1979 Connecticut Huskies baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1979
Team:	Connecticut Huskies
Conference:	Eastern College Athletic Conference
Division:	New England
Short Conf:	ECAC
Record:	31–13
Head Coach:	Larry Panciera
Hc Year:	18th
Champion:	ECAC tournament Champion NCAA Northeast Regional Champion
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	0–2
Stadium:	J.O. Christian Field

The 1979 Connecticut Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies were led by Larry Panciera in his 18th and final year as head coach, and played as part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a collection of northeastern universities with no other conference affiliation. Connecticut posted a 31–13 record, won the ECAC, and reached the 1979 College World Series, their fifth appearance in the penultimate college baseball event. The Huskies lost both games in the College World Series, being eliminated by eventual champion Cal State Fullerton.

Schedule

1979 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log^[1]
Regular season
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 10 at W 4–3 1–0 Mar 11 at East Carolina Greenville, NC L 0–4 1–1 Mar 12 at East Carolina Greenville, NC L 0–5 1–2 Mar 12 at East Carolina Greenville, NC L 0–6 1–3 Mar 13 at W 1–0 2–3 Mar 14 at W 17–8 3–3 Mar 15 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–9 3–4 Mar at L 2–3 3–5 Mar 24 at W 10–3 4–5 Mar 31 at W 26–1 5–5
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 7 0–3 5–6 Apr 7 New Hampshire J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 11–5 6–6 Apr 11 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 1–0 7–6 Apr 17 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 9–1 8–6 Apr 18 at W 3–0 9–6 Apr 18 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI W 9–1 10–6 Apr 19 at W 4–2 11–6 Apr 21 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 3–2 12–6 Apr 21 UMass J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT L 0–3 12–7 Apr 22 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 5–4 13–7 Apr 23 at W 18–9 14–7 Apr 24 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 12–5 15–7 Apr 24 Brown J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 5–3 16–7 Apr 25 at Providence W 8–4 17–7 Apr 28 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 6–5 18–7 Apr 28 Vermont J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 6–3 19–7 Apr 29 Northeastern J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 6–5 20–7
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 2 at UMass W 6–1 21–7 May 3 at W 1–0 22–7 May 5 at Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 0–7 22–8 May 5 at Maine L 1–5 22–9 May 7 J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT W 8–7 23–9
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ECACT Record May 18 Fairfield Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 1–2 23–10 0–1 May 18 Maine Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 4–0 24–10 1–1 May 19 Fairfield Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 12–2 25–10 2–1 May 20 UMass Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 14–10 26–10 3–1 May 20 UMass Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 8–1 27–10 4–1
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional record May 25 at W 5–4 28–10 1–0 May 26 St. John's Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 3–6 28–11 1–1 May 27 Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 15–0 29–11 2–1 May 27 St. John's Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 14–4 30–11 3–1 May 28 St. John's Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 4–0 31–11 4–1
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 1 L 5–11 31–12 0–1 June 2 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–8 31–13 0–2

Notes and References

1. Book: 2016 UConn Baseball Media Guide. uconnhuskies.com. September 11, 2016. 52. March 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307213628/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/16MediaGuide.pdf. dead.