American college baseball season
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[ 2]
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 -
32 - Mitchell Pascarella - Freshman
34 - Brady Afthim - Freshman
36 - Justin Willis - Senior
37 - Kenny Campbell -
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 - Outfielders
3 - Zach Stephenson - Freshman
4 - Korey Morton - Sophomore
9 - Casey Dana - Graduate Student
12 - Kevin Ferrer -
13 - Phoenix Billings - Sophomore
26 - T.C. Simmons -
Infielders
1 - Bryan Padilla - Sophomore
7 - Christian Fedko - Senior
8 - Zach Bushling - Senior
10 - David Smith -
30 - Chris Brown - Sophomore
44 - Ben Huber - Graduate Student
52 - Jack Petersen - Freshman
54 - Jackson Ferrigno - Freshman
Coaches
2022 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff[ 2]
16 – 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
Cancellation
Bold UConn team member
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Non-Conference game
2022 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log[ 3]
Regular season
February (5–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
BE Record
Feb 18
at South Florida *
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 3–7Rossi (1–0)
Gallagher (0–1) Bruce (1)
1–1
Feb 20
vs Louisville *
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 9–2Stefanoni (1–0) Ferris (0–1)
None 2–1
Feb 25
at North Florida *
Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 11–5Peterson (1–0) Roca (0–2)
Cooke (1) 423
3–1
Feb 26
at North Florida*
Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL
W 11–0Gallagher (1–1) Tadlock (0–1)
None 396
4–1
Feb 27
at North Florida*
Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL
W 5–3Willis (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 4–2Cooke (2–0) Tiburcio (1–1)
Willis (2) 515
6–1
Mar 5
at FIU*
Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL
W 9–1Gallagher (2–1) Martin (0–2)
None 7–1
Mar 6
at FIU*
Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL
W 15–0Stefanoni (2–0) Cabarcas (2–1)
None 416
8–1
Mar 8
Hartford *Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 8–3Alejandro (1–0) Blaisell (0–3)
None 983
9–1
Mar 11
at Pepperdine *
Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA W 6–2Peterson (2–0) Llewellyn (1–2)
None 387
10–1
Mar 12
at Pepperdine*
Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA
W 3–2Gallagher (3–1) Hinkel (1–1)
Willis (3) 387
11–1
Mar 13
at Pepperdine*
Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA
L 5–6Morrow (2–0)
Stefanoni (2–1) Georges (4)
398
11–2
Mar 15
at No. 25 Southern California *
Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 7–1Cooke (3–0) Hoopingarner (0–1)
None 311
12–2
Mar 16
at Long Beach State *
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 1–7Voelker (2–0)
Alejandro (1–1) None 1,457
12–3
Mar 19
at UC San Diego *
Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA W 8–7Peterson (3–0) Tonnerre (0–1)
Coe (1) 388
13–3
Mar 20
at UC San Diego*
Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA
W 3–2Gallagher (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 7–8Martinez (2–1)
O'Donnell (0–1) None 303
14–4
Mar 23
Bryant *No. 25
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 9–1Cole (1–0) MacDonald (0–2)
None 658
15–4
Mar 25
Rhode Island *No. 25
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 19–2Peterson (4–0) Andrade (0–1)
Quinn (1) 767
16–4
Mar 26
at Rhode Island*
No. 25
Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI L 2–6Picone (1–3)
Gallagher (4–2) Sposato (2)
206
16–5
Mar 27
Rhode Island*
No. 25
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 4–1Stefanoni (3–1) Leveque (0–5)
Willis (5) 907
17–5
Mar 29
Boston College *No. 25
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
L 3–5Leake (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 Kent State *
No. 25
Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH W 4–3Peterson (5–0) Dell (3–1)
Willis (5) 247
18–6
Apr 2
at Kent State*
No. 25
Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH
W 8–610 Cooke (4–0) Vera (0–2)
Willis (6) 267
19–6
Apr 3
at Kent State*
No. 25
Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH
L 4–5Rippl (1–1)
Sullivan (0–1) None 231
19–7
Apr 5
Central Connecticut *No. 25
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 25–6O'Donnell (1–1) Buchek (0–2)
None 402
20–7
Apr 6
Merrimack *No. 25
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 10–1Quinn (1–0) Healy (1–1)
None 220
21–7
Apr 8
St. John's No. 25
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 12–7Peterson (6–0) Rodriguez (1–3)
None 432
22–7
1–0
Apr 9
St. John's
No. 25
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 13–0Gallagher (5–2) Backman (1–1)
