2025 UConn Huskies baseball team

2025 UConn Huskies baseball
2025 UConn Huskies baseball
Big East Conference regular season champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	38–21 (17–4 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Penders (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Hourigan (14th season); Joshua McDonald (14th season); Chris Podeszwa (22nd season);
Home stadium	Elliot Ballpark

2025 Big East Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Creighton ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	4	.810	43	–	16	.729
‍†‍‍	17	–	4	.810	38	–	21	.644
Xavier ‍‍‍	14	–	7	.667	32	–	27	.542
St. John's ‍‍‍	13	–	8	.619	29	–	24	.547
Seton Hall ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	24	–	30	.444
Villanova ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	22	–	28	.440
Butler ‍‍‍	4	–	17	.190	15	–	39	.278
Georgetown ‍‍‍	3	–	18	.143	16	–	40	.286

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 1, 2025^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 UConn Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Elliot Ballpark on campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The team is coached by Jim Penders, in his 22nd season at UConn. They played as members of the Big East Conference.

The Huskies finished the regular season with a 17–4 conference record, claiming a share of the Big East title. They entered the 2025 Big East Conference baseball tournament as the second seed, as Creighton claimed a tiebreaker from an early season series. UConn finished the tournament 2–2 and was not included in the NCAA Tournament field.

Previous Season

The 2024 Huskies finished with a record of 35–26, 17–4 in the Big East. They won the Big East regular season and finished fourth in the Tournament. They were seeded third in the NCAA Norman Regional. They won the regional, defeating Duke once and host Oklahoma twice to advance to the Tallahassee Super Regional. They were defeated in two games in their third overall appearance (and second in three years) in a Super Regional by eventual College World Series semifinalist Florida State.

Personnel

Roster

2025 Connecticut Huskies roster^[2]

Pitchers

10 - Jude Abbadessa - Redshirt Sophomore
12 - Sean Finn - Sophomore
13 - Charlie West - Sophomore
15 - Hector Alejandro - Redshirt Senior
18 - Jack Sullivan - Senior
20 - Evan Hamberger - Junior
21 - Gabe Van Emon - Graduate Student
22 - Ian Cooke - Senior
25 - Thomas Ellisen - Redshirt Junior
30 - Frank Spirito IV - Redshirt Freshman
31 - Devin Wolff - Redshirt Freshman
32 - Cole Taylor - Freshman
34 - Brady Afthim - Senior
36 - Paxton Meyers - Graduate Student
37 - Sam Hutchinson - Sophomore
38 - JT Caruso - Sophomore
39 - Kyle Peters - Redshirt Freshman
40 - Drew Smith - Freshman
41 - Greg Shaw III - Junior
44 - Ben Schild - Sophomore
45 - Cayden Suchy - Freshman
46 - Oliver Pudvar - Redshirt Sophomore
49 - Cameron Mayer - Graduate Student
50 - Owen Norrell - Freshman
51 - Giovanni Conte - Redshirt Freshman
54 - Thomas Galusha - Redshirt Freshman
55 - Garret Garbinski - Junior

Catchers

5 - Matt Garbowski - Senior
11 - Connor Lane - Freshman
42 - Gabriel Tirado - Freshman

Outfielders

4 - Sam Biller - Graduate Student
9 - Caleb Shpur - Graduate Student
23 - Carter Groen - Sophomore
24 - Beau Root - Graduate Student

Infielders

1 - Bryan Padilla - Graduate Student
2 - Tyler Minick - Sophomore
3 - Rob Rispoli - Redshirt Freshman
8 - Jack LaRose - Freshman
26 - Grant MacArthur - Junior
43 - Maddix Dalena - Junior

Utility

7 - Ryan Daniels - Junior
47 - Anthony Belisario - Freshman
52 - Aidan Dougherty - Junior

Coaches

2025 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff^[2]
16 – Jim Penders – Head Coach – 22nd season 29 – Jeff Hourigan – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 14th season 33 – Joshua MacDonald – Assistant Coach – 14th season 14 – Chris Podeszwa – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 22nd season

Schedule

Legend
	UConn win
	UConn loss
	Cancellation
Bold	UConn team member
*	Non-Conference game

2025 Connecticut Huskies Baseball Game Log (35–21)^[3]

Regular Season (33–19)

