# 2022 UConn Huskies baseball team

The 2022 UConn Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Elliot Ballpark on campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The team was coached by Jim Penders, in his 19th season at UConn. They played as members of the Big East Conference.
The Huskies won the Big East Regular season and Tournament titles for the second year in a row. They were invited to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament where they won the College Park Regional and surpassed the 2010 Huskies for most wins in program history. They were defeated two games to one by second overall seed Stanford in the Stanford Super Regional, ending their season.

## Previous season

The Huskies compiled a 34–19 record, 13–4 in the Big East, finishing in first place and winning the Big East tournament. They finished with a record of 1–2 in the NCAA South Bend Regional.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | UConn win |
| | UConn loss |
| | Cancellation |
| Bold | UConn team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
2022 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (5–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 18 | at South Florida* | USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 5–4$^{10}$ | Cooke (1–0) | Kerkering (0–1) | Willis (1) | 1,637 | 1–0 |
| Feb 19 | vs Charlotte* | USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 3–7 | Rossi (1–0) | Gallagher (0–1) | Bruce (1) | | 1–1 |
| Feb 20 | vs Louisville* | USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 9–2 | Stefanoni (1–0) | Ferris (0–1) | None | | 2–1 |
| Feb 25 | at North Florida* | Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | W 11–5 | Peterson (1–0) | Roca (0–2) | Cooke (1) | 423 | 3–1 |
| Feb 26 | at North Florida* | Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | W 11–0 | Gallagher (1–1) | Tadlock (0–1) | None | 396 | 4–1 |
| Feb 27 | at North Florida* | Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | W 5–3 | Willis (1–0) | Chappell (0–1) | None | 368 | 5–1 |
March (12–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Mar 4 | at FIU* | | Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL | W 4–2 | Cooke (2–0) | Tiburcio (1–1) | Willis (2) | 515 | 6–1 |
| Mar 5 | at FIU* | | Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL | W 9–1 | Gallagher (2–1) | Martin (0–2) | None | | 7–1 |
| Mar 6 | at FIU* | | Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL | W 15–0 | Stefanoni (2–0) | Cabarcas (2–1) | None | 416 | 8–1 |
| Mar 8 | Hartford* | | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 8–3 | Alejandro (1–0) | Blaisell (0–3) | None | 983 | 9–1 |
| Mar 11 | at Pepperdine* | | Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA | W 6–2 | Peterson (2–0) | Llewellyn (1–2) | None | 387 | 10–1 |
| Mar 12 | at Pepperdine* | | Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA | W 3–2 | Gallagher (3–1) | Hinkel (1–1) | Willis (3) | 387 | 11–1 |
| Mar 13 | at Pepperdine* | | Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA | L 5–6 | Morrow (2–0) | Stefanoni (2–1) | Georges (4) | 398 | 11–2 |
| Mar 15 | at No. 25 Southern California* | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 7–1 | Cooke (3–0) | Hoopingarner (0–1) | None | 311 | 12–2 |
| Mar 16 | at Long Beach State* | | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 1–7 | Voelker (2–0) | Alejandro (1–1) | None | 1,457 | 12–3 |
| Mar 19 | at UC San Diego* | | Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA | W 8–7 | Peterson (3–0) | Tonnerre (0–1) | Coe (1) | 388 | 13–3 |
| Mar 20 | at UC San Diego* | | Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA | W 3–2 | Gallagher (4–1) | Conlon (1–4) | O'Donnell (1) | 308 | 14–3 |
| Mar 21 | at UC San Diego* | No. 25 | Triton Ballpark • La Jolla, CA | L 7–8 | Martinez (2–1) | O'Donnell (0–1) | None | 303 | 14–4 |
| Mar 23 | Bryant* | No. 25 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 9–1 | Cole (1–0) | MacDonald (0–2) | None | 658 | 15–4 |
| Mar 25 | Rhode Island* | No. 25 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 19–2 | Peterson (4–0) | Andrade (0–1) | Quinn (1) | 767 | 16–4 |
| Mar 26 | at Rhode Island* | No. 25 | Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI | L 2–6 | Picone (1–3) | Gallagher (4–2) | Sposato (2) | 206 | 16–5 |
