2017 Game Notes

2017 SCHEDULE Feb. 17-19| vs. UMass Lowell FEBRUARY NY Mets Spring Training Complex | Port St. Lucie, Fla. 17 vs. UMass Lowell Port St. Lucie, Fla. 3:00 p.m. 18 vs. UMass Lowell (DH) Port St. Lucie, Fla. 11 a.m. 19 vs. UMass Lowell Port St. Lucie, Fla. 10 a.m. 2016 Record...... 38-25 24 at Texas Austin, Texas 5 p.m. 2016 Home...... 14-5 25 at Texas Austin, Texas 3 p.m. 2016 Away/Neutral...... 15-17/9-3 26 at Texas Austin, Texas 1 p.m. 2016 The American...... 14-9 2016 Runs/Game...... 6.16 MARCH 2016 Batting Avg...... 274 3 vs. Western Michigan DeLand, Fla. 1 p.m. 2016 Team ERA...... 3.58 4 at Stetson DeLand, Fla. 1 p.m. Head Coach...... Jim Penders (UConn ’94) 5 vs. St. Joseph’s DeLand, Fla 11 a.m. Record...... 455-320-4, 14 seasons 10 at UC Davis Davis, Calif. 5 p.m. UConn Huskies At UConn...... 455-320-4, 14 seasons 11 at UC Davis Davis, Calif. 4 p.m. 12 at UC Davis Davis, Calif. 4 p.m. 14 at Santa Clara Santa Clara, Calif. 6 p.m. 2016 Record...... 20-32 16 at BYU Provo, Utah 8 p.m. 2016 Home...... 8-14 17 at BYU Provo, Utah 8 p.m. 2016 Away/Neutral...... 9-17/3-1 18 at BYU Provo, Utah 3 p.m. 2016 America East...... 5-19 21 at Yale West Haven, Conn. 3:30 p.m. 2016 Runs/Game...... 4.11 22 at Central Connecticut New Britain, Conn. 3 p.m. 2016 Batting Avg...... 236 24 SETON HALL STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. 2016 Team ERA...... 4.85 25 SETON HALL STORRS, CONN. 1 p.m. 26 SETON HALL STORRS, CONN. 1 p.m. Head Coach...... Ken Harring (Le Moyne ‘89) 28 BOSTON COLLEGE STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. At UMass Lowell...... 326-251-1, 13 seasons 29 at Fairfield Fairfield, Conn. 3 p.m. UMass Lowell 31 at East Carolina * Greenville, N.C. 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 2016 Individual Team Leaders 1 at East Carolina * Greenville, N.C. 4 p.m. 2 at East Carolina * Greenville, N.C. 1 p.m. UMass Lowell UConn 4 NORTHEASTERN STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. Average...... 277, Consolmagno...... 319, Yahn 5 HARTFORD STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. Home Runs...... 11, Passatempo...... 17, DeRoche-Duffin 7 MEMPHIS * STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. RBIs...... 46, Passatempo...... 53, DeRoche-Duffin 8 MEMPHIS * STORRS, CONN. 1 p.m. Runs...... 29, Consolmagno/Sharpe...... 45, Melley/Sundberg 9 MEMPHIS * STORRS, CONN 1 p.m. Innings...... 70.0, Ryan...... 119.0, Kay 11 at Bryant North Smithfield, R.I. 3 p.m. ERA (min. 9.0 IP)...... 1.93, Long...... 1.69, Darras 13 at Tulane * New Orleans, La. 7:30 p.m. ...... 54, Ryan...... 111, Kay 14 at Tulane * New Orleans, La. 7:30 p.m. 15 at Tulane * New Orleans, La. 2 p.m. Probable Weekend Starters 18 UMASS STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. 21 at UCF * Orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. Friday Saturday (Game 1) Saturday (Game 2) 22 at UCF * Orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. 13 GS, 3-6 Monroe 13 GS, 1-9 23 at UCF * Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. 5.88 ERA CC 4.28 ERA 25 HOLY CROSS STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. 40K : 28 BB Transfer 34 K : 31 BB 26 RHODE ISLAND STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. 28 CINCINNATI * STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. 29 CINCINNATI * STORRS, CONN. 1 p.m. RHP Nick Kuzia RHP Luke Tomczyk RHP Steve Xirinachs 30 CINCINNATI * STORRS, CONN. 12 p.m. 13 GS, 5-1 14 GS, 6-3 Freshman MAY 2.73 ERA 3.04 ERA Prout 5 at Houston * Houston, Texas 7:30 p.m. 101 K : 27 BB 87 K : 24 BB School 6 at Houston * Houston, Texas. 7:30 p.m. 7 at Houston * Houston, Texas. 2 p.m. 9 SACRED HEART STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. LHP Tim Cate RHP Wills Montgomerie LHP Mason Feole 12 USF * STORRS, CONN. 3 p.m. 13 USF * STORRS, CONN. 1 p.m. 14 USF * STORRS, CONN. 1 p.m. Sunday) 16 at Rhode Island Newport, R.I. TBA 18 EAST CAROLINA * STORRS, CONN. 3:30 p.m. 29 APP, 1-0 12 GS, 3-7 19 EAST CAROLINA * STORRS, CONN. 1 p.m. 3.00 ERA 4.11 ERA 20 EAST CAROLINA * STORRS, CONN. 1 p.m. 15 K : 7 BB 54 K : 30 BB 23-28 at American Championship Clearwater, Fla. TBA * American Athletic Conference Game LHP Doug Domnarski RHP Andrew Ryan Home Games Played at J.O. Christian Field, Unless Otherwise Noted ALL HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS

UConn | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles 2017 Roster No. Name Elig. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown Last Team 1 Anthony Prato Fr. INF R/R 5’10 189 Staten Island, N.Y. Poly Prep 2 Aaron Hill* Sr. INF R/R 5’9 190 Groton, Conn. Fitch 3 Troy Stefanski Jr. OF L/R 6’1 186 North Stonington, Conn. Wheeler 4 Kenny Bergmann Fr. C R/R 6’0 192 Philadelphia, Pa. William Penn Charter 5 Jack Lambrecht RFr. INF R/R 6’2 212 Westerly, R.I. Berkshire School 6 Willy Yahn* Jr. INF R/R 5’11 185 Sharon, Conn. Housatonic Regional 7 Keith Krueger RSr. OF L/L 5’11 170 Las Vegas, Nev. Grossmont College 8 Josh Loeffler Fr. OF R/R 5’10 193 Manlius, N.Y. Fayetteville-Manlius 9 Alex LeFevre RSr. C R/R 6’2 220 Mansfield, Conn. UConn Avery Point 10 Doug Domnarski Sr. LHP L/L 5’10 183 Pawcatuck, Conn. UConn Avery Point 11 Chris Winkel Fr. OF/1B L/R 6’4 202 Orange, Conn. Amity 12 Joe Rivera Jr. RHP R/R 5’11 196 Southington, Conn. Southington 13 Anthony Nucerino Fr. OF L/L 5’10 203 Fayetteville, N.Y. Fayetteville-Manlius 15 Ryan Radue RSr. RHP R/R 6’5 217 Appleton, Wis. Fox Valley Lutheran 18 Jacob Wallace Fr. RHP R/R 6’1 180 Methuen, Mass. Methuen 19 P.J. Poulin So. LHP R/L 6’0 179 Marion Mass. Tabor Academy 20 Conor Moriarty Fr. INF R/R 5’10 184 West Springfield, Mass. West Springfield 21 Mason Feole Fr. LHP L/L 6’2 184 Wakefield, R.I. Prout 23 Zac Susi So. C L/R 6’1 203 Southington, Conn. Southington 24 Andrew Zapata Sr. RHP R/R 5’11 204 Staten Island, N.Y. Poly Prep 25 Tyler Gnesda Sr. 1B R/R 5’10 225 Laguna Nigel, Calif. Cypress College 26 Isaac Feldstein RJr. OF R/R 6’2 206 Palo Alto, Calif. Canada College 27 John Toppa So. OF R/R 5’11 227 Portsmouth, R.I. Bishop Hendricken 30 John Russell Jr. RHP R/R 6’3 182 Glastonbury, Conn. UConn Avery Point 31 William Montgomerie Jr. RHP R/R 6’3 220 Lakeville, Conn. Salisbury Prep 32 Nick Chiseri Fr. LHP L/L 5’11 200 Albany, N.Y. St. Peter Marian 34 Randy Polonia So. RHP R/R 6’1 198 Stamford, Conn. Trinity Catholic 36 Tim Cate So. LHP L/L 6’0 187 Manchester, Conn. Cheney Tech 37 Sam Nepiarsky RJr. RHP R/R 6’4 207 Orange, Conn. Amity 38 Michael Schwartz Jr. LHP S/L 6’1 188 Merrick, N.Y. Bellmore JFK 39 CJ Dandeneau RSo. RHP R/R 6’0 202 North Smithfield, R.I. La Salle Academy 42 Trevor Holmes RJr. RHP R/R 6’1 228 Ashland, Mass. The Governor’s Academy 43 Ronnie Rossomando So. RHP R/R 6’5 235 Stratford, Conn. Bunnell 44 Alex Hintze RFr. LHP L/L 6’0 211 Osh Kosh, Wis. Osh Kosh North 45 Dan Rajkowski RSo. RHP R/R 6’1 193 New Canaan, Conn. New Canaan *indicates team captain Head Coach: Jim Penders (UConn ’94), 14th season Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator:Jeff Hourigan (UConn ’05), sixth season Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach: Joshua MacDonald (UConn ’06), sixth season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chris Podeszwa (UConn ’93), 14th season Pro-nun-see-ay-shuns Poulin-pool-in Dandeneau - dan-den-oh Rajkowski- Ra-cow-ski Feole- fee-oh-lee Radue- Ruh-doo Gnesda- Nes-da Rossomando- Ross-uh-mon-doe Hintze - hints Susi - sue-sea Loeffler- Loff-ler Toppa - toe-pa LeFevre - leh-fave Yahn - yawn Nepiarsky - nep-ee-ar-ski Zapata - Zuh-pah-ta

UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles Quick Facts UConn Baseball Head Coach...... Jim Penders (UConn ’94, G’98) Overall Career Record...... 455-320-4, 14 seasons Record at UConn...... 455-320-4, 14th season Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator...... Jeff Hourigan (UConn ’05) Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach...... Joshua MacDonald (UConn ’06, LIU G’09) Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Chris Podeszwa (UConn ’93, SCSU G’03) Athletic Trainer...... Dylan Mello (Sacred Heart ’09, USF G’12) Office Phone...... (860) 486-4089 Home Field...... J.O. Christian Field Field Dimensions...... 337-400-325 2016 Final Record...... 38-25 2016 American Athletic Conference record...... 14-9 The University of Connecticut Location...... Storrs, Conn. Founded...... 1881 Enrollment...... 31,119 Colors...... National Flag Blue (Navy) & White Nickname...... Huskies, UConn Conference...... American Athletic Conference President...... Susan Herbst Director of Athletics...... David Benedict Deputy Director of Athletics (Program Admin.)...... Vic Cegles Athletic Phone...... (860) 486-2725 Athletic Fax...... (860) 486-2727 Athletic Communications Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Communications...... Michael Enright Assoc. Director of Athletic Communications...... Patrick McKenna Asst. Director of Athletic Communications...... Phil Chardis Asst. Director of Athletic Communications...... Bill Peterson Athletic Communications Assistants...... Jennifer Greene, Steve Lewis & Chris Jones Athletic Communications Secretary...... Christina Buccheri Baseball Contact...... Chris Jones (UConn ‘14) Office Phone...... (860) 486-4707 Cell Phone...... 860-938-6191 Email...... [email protected] Communications Office Phone...... (860) 486-3531 Communications Fax...... (860) 486-5085 Athletics Website...... UConnHuskies.com

