2013 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Feb. 15 vs. Purdue L, 8-11 Feb. 16 vs. Indiana W, 4-3 (15) Feb. 17 vs. Purdue L, 3-5 Feb. 22 at UCF (CF) L, 3-7 Feb. 23 vs. Troy (CF) W, 13-8 Feb. 24 vs. Texas Tech (CF) W, 1-0 (11) Mar. 1 vs. Ohio State (ST) W, 5-2 Mar. 2 vs. C. Michigan (ST) W, 6-2 Mar. 3 at Stetson (ST) W, 9-3 Mar. 8 at Sam Houston St. W, 6-5 Mar. 9 at Sam Houston St. W, 8-0 Mar. 10 at Sam Houston St. L, 4-6 Mar. 13 at Central Conn. W, 8-5 Mar. 15 at Presbyterian L, 4-6 Mar. 16 at Presbyterian W, 13-2 Mar. 17 at Presbyterian L, 4-5 Mar. 19 at Coll. of Charleston W, 9-4 Mar. 22 at Georgetown* L, 2-5 Mar. 23 at Georgetown* W, 6-0 Mar. 24 at Georgetown* W, 3-2 Mar. 26 at Hartford W, 9-1 Mar. 28 at Seton Hall* L, 3-4 (11) Mar. 28 at Seton Hall* L, 0-3 Mar. 30 at Seton Hall* W, 3-2 APR. 1 QUINNIPIAC W, 4-2 (7) APR. 2 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 4-7 Apr. 3 at Yale L, 5-15 APR. 5 ST. JOHN’S* L, 0-3 APR. 6 ST. JOHN’S* W, 9-2 APR. 7 ST. JOHN’S* W, 5-3 APR. 9 NORTHEASTERN L, 2-4 Apr. 10 at Brown W, 11-6 Apr. 12 at Villanova* W, 4-3 Apr. 13 at Villanova* W, 4-1 Apr. 14 at Villanova* W, 9-4 APR. 16 FAIRFIELD W, 12-5 APR. 19 #28 USF* (NB) L, 2-3 APR. 20 #28 USF* L, 4-7 (15) APR. 21 #28 USF* L, 3-4 APR. 23 MASSACHUSETTS W, 5-4 Apr. 24 at Bryant W, 11-6 Apr. 26 at #28 Notre Dame* L, 2-12 Apr. 27 at #28 Notre Dame* L, 3-4 Apr. 28 at #28 Notre Dame* L, 5-12 APR. 30 SACRED HEART W, 10-6 MAY 1 HOLY CROSS W, 8-0 May 3 at Rutgers* W, 3-1 May 4 at Rutgers* L, 4-9 May 5 at Rutgers* L, 2-4 MAY 11 #11 LOUISVILLE* L, 0-8 MAY 11 #11 LOUISVILLE* L, 0-6 MAY 12 #11 LOUISVILLE* L, 1-3 May 14 at Rhode Island (D) L, 3-7 May 16 at George Mason W. 7-3 May 17 at George Mason W, 9-1 May 18 at George Mason L, 3-4 May 22-26 BIG EAST Championship May 22 #11 Louisville 5:00 p.m. ALL HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Home games played at J.O. Christian Field; Storrs, Conn. unless noted. (NB) - New Britain Stadium; New Britain, Conn. (D) - Dodd Stadium; Norwich, Conn. * BIG EAST game (DH) Doubleheader (CF) UCF Tournament (ST) Stetson Tournament + All times subject to change ++ All times ET First Pitch... UConn plays in its 15th and the last- ever BIG EAST Baseball Championship. The Hus- kies won the title twice (1990, 94) and were the runner-up five times. The Huskies have an over- all rcord of 28-24 in BIG EAST tournament play and have a 15-9 record since 2007 and have won 15 of their last 23 BIG EAST tournament games. UConn played in the first-ever BIG EAST Confer- ence tournament in 1985 at historic Muzzy Field in Bristol, Conn. That event was a four-team double elimination tournament and also featured George- town, St. John’s and Seton Hall, with SJU winning title. The tournament was played at Muzzy Field from 1985-95 and also was played at Dodd Sta- dium in Norwich, Conn., from 1996-98. UConn’s Dave Ford was the first-ever BIG EAST Player of the Year in 1985. On the Air... All UConn games during the BIG EAST Tournament will be heard on WTIC.com (Joe D’Ambrosio) and WHUS-91.7 FM (Chris Jones). All games of the BIG EAST tournament will be seen on ESPN3 with the championship game on ESPNU. About the Huskies... Connecticut enters the BIG EAST tournament as the No. 8 seed and has an overall record of 30-26 and had a BIG EAST mark of 9-15. UConn has posted its ninth 30-win season in school history and its fifth consecutive. Senior second baseman LJ Mazzilli has powered the UConn offense with a .362 average, 45 runs and 45 RBI