Connecticut Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Connecticut Huskies
 
Big East (43-15, 15-5)
 
 
Coach: Jim Penders
 
Key Field Players:
Ben Huber, Senior, 1B, .330 BA, 16 H4, 63 RBI
Dominic Freeberger, Senior, UTL, .349 BA, 7 HR, 60 RBI
Jake Studley, Senior, OF, .336 BA, 8 HR, 56 RBI
Luke Broadhurst, Senior, IF, .321 BA, 14 HR, 50 RBI
David Smith, Junior, IF/OF, .305 BA, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 38 SB
Korey Morton, Junior, OF, .290 BA, 10 HR, 44 RBI, 21 SB
Bryan Padilla, Sophomore, IF, .269 BA, 6 HR, 42 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Stephen Quigley, Senior, P, 4.75 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 72.0 IP, 69 SO
Ian Cooke, Sophomore, P, 5.74 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 53.1 IP, 60 SO
Andrew Sears, Junior, P, 6.24 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 62.0 IP, 74 SO
Justin Willis, Senior, P, 3.32 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 21.2 IP, 29 SO, 11 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .305 (27th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.83 (43, 4)
Doubles per Game: 2.25 (29, 1)
Earned Run Average: 4.90 (62, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (48, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 1.34 (92, 3)
Scoring Offense: 8.2 (24, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .497 (53, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 2.15 (17, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (117, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022Regionaldefeated Wake Forest, defeated Maryland, lost to Maryland, defeated Maryland
2022Super Regionallost to Stanford
2021Regionaldefeated Michigan, lost to Notre Dame, eliminated by Central Michigan
2019Regionallost to Nebraska, defeated Harvard, defeated Nebraska, defeated Oklahoma State, eliminated by Oklahoma State
2018Regionallost to Washington, defeated LIU Brooklyn, defeated Coastal Carolina, eliminated by Washington
2016Regionaldefeated Georgia Tech, lost to Florida, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2013Regionaldefeated Virginia Tech, lost to Oklahoma, eliminated by Virginia Tech
2011Regionallost to Coastal Carolina, defeated Sacred Heart, defeated Clemson, defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Clemson
2011Super Regionaleliminated by South Carolina
2010Regionallost to Oregon, defeated Central Connecticut State, eliminated by Oregon
1994Regionallost to Georgia Tech, eliminated by Long Beach State
1993Regionallost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by Fordham
1990Regionallost to Georgia, eliminated by Rutgers
 
*all team stats through 5/21