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UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles PROJECTED STARTING NINE

CF: Troy Stefanski .258/.348/.324 LF: Keith Krueger 23 G, 17 H, 12 R (Broke Foot) RF: Isaac Feldstein .241/.310/.290 JUCO Transfer/ Cañada College 30 G, 7 H, 2 SB (Broke Hamate Bone)

SS: Anthony Prato 2B: Aaron Hill .Freshman/ Poly Prep .210/.258/.303 39 H, 23 RBI, 5 SB

3B: Conor Moriarty 1B: Chris Winkel Freshman/ West Springfield Freshman/ Amity

C: Zac Susi .250/.297/.338 43 H, 8 2B, 21 RBI

DH: Tyler Gnesda .255/.332/.348 3 HR, 32 RBI, 23 R * all stats from 2016 season Slash Line (Avg/Slugging/On Base) Miscellaneous (2016)... PROBABLE Longest hitting streaks Willy Yahn (14) Tim Cate | LHP Tyler Gnesda (10) 13 GS, 81.1 IP, 5-1, 2.73 ERA, .186 BAA Longest reached base streaks Willy Yahn (22) Wills Montgomerie | RHP John Toppa (17) 14 GS, 6-3 74.0 IP, 3.04 ERA, .237 BAA Multi-hit games Willy Yahn (25) John Toppa (13) Mason Feole | LHP Tyler Gnesda (11) First Career Start Zac Susi (10) Multi-RBI games Doug Domnarski | LHP Willy Yahn (10) 29 APP, 1-0, 18.0 IP, 3.00 ERA, .319 BAA Tyler Gnesda (9) Zac Susi (6)

UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles Statistical Leaders

2016 Returning Stat Leaders

Batting Average Hits Runs

Willy Yahn Willy Yahn Willy Yahn .319 88 48

Home Runs RBIs Stolen Bases

Yahn/Gnesda Willy Yahn Toppa/Yahn 3 46 7

On Base % Slugging % OPS

John Toppa Willy Yahn Willy Yahn .383 .453 .808

Walks Doubles Triples

Tyler Gnesda Willy Yahn Willy Yahn 27 20 4

ERA (min. 9 IP) Innings Strikeouts

Tim Cate Tim Cate Tim Cate 2.73 82.1 101

AVG/Against Wins Saves

Tim Cate Wills Montgomerie Randy Polonia .186 6 6

WHIP K/9 IP Appearances

Patrick Ruotolo Tim Cate Doug Domnarski 0.93 11.07 (101/82.1) 29

Pickoffs K:BB Caught Stealing

Tim Cate CJ Dandeneau Zac Susi 3 4.16 (25:6) 11

UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles News and Notes UConn/UMass Lowell Series History... Connecticut owns All-American Start... Tim Cate had a freshman year to re- a 2-0 all-time record against the River Hawks in a series that member. Cate earned Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Amer- began in 2015. Lowell made the transition to Division I in ican honors after going 5-1 with a 2.73 ERA and recording 2014 after a successful stint in the Division II ranks. 101 strikeouts in 82.1 innings last season. His body of work also earned him Rookie of the Year in The American. Road Warriors... The Huskies have compiled an impres- After the season ended, Cate went off and pitched for the sive resume when playing on the road or at neutral sites the USA Collegiate National Team. past two seasons (2015 & 2016). UConn leads the country in road/neutral site victories the past two seasons (50 wins). Role Reversal... Senior LHP Doug Domnarski appeared in a Just ahead of Bryant (49), Kent State (48) and reigning Na- team-high 29 games out of the bullpen for the Huskies last tional Champion Coastal Carolina (45). season. Domnarksi starts the 2017 campaign in the start- ing rotation for the Huskies. Domnarski is not unfamiliar to Record... The Huskies accumulated a school a starting role, finishing 17-2 in two seasons as a starter at record 561 strikeouts last season. The Huskies eclipsed the UConn-Avery Point. That included a no-hitter to give legend- 500 strikeout mark for the first time in program history. An- ary coach Roger Bidwell his 1000th victory. thony Kay and Tim Cate became the fifth and sixth pitchers to collect 100 strikeouts or more in a single-season. Preseason All-Conference... Two Huskies were recognized by the conference prior to the season. Both Willy Yahn and Season Openers... All-time the Huskies are 52-66-2 in Tim Cate were named to the Preseason All-Conference First season openers, including 2-11 under Coach Penders. The Team. Cate also shared Co-Preseason Pitcher of the Year last win came in 2012 against Indiana in St. Petersburg, Fla. honors with East Carolina’s Evan Kruczynski. as part of the Big East/Big Ten Challenge. Brian Ward pitched 7.1 scoreless innings and Tim Martin was 2-5, 2 RBI. 2017 Schedule Highlights... UConn is gearing up for a 56- game regular season slate that includes 24 American Athletic Opening Weekend Woes... Coming from playing indoors Conference tilts and 22 home contests at J.O. Christian Field all winter, the struggles on opening weekend should not be in Storrs. Additionally, the squad will play 14 games against much of a suprise. The Huskies are 11-28 the last 13 sea- seven teams that qualified for the 2016 NCAA Tournament. sons on the first weekend of the year, which includes only two weekends (2006 & 2010) that the team finished over Connecticut Under Penders... In 13 seasons of competi- .500. tion under the watch of head coach Jim Penders, UConn owns a 455-320-4 record, advancing to four NCAA Tourna- Familiar Settings... UConn makes its second-ever trip to ments and winning the 2013 Big East Tournament crown and Port St. Lucie after visiting back in 2015. The Huskies played 2016 American Athletic Conference Tournament. Since 2004, Siena and won 2 out of 3 that weekend. Both Vinny Siena the Huskies have boasted eight All-Americans. and Joe DeRoche-Duffin contributed 5 RBI games on Feb. 23, Vinny hit two triples in that contest. MLB Pipeline... Connecticut established a new program- record with five former Huskies in at Toppa... Outfielder John Toppa went on a torrid stretch of- one time during the 2015 season. The Huskies finished the fensively to end his freshman season. In the final 20 games, 2016 season with four MLB players and three former players he hit 320. with four doubles 17 runs scored and 9 RBI. This knocking on the door in AAA. run included the postseason, an eight-game spell that re- sulted in a .393 AVG, collecting 11 hits and 6 RBI en route to MLB Draft Picks… Since the draft’s inception in 1965, 88 All-Tournament Team honors in the conference tournament. Connecticut players have been selected by major league teams. Under Jim Penders, 39 Huskies have been drafted or Missing a Captain ... Junior infielder Willy Yahn will be signed by MLB clubs, including four (Anthony Kay, Patrick sidelined with a broken left hand to begin the season. The Ruotolo, Jack Sundberg and Bobby Melley) a season ago. co-captain led the conference with 88 hits in 2016, behind Including 15 players in the MLB or minor league system. 25 multi-hit games. Yahn is coming off an All-Star summer with the in the Cape Cod League and played Worldly Huskies... A pair of former UConn players, John the entire summer with the same broken hand (seperate Andreoli (’11) and Greg Nappo (’11), have been selected to injury). compete on the international stage in World Baseball Classic beginning on March 6. Andreoli will represent Italy (March Monster May for Montgomerie... No pitcher was better 9th vs. Mexico) while Nappo will pitch for Colombia (March for the Huskies than Wills Montgomerie in the month of May. 10 vs. USA). During the end of the season, he made 5 starts, 3-1, 1.17 ERA, 30.2 inns, 9 BB: 28 K, .196 Avg/against. His best start The American Hangs Tough... Three American Athletic during that run, came in The American semifinals against Conference teams (East Carolina, UConn & Tulane) earned Memphis. He tied a career-high with seven scoreless innings berths into the NCAA Tournament a season ago, including pitched, allowed just three hits and striking out six to send the Pirates, who advanced to the Super Regionals. For the the Huskies to the championship game. second-straight season the conference finished in the top six of conference RPI (Warren Nolan).

UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles Season-Highs Superlatives GAME HIGHS - TEAM (2016) UConn’s Record when... At Bats...... 53, vs. Alcorn St. (2/28) Runs Scored...... 25, vs. Alcorn St. (2/28) 2016 2017 Hits...... 23, vs. Alcorn St. (2/28) For the season...... 38-25...... 0-0 RBIs...... 22, vs. Alcorn St. (2/28) Doubles...... 7, at Austin Peay (2/27) Conference...... 14-9...... 0-0 Triples...... 2, Twice Home Runs...... 3, Four Times Home...... 14-5...... 0-0 Total Bases...... 41, at Austin Peay (2/27) Away...... 15-17...... 0-0 Walks...... 9, Three Times Neutral site...... 9-3...... 0-0 Times struck out...... 14, vs. East Carolina (5/6) Stolen Bases...... 4, Twice Putouts...... 36, at Cincinnati (4/8) vs. Righty starter...... 32-15...... 0-0 Assists...... 19, Twice vs. Lefty starter...... 6-10...... 0-0 Errors...... 5, vs. Tulane (4/2) DPs Turned...... 3, Twice Scoring first...... 28-10...... 0-0 Inn. Pitched...... 12.0, at Cincinnati (4/8) Opp. scoring first...... 10-15...... 0-0 Runs Allowed...... 14, vs. Tulane (4/2) Earned Runs...... 11, Twice Walks Allowed...... 9, at UMass (4/19) 1-run games...... 9-14...... 0-0 Strikeouts...... 17, vs. William & Mary (3/12) 2-run games...... 4-3...... 0-0 Hits Allowed...... 17, at CSUN (3/13) 5+ run games...... 16-2...... 0-0 HRs Allowed...... 3, vs. Tulane (4/2) Extra innings...... 2-3...... 0-0 Wild Pitches...... 4, at UCSB (3/19) Out-hit opponent...... 31-5...... 0-0 GAME HIGHS - PLAYER (2016) At Bats...... 7, Troy Stefanski, vs. Alcorn St. (2/28) Out-hit by opponent...... 2-17...... 0-0 Runs Scored...... 4, five times Hits are tied...... 5-3...... 0-0 Hits...... 4, seven times RBIs...... 5, two players Hit 0 home runs...... 27-10...... 0-0 Doubles...... 3, Willy Yahn at Austin Peay (2/27) Hit 1 home run...... 10-10...... 0-0 Triples...... 1, nine times Hit 2+ home runs...... 1-5...... 0-0 Home Runs...... 2, Joe DeRoche-Duffin, twice Total Bases...... 8, six times Walks...... 4, Jack Sundberg at Cincinnati (4/8) During the day...... 33-21...... 0-0 Times struck out...... 4, Joe DeRoche-Duffin at CUSN (3/13) At night...... 5-4...... 0-0 Times hit by pitch...... 1, 48 times Stolen Bases...... 2, Bryan Daniello (4/16) Putouts...... 17, Bobby Melley, at Liberty (3/5) Longest winning streak...... 11...... 0 Assists...... 7, two players Errors...... 3, two players Longest losing streak...... 5...... 0 Inn. Pitched...... 8.1, Anthony Kay, Twice Current streak...... N/A...... 0 Runs Allowed...... 7, two players Earned Runs...... 7, Anthony Kay at Liberty (3/4) UConn in February...... 0-0 Walks Allowed...... 5, Twice UConn in March...... 0-0 Strikeouts...... 11, Tim Cate, three times UConn in April...... 0-0 Hits Allowed...... 10, Anthony Kay vs. William & Mary (3/11) HRs Allowed...... 2, four times UConn in May...... 0-0 Wild Pitches...... 3, three players UConn in June...... 0-0

UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles Pro Huskies UConn has 12 former Huskies currently in the pro ranks, including a program-record five major leaguers. 2015 marked the first time in UConn history that five former Huskies each ascended to the big leagues, breaking the previous high of three in both 2003 and 1961.