to go with 28 steals on 32 attempts. UConn freshman third baseman Vinny Sienna is second on the team in hitting with a .293 average and 29 RBI. Redshirt-sophomore RHP Carson Cross enters the tournament with an 8-3 record and 2.55 earned run average with 80 strikeouts in 95.1 innings. Last Time Out... While the rest of the BIG EAST Conference teams were finishing up their league schedules, the Huskies won two out of three games at George Mason this past weekend in a non-conference series. UConn broke a six-game losing streak by winning the first game on Thurs- day 7-3 and won 9-1 on Friday before falling 4-3 in the Saturday finale. In the opener, Carson Cross picked up the win in six innings of eight-hit work while Anthony Marzi won the second game pitching seven innings up a run while striking out seven. Game Coverage Live Stats: UConnHuskies.com Audio: 91.7 FM / WTIC.com Video: UConnHuskies.com Twitter: @UConnBaseball Leading Off • 2B LJ Mazzilli (287) and CF Billy Ferriter (273) rank second and third all-time in career hits. • Mazzilli is batting .435 (37-for-85) over the last 20 games (hits in 19 of them). • LHP Anthony Marzi was tied for third in conference games in strikeouts with 46 while RHP Carson Cross was fifth with 45. • Cross (8-4) is in a tie for seventh for most wins in a single season. • The Huskies are 13th in the nation with 114 stolen bases, marking the fifth time in history with more than 100 steals. • Connecticut has used 41 (73% of games) lineups that have featured at least four freshmen. • UConn wears a green ribbon with the initials SH on its batting helmets to remember the children and adults from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Projected Starters Lineup B/T BA R HR RBI SS-Tom Verdi R/R .255 39 2 19 CF-Billy Ferriter R/R .268 37 1 16 2B-LJ Mazzilli R/R .362 45 5 45 3B-Vinny Siena R/R .293 28 1 29 1B-Bobby Melley L/R .270 20 0 26 C-Max McDowell R/R .257 21 4 25 RF-Stanley Paul L/L .213 7 1 9 LF-Eric Yavarone R/R .271 20 1 25 DH-Jon Testani R/R .208 24 1 19 Rotation ERA W-L IP SO RHP-Carson Cross 2.55 8-4 95.1 80 LHP-Anthony Marzi 4.02 4-6 80.2 68 RHP-Jordan Tabakman 2.84 5-2 50.2 33 Bullpen ERA W-L IP SO RHP-Pat Butler 2.34 3-1(2sv)34.2 20 LHP-David Mahoney 3.04 0-2(2sv)26.2 22 Connecticut Baseball 2013 Game Notes 2013 BIG EAST Championship May 22-26, Clearwater, Fla. www.UConnHuskies.com UConn Athletic Communications Phone: 860-486-3531 Fax: 860-486-5085 E-mail: [email protected]Connecticut Huskies Overall: 30-26 BIG EAST: 9-15 Head Coach: Jim Penders Career Record/Years: 350-237-4/10 Rank: NR Series Record: 9-15 Louisville Cardinals Overall: 46-10 BIG EAST: 20-4 Head Coach: Dan McDonnell Career Record/Years: 3-2-138/7 Rank (as of 5/13): 11 (USA)/10 (CBN) Last Meeting: UofL 3, UConn 1 Clearwater, Fla. • Bright House Field (8,800)
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Date Opponent TimeFeb. 15 vs. Purdue L, 8-11Feb. 16 vs. Indiana W, 4-3 (15)Feb. 17 vs. Purdue L, 3-5Feb. 22 at UCF (CF) L, 3-7Feb. 23 vs. Troy (CF) W, 13-8Feb. 24 vs. Texas Tech (CF) W, 1-0 (11)Mar. 1 vs. Ohio State (ST) W, 5-2Mar. 2 vs. C. Michigan (ST) W, 6-2Mar. 3 at Stetson (ST) W, 9-3Mar. 8 at Sam Houston St. W, 6-5Mar. 9 at Sam Houston St. W, 8-0Mar. 10 at Sam Houston St. L, 4-6Mar. 13 at Central Conn. W, 8-5Mar. 15 at Presbyterian L, 4-6Mar. 16 at Presbyterian W, 13-2Mar. 17 at Presbyterian L, 4-5Mar. 19 at Coll. of Charleston W, 9-4Mar. 22 at Georgetown* L, 2-5Mar. 23 at Georgetown* W, 6-0Mar. 24 at Georgetown* W, 3-2Mar. 26 