2021 UConn Huskies baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	UConn Huskies
Conference:	Big East Conference
Short Conf:	Big East
Record:	34–19
Conf Record:	13–4
Head Coach:	Jim Penders
Hc Year:	18th
Asst Coach1:	Jeff Hourigan
Ac1 Year:	10th
Asst Coach2:	Joshua McDonald
Ac2 Year:	10th
Asst Coach3:	Chris Podeszwa
Ac3 Year:	18th
Stadium:	Elliot Ballpark
Champion:	Big East Regular season champions Big East tournament champions
Bowl:	NCAA South Bend Regional
Bowl Result:	1–2

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.^{[1] [2]} 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.

Previous season

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.

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule

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

2021 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log^[5]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BE Record Feb 19 at No. 16 Virginia* 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* 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 * 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 5–4^12 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* 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 8–9^10 Girton (1–0) Wurster (2–1) None 2,782 4–10 Mar 19 at * 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 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 3–2^13 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 11–1^8 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 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 9–8 Willis (2–0) Harrigan (0–1) Crawford (1) 212 14–12 Apr 9 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* Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols Apr 16 at 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 L 0–5^7 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 15–13^12 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* Cancelled Apr 30 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 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 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 3–4^7 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 5–3^10 Wurster (4–1) Routzahn (2–1) None 200 23–15 7–3 May 11 at * Cancelled May 14 at 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 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
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BET Record May 27 (4) Xavier (1) 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
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Reg Record June 4 (2) W 6–1 Polonia (1–0) Hajjar (4–2) None 1,825 34–17 1–0 June 5 (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) (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.

Notes and References

1. News: Elliot Ballpark is UConn's new home, sweet baseball hom. The Day. New London, Connecticut. Gavin Keefe. October 25, 2020. February 26, 2021.
2. News: With a new ballpark and top-shelf talent, UConn baseball team works for a special season. Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Dom Amore. October 4, 2020. February 26, 2021.
3. Web site: 2021 Baseball Roster. UConn Huskies. February 26, 2021.
4. Web site: Coaches. Connecticut Huskies. February 26, 2021. July 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180704132331/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/conn-m-basebl-coaches.html. dead.
5. Web site: 2021 Schedule. UConn Huskies athletics. February 26, 2021.