Player Years at UConn Organization 2016 Level

Mike Olt 2008-10 Boston Red Sox AAA 2009-11 Houston Astros MLB

Nick Ahmed 2009-11 Arizona Diamondbacks MLB

Matt Barnes 2009-11 Boston Red Sox MLB

Scott Oberg 2009-12 Colorado Rockies MLB

Greg Nappo 2007-11 Miami Marlins AAA

John Andreoli 2009-11 Chicago Cubs AAA

Vinny Siena 2013-15 A LJ Mazzilli 2010-13 New York Mets AA Carson Cross 2012-15 St. Louis Cardinals A Max McDowell 2013-15 Milwaukee Brewers A Anthony Kay 2014-2016 New York Mets A Bobby Melley 2013-2016 A Jack Sundberg 2013-2016 A Patrick Ruotolo 2014-2016 San Francisco Giants A

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UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles Game-By-Game Results

UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles Head Coach Jim Penders UConn ’94, G’98 455-320-4 overall 14th season

Jim Penders has worked with the University of Connecticut baseball program in 25 of the last Tournament history to reach the final game. In addition, Penders guided the Huskies to their 27 years, being associated with the Huskies as a student-athlete, an assistant coach and now third straight season with 34 or more wins, as his 2006 and 2007 squads ended the year with head coach. He completed his 13th season at the helm of the program in 2016. A four-time 39 and 34 victories respectively. conference Coach of the Year, Penders has overseen one of the most successful stretches in the 121-year history of UConn baseball. After the 2006 season, a year in which the Huskies went 39-18-1, Penders led his program to a second place finish in the BIG EAST and earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year, and NEIBA Overall in his tenure, Penders holds a 455-320-4 record. He has led the Huskies to four NCAA Coach of the Year honors, while his team was named the NEIBA Team of the Year. In July of Tournament appearances, including a Super Regional appearance in 2011. UConn has also won 2003, Penders became just the fifth head coach in the program’s history since 1924 joining a regular season or conference title three times with Penders in the dugout and hosted the 2010 Sumner Dole (1924-35), J.O. Christian (1936-61), Larry Panciera (1962-79) and Andy Baylock Norwich Regional. Under his watch, nine Huskies have earned All-America honors, most recently (1980-2003). Anthony Kay and Tim Cate in 2016. Penders was an assistant coach for the Huskies for seven years from 1997-2003 as UConn In 13 seasons as head coach for the Huskies, Penders has had a total of 39 players either posted winning seasons in each of those campaigns. As an assistant coach, Penders coordinated drafted or signed by professional baseball clubs. During the 2015 MLB season a program-record the Huskies recruiting of student-athletes, served as a hitting coach and worked with the five former Huskies played in the big leagues: Nick Ahmed (‘11) of the Diamondbacks, Matt catchers and outfielders. Barnes (‘11) of the Red Sox, Scott Oberg (‘12) of the Rockies, Mike Olt (‘11) of the Cubs and George Springer (‘11) of the Astros. Penders has led his squad to 30 or more wins in 11 of his A standout on the baseball field for Connecticut during his undergraduate career, Penders was 13 years at Connecticut. a four-year letterwinner as a Husky. He was co-captain of the 1994 UConn squad that won the BIG EAST Conference tournament, and the Huskies advanced to the NCAA Championship in Penders led the Huskies to their first-ever American Athletic Conference crown in 2016, finishing both his junior and senior years. He hit .354 with seven home runs and 46 runs batted in as a with a 38-25 overall record en route to their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last senior in 1994. He earned First Team All-Northeast, All-New England and All-BIG EAST honors seven seasons. Four Huskies were drafted in the 2016 MLB Draft, including Kay, who went 31st in his senior year as a catcher. overall to the New York Mets. During his UConn career, the Huskies played in the Championship game of the BIG EAST Penders earned NEIBA New England Coach of the Year honors in 2015 as his squad went 35-25 Tournament three times. Penders helped the Huskies to 99 wins over his four seasons, including and reached the semifinal round of the 2015 American Baseball Championship. Seven Huskies a 30-18 record in 1994. He also excelled in the classroom as a three-time BIG EAST Academic earned All-Conference accolades following the season, including American Athletic Conference All-Star. Penders was a four-year member of the UConn Captains’ Council and served as that Pitcher of the Year Carson Cross. Along with Siena, the NEIBA New England Player of the Year, group’s president during his senior year. Cross was named an ABCA/Rawlings Third-Team All-American following the season and also received All-America laurels from Louisville Slugger. Willy Yahn became UConn’s first Freshman Penders graduated from UConn in 1994 with a degree in political science and added a master’s All-American since 2009 following the season with a Louisville Slugger nod. degree from UConn in 1998 from the School of Education.

In 2014, UConn struggled with injuries and youth and finished the year with a 27-31 record. Penders worked in Washington, D.C., from 1994-96 as a political fundraiser for U.S. Senator The Huskies qualified for the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship, defeating Tom Harkin of Iowa. Penders returned to UConn for the 1997 season as a graduate assistant eventual champion Houston in pool play. Despite the underwhelming record, several Huskies baseball coach and became a fulltime assistant coach for the 1999 season. He also founded and received major individual accolades. Bobby Melley was named NEIBA New England Player of the directs the Connecticut Baseball School. The popular camp holds sessions during the summer Year and was one of three All-Conference first team members. and winter vacation periods, along with a one-day fall session in October every year.