at Hartford W, 9-1Mar. 28 at Seton Hall* L, 3-4 (11)Mar. 28 at Seton Hall* L, 0-3Mar. 30 at Seton Hall* W, 3-2Apr. 1 QuinnipiAc W, 4-2 (7)Apr. 2 Boston college l, 4-7Apr. 3 at Yale L, 5-15Apr. 5 st. John’s* l, 0-3Apr. 6 st. John’s* W, 9-2Apr. 7 st. John’s* W, 5-3Apr. 9 northeAstern l, 2-4Apr. 10 at Brown W, 11-6Apr. 12 at Villanova* W, 4-3Apr. 13 at Villanova* W, 4-1Apr. 14 at Villanova* W, 9-4Apr. 16 FAirField W, 12-5Apr. 19 #28 usF* (nB) l, 2-3Apr. 20 #28 usF* l, 4-7 (15)Apr. 21 #28 usF* l, 3-4Apr. 23 MAssAchusetts W, 5-4Apr. 24 at Bryant W, 11-6Apr. 26 at #28 Notre Dame* L, 2-12Apr. 27 at #28 Notre Dame* L, 3-4Apr. 28 at #28 Notre Dame* L, 5-12Apr. 30 sAcred heArt W, 10-6MAy 1 holy cross W, 8-0May 3 at Rutgers* W, 3-1May 4 at Rutgers* L, 4-9May 5 at Rutgers* L, 2-4MAy 11 #11 louisville* l, 0-8MAy 11 #11 louisville* l, 0-6MAy 12 #11 louisville* l, 1-3May 14 at Rhode Island (D) L, 3-7May 16 at George Mason W. 7-3May 17 at George Mason W, 9-1May 18 at George Mason L, 3-4May 22-26 BIG EAST Championship May 22 #11 Louisville 5:00 p.m.
All hoMe gAMes in Bold cAps Home games played at J.O. Christian Field; Storrs, Conn. unless noted.(NB) - New Britain Stadium; New Britain, Conn.(D) - Dodd Stadium; Norwich, Conn.* BIG EAST game(DH) Doubleheader(CF) UCF Tournament(ST) Stetson Tournament+ All times subject to change ++ All times ET
First Pitch... UConn plays in its 15th and the last-ever BIG EAST Baseball Championship. The Hus-kies won the title twice (1990, 94) and were the runner-up five times. The Huskies have an over-all rcord of 28-24 in BIG EAST tournament play and have a 15-9 record since 2007 and have won 15 of their last 23 BIG EAST tournament games. UConn played in the first-ever BIG EAST Confer-ence tournament in 1985 at historic Muzzy Field in Bristol, Conn. That event was a four-team double elimination tournament and also featured George-town, St. John’s and Seton Hall, with SJU winning title. The tournament was played at Muzzy Field from 1985-95 and also was played at Dodd Sta-dium in Norwich, Conn., from 1996-98. UConn’s Dave Ford was the first-ever BIG EAST Player of the Year in 1985.
On the Air... All UConn games during the BIG EAST Tournament will be heard on WTIC.com (Joe D’Ambrosio) and WHUS-91.7 FM (Chris Jones). All games of the BIG EAST tournament will be seen on ESPN3 with the championship game on ESPNU.
About the Huskies... Connecticut enters the BIG EAST tournament as the No. 8 seed and has an overall record of 30-26 and had a BIG EAST mark of 9-15. UConn has posted its ninth 30-win season in school history and its fifth consecutive.Senior second baseman LJ Mazzilli has powered the UConn offense with a .362 average, 45 runs and 45 RBI to go with 28 steals on 32 attempts. UConn freshman third baseman Vinny Sienna is second on the team in hitting with a .293 average and 29 RBI. Redshirt-sophomore RHP Carson Cross enters the tournament with an 8-3 record and 2.55 earned run average with 80 strikeouts in 95.1 innings.
Last Time Out... While the rest of the BIG EAST Conference teams were finishing up their league schedules, the Huskies won two out of three games at George Mason this past weekend in a non-conference series. UConn broke a six-game losing streak by winning the first game on Thurs-day 7-3 and won 9-1 on Friday before falling 4-3 in the Saturday finale. In the opener, Carson Cross picked up the win in six innings of eight-hit work while Anthony Marzi won the second game pitching seven innings up a run while striking out seven.
