NCAA DI Baseball Program

University of Connecticut Baseball - CT

University of Connecticut baseball competes at the NCAA DI level in Big East Conference and is based in Storrs, CT. Campus enrollment is about 19,835 students. The published acceptance rate is 52%. Recent baseball results include 2026: 32-26. Listed coaches include Joshua MacDonald, Jim Penders, Chris Jones, Jeff Hourigan, and Chris Podeszwa.

UConn finished 32–26 overall and 15–6 in BIG EAST play, sharing the regular-season title and entering the conference championship as the No. 2 seed before losses to Xavier and Creighton ended the spring. Jim Penders (tenure since 2004) leads the Storrs, Connecticut, NCAA Division I Huskies after another upper-tier league campaign. Public notes framed the early tournament exit as the unfinished piece. Families recruiting into a 47-player 2027 roster should treat a BIG EAST Tournament title—and an NCAA berth—as the standing goal.

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Program Snapshot

  • Location: Storrs, CT
  • Division: NCAA DI
  • Conference: Big East Conference
  • School type: Public
  • Campus setting: Town: Fringe (in urban cluster up to 10 miles from an urbanized area)
  • Enrollment: 19,835 students
  • Enrollment by sex: 45% men / 55% women
  • Acceptance rate: 52%
  • Source: U.S. Dept. of Education
  • Average annual cost: $25,097
  • In-state tuition: $21,044
  • Out-of-state tuition: $43,712

Coaching Staff

  • Joshua MacDonald, Pitching Coach
  • Jim Penders, Head Coach
  • Chris Jones, Director of Operations
  • Jeff Hourigan, Associate Head Coach
  • Chris Podeszwa, Assistant Coach

Recent Baseball Results

  • 2026: 32-26 (Lost at BIG EAST Championship)
  • 2025: 38-21
  • 2024: 35-26
  • 2023: 44-17
  • 2022: 50-16

Members-only details for University of Connecticut

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Head coach tenure at the school is available to members.

The 2026-27 roster breakdown is available to members, including class makeup, position depth by class, expected openings after this season, handedness, average height and weight by position, and where players come from.

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