February (1–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BE Record
Feb 14	vs Stetson*		Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales • Caguas, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Challenge)	L 6–10	Gorelick (1–0)	Suchy (0–1)	None	650	0–1
Feb 15	vs Missouri*		Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales • Caguas, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Challenge)	L 7–11	Jacobi (1–0)	Cooke (0–1)	None	431	0–2
Feb 16	vs Penn State*		Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales • Caguas, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Challenge)	L 6–7	DeSanto (1–0)	Ellison (0–1)	DeMell (1)	559	0–3
Feb 21	at Florida Atlantic*		FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	L 4–5	Andrews (1–0)	Suchy (0–2)	Bollinger (1)	477	0–4
Feb 22	at Florida Atlantic*		FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	L 17–25	Martzolf (1–0)	Cooke (0–2)	None	601	0–5
Feb 23	at Florida Atlantic*		FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	W 5–3¹⁰	Afthim (1–0)	Bollinger (0–1)	None	531	1–5
Feb 28	at USC*		OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CA (Dodger Classic)	L 5–8	Hunter (2–0)	Suchy (0–3)	Govel (1)	879	1–6

March (10–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BE Record
Mar 1	at UCLA*		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (Dodger Classic)	L 6–8	Bott (1–0)	Cooke (0–3)	Moss (2)	427	1–7
Mar 2	vs No. 14 Vanderbilt*		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (Dodger Classic)	W 6–2	Ellison (1–1)	Bowker (1–1)	None	290	2–7
Mar 7	at Miami (FL)*		Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–2	Pudvar (1–0)	Robert (2–2)	None	2,965	3–7
Mar 8	at Miami (FL)*		Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 12–8	Suchy (1–3)	Hugus (2–2)	None	2,865	4–7
Mar 9	at Miami (FL)*		Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 11–15	Smith (1–0)	Ellisen (1–2)	None	2,812	4–8
Mar 11	LIU*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 11–1⁷	Galusha (1–0)	Francisco (0–1)	None	519	5–8
Mar 14	at Campbell*		Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC	W 6–5	Pudvar (2–0)	Murray (1–2)	Afthim (1)	750	6–8
Mar 15 (DH Game 1)	at Campbell*		Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC	L 6–7¹⁰	Schares (1–0)	Afthim (1–1)	None	582	6–9
Mar 15 (DH Game 2)	at Campbell*		Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC	L 5–8	Rossow (2–2)	Cooke (0–4)	Brown (1)	582	6–10
Mar 18	at Duke*		Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC	L 2–12	Zatkowski (2–1)	Van Emon (0–1)	None	574	6–11
Mar 19	at No. 17 North Carolina*		Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 5–1	Hamberger (1–0)	Padgett (2–1)	Afthim (2)	3,375	7–11
Mar 21	at UNC Greensboro*		UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	W 3–1	Pudvar (3–0)	Murchison (3–2)	Afthim (3)	171	8–11
Mar 22	at UNC Greensboro*		UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	W 5–2	Suchy (2–3)	Miller (1–3)	Afthim (4)	295	9–11
Mar 23	at UNC Greensboro*		UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	W 6–4	Finn (1–0)	Thompson Jr. (1–1)	Shaw III (1)	324	10–11
Mar 25	Boston College*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	L 6–18	Kipp (2–1)	Spirito IV (0–1)	None	375	10–12
Mar 26	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field • Brookline, MA	L 0–3	Gitlin (2–1)	Hamberger (1–1)	None	221	10–13
Mar 28	at Xavier		J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH	L 6–8	Piech (2–1)	Pudvar (3–1)	Hooker (1)		10–14	0–1
Mar 29 (DH Game 1)	at Xavier		J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH	W 9–4	Suchy (3–3)	Hoskins (2–1)	Cooke (1)	371	11–14	1–1
Mar 29 (DH Game 2)	at Xavier		J. Page Hayden Field • Cincinnati, OH	L 7–10	Weber (3–2)	Ellisen (1–3)	Hooker (2)	357	11–15	1–2

