Connecticut Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

May 21, 2023 · CSM Staff
 
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:
 
2022 Regional defeated Wake Forest, defeated Maryland, lost to Maryland, defeated Maryland
2022 Super Regional lost to Stanford
2021 Regional defeated Michigan, lost to Notre Dame, eliminated by Central Michigan
2019 Regional lost to Nebraska, defeated Harvard, defeated Nebraska, defeated Oklahoma State, eliminated by Oklahoma State
2018 Regional lost to Washington, defeated LIU Brooklyn, defeated Coastal Carolina, eliminated by Washington
2016 Regional defeated Georgia Tech, lost to Florida, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2013 Regional defeated Virginia Tech, lost to Oklahoma, eliminated by Virginia Tech
2011 Regional lost to Coastal Carolina, defeated Sacred Heart, defeated Clemson, defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Clemson
2011 Super Regional eliminated by South Carolina
2010 Regional lost to Oregon, defeated Central Connecticut State, eliminated by Oregon
1994 Regional lost to Georgia Tech, eliminated by Long Beach State
1993 Regional lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by Fordham
1990 Regional lost to Georgia, eliminated by Rutgers
 
*all team stats through 5/21