighton No. 15 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 6–5 Coe (1–0) Cancellieri (5–2) Willis (13) 650 39–8 13–1 May 8 Creighton No. 15 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 6–5 Kirby (1–0) Steir (3–1) None 521 40–8 14–1 May 10 Northeastern* No. 13 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 4–9 Gigliotti (2–1) Cooke (7–1) None 509 40–9 May 13 No. 13 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 2–7 Lynch (8–0) Peterson (9–1) None 712 40–10 14–2 May 14 Xavier No. 13 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 11–3 Gallagher (8–2) Kelly (3–1) Coe (2) 917 41–10 15–2 May 15 Xavier No. 13 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 17–6 Kirby (2–0) Gadd (5–4) None 1,308 42–10 16–2 May 17 at Bryant* No. 16 Conaty Park • Smithfield, RI W 9–2 Chudoba (3–1) Turner (1–2) None 100 43–10 May 19 at No. 16 Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD L 2–13 Bosch (6–3) Peterson (9–2) Tonas (7) 479 43–11 16–3 May 20 at Georgetown No. 16 Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD L 13–14 DeRoche (1–1) Willis (1–1) None 597 43–12 16–4 May 21 at Georgetown No. 16 Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD L 5–6 Redfern (2–1) Coe (1–1) None 487 43–13 16–5 Postseason (6–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BET Record May 26 (4) Georgetown (1) Prasco Park • Mason, OH W 4–0 Peterson (10–2) Bosch (6–4) None 44–13 1–0 May 27 (2) Creighton (1) Prasco Park • Mason, OH W 7–1 Gallagher (9–3) Lommel (1–5) None 45–13 2–0 May 28 (3) Xavier (1) Prasco Park • Mason, OH W 7–2 Coe (2–1) Bailey (0–2) None 2,309 46–13 3–0 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 3 (2) (3) Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MD W 8–7 Willis (2–1) Minacci (2–4) None 1,679 47–13 1–0 June 4 No. 12 (1) Maryland (3) Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MD W 10–5 Gallagher (10–3) Savacool (8–3) Willis (15) 3,000 48–13 2–0 June 5 No. 12 (1) Maryland (3) Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MD L 6–7 Johnson (2–0) Kirby (2–1) None 2,568 48–14 2–1 June 6 No. 12 (1) Maryland (3) Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MD W 11–8 Cooke (8–1) Johnson (2–1) Willis (16) 3,000 49–14 3–1 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SR Record June 11 No. 2 (2) Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 13–12 Gallagher (11–3) Williams (8–3) None 2,673 50–14 1–0 June 12 No. 2 (2) Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 2–8 Pancer (3–0) Peterson (11–3) Mathews (8) 2,756 50–15 1–1 June 13 No. 2 (2) Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 5–10 Bruno (6–1) Coe (2–2) Mathews (9) 2,689 50–16 1–2 Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

Big East tournament

Big East tournament teams(1) UConn Huskies(2) Creighton Bluejays(3) Xavier Musketeers(4) Georgetown Hoyas

Ranking movements

References