The 2026 UConn Huskies baseball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies play their home games at Elliot Ballpark on campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The team is coached by Jim Penders, in his 23rd season at UConn. They play as members of the Big East Conference.

The Huskies completed the regular season with a 32–24 record, including 15–6 in the Big East. They finished in a three-way tie for first place, their sixth straight year with at least a share of the Big East regular season title. Penders earned his 800th win on May 3, 2026 against East Tennessee State. UConn entered the 2026 Big East Conference baseball tournament as the second seed, having lost a series to top-seeded St. John's and won the series against third-seeded Xavier. In the Tournament, the Huskies were eliminated in two games.

Previous Season

The Huskies finished the regular season with a 17–4 conference record, 38–21 overall, claiming a share of the Big East title. They entered the 2025 Big East Conference baseball tournament as the second seed, as Creighton claimed a tiebreaker from an early season series. UConn finished the tournament 2–2 and was not included in the NCAA Tournament field.

Personnel

Roster 2026 Connecticut Huskies roster Pitchers 10 - Drew Smith - Sophomore 12 - Sean Finn - Junior 13 - Charlie West - Junior 15 - Brady Ericson - Freshman 18 - Charlie Hale - Junior 20 - Evan Hamberger - Senior 22 - Garret Garbinski - Junior 24 - Matt McDowell - Freshman 25 - Ryan Tatar - Freshman 26 - Joe Pitts - Sophomore 27 - Tristan Aasland - Junior 30 - Frank Spirito IV - Sophomore 32 - Austin Trumpour - Graduate 36 - Paxton Meyers - Graduate 37 - Sam Hutchinson - Junior 38 - JT Caruso - Junior 39 - Kyle Peters - Sophomore 40 - Joe Talarico - Junior 41 - Greg Shaw III - Senior 45 - Cayden Suchy - Sophomore 46 - Rob Gilchrist - Junior 46 - Oliver Pudvar - Junior 48 - Justin Lessing - Graduate Catchers 5 - Steve Thomas - Graduate 6 - Cam Righi - Freshman 11 - Connor Lane - Sophomore 42 - Gabriel Tirado - Sophomore 54 - Chris Cancel - Sophomore

Outfielders 1 - Chris Polemeni - Junior 9 - Chase Taylor - Junior 49 - Nater Wachter - Junior Infielders 2 - Tyler Minick - Junior 3 - Rob Rispoli - Sophomore 4 - Evan Menzel - Sophomore 19 - Peyton Jemison - Sophomore 21 - Logan Charboneau - Freshman 31 - Jackson Marshall - Sophomore 34 - Bryce Detwiler - Freshman 43 - Maddix Dalena - Junior

Utility 7 - Anthony Belisario - Sophomore

Coaches 2026 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff16 – Jim Penders – Head coach – 23rd season 29 – Jeff Hourigan – Assistant coach/Recruiting coordinator – 15th season 33 – Joshua MacDonald – Assistant coach – 15th season 14 – Chris Podeszwa – Volunteer assistant coach – 23rd season

Schedule Legend UConn win UConn loss CancellationBoldUConn team member * Non-Conference game