| Mar 27 | Rhode Island* | No. 25 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 4–1 | Stefanoni (3–1) | Leveque (0–5) | Willis (5) | 907 | 17–5 |
| Mar 29 | Boston College* | No. 25 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | L 3–5 | Leake (1–0) | Chudoba (0–1) | Ryan (1) | 527 | 17–6 |
April (19–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | BE Record |
| Apr 1 | at Kent State* | No. 25 | Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH | W 4–3 | Peterson (5–0) | Dell (3–1) | Willis (5) | 247 | 18–6 | |
| Apr 2 | at Kent State* | No. 25 | Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH | W 8–6$^{10}$ | Cooke (4–0) | Vera (0–2) | Willis (6) | 267 | 19–6 | |
| Apr 3 | at Kent State* | No. 25 | Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH | L 4–5 | Rippl (1–1) | Sullivan (0–1) | None | 231 | 19–7 | |
| Apr 5 | Central Connecticut* | No. 25 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 25–6 | O'Donnell (1–1) | Buchek (0–2) | None | 402 | 20–7 | |
| Apr 6 | Merrimack* | No. 25 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 10–1 | Quinn (1–0) | Healy (1–1) | None | 220 | 21–7 | |
| Apr 8 | St. John's | No. 25 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 12–7 | Peterson (6–0) | Rodriguez (1–3) | None | 432 | 22–7 | 1–0 |
| Apr 9 | St. John's | No. 25 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 13–0 | Gallagher (5–2) | Backman (1–1) | None | 551 | 23–7 | 2–0 |
| Apr 10 | St. John's | No. 25 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 10–0 | Stefanoni (4–1) | Fauci (2–2) | None | 583 | 24–7 | 3–0 |
| Apr 12 | Marist* | No. 18 | Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT | W 15–4 | Cooke (5–0) | Hacker (0–2) | None | 1,068 | 25–7 | |
| Apr 14 | at Seton Hall | No. 18 | Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ | W 7–6 | Peterson (7–0) | Waldis (1–6) | Willis (7) | 123 | 26–7 | 4–0 |
| Apr 16 | at Seton Hall | No. 18 | Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ | W 3–2 | Gallagher (6–2) | Payero (0–4) | Willis (8) | 194 | 27–7 | 5–0 |
| Apr 16 | at Seton Hall | No. 18 | Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ | W 14–2 | Stefanoni (5–1) | O'Neill (2–5) | None | DH | 28–7 | 6–0 |
| Apr 19 | UMass* | No. 15 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 28–11 | Chudoba (2–1) | Wittman (0–1) | None | 659 | 29–7 | |
| Apr 20 | at Boston College* | No. 15 | Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA | W 8–0 | Cooke (6–0) | Delongchamp (2–1) | None | 248 | 30–7 | |
| Apr 22 | Villanova | No. 15 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 4–1 | Peterson (8–0) | Patten (2–6) | Willis (9) | 833 | 31–7 | 7–0 |
| Apr 23 | Villanova | No. 15 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | L 1–4 | Arella (3–2) | Gallagher (6–3) | Wilkinson (2) | 934 | 31–8 | 7–1 |
| Apr 24 | Villanova | No. 15 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 2–1 | O'Donnell (2–1) | Cole (0–2) | None | 734 | 32–8 | 8–1 |
| Apr 26 | at Northeastern* | No. 15 | Parsons Field • Brookline, MA | W 5–2$^{10}$ | O'Donnell (3–1) | Balboni (0–1) | Willis (10) | 71 | 33–8 | |
| Apr 27 | Yale* | No. 15 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 8–4 | Cooke (7–0) | Chatfield (2–1) | None | 343 | 34–8 | |
| Apr 29 | at Butler | No. 15 | Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN | W 8–7$^{10}$ | Sullivan (1–1) | Barokas (2–4) | Willis (11) | 129 | 35–8 | 9–1 |
| Apr 30 | at Butler | No. 15 | Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN | W 14–7 | Gallagher (7–3) | Bosecker (0–6) | None | 401 | 36–8 | 10–1 |
May (7–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | BE Record |
| May 1 | at Butler | No. 15 | Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN | W 17–4 | Stefanoni (6–1) | MacCauley (3–2) | None | 375 | 37–8 | 11–1 |
| May 6 | Creighton | No. 15 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 3–1 | Peterson (3–1) | Tebrake (6–2) | Willis (12) | 520 | 38–8 | 12–1 |
| May 7 | Creighton | No. 15 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 6–5 | Coe (1–0) | Cancellieri (5–2) | Willis (13) | 650 | 39–8 | 13–1 |
| May 8 | Creighton | No. 15 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 6–5 | Kirby (1–0) | Steir (3–1) | None | 521 | 40–8 | 14–1 |