Game CoverageLive Stats: UConnHuskies.comAudio: 91.7 FM / WTIC.comVideo: UConnHuskies.comTwitter: @UConnBaseball
Leading Off• 2B LJ Mazzilli (287) and CF Billy Ferriter (273) rank second and third all-time in career hits.
• Mazzilli is batting .435 (37-for-85) over the last 20 games (hits in 19 of them).
• LHP Anthony Marzi was tied for third in conference games in strikeouts with 46 while RHP Carson Cross was fifth with 45.
• Cross (8-4) is in a tie for seventh for most wins in a single season.
• The Huskies are 13th in the nation with 114 stolen bases, marking the fifth time in history with more than 100 steals.
• Connecticut has used 41 (73% of games) lineups that have featured at least four freshmen.
• UConn wears a green ribbon with the initials SH on its batting helmets to remember the children and adults from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
All-Time vs. UofL... The Huskies trail the all-time series with the Cardinals, 9-15. The two teams met for the first time in 2006, when Louisville joined the BIG EAST. UConn is 3-7 against UofL when the Cardinals are ranked, including two wins last season and three losses this year.
Road Warriors... Connecticut played each of its first 24 games on the road; the longest such streak since playing 21 in a row away from home in 2005, which was also the last time UConn did not play a home game in the month of March. The Huskies are 18-14 in road games this season and were 7-9 at home.
From the LF Bullpen... Senior RHP Dan Feehan has appeared in 92 career games, all out of the bullpen. He passed David Erickson (2005-2009) for most all-time at Rutgers (May 3). Through 127.0 innings of career relief, Feehan is 7-8 with a 3.44 ERA and 97 strikeouts. Since suffering a loss to Boston College (Apr. 2), he has pitched 13.2 innings in 13 appearances, while allowing just three runs and striking out 11.
Hit Parade... Mazzilli and Ferriter continue to trade back-and-forth between second and third for career hits at UConn. Mazzilli (287) is currently in second, while Ferriter (275) is third. Mazzilli has 72 this season, while Fer-riter has 60. Mike Nemeth (2008-2011) is UConn’s all-time leader at 331. Mazzilli is second in the country among active play-ers in career hits while Ferriter is 10th.
The University of ConnecticutLocation ....................................................................Storrs, Conn. Founded ................................................................................1881Undergraduate Enrollment (at Storrs) ................................17,815Enrollment .........................................................................30,034Colors ...................................... National Flag Blue (Navy) & WhiteNickname ..............................................................Huskies, UConnConference ......................................................................BIG EASTPresident .................................................................. Susan HerbstDirector of Athletics................................................Warde ManuelAssoc. Director of Athletics (SWA) .......................... Debbie CorumAssoc. Director of Athletics (Program Admin.) ........Evan FeinglassAthletic Phone ..................................................... (860) 486-2725Athletic Fax .......................................................... (860) 486-2727
UCONN BASEBALLHead Coach ........................... Jim Penders (Connecticut ‘94, G‘98) Overall Career Record .................................... 350-237-4/10 yearsRecord at UConn ............................................ 350-237-4/10 yearsAssistant Coaches ......................... Jeff Hourigan (Connecticut ‘05).............................. Joshua MacDonald (Connecticut ‘06, LIU G’09)............... Chris Podeszwa (UConn ‘93, So. Connecticut State G‘03)Office Phone ......................................................... (860) 486-4089Home Field ....................................................... J.O. Christian FieldField Dimensions ......................................................337-400-325All-Time Record: ...................................................1,607-1,274-292012 Final Record .............................................................31-27-12012 BIG EAST Record/Finish........................................ 16-11/5th2012 Postseason ........................................... BIG EAST SemifinalsLetterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................. 18/11Position Starters Returning/Lost ............................................. 6/3Pitchers Returning/Lost ........................................................ 11/4Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost ............................................. 4/1Newcomers ...............................................................................16