None 551
23–7
2–0
Apr 10
St. John's
No. 25
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 10–0Stefanoni (4–1) Fauci (2–2)
None 583
24–7
3–0
Apr 12
Marist *No. 18
Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT W 15–4Cooke (5–0) Hacker (0–2)
None 1,068
25–7
Apr 14
at Seton Hall
No. 18
Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ W 7–6Peterson (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 3–2Gallagher (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 14–2Stefanoni (5–1) O'Neill (2–5)
None DH
28–7
6–0
Apr 19
UMass *No. 15
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 28–11Chudoba (2–1) Wittman (0–1)
None 659
29–7
Apr 20
at Boston College*
No. 15
Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA W 8–0Cooke (6–0) Delongchamp (2–1)
None 248
30–7
Apr 22
Villanova No. 15
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 4–1Peterson (8–0) Patten (2–6)
Willis (9) 833
31–7
7–0
Apr 23
Villanova
No. 15
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
L 1–4Arella (3–2)
Gallagher (6–3) Wilkinson (2)
934
31–8
7–1
Apr 24
Villanova
No. 15
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 2–1O'Donnell (2–1) Cole (0–2)
None 734
32–8
8–1
Apr 26
at Northeastern *
No. 15
Parsons Field • Brookline, MA W 5–210 O'Donnell (3–1) Balboni (0–1)
Willis (10) 71
33–8
Apr 27
Yale *No. 15
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 8–4Cooke (7–0) Chatfield (2–1)
None 343
34–8
Apr 29
at Butler
No. 15
Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN W 8–710 Sullivan (1–1) Barokas (2–4)
Willis (11) 129
35–8
9–1
Apr 30
at Butler
No. 15
Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN
W 14–7Gallagher (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 17–4Stefanoni (6–1) MacCauley (3–2)
None 375
37–8
11–1
May 6
Creighton No. 15
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 3–1Peterson (3–1) Tebrake (6–2)
Willis (12) 520
38–8
12–1
May 7
Creighton
No. 15
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 6–5Coe (1–0) Cancellieri (5–2)
Willis (13) 650
39–8
13–1
May 8
Creighton
No. 15
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 6–5Kirby (1–0) Steir (3–1)
None 521
40–8
14–1
May 10
Northeastern*
No. 13
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
L 4–9Gigliotti (2–1)
Cooke (7–1) None 509
40–9
May 13
Xavier No. 13
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
L 2–7Lynch (8–0)
Peterson (9–1) None 712
40–10
14–2
May 14
Xavier
No. 13
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 11–3Gallagher (8–2) Kelly (3–1)
Coe (2) 917
41–10
15–2
May 15
Xavier
No. 13
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 17–6Kirby (2–0) Gadd (5–4)
None 1,308
42–10
16–2
May 17
at Bryant*
No. 16
Conaty Park • Smithfield, RI W 9–2Chudoba (3–1) Turner (1–2)
None 100
43–10
May 19
at Georgetown
No. 16
Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD L 2–13Bosch (6–3)
Peterson (9–2) Tonas (7)
479
43–11
16–3
May 20
at Georgetown
No. 16
Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD
L 13–14DeRoche (1–1)
Willis (1–1) None 597
43–12
16–4
May 21
at Georgetown
No. 16
Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD
L 5–6Redfern (2–1)
Coe (1–1) None 487
43–13
16–5
Post-season (6–1)
Big East Tournament (3–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
BET Record
May 26
(4) Georgetown
(1)
Prasco Park • Mason, OH W 4–0Peterson (10–2) Bosch (6–4)
None 44–13
1–0
May 27
(2) Creighton
(1)
Prasco Park • Mason, OH
W 7–1Gallagher (9–3) Lommel (1–5)
None 45–13
2–0
May 28
(3) Xavier
(1)
Prasco Park • Mason, OH
W 7–2Coe (2–1) Bailey (0–2)
None 2,309
46–13
3–0
NCAA College Park Regional (3–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
NCAAT record
June 3
(2) Wake Forest
(3)
Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MD W 8–7Willis (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 10–5Gallagher (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 6–7Johnson (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 11–8Cooke (8–1) Johnson (2–1)
Willis (16) 3,000
49–14
3–1
NCAA Stanford Super Regional (1–2)
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 13–12Gallagher (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 2–8Pancer (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 5–10Bruno (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
First round Semi-finals Finals 1 UConn 4 4 Georgetown 0 1 UConn 7 2 Creighton 1 3 Xavier 5 2 Creighton 6 1 UConn 7 – 3 Xavier 2 – Lower round 1 Lower final 2 Creighton 8 4 Georgetown 8 3 Xavier 27 3 Xavier 16
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References
Venues
People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