| May 10 | Northeastern* | No. 13 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | L 4–9 | Gigliotti (2–1) | Cooke (7–1) | None | 509 | 40–9 | |
| May 13 | Xavier | No. 13 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | L 2–7 | Lynch (8–0) | Peterson (9–1) | None | 712 | 40–10 | 14–2 |
| May 14 | Xavier | No. 13 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 11–3 | Gallagher (8–2) | Kelly (3–1) | Coe (2) | 917 | 41–10 | 15–2 |
| May 15 | Xavier | No. 13 | Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT | W 17–6 | Kirby (2–0) | Gadd (5–4) | None | 1,308 | 42–10 | 16–2 |
| May 17 | at Bryant* | No. 16 | Conaty Park • Smithfield, RI | W 9–2 | Chudoba (3–1) | Turner (1–2) | None | 100 | 43–10 | |
| May 19 | at Georgetown | No. 16 | Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD | L 2–13 | Bosch (6–3) | Peterson (9–2) | Tonas (7) | 479 | 43–11 | 16–3 |
| May 20 | at Georgetown | No. 16 | Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD | L 13–14 | DeRoche (1–1) | Willis (1–1) | None | 597 | 43–12 | 16–4 |
| May 21 | at Georgetown | No. 16 | Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, MD | L 5–6 | Redfern (2–1) | Coe (1–1) | None | 487 | 43–13 | 16–5 |
Post-season (6–1) :
Big East Tournament (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | BET Record |
| May 26 | (4) Georgetown | (1) | Prasco Park • Mason, OH | W 4–0 | Peterson (10–2) | Bosch (6–4) | None | | 44–13 | 1–0 |
| May 27 | (2) Creighton | (1) | Prasco Park • Mason, OH | W 7–1 | Gallagher (9–3) | Lommel (1–5) | None | | 45–13 | 2–0 |
| May 28 | (3) Xavier | (1) | Prasco Park • Mason, OH | W 7–2 | Coe (2–1) | Bailey (0–2) | None | 2,309 | 46–13 | 3–0 |
NCAA College Park Regional (3–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 3 | (2) Wake Forest | (3) | Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MD | W 8–7 | Willis (2–1) | Minacci (2–4) | None | 1,679 | 47–13 | 1–0 |
| June 4 | No. 12 (1) Maryland | (3) | Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MD | W 10–5 | Gallagher (10–3) | Savacool (8–3) | Willis (15) | 3,000 | 48–13 | 2–0 |
| June 5 | No. 12 (1) Maryland | (3) | Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MD | L 6–7 | Johnson (2–0) | Kirby (2–1) | None | 2,568 | 48–14 | 2–1 |
| June 6 | No. 12 (1) Maryland | (3) | Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MD | W 11–8 | Cooke (8–1) | Johnson (2–1) | Willis (16) | 3,000 | 49–14 | 3–1 |
NCAA Stanford Super Regional (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SR Record |
| June 11 | No. 2 (2) Stanford | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 13–12 | Gallagher (11–3) | Williams (8–3) | None | 2,673 | 50–14 | 1–0 |
| June 12 | No. 2 (2) Stanford | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 2–8 | Pancer (3–0) | Peterson (11–3) | Mathews (8) | 2,756 | 50–15 | 1–1 |
| June 13 | No. 2 (2) Stanford | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 5–10 | Bruno (6–1) | Coe (2–2) | Mathews (9) | 2,689 | 50–16 | 1–2 |

### Big East tournament

Big East tournament teams :
| (1) UConn Huskies | (2) Creighton Bluejays | (3) Xavier Musketeers | (4) Georgetown Hoyas |
| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | UConn | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Georgetown | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Georgetown | 0 | 1 | UConn | 7 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Creighton | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Xavier | 5 | 2 | Creighton | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | Creighton | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Creighton | 6 | | | | 1 | UConn | 7 | – |
| | | | | | | 3 | Xavier | 2 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 3 | Xavier | 2 | – |
| | | | 2 | Creighton | 8 | | | | |
| 4 | Georgetown | 8 | 3 | Xavier | 27 | | | | |
| 3 | Xavier | 16 | | | | | | | |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | — | —* | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 23 | RV | RV* | RV* | 16 |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | — | — | —* | —* | 15 |
| Collegiate Baseball | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| NCBWA | — | RV | RV | RV | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 14* | 16 |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | — | — | —* | —* | 16 |