In 2013, the Huskies claimed their final BIG EAST Championship, defeating Notre Dame, 8-1, in The connection between the Penders family and UConn athletics runs deep. Penders’ father, Jim, Clearwater, Fla. UConn advanced to play in the NCAA tournament for the third time in the past and uncle, Tom, both graduated from UConn and played on the Huskies’ 1965 College World four years. The BIG EAST title was the third in UConn history joining the 1990 and ‘94 teams. Series team. Jim is a 1966 UConn graduate and recently retired as the baseball coach at East UConn defeated No. 1 seed Virginia Tech in its first game of the 2013 NCAA Regional hosted in Catholic High School. He won 600 games in 43 seasons and coached his three sons. He was Blacksburg, Va., before falling to Oklahoma and the Hokies in consecutive games. The Huskies an infielder for the Huskies and had a career batting average of .279, including a .323 mark finished the season with a 35-28 record. his senior year. He was a captain of the ‘65 squad and the only player to hit over .300 for the Huskies that season. Jim has won four Connecticut high school state championships at East In 2011, Penders guided the Huskies to the program’s first regular-season BIG EAST Catholic and was named the national high school coach of the year in 1996. In the summer of championship title and first appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals. UConn finished the 2008 he was inducted into the National High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and in season with a 22-5 mark in conference play, and ended the year with a 45-20-1 overall record. June of 2009, the baseball field at East Catholic was named in his honor. Following their program-best 22 wins in conference play in 2011, the Huskies earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 17th time, including their second-straight appearance. As the No. Tom, a 1967 UConn graduate, was the head men’s basketball coach at Tufts (1971-74), 2 seed in the Clemson Regional, UConn went 4-1 while eliminating all three opponents from Columbia (1974-78), Fordham (1978-86), Rhode Island (1986-88), Texas (1988-89), George NCAA Tournament play, including No. 1 seed Clemson. Washington (1998-2000) and Houston (2004-10). Tom was a two-sport star at UConn in baseball and basketball as he played in two NCAA tournaments (1965 and 1967) and the 1965 During 2011, Penders coached 11 student-athletes to BIG EAST post season honors, including College World Series. Penders’ extended family also includes a prominent former Husky. Pitcher of the Year Matt Barnes and Player of the Year George Springer. Three Huskies also earned All-America status under Penders that season, as Barnes and Springer were named first His former classmate, teammate, battery-mate and 1994 Lawrence R. Panciera Most Valuable team All-Americans and Kevin Vance was named a second team All-American. Player, Aaron Quinn, is now his brother-in-law. Quinn pitched for the Huskies from 1991-94 and married Penders’ sister-in-law, Courtney in 1999. Penders’ younger brother Rob is the In the 2011 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, a program-best 10 Huskies were selected. head coach of Division II St. Edward’s University of Austin, Texas. His grandfather Jim was the George Springer (11th overall), and Matt Barnes (19th overall) were first-round selections of longtime baseball coach at Stratford (Conn.) High School from 1931-68 and won four state the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox respectively. Joining the two first-rounders were Nick championships, a record matched by Penders’ father at East Catholic. He was also the head Ahmed (2nd round pick of the Braves), John Andreoli (17th round pick of the Cubs), Greg Nappo of the physical education department and the town’s recreation director. The Stratford High (18th round pick of the Marlins), Kevin Vance (19th round pick of the White Sox), Mike Nemeth School baseball and football complex is named in his honor. Penders is also actively involved (21st round pick of the Brewers), Dave Fischer (30th round pick of the Giants), Doug Elliot with several baseball clinics around the globe as he has presented as a featured clinician (35th round pick of the Brewers), and Elliot Glynn (39th round pick of the Brewers). in Regensburg, Germany to German baseball coaches for International Sports Group/Major League Baseball International. The 2010 season was one of the most successful seasons in program history, as Penders guided the Huskies to a program-best 48 wins. After being nationally ranked for the first time since In addition to Germany, in January of 2008, he ventured overseas to instruct Swedish coaches 1979, UConn earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 1994 and hosted the in a three-day national clinic in Leksand, Sweden. In January of 2009, he flew to the Czech Norwich Regional at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Conn. Along with the team success, including Republic for more presentations. Penders has also spent several years working at the World a UConn-best 22-game win streak, Penders earned multiple coaching accolades as he was Baseball Convention in Uncasville, Conn., the Be The Best You Are Clinic in Cherry Hill, N.J., named BIG EAST, ECAC, and NEIBA Coach of the Year. He was also named the ABCA/Diamond as well as conducting a catching clinic at the ABCA National Convention in Nashville, Tenn. in Northeast Coach of the Year. 2004. He presented again at the ABCA National Convention in Anaheim in January of 2012. In 2009, Penders led the Huskies to a 36-24 overall record and an appearance in the BIG EAST Championship final against Louisville. Under Penders’ guidance, George Springer became A native of Vernon, Conn., Penders was an all-state performer in baseball at East Catholic High UConn’s first-ever BIG EAST Rookie of the Year following the 2009 season. School and served as senior class president. In 2011, he was inducted into the ECHS Hall of Fame. During 2007, Penders and the Huskies earned a spot in the BIG EAST Championship game after A daily runner, Penders completed his first marathon in Philadelphia in November 2011. Penders battling their way through the BIG EAST Tournament by upsetting three higher-seeded teams. and his wife, Brooke, reside in Old Wethersfield, Conn., and have three children - a daughter, UConn’s appearance in the title game as the eighth-seed marked the lowest seed in BIG EAST Tess Avery, and sons, James Henry “Hank”, and Charles Edward “Charlie”. 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UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles All-Time vs. Opponents Team...... Record.1st Meeting Team...... Record.1st Meeting Team...... Record.1st Meeting Air Force...... 1-1...... 1999 Hofstra...... 1-0...... 2006 Rider...... 2-0...... 1999 Alcorn St...... 1-0...... 2016 Holy Cross...... 42-20-2...... 1923 Rollins (FL)...... 3-0...... 1967 American...... 1-0...... 1963 Houston...... 5-6...... 2014 Rutgers...... 30-35...... 1946 American Int’l...... 12-7...... 1937 Howard...... 1-0...... 1959 St. Andrews...... 1-0...... 1989 Amherst...... 1-4...... 1926 Illinois...... 1-1...... 2012 St. Anselm...... 