2026 Connecticut Huskies baseball game log (32–24) Regular season (32–24) February (4–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BE Record Feb 13 vs Nebraska* Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ(MLB Desert Invitational) L 2–12 Clark (1–0) West (0–1) None 0–1 Feb 14 vs Kansas State* Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ(MLB Desert Invitational) L 3–7 Feser (1–0) Meyers (0–1) None 368 0–2 Feb 15 vs * Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ(MLB Desert Invitational) L 6–12 Downing (1–0) Pudivar (0–1) Rhyne (1) 275 0–3 Feb 17 at Arizona State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 7–17 Klecker (0–1) Aasland (0–1) None 2,834 0–4 Feb 19 at Arizona* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 6–4 Shaw III (1–0) Kling (0–1) None 1,887 1–4 Feb 20 at Arizona* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–0 West (1–0) Kramkowski (0–1) None 2,274 2–4 Feb 21 at Arizona* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 4–5 Hicks (1–0) Garbinski (0–1) Brandt (1) 2,913 2–5 Feb 22 at Arizona* Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11–2 Pudvar (1–1) McKinney (0–2) Finn (2) 3,129 3–5 Feb 27 at * Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W 5–2 Hale (1–0) Capocci (0–1) None 1,002 4–5 Feb 28 at UNC Wilmington* Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 1–2 Ruh (2–0) Meyers (0–2) None 1,327 4–6 March (11–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BE Record Mar 1 at UNC Wilmington* Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 2–7 Williford (1–0) Finn (0–1) None 1,459 4–7 Mar 4 * Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 9–4 Aasland (1–1) Glickman (0–3) None 350 5–7 Mar 6 at * Bud Metheny Ballpark • Norfolk, VA W 4–2 West (2–1) Kuskie (2–2) Meyers (2) 143 6–7 Mar 7 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Ballpark • Norfolk, VA W 14–3 Shaw III (2–0) Gatti (0–2) None 304 7–7 Mar 8 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Ballpark • Norfolk, VA L 5–6 Tanton (1–0) Pudvair (1–2) Davis (2) 116 7–8 Mar 10 Boston College* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 19–26 Hard (2–1) Aasland (1–2) None 558 7–9 Mar 14 at * Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR W 8–5 Hale (2–0) Segal (0–1) Meyers (3) 242 8–9 Mar 14 at Portland* Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR L 6–8 Swygart (2–0) Suchy (0–1) Via (2) 242 (DH) 8–10 Mar 15 at Portland* Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR L 3–5 Louis (1–1) Meyers (0–3) None 231 8–11 Mar 17 at California* Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 9–3 Hale (3–0) Roach (1–1) Trumpour (1) 407 9–11 Mar 18 at * Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA W 12–5 Shaw III (–0) Lazark (1–1) None 387 10–11 Mar 20 at * Excite Ballpark • San Jose, CA L 6–16 Thomas (2–2) West (2–2) None 386 10–12 Mar 21 vs * Excite Ballpark • San Jose, CA L 4–6 Russell (3–1) Trumpour (0–1) None 251 10–13 Mar 22 vs San Diego State* Excite Ballpark • San Jose, CA W 7–5 Pudvar (2–2) Belardes (1–3) Hale (1) 306 11–13 Mar 22 at San Jose State* Excite Ballpark • San Jose, CA W 8–0 Hale (4–0) Smith (1–3) None 387 12–13 Mar 25 * Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 3–8 Hiller (1–1) Trumpour (0–2) None 290 12–14 Mar 27 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 3–1 West (3–2) Piech (3–3) Shaw III (1) 289 13–14 1–0 Mar 28 Xavier Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 8–0 Suchy (1–1) Vasiliou (0–1) None 279 14–14 2–0 Mar 29 Xavier Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 1–6 Chronister (1–2) Pudvar (2–3) Helsel (3) 437 14–15 2–1 Mar 31 at * Parsons Field • Brookline, MA W 21–5 Talarico (1–0) Cropper (0–1) None 193 15–15 April (11–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BE Record Apr 2 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 1–3 Adams (2–1) West (3–3) Burke (2) 301 15–16 2–2 Apr 3 Creighton Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 11–2 Suchy (2–1) Pineau (3–1) None 413 16–16 3–2 Apr 4 Creighton Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 11–9 Shaw III (4–0) Curtin (0–3) None 521 17–16 4–2 Apr 7 at * Conaty Park • Smithfield, RI W 6–2 Meyers (1–3) Mulhol (0–1) None 142 18–16 Apr 10 at Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN L 4–5 Hagen (2–0) Meyers (1–4) None 237 18–17 4–3 Apr 11 at Butler Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN W 3–1 Suchy (3–1) Winders (2–3) None 448 19–17 5–3 Apr 12 at Butler Bulldog Park • Indianapolis, IN W 13–0 Purdar (3–3) Buckle (2–6) None 250 20–17 6–3 Apr 15 at No. 24 Boston College* Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA L 5–8 Kipp (1–3) Gilchrist (0–1) Mitchell (1) 179 20–18 Apr 17 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 0–4 O'Leary (5–3) West (3–4) None 910 20–19 6–4 Apr 18 St. John's Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 5–6 Hoeckel (1–1) Shaw III (4–1) Frede (3) 918 20–20 6–5 Apr 18 St. John's Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 10–0 Pudvar (3–3) Mowad (2–4) None 1,308 21–20 7–5 Apr 21 * Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT W 9–5 Hale (5–0) Kopetski (1–2) Meyers (4) 986 22–20 Apr 24 at Capital One Park • Tysons, VA W 14–2 West (4–4) Raab (2–4) None 217 23–20 8–5 Apr 25 at Georgetown Capital One Park • Tysons, VA W 22–4 Suchy (4–1) Seid (5–4) None 117 24–20 9–5 Apr 26 at Georgetown Capital One Park • Tysons, VA W 3–2 Pudvar (5–3) Rucker (0–5) Hale (2) 222 25–20 10–5 Apr 28 at * Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey W 5–4 Hale (6–0) Kane (1–2) Meyers (5) 427 26–20 May (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BE Record May 1 East Tennessee State* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 7–14 Scott (3–4) West (4–5) None 426 26–21 May 2 East Tennessee State* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 1–6 Bell (5–2) Suchy (4–2) Curless (4) 810 26–22 May 3 East Tennessee State* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 4–3 Pudvar (6–3) Jones (3–3) Shaw III (2) 610 27–22 May 8 at Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ W 4–3 West (5–5) Svenson (2–6) Meyers (6) 145 28–22 11–5 May 9 at Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ W 13–1 Hale (7–0) Kuhn (1–3) None 117 29–22 12–5 May 10 at Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ W 7–3 Pudvar (7–3) Christopher (4–5) Shaw III (3) 234 30–22 13–5 May 12 Northeastern* Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 6–10 McSweeney (2–1) Hamberger (0–1) Rogovic 612 30–23 May 14 Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 6–5 West (6–5) Podgorski (1–4) Shaw III (4) 469 31–23 14–5 May 15 Villanova Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT W 8–0 Suchy (5–2) Kelley (2–8) None 32–23 15–5 May 16 Villanova Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT L 6–9 Moore (5–0) Pudvar (7–4) None 1,081 32–24 15–6 Post-Season Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BET Record May 20 (3) Xavier (2) Prasco Park • Mason, OH L 1–5 Piech (8–3) West (6–6) None 32–25 0–1 May 21 (4) Creighton (2) Prasco Park • Mason, OH L 4–7 Mager (3–1) Suchy (5–3) Wendt (1) 3,423 32–26 0–2 Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

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