List of Connecticut Huskies head baseball coaches
The Connecticut Huskies baseball program is a college baseball team that represents the University of Connecticut in the Big East Conference. The Huskies compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The current head coach is Jim Penders, who will coach his tenth season in 2013.
The first season of baseball at Connecticut was in 1896. The team has had nineteen head coaches and played four of their 116 seasons without a coach. Since 1924, only five people have held the head coaching position. There was no team in 1918 due to World War I.
Since its creation in 1947, the Huskies have made five appearances in the College World Series, two under J. Orlean Christian and three under Larry Panciera. The school's winningest coach, Andy Baylock, did not reach the height of college baseball competition in his 24 seasons, while Penders fell just short in 2011 with a Super Regional appearance against eventual champion South Carolina. The Huskies have not won a National Championship in baseball. Their best finish was fifth, achieved in both 1957 and 1972.
Panciera holds the highest winning percentage in Connecticut baseball history, with a .648 mark over his eighteen seasons. James Nicholas and Charles A. Reed both failed to win a game and share the mark for lowest winning percentage. Christian coached the longest, staying for 26 seasons, while nine coaches served only one season. Baylock delivered both Husky Big East Conference Baseball Tournament championships in 1990 and 1994, along with the only divisional championship (1985) of the seven seasons the Big East played in a two division format. Penders won the only conference regular season championship in 2011.[1]
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Coaches
List of head baseball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[lower-alpha 8]
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1896 !1896–1898, 1912 |
27 |
12 |
15 |
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Knowles, T. D.T. D. Knowles |
1899 !1899–1901 |
21 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
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Smith, Edwin O.Edwin O. Smith |
1902 !1902–1905 |
22 |
12 |
9 |
1 |
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Lamson, George E.George E. Lamson |
1906 !1906–1908 |
26 |
12 |
13 |
1 |
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Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan |
1909 !1909–1910 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
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Nicholas, JamesJames Nicholas |
1911 !1911 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
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Edger, RobertRobert Edger |
1913 !1913 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
.400 |
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Reed, Charles A.Charles A. Reed |
1914 !1914 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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Donovan, J. J.J. J. Donovan |
1915 !1915 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
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Chase, D. E.D. E. Chase |
1916 !1916 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
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Donahue, John J.John J. Donahue |
1917 !1917 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Guyer, Roy J.Roy J. Guyer |
1919 !1919 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
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Mellor, WilliamWilliam Mellor |
1920 !1920 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
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Swartz, RossRoss Swartz |
1921 !1921 |
14 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
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Tasker, J. WilderJ. Wilder Tasker |
1922 !1922–1923 |
30 |
12 |
18 |
0 |
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Dole, SumnerSumner Dole |
1924 !1924–1935 |
156 |
64 |
90 |
2 |
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Christian, J. OrleanJ. Orlean Christian |
1936 !1936–1961 |
431 |
254 |
170 |
7 |
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8 |
9 |
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4 |
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Panciera, LarryLarry Panciera |
1962 !1962–1979 |
462 |
297 |
160 |
5 |
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15 |
16 |
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NCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year (1979) |
19 |
Baylock, AndyAndy Baylock |
1980 !1980–2003 |
1056 |
556 |
492 |
8 |
.530 |
185 |
200 |
0 |
.481 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
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0 |
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Penders, JimJim Penders |
2004 !2004–present |
726 |
417 |
295 |
4 |
.585 |
160 |
143 |
1 |
.528 |
11 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Big East Coach of the Year (2006, 2010, 2011) |
Notes
- ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches.
- ↑ UConn's joined the Eastern College Athletic Conference in 1980, but conference records are incomplete. The Big East Conference began sponsoring baseball in 1985.
- ↑ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
- ↑ Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Baseball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1947.
- ↑ College World Series appearances include seasons with CWS bids since the tournament began in 1947.
- ↑ The Big East Conference used a divisional format for seven seasons: 1985–1989 and 1996–1997. Regular season conference championships were not recognized in those seasons.
- ↑ The Big East Conference Baseball Tournament began in 1985.
- ↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2013 college baseball season.
- ↑ Connecticut did not sponsor a baseball team in 1918.
References
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- No coach (1896–1898)
- T. D. Knowles (1899–1901)
- Edwin O. Smith (1902–1905)
- George E. Lamson (1906–1907)
- John Sullivan (1909–1910)
- James Nicholas (1911)
- No coach (1912)
- Robert Edger (1913)
- Charles A. Reed (1914)
- J. J. Donovan (1915)
- D. E. Chase (1916)
- John J. Donahue (1917)
- No team (1918)
- Roy Guyer (1919)
- William Mellor (1920)
- Ross Swartz (1921)
- J. Wilder Tasker (1922–1923)
- Sumner Dole (1924–1935)
- J. Orlean Christian (1936–1961)
- Larry Panciera (1962–1979)
- Andy Baylock (1980–2003)
- Jim Penders (2004– )
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