0-1...... 1911 Appalachian State...... 0-2...... 1985 Illinois State...... 1-1...... 2004 St. Francis (NY)...... 1-2...... 1982 Arizona State...... 0-3...... 2004 Indiana...... 4-1...... 1998 St. John’s...... 56-57...... 1975 Arkansas-Little Rock... 1-0...... 2005 Indiana State...... 3-1...... 1961 St. Joseph’s... FIRST MEETING.... 2017 Armstrong Atlantic...... 0-1...... 2002 Iona...... 4-1-1...... 1978 St. Leo’s...... 6-3...... 1967 Army...... 2-7-1...... 1924 Iowa State...... 0-1...... 1957 St. Michael’s...... 1-0...... 1920 Auburn...... 0-1...... 2014 Ithaca...... 3-0...... 1949 St. Peter’s...... 1-0...... 2014 Austin Peay...... 1-0...... 2016 Jacksonville...... 1-2...... 2004 St. Stephenson...... 3-0...... 1924 Bates...... 1-2...... 1922 Kennesaw State...... 2-1...... 2015 Sacred Heart...... 16-3...... 2000 Belmont...... 1-0...... 2005 Lafayette...... 2-0...... 1965 Saint Louis...... 0-1...... 1965 Birmingham Southern.1-1...... 2003 Lamar...... 0-1...... 2006 Sam Houston St...... 2-1...... 2013 Boston College...... 65-53...... 1909 La Salle...... 1-0...... 2014 San Diego...... 3-1...... 2011 Boston University...... 18-6...... 1923 Lehigh...... 2-3...... 1940 San Diego State...... 1-0...... 2011 Bowdoin...... 0-1...... 1928 Lewis (IL) ...... 0-1...... 1969 Santa Clara.... FIRST MEETING.... 2017 Bowling Green...... 1-1...... 2005 Liberty...... 4-4...... 1977 SE Louisiana...... 0-1...... 2003 Bradley...... 1-1...... 1987 Lipscomb...... 4-3...... 2002 Seton Hall...... 35-46...... 1919 Brandeis...... 1-0...... 1954 Long Beach State...... 0-1...... 1994 Siena...... 6-8-1...... 1980 Bridgeport...... 2-0...... 1929 Louisville...... 10-18...... 2006 South Alabama...... 1-6...... 1993 Bridgewater State...... 0-1...... 1953 Lynchburg (VA)...... 2-0...... 1963 South Carolina...... 0-3...... 1985 Brooklyn College...... 1-1...... 1944 Maine...... 61-51...... 1924 Southern California..... 2-1...... 1972 Brown...... 37-24-1...... 1920 Manhattan...... 4-1...... 1921 Southern Mississippi... 0-1...... 2011 Bryant...... 6-3...... 2009 Marist...... 4-0...... 1998 Springfield...... 25-32-2...... 1905 Bucknell...... 0-1...... 2009 Marshall...... 0-1...... 2010 Stetson...... 3-3...... 1967 Butler...... 3-0...... 2004 Maryland...... 4-3...... 1941 Stevens Tech...... 0-1...... 1916 BYU...... FIRST MEETING.... 2017 UMass Lowell...... 2-0...... 2015 Stony Brook...... 1-1...... 2001 California...... 1-1...... 1998 Massachusetts...... 88-73-3...... 1900 Syracuse...... 0-1...... 1922 California-Irvine...... 0-1...... 2011 Memphis...... 9-5...... 1999 Tampa...... 0-1...... 1969 Cal. State-Fullerton.... 0-1...... 1979 Methodist (NC)...... 2-0...... 1978 Temple...... 4-6...... 1940 Cal. State Northridge...... 3-3...... 2010 Miami (FL)...... 0-2...... 1970 Tennessee...... 0-2...... 1996 Catawba...... 0-1...... 1941 Miami (OH)...... 0-1...... 2009 Tennessee-Martin...... 1-0...... 2005 Centenary...... 2-1...... 2005 Michigan...... 1-2...... 1999 Tennessee Wesleyan... 1-0...... 1993 Central Connecticut....29-9...... 1987 Michigan State...... 1-4...... 1970 Texas...... 1-2...... 1957 Central Michigan...... 2-0...... 2005 Middlebury...... 5-2...... 1912 Texas A&M-C.C...... 0-1...... 2011 Charlotte...... 3-3...... 1984 Minnesota...... 2-5...... 1996 Texas Tech...... 1-0...... 2013 Chicago State...... 1-0...... 1991 Mississippi State...... 0-4...... 2003 Toledo...... 1-1...... 2006 Cincinnati...... 18-11...... 2006 Missouri...... 0-1...... 2008 Towson...... 1-0...... 1988 Citadel...... 2-4...... 1999 Missouri St...... 1-0...... 2016 Trinity...... 20-10...... 1919 CCNY...... 2-1...... 1916 Monmouth...... 1-0...... 2000 Troy...... 3-0...... 2000 Clark (MA)...... 9-3...... 1921 Mount St. Mary’s...... 2-0...... 2005 Tufts...... 3-3...... 1923 Clemson...... 2-0...... 2011 Navy...... 6-1...... 1979 Tulane...... 4-3...... 2015 Coast Guard...... 20-1...... 1923 Nebraska...... 1-0...... 1979 UAB...... 2-2...... 2002 Coastal Carolina...... 1-2...... 2011 New Hampshire...... 58-46-3...... 1911 UC Davis...... FIRST MEETING.... 2017 Colby...... 5-8-1...... 1915 New Orleans...... 2-2...... 2003 UCF...... 8-4...... 2013 College of Charleston.. 2-1...... 2011 New York Tech...... 4-2...... 1912 UCSB...... 0-3...... 2016 Columbia...... 3-1...... 2002 New York University.... 0-2...... 1913 UMBC...... 4-0...... 1977 Cornell...... 0-1...... 1977 North Carolina...... 7-24...... 1958 UNC-Greensboro...... 0-6...... 2001 C.W. Post...... 2-0...... 1987 North Carolina State... 2-9...... 1974 UNC-Pembroke...... 4-0...... 1978 Dartmouth...... 8-4...... 1958 N. Carolina Wesleyan.. 0-1...... 1958 USC Upstate...... 1-0...... 2015 Davidson...... 10-4...... 1959 North Florida...... 3-0...... 2004 USF...... 24-29...... 1968 Delaware...... 6-6-1...... 1984 Northeastern...... 55-18-1...... 1923 UTSA...... 1-2...... 2016 Duke...... 2-1...... 1958 Northeastern Illinois... 1-0...... 1992 Vanderbilt...... 0-3...... 2000 Duquesne...... 1-0...... 2006 Northern Iowa...... 0-1...... 1998 VCU...... 0-1...... 1989 East Carolina...... 7-34...... 1979 Northwestern...... 1-2...... 2000 Vermont...... 40-22-1...... 1920 East Stroudsburg...... 1-0...... 1930 Norwich...... 7-5...... 1927 Villanova...... 37-24...... 1947 Eastern Illinois...... 0-1...... 1987 Notre Dame...... 18-28-1...... 1996 Virginia...... 2-3...... 1963 Eastern Kentucky...... 2-1...... 1984 Ohio State...... 4-8...... 1970 Virginia Tech...... 6-11...... 1976 Eckerd (FL)...... 0-3...... 1974 Oklahoma...... 1-1...... 2012 VMI...... 2-0...... 1976 Elon...... 1-1...... 1988 Oklahoma State...... 0-3...... 1992 Wake Forest...... 4-7...... 1958 Fairfield...... 59-14-1...... 1973 Old Dominion...... 1-0...... 2002 Washington & Lee...... 3-0...... 1963 Fairleigh Dickinson...... 0-1...... 1984 Oregon...... 0-3...... 2010 Washington State...... 0-1...... 1965 Florida...... 2-7...... 1968 Oregon State...... 1-1...... 2011 Wesleyan...... 32-27-1...... 1916 Florida Atlantic...... 2-4...... 2006 Pace...... 0-0-1...... 2004 West Virginia...... 25-23...... 1996 Florida Int’l...... 2-1...... 2015 Penn State...... 3-2...... 1959 Western Carolina...... 1-2...... 2007 Florida Southern...... 2-5...... 1967 Pennsylvania...... 1-0...... 2008 Western Michigan.... 1-2...... 1959 Florida State...... 1-0...... 1957 Pittsburgh...... 40-26...... 1990 Wichita State...... 1-0 ...... 2014 Fordham...... 2-2...... 1991 Pratt...... 1-0...... 1930 William & Mary...... 3-0...... 2015 Fullerton State...... 0-1...... 1979 Presbyterian...... 1-2...... 2013 Williams...... 2-6...... 1921 Furman...... 1-0...... 2015 Princeton...... 0-2...... 1946 Wingate College...... 1-0...... 1990 George Mason...... 10-7...... 1986 Providence...... 50-48...... 1920 Wisconsin...... 2-1...... 1988 Georgetown...... 47-18...... 1985 Purdue ...... 0-5...... 1985 WIT...... 2-3...... 1915 Georgia...... 0-4...... 1990 Quinnipiac ...... 11-5...... 2001 Worcester Poly...... 4-4...... 1907 Georgia Tech...... 2-7...... 1994 Regis...... 0-1...... 1993 Xavier...... 1-0...... 2011 Hampden-Sydney...... 0-1...... 1963 RPI...... 2-1...... 1927 Yale...... 42-21-1...... 1943 Hartford...... 36-15...... 1985 Rhode Island...... 114-65-4...... 1896 Harvard...... 4-7...... 1923 Richmond...... 0-1...... 1989 * 2017 Opponents In Bold

