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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 .
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.
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
Legend
UConn win
UConn loss
Cancellation
Bold
UConn team member
*
Non-Conference game
2021 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log[ 6]
Regular season
February
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
BE Record
Feb 19
at No. 16 Virginia *
Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
L 1–2
Abbott (1–0)
Casparius (0–1)
Schoch (1)
250
0–1
Feb 20
at No. 16 Virginia*
Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
W 10–9
Wurster (1–0)
Whitten (0–1)
None
250
1–1
Feb 21
at No. 16 Virginia*
Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
L 2–4
Vasil (1–0)
Wang (0–1)
Schoch (2)
250
1–2
Feb 26
at Southern Miss *
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
L 5–6
Och (1–0)
Haus (0–1)
Ramsey (1)
1–3
Feb 27
at Southern Miss*
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
L 6–7
Gillentine (1–0)
Simeone (0–1)
Ramsey (2)
1–4
Feb 28
at Southern Miss*
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
W 10–7
Peterson (1–0)
Powell (0–1)
None
2–4
March
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
BE Record
Mar 5
vs Miami (OH) *
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC (Baseball at the Beach)
W 5–0
Casparius (1–1)
Egbert (1–1)
None
1,000
3–4
Mar 6
vs Davidson *
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC (Baseball at the Beach)
L 3–4
Hely (2–0)
Haus (0–1)
Devos (2)
1,000
3–5
Mar 7
at Coastal Carolina *
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC (Baseball at the Beach)
W 5–412
Wurster (2–0)
Barrow (0–1)
None
1,000
4–5
Mar 8
at Coastal Carolina*
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC (Baseball at the Beach)
L 10–12
Maniscalo (1–0)
Gallagher (0–1)
Abney (3)
1,000
4–6
Mar 12
at No. 9 Texas Tech *
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
L 3–4
Birdsell (2–0)
Casparius (1–2)
Queen (2)
3,031
4–7
Mar 13
at No. 9 Texas Tech*
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
L 3–10
Monteverde (3–0)
Simeone (0–2)
None
3,538
4–8
Mar 14
at No. 9 Texas Tech*
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
L 13–15
Sublette (2–0)
Peterson (1–1)
Queen (3)
3,378
4–9
Mar 15
at No. 7 Texas Tech*
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
L 8–910
Girton (1–0)
Wurster (2–1)
None
2,782
4–10
Mar 19
at St. Joseph's *
Smithson Field • Merion Station, PA
W 6–4
Casparius (2–2)
McCole (0–1)
Wurster (1)
214
5–10
Mar 20
at St. Joseph's*
Smithson Field • Merion Station, PA
L 8–9
Zimmerman (1–0)
Simeone (0–3)
Weber (1)
103
5–11
Mar 21
at St. Joseph's*
Smithson Field • Merion Station, PA
W 13–0
Peterson (2–1)
Devine (0–1)
None
355
6–11
Mar 23
Central Connecticut *
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 2–0
Gallagher (1–0)
Stephens (0–1)
Wurster (1)
254
7–11
Mar 26
Rhode Island *
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 9–6
Haus (1–2)
Brutti (0–1)
Wurster (3)
176
8–11
Mar 27
Rhode Island*
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 3–213
Willis (1–0)
Fernandez (2–1)
None
9–11
Mar 28
Rhode Island*
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
L 4–6
Levesque (1–1)
Dunlop (0–1)
None
213
9–12
Mar 30
Boston College *
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 12–0
Gallagher (2–1)
Campbell (0–1)
None
279
10–12
April
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
BE Record
Apr 1
UMass *
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 9–2
Casparius (3–2)
Steele (2–3)
None
111
11–12
Apr 2
UMass*
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 11–18
Peterson (3–1)
Given (1–1)
None
176
12–12
Apr 3
UMass*
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 7–3
Simeone (1–3)
Livnat (1–1)
None
211
13–12
Apr 6
Bryant *
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 9–8
Willis (2–0)
Harrigan (0–1)
Crawford (1)
212
14–12
Apr 9
Georgetown
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 10–0
Casparius (4–0)
Tonas (0–1)
None
256
15–12
1–0
Apr 10
Georgetown
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 6–0
Peterson (4–1)
DeRoche (0–1)
None
212
16–12
2–0
Apr 10
Georgetown
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
Apr 11
Georgetown
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
Apr 13
at Bryant*
Conaty Park • Smithfield, RI
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
Apr 16
at Creighton
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
Apr 17
at Creighton
