1972 Connecticut Huskies baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1972
Team:	Connecticut Huskies
Conference:	Yankee Conference
Short Conf:	Yankee
Record:	20–7
Conf Record:	12–0
Head Coach:	Larry Panciera
Hc Year:	11th
Champion:	Yankee Conference Champion NCAA District 1 playoff champion
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	1–2
Stadium:	J.O. Christian Field

The 1972 Connecticut Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Huskies were led by Larry Panciera in his 11th year as head coach, and played as part of the Yankee Conference. Connecticut posted a 20–7 record, won the Yankee Conference with an undefeated regular season, swept the NCAA District 1 playoff and reached the 1972 College World Series, their fourth appearance in the penultimate college baseball event. The Huskies won their first game against Texas before falling to eventual champion Southern California in extra innings and being eliminated by the next day.

Schedule

1972 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log^[1]

Regular season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	YC Record
Mar 24	at *		L 0–3	0–1
Mar 25	at Stetson*	DeLand, FL	L 0–4	0–2
Mar 27	at *		L 3–7	0–3
Mar 28	at *		L 6–8	0–4
Mar 29	at Saint Leo*	St. Leo, FL	W 3–2	1–4
Mar 30	at *		W 8–3	2–4

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	YC Record
Apr 10			W 6–2	3–4	1–0
Apr 14		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 4–0	4–4	2–0
Apr 15	at Rhode Island		W 6–1	5–4	3–0
Apr 19	at Holy Cross		W 10–5	6–4	4–0
Apr 21		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 1–0	7–4	5–0
Apr 22	Maine	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 6–2	8–4	6–0
Apr 25	at *		L 2–3	8–5
Apr 28		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 3–2	9–5	7–0
Apr 29	New Hampshire	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 2–1	10–5	8–0

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	YC Record
May 5	at	W 18–1	11–5	9–0
May 6	Boston University	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 6–4	12–5	10–0
May 7	at *		W 13–5	13–5
May 10		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 10–2	14–5
May 13	at		W 9–3	15–5	11–0
May 14	UMass	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 13–3	16–5	12–0

Post-season


Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Regional Record
May 27		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 5–2	17–5	1–0
May 27		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 8–5¹⁶	18–5	2–0
May 28	Harvard	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT	W 11–2	19–5	3–0


Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 9			W 3–0¹⁰	20–5	1–0
June 11		Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 4–5¹¹	20–6	1–1
June 12		Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 4–7	20–7	1–2

Notes and References

Book: 2017 UConn Baseball Media Guide. June 15, 2017. UConn Huskies. 59.