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UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles Award Show American Athletic Conference

Preseason All-Conference Awards

Willy Yahn- Preseason All-Conference Tim Cate- Preseason Co-Pitcher of the Year/All-Conference

D1 Baseball Preseason American Conference: Top Prospects

Top 2017 Prospects

#9 Willy Yahn #10 Wills Montgomerie #14 John Russell

Top 2018 Prospects

#1 Tim Cate #9 Ronnie Rossomando #17 Zac Susi

Impact Freshman

#9 Chris Winkel #11 Anthony Prato #14 Mason Feole #20 Jacob Wallace

Baseball America Preseason American Conference: Top Prospects

TOP 2017 PROSPECTS

#9 Willy Yahn

Top 2018 Prospects

#4 Tim Cate

Impact Freshman

#6 Chris Winkel

UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles 2017 Baseball Roster

#1 Anthony Prato #2 Aaron Hill #3 Troy Stefanski #4 Kenny Bergmann #5 Jack Lambrecht #6 Willy Yahn #7 Keith Krueger Freshman • Infielder Senior• Infielder Junior • Outfielder Freshman • Catcher RS Freshman • Infielder Junior • Infielder RS Senior • Outfielder

#8 Josh Loeffler #9 Alex LeFevre #10 Doug Domnarski #11 Chris Winkel #12 Joe Rivera #13 Anthony Nucerino #15 Ryan Radue Freshman • Outfielder RS Senior • Catcher Senior • LHP Freshman • OF/IB Junior • RHP Freshman • Outfielder RS Senior • RHP

#18 Jacob Wallace #19 P.J. Poulin #20 Conor Moriarty #21 Mason Feole #23 Zac Susi #24 Andrew Zapata #25 Tyler Gnesda Freshman • RHP Sophomore • LHP Freshman • Infielder Freshman• LHP Sophomore • Catcher Senior • RHP Sophomore •

#26 Isaac Feldstein #27 John Toppa #30 John Russell #31 Wills Montgomerie #32 Nick Chiseri #34 Randy Polonia #36 Tim Cate RS Junior • Outfielder Sophomore • Outfielder Junior • RHP Junior • RHP Freshman • LHP Sophomore • RHP Sophomore • LHP

#37 Sam Nepiarsky #38 Michael Schwartz #CJ Dandeneau #42 Trevor Holmes #43 Ronnie Rossomando #44 Alex Hintze #45 Dan Rajkowski RS Junior • RHP Freshman • LHP RS Sophomore • RHP RS Junior • RHP Sophomore • RHP RS Freshman • LHP RS Sophomore • RHP

UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles UConn Baseball | Five-Time CWS Participant | 19 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 21 Conference Titles