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
Apr 17
at Creighton
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
Apr 18
at Creighton
TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
Apr 25
at Xavier
J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–57
Zwack (4–3)
Casparius (4–3)
None
120
16–13
2–1
Apr 25
at Xavier
J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH
W 8–5
Peterson (5–1)
Flamm (2–3)
Wurster (4)
120
17–13
3–1
Apr 26
at Xavier
J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH
W 15–1312
Wurster (3–1)
Olson (3–2)
Haus (1)
132
18–13
4–1
Apr 27
at Xavier
J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH
L 5–6
Czabala (1–0)
Crawford (0–1)
None
165
19–13
4–2
Apr 27
at Boston College*
Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA
Cancelled
Apr 30
Butler
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
BE Record
May 1
Butler
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
May 1
Butler
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
May 1
Bucknell *
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 9–1
Casparius (3–1)
Greer (3–4)
None
215
19–14
May 2
Bucknell*
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 13–6
Haus (2–2)
Difiore (4–3)
None
271
20–14
May 2
Butler
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols
May 7
at St. John's
Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY
W 4–3
Peterson (6–1)
Rodriguez (2–2)
Wurster (5)
200
21–14
5–2
May 8
at St. John's
Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY
L 3–47
Semon (1–0)
Casparius (5–4)
Routzahn (6)
200
21–15
5–3
May 8
at St. John's
Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY
W 6–0
Gallagher (3–1)
Hendry (2–3)
None
200
22–15
6–3
May 9
at St. John's
Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY
W 5–310
Wurster (4–1)
Routzahn (2–1)
None
200
23–15
7–3
May 11
at Northeastern *
Parsons Field • Brookline, MA
Cancelled
May 14
at Villanova
Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA
L 2–3
Graceffo (7–2)
Marrero (0–1)
Kingsbury (4)
50
23–16
7–4
May 15
at Villanova
Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA
W 9–4
Casparius (7–4)
Arella (2–4)
Willis (1)
50
24–16
8–4
May 16
at Villanova
Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA
W 4–3
Gallagher (4–1)
Wilkinson (2–0)
Wurster (6)
60
25–16
9–4
May 18
at Rhode Island*
Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI
W 15–6
Crawford (1–1)
Diaz (0–2)
None
50
26–16
May 20
Seton Hall
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 11–4
Haus (3–2)
Payero (4–2)
None
345
27–16
10–4
May 21
Seton Hall
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 15–1
Casparius (7–4)
Festa (6–3)
None
419
28–16
11–4
May 21
Seton Hall
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 12–4
Gallagher (5–1)
Cinnella (3–3)
None
475
29–19
12–4
May 22
Seton Hall
Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT
W 10–2
Willis (3–0)
Burnham (3–5)
Wurster (7)
30–19
13–4
Post-season
Big East Tournament
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
BET Record
May 27
(4) Xavier
(1)
Prasco Park • Mason, OH
W 11–1
Peterson (7–1)
Zwack (6–5)
Coe (1)
2,500
31–16
1–0
May 28
(2) Creighton
(1)
Prasco Park • Mason, OH
W 2–0
Casparius (8–4)
Smith (6–5)
Wurster (8)
32–16
2–0
May 27
(4) Xavier
(1)
Prasco Park • Mason, OH
L 4–5
Olson (5–3)
Haus (3–3)
Zwack (1)
1,500
32–17
2–1
May 27
(4) Xavier
(1)
Prasco Park • Mason, OH
W 10–6
Willis (4–0)
Lynch (0–3)
Wurster (9)
1,500
33–17
3–1
NCAA South Bend Regional
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Reg Record
June 4
(3) Michigan
(2)
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
W 6–1
Polonia (1–0)
Hajjar (4–2)
None
1,825
34–17
1–0
June 5
(1) Notre Dame
(2)
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
L 3–26
Mercer (4–2)
Casparius (8–5)
None
1,825
34–18
1–1
June 6
(4) Central Michigan
(2)
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
L 9–14
Navarra (6–0)
Gallagher (5–2)
None
1,825
34–19
1–2
Rankings from D1Baseball . Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.
^ "2021 Baseball Standings" . bigeast.com . Retrieved May 31, 2021 .
^ Gavin Keefe (October 25, 2020). "Elliot Ballpark is UConn's new home, sweet baseball hom" . The Day . New London, Connecticut . Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ "2021 Baseball Roster" . UConn Huskies. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^ "Coaches" . Connecticut Huskies. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^ "2021 Schedule" . UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
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