April (16–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BE Record
Apr 1	Quinnipiac*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 9–3	Finn (2–0)	Siebel (0–2)	None	385	12–15
Apr 4	at Creighton		Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NE	W 8–7	Pudvar (4–1)	Cancellieri (0–1)	Afthim (5)	1,089	13–15	2–2
Apr 5	at Creighton		Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NE	L 2–14	Pineau (1–0)	Suchy (3–4)	None	1,445	13–16	2–3
Apr 6	at Creighton		Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NE	L 7–11	Aukerman (6–0)	Finn (2–1)	Langrell (7)	1,167	13–17	2–4
Apr 8	Bryant*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Canceled
Apr 9	Hofstra*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 12–4	West (1–0)	Brown (1–4)	None	276	14–17
Apr 11	Georgetown		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 4–2	Finn (3–1)	Leckszas (0–3)	Afthim (6)	312	15–17	3–4
Apr 12	Georgetown		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 10–3	Ellison (2–3)	Yoo (2–1)	Cooke (2)	493	16–17	4–4
Apr 13	Georgetown		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 8–3	West (2–0)	Williams (2–3)	Cooke (3)	698	17–17	5–4
Apr 15	at Boston College*		Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA	W 21–9	Shaw III (1–0)	Meyer (0–1)	None	517	18–17
Apr 17	Seton Hall		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 5–3	Cooke (1–4)	Torres (0–2)	Afthim (7)	678	19–17	6–4
Apr 18	Seton Hall		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 5–4	Finn (4–1)	Curry (2–3)	None	809	20–17	7–4
Apr 19	Seton Hall		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 8–6	Finn (5–1)	Hansen (1–3)	Afthim (8)	914	21–17	8–4
Apr 22	UMass*		Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT	W 12–2⁷	Shaw III (2–0)	Thomason (0–1)	None	1,035	22–17
Apr 23	Army*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 12–5	Caruso (1–0)	Ates (3–4)	None	589	23–17
Apr 25	at St. John's		Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY	W 13–8	Shaw III (3–0)	Ruiz (0–1)	None	457	24–17	9–4
Apr 26	at St. John's		Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY	W 17–6	Ellisen (3–3)	Chaffee (0–4)	None	417	25–17	10–4
Apr 27	at St. John's		Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY	W 14–3⁸	West (3–0)	Victor (2–2)	None	497	26–17	11–4
Apr 29	Rutgers*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	L 11–13	Gleason (1–2)	Hutchinson (0–1)	Berglin (2)	683	26–18
Apr 30	Rhode Island*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 16–6⁷	Cooke (2–4)	Jones (1–3)	None	858	27–18

May (6–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BE Record
May 2	at Villanova		Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA	W 19–7	Finn (6–1)	Sachais (4–5)	None	307	28–18	12–4
May 3	at Villanova		Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA	W 29–10	Ellisen (4–3)	Francis (5–3)	Alejandro (1)	297	29–18	13–4
May 4	at Villanova		Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth • Plymouth Meeting, PA	W 7–5	Afthim (2–1)	Sachais (4–6)	None	266	30–18	14–4
May 10 (DH Game 1)	Butler		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 18–4	Pudvar (5–1)	Hendrickx (1–4)	Peters (1)	567	31–18	15–4
May 10 (DH Game 2)	Butler		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 11–6	Ellisen (5–3)	Goodpaster (3–5)	None	1,359	32–18	16–4
May 11	Butler		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 7–1	West (4–0)	Whiteside (1–2)	None	759	33–18	17–4
May 13	No. 25 Northeastern*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	L 1–7	Gitlin (8–1)	Abbadessa (0–1)	Bowery (4)	811	33–19
May 15	Maine*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 13–4	Pudvar (6–1)	Larisa (0–1)	None	561	34–19
May 16	Maine*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 10–3	Ellisen (6–3)	Fitgerald (5–6)	None	869	35–19
May 17	Maine*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	W 5–1	West (5–0)	Friendman (1–2)	Afthim (1)	1,067	36–19

Post-Season (2–2)

Big East Tournament (2–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	BET Record
May 21	(3) Xavier	(2)	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	L 8–11¹⁰	Hooker (4–7)	Afthim (2–2)	None	3,217	36–20	0–1
May 22	(4) St. John's	(2)	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	W 13–3	Shaw III (4–0)	Batuyios (2–1)	None		37–20	1–1
May 23	(3) Xavier	(2)	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	W 11–2	West (6–0)	Schmidt (2–5)	None	2,413	38–20	2–1
May 24	(1) Creighton	(2)	Prasco Park • Mason, OH	L 4–7	Strenke (1–0)	Cooke (2–5)	Langrell (1)	4,683	38–21	2–2

Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

References

^ "2025 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2025 Baseball Roster". UConn Huskies. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
^ "2025 Schedule". UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

[1] "2025 Baseball Standings". bigeast.com. Retrieved May 17, 2025.

[roster-2] "2025 Baseball Roster". UConn Huskies. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

[3] "2025 Schedule". UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

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