Athletic CommunicationsAssoc. AD/Communications..................................Michael Enright Asst. Dir. of Athletic Communications ..................Patrick McKennaAsst. Dir. of Athletic Communications ......................... Phil ChardisAthletic Communications Assistant ...........................Sagan ByrneAthletic Communications Secretary ....................Luanne DunstanEnright Cell Phone ................................................ (860) 208-4756Email .....................................................mike.enright@uconn.eduCommunications Office Phone ............................. (860) 486-3531Communications Fax ............................................ (860) 486-5085Athletics Website ............................................UConnHuskies.com
Jim Penders, Head CoachJim Penders has worked with the University of Connecticut baseball program in 21 of the last 23 years, being associated with the Huskies as a student-athlete, an assistant coach and now head coach. He enters his 10th season at the helm of the program in 2013.Penders, a three-time BIG EAST Coach of the Year (2011, 2010, 2006), has now led his squad to 30 or more wins in seven of his ten years at Connecticut, including 2013. Following their program-best 22 wins in conference play in 2011, the Huskies earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 17th time.In his first nine seasons as head coach for the Huskies, he has had a total of 30 players either drafted or signed by professional baseball clubs.The 2010 season was one of the most successful seasons in program history, as Penders guided the Huskies to a program-best 48 wins. UConn earned a NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 1994 and hosted the Norwich Regional at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Conn.In July of 2003, Penders became just the fifth head coach in the program’s history since 1924 joining Sumner Dole (1924-35), J.O. Christian (1936-61), Larry Panciera (1962-79) and Andy Baylock (1980-2003). Penders was an assistant coach for the Huskies for seven years from 1997-2003 as UConn posted winning seasons in each of those campaigns. As an assistant coach, Penders coordinated the Huskies recruiting of student-athletes, served as a hitting coach and worked with the catchers and outfielders.A standout on the baseball field for Connecticut during his undergraduate career, Penders was a four-year letterwinner as a Husky. He was co-captain of the 1994 UConn squad that won the BIG EAST Conference tournament, and the Huskies advanced to the NCAA Championship in both his junior and senior years.Penders graduated from UConn in 1994 with a degree in political science and added a master’s degree from UConn in 1998 from the School of Education.A native of Vernon, Conn., Penders and his wife, Brooke, reside in Old Wethersfield, Conn., and have three children – a daughter, Tess Avery (10), and sons, James Henry “Hank” (8), and Charles Edward “Charlie” (4).
Starting Cross... Cross’ first 16 career ap-pearances in 2012 were out of the bullpen, but each of his last 16 have been starts. When starting games, he is 9-4 with a 1.97 ERA and 95 K’s in 113.1 innings. The Hus-kies are 11-5 in his starts. Nationally, Cross owns the 25th lowest career ERA among active players with at least 75 innings pitched at 2.17.
Bullpen Bagels... The Husky bullpen has tossed 122 scoreless innings of the 158 whole innings pitched. As a unit, the bullpen owns a 3.48 ERA, compared to a 4.13 ERA by opposing relievers. Five UConn reliev-ers have pitched at least 15 innings out of the pen and own an ERA below 3.00, led by redshirt-senior RHP Will Jolin at 2.21. In ex-tra-inning games, the bullpen has thrown 24.0 innings, given up 23 hits and allowed five runs for a 1.50 ERA.
Senior Swing... From April 6 to May 5, Fer-riter hit .402 (33-for-82). Over that stretch, he had 12 multi-hit games in 19 played as well as three three-hit games. Ferriter has also doubled nine times and driven in 10 runs. Mazzilli has hit .446 (45-for-101) since dropping to .298 on April 10. In the last 24 games, he has knocked in 20 runs and hit 10 doubles.
On the Bases... Connecticut has remained dedicated to its aggressive game plan as the Huskies have attempted 151 stolen bases to the opponents 105. UConn has totaled 114 steals, a .754 success rate, while the Huskies
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have thrown out 20 opposing runners on the bases. Mazzilli and Ferriter lead UConn with 28 and 25, respectively. The Huskies 114 steals are good enough for 13th in the country and 15th in steals per game, 3.02.
Age is Just a Number... Through re-search conducted by the UCF sports information staff, Ferriter is the fifth oldest baseball player in NCAA Divi-sion I. He turned 24 on February 24. Columbia’s Joey Falcone is the old-est player in the nation at 26 (June 1, 1986). Ferriter’s 235 games ranks second all-time at UConn (241 by Mike Nemeth from 2008-11 is the record) and is third among active NCAA players.
UConn’s Man of Steal... Ferriter tied the program mark for career steals with the 80th of his career at Central Connecticut (Mar. 13). He took the all-time lead with his 81st coming at Presbyterian (Mar. 16) and added one more to his total in the same game. Ferriter’s career total now stands at 101. He tied his career-high with three steals at Hartford (Mar. 26).
