2020 UConn Huskies baseball team explained

The 2020 UConn Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies playes their home games at Elliot Ballpark, their brand new stadium on campus in Storrs, Connecticut.^[1] The team was coached by Jim Penders, in his 17th season at UConn.

On March 12, 2020, the season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Previous season

The Huskies posted an overall record of 39–25 in 2019, finishing 4th in the American with a 12–12 record. They reached the 2019 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament final, where they fell to Cincinnati. In the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional, the Huskies also advanced to the final, forcing a decisive game, before falling to host Oklahoma State.

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule

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

2020 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log[4]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record Feb 14 vs * Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ (MLB4 Tournament) L 0–5 Dollard (1–0) Simeone (0–1) Villalobos (1) 531 0–1 Feb 15 vs No. 2 Vanderbilt* Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ (MLB4 Tournament) L 1–6 Rocker (1–0) Stock (0–1) Hliboki (1) 612 0–2 Feb 16 vs No. 13 Michigan* Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ (MLB4 Tournament) W 7–1 Krauth (1–0) Paige (0–1) None 502 1–2 Feb 21 vs No. 9 Michigan* W 8–7 Haus (1–0) Keizer (1–1) Wurster (1) 250 2–2 Feb 22 vs No. 9 Michigan* First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL L 2–14 Hajjar (2–0) Dunlop (0–1) Denner (1) 440 2–3 Feb 23 vs No. 9 Michigan* First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL W 9–2 Krauth (2–0) Beers (1–1) None 475 3–3 Feb 28 at New Orleans* L 3–8 Turpin (1–0) Lucas (0–1) None 228 3–4 Feb 29 at New Orleans* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 8–17 Orze (2–0) Dunlop (0–2) None 498 3–5
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record Mar 1 at New Orleans* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA W 9–2 Krauth (3–0) Holstein (0–2) None 313 4–5 Mar 6 at * W 20–1 Krauth (4–0) Miles (1–1) None 5–5 Mar 7 at Presbyterian* Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC W 7–1 Simeone (1–1) Fowler (1–1) Gallagher (1) 115 6–5 Mar 8 at Presbyterian* Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC W 4–3 Wurster (1–0) Paradis (1–2) None 75 7–5 Mar 10 at Hartford* W 5–2 Lucas (1–1) Myers (1–1) Wurster (2) 210 8–5 Mar 13 vs * Cancelled Mar 14 vs * Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA Cancelled Mar 15 at * Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA Cancelled Mar 16 vs * Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA Cancelled Mar 17 vs Harvard* Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA Cancelled Mar 20 at Cancelled Mar 21 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH Cancelled Mar 22 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH Cancelled Mar 24 at * Cancelled Mar 27 at * Cancelled Mar 28 at Seton Hall* Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ Cancelled Mar 29 Seton Hall* Cancelled Mar 31 at * Cancelled
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record Apr 1 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 3 at Cancelled Apr 4 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL Cancelled Apr 5 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL Cancelled Apr 7 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 9 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 10 UCF Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 11 UCF Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 14 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 15 at * Cancelled Apr 17 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 18 East Carolina Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 19 East Carolina Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 21 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled Apr 22 at * Cancelled Apr 24 at Cancelled Apr 25 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN Cancelled Apr 26 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN Cancelled Apr 28 at * Cancelled Apr 29 Army* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record May 1 Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT Cancelled May 2 Houston Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled May 3 Houston Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled May 8 at Cancelled May 9 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Cancelled May 10 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Cancelled May 12 at Rhode Island* Cancelled May 14 Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT Cancelled May 15 Tulane Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled May 16 Tulane Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT Cancelled
Postseason
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AACT Record May 19 TBD Cancelled May 20 TBD Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL Cancelled Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

Notes and References

1. News: UConn stadium construction on schedule; baseball venue expected to open for 2020 season. Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 24, 2019. Alex Putterman. January 20, 2020.
2. Web site: 2020 Baseball Roster. UConn Huskies. February 26, 2021.
3. Web site: Coaches. Connecticut Huskies. January 20, 2020.
4. Web site: 2020 Schedule. UConn Huskies athletics. February 26, 2021.