Lineups... Through 56 games, the Huskies have used 26 different line-ups. Connecticut’s two most common lineups feature a catching platoon with sophomore Connor David and fresh-man Max McDowell. UConn used 32 different lineups in 2012. Through 49 games in the last two seasons, the Huskies used 27 lineups in 2012 and 15 in 2011.
23 Ways to Reach First... All sea-son, UConn has shown great patience at the plate and finding ways to get on. Five regulars in the Husky lineup maintain on-base percentages above .370, including sophomore Jon Tes-tani, who is batting just .208. As a team, the Huskies own a .367 OBP to .334 for their opponents.
2011 Title... Connecticut claimed its first-ever BIG EAST Regular Season Championship with a series win and doubleheader split with Louisville at J.O. Christian Field. George Springer became UConn’s all-time leader in home runs with the 45th of his career in a 7-5 win in game one of the double-header on May 14.
Homegrown Huskies... The Con-necticut 32-man roster features 19 players from the “Nutmeg State”. All UConn players from the state of Con-necticut are identifiable by a decal on the back of their hats and helmets in
the outline of the state. Seven of 10 starters on opening day are from Con-necticut, including starting pitcher An-thony Marzi.
Triples Crown... In the ninth inning at Central Connecticut (Mar. 13), Mazzilli tripled for the 12th time in his career to pass Brian Majeski for first all-time at UConn. He is tied for the third in the league with four as his record has grown to 13.
An Eye on the Books... Mazzilli and Ferriter sit in the top-20 of 10 major of-fensive categories in the UConn record book. Mazzilli (287) and Ferriter (275) have both passed George Springer (242) for second and third in career hits. Ferriter (181) also passed Nem-eth (172) for second in runs against UMass (Apr. 23).
March to Victory... Connecticut post-ed a record of 12-6 in the month of March, besting last season’s mark of 11-8. The 12 wins are the most for the Huskies in the month since registering a 13-7 record in 2008.
Mazzilli Receives Preseason Ac-colades... Mazzilli was named the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year by the league’s coaches. One of the top hitters in the league in 2012, Mazzilli was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection last season. He was also named a Louisville Slugger Pre-season First Team All-America pick by Collegiate Baseball News. For the second straight season, Mazzilli was tabbed as an All-America First Team selection by Perfect Game USA. He was also named to the Baseball America Preseason All-America Third Team.
Seven in a Row... The Huskies’ seven-game win streak ended with a 6-4 walk-off loss to SHSU on March 9. UConn shutout the Bearkats in the first game of the day, 8-0, behind 7.1-scoreless innings from Cross. The win matched Connecticut’s longest win-
ning streak from 2012. Testani went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in the win.
Nine Isn’t Enough... UConn defeat-ed Texas Tech, 1-0, in 11 innings on February 24. It was the second extra-inning win of the season and sixth in a row. In the top of the 11th, redshirt-se-nior center fielder Billy Ferriter lifted a fly ball to left and scored sophomore right fielder Jon Testani from third on a sacrifice-fly for the go-ahead run. Redshirt-sophomore right-hander Jor-dan Tabakman came on in relief and nailed down his first career save.
Let’s Play 15!... Freshman Bryan Daniello made his collegiate debut as a pinch-runner against Indiana (Feb. 16) and soon advanced to third on one wild pitch and then scored the go-ahead run on another. Senior righty Dan Feehan, who came on in the 14th with two on and one out, fin-ished the game to earn the win, 4-3, in 15 innings. It was the longest game for Connecticut since a 2-2, 16-inning tie against Holy Cross on March 22, 2011. Junior shortstop Tom Verdi stole a career-high three bases and scored a pair of runs.
BIG EAST Draft Picks... Since Pend-ers took over as head coach in 2004, UConn has had 30 players selected in the MLB Draft; the fourth most amongst BIG EAST teams. In that time frame, Notre Dame leads the league with 35. Springer became the highest drafted player out of the league with the 11th overall pick in 2011. Mike Olt was one of 17 players from BIG EAST teams to play in the MLB in 2012.
PendersMilestone Wins
1st Win - 3/8/04, 8-3 vs. Butler100th Win - 2/24/07, 8-1 vs. Western Carolina200th Win - 3/6/10, 11-2 at CSU-Northridge300th Win - 3/27/12, 11-6 vs. Hartford100th Big East Win - 4/9/11, 6-3 at Notre Dame
Huskies in the Pros...-AAA-Mike Olt, Round Rock Express (TEX)-AA-Nick Ahmed, Mobile BayBears (ARI)Matt Barnes, Portland Sea Dogs (BOS)George Springer, Corpus Christi Hooks (HOU)Kevin Vance, Birmingham Barons (CHW)-A Advanced-John Andreoli, Daytona Cubs (CHC)Dan Mahoney, Tampa Yankees (NYY)Scott Oberg, Modesto Nuts (COL)
Connecticut Baseball 2013 Game NotesUConn Athletic Communications Phone: 860-486-3531 Fax: 860-486-5085 E-mail: [email protected] Milestone... Jim Penders picked up his 300th career win in an 11-6 decision over Hartford (3/27) at J.O. Christian Field. He passed Larry Panciera (297) for second most wins all-time following a three-game sweep at WVU. Penders’ all-time record is 326-214-4, all at Connecticut. He won his first game on March 8, 2004 against Butler. Current assistant coach Josh MacDonald was the winning pitcher. Penders trails his predecessor Andy Baylock (556) for most wins in the UConn dugout.
Mr. February... Despite a loss and a no-decision in his first two starts, junior lefty Brian Ward has proven to be extremely ef-fective in the month of February. He owned a 2.08 ERA with nine strikeouts in 13 in-nings last month. In four career starts dur-ing February, Ward is 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA and 17 K’s in 27.1 innings of work.
Two-Time Captain... At the end of fall ball fifth-year senior, Billy Ferriter was se-lected as UConn’s captain for the second straight season.Penders on Ferriter: “Billy has quietly and doggedly emerged as a leader over his four-plus years in our program. His team-mates not only respect his work ethic, but they also know how far he has come as a student and athlete during his time here.”
MLB Draft... LJ Mazzilli, Scott Oberg and David Fischer were chosen in the 2012 MLB Draft. Mazzilli went in the ninth round to the Minnesota Twins, while Oberg was also taken on day two of the draft by the Colorado Rockies in the 15th. He played for the Grand Junction Rockies in rookie ball, while Fischer, an 18th round pick of the Washington Nationals, played short-sea-son Single-A with the Auburn Doubledays.
All-UConn Coaching Staff... The cur-rent Husky coaching staff, comprised of all UConn alums, will man the dugout together for the second straight season. Penders (‘94) captained the Huskies to a NCAA Tournament appearance and BIG EAST Tournament Championship in 1994, while assistant coach and teammate Chris Po-deszwa (‘93) played on two NCAA Tour-nament teams in 1990 and 1993. Josh MacDonald (‘06) pitched for UConn for four seasons and was the winning pitcher in Penders’ first win as head coach in 2004. Jeff Hourigan (‘05) transferred to Storrs from Clemson and pitched and played first base in his two seasons with the Huskies.
Out of Left Field... Sophomore Eric Ya-varone started 53 games in left field as a rookie and 56 games overall. He appeared in all 59 games, setting a UConn freshman record.
Stadium Enhancement... In January 2012, the Division of Athletics announced that funds for stadium enhancement/construc-tion have been established for baseball, soccer and softball. Plans for a major up-grade to J.O. Christian Field were revealed at the 2012 Baseball Preseason Dinner.
Big League Transaction... On January 24, former UConn shortstop Nick Ahmed was involved in a trade from the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two-time MLB All-Star Justin Upton. Ahmed was drafted in the second round by the Braves in 2011 and was a Carolina League (A-Adv.) All-Star in 2012. He was also named the organization’s top defensive infielder by Baseball America.
Feeling the Heat... UConn combined to go 6-14 in its four Southern trips plus a three-game series at South Florida and the BIG EAST Tournament in 2012. This year, Con-necticut went 6-3 in three consecutive trips to Florida.
In the Polls... Connecticut received votes in the NCBWA Top-30 three times over a four week period this season. Prior to the week of March 4, the Huskies last re-ceived votes in the 2012 USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Preseason Poll. UConn was last ranked at the conclusion of 2011 in all four polls, ranking as high as No. 11 in Baseball America.
The Last Time it Happened...For UConnWin vs. Ranked Team ...... 4-1, vs. #22 Louisville (5/25/12)Road Win vs. Ranked Team ..7-4, at #20 Louisville (4/29/12)BIG EAST Sweep ..............................at Pittsburgh (4/5-7/12)10-14 Runs Scored .................. 10, Sacred Heart (4/30/13)15-19 Runs Scored .............15, at West Virginia (3/24/12)20+ Runs Scored................... 25, vs. Central Conn. (6/5/10)15-19 Hits ............................................. 15, vs. USF (4/20/13)20+ Hits ..........................................20, at Fairfield (4/17/12)Shutout...............................................8-0, Holy Cross (5/1/13)................Slade (4.0), Catalina (3.0), Butler (1.0), Jolin (1.0)Complete Game................Carson Cross, St. John’s (4/5/13)One-Hitter ......................Anthony Marzi, Cincinnati (5/5/12)10+ Strikeouts .....................10, Anthony Marzi, USF (4/20/13)4-Hit Game .................LJ Mazilli, George Mason (5/17/13)5-Hit Game ..........Vinny Siena, at Central Conn. (3/13/13)4-Run Game ......................Tom Verdi, at Fairfield (4/17/12)5-Run Game ........George Springer, at San Diego (3/7/11)4-RBI Game ..................... Billy Ferriter, Holy Cross (5/1/13)5-RBI Game .................Ryan Fuller, Rutgers (4/20/12-Gm1)6-RBI Game .....George Springer, at Central Conn. (4/27/11)Grand Slam ..........................Bryan Daniello, at Yale (4/3/13)2-HR Game ..................Ryan Fuller, Rutgers (4/20/12-Gm1)3-HR Game ..........Jason Edgar, at Boston College (5/4/97)4-HR, 10-RBI Game ............ Brian Packin, St. John’s (4/14/99) ...................................... Jeff Uccello, Boston College (4/20/96)Hit for Cycle ...............Brian Esposito, vs. Holy Cross (4/15/99)2-SB Game .................LJ Mazzilli, Massachusetts (4/23/13)Extra Inning Win ............. 11, 1-0, vs. Texas Tech (2/23/13)Extra Inning Game ................................ 15, 4-7, USF (4/20/13)12-14 Inning Game ...........13, 6-4 win, Cincinnati (5/6/12)15+ Inning Game ........................15, 4-7 loss, USF (4/20/13)For OpponentBIG EAST Sweep .............................. Louisville (5/11-12/13))10-14 Runs Scored .....................12, Notre Dame (4/28/13)15-19 Runs Scored ..................................... 15, Yale (4/3/13)20+ Runs Scored..............................21, Ohio State (3/1/09)15-19 Hits ....................................15, Notre Dame (4/28/13)20+ Hits .......................................21, Rhode Island (3/18/11)Shutout..........................6-0, Louisville (5/11/12, Game Two).........Jeff Thompson (8), Jonah Philley (0.2), Cody Ege (0.1)Complete Game................Robert Ramer, Purdue (2/17/13)10+ Strikeouts .....10, Sam Gaviglio, Oregon State (2/25/11)4-Hit Game ................Trey Mancini, Notre Dame (4/26/13)5-Hit Game ..........Hayes Orton, Coastal Carolina (6/3/11)4-Run Game ......................Jeff Roy, Rhode Island (3/18/11)4-RBI Game .............. Frank DeSico, Notre Dame (4/28/13)5-RBI Game ...................... D.J. Anderson, Rutgers (4/29/11)2-HR Game .................Chris Shaw, Boston College (4/2/13)2-SB Game .............. Ryan Cusick, Massachusetts (4/23/13)Extra Inning Win ...............................15, 7-4, USF (4/20/13)
Massachusetts (2)Bobby MelleyWillie NastasiNew Hampshire (3)Carson CrossDan FeehanBilly FerriterNew Jersey (3)Pat ButlerMichael NiegoJordan TabakmanNew York (1)Christian CollettiPennsylvania (2)Michael HealeyMax McDowellRhode Island (1)Tom VerdiWisconsin (1)Ryan Radue
No. Name Yr. Position B/T Ht./Wt. Hometown/Last School 1 Bryan Daniello Fr. IF/OF L/R 5’9/155 Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon2 Max McDowell Fr. C R/R 6’2/194 North Huntington, Pa./Norwin4 Jack Sundberg Fr. OF L/R 5’11/175 Mansfield, Conn./Avon Old Farms6 Ryan Brahm Jr. UT R/R 5’9/170 East Lyme, Conn./UConn-Avery Point/St. Thomas More7 Billy Ferriter RS-Sr. OF R/R 6’2/200 Nashua, N.H./Nashua South8 Devin Over So. RHP/UT R/R 6’1/185 Windsor, Conn./Windsor9 Vinny Siena Fr. IF R/R 5’9/182 Woodbridge, Conn./Amity10 Eric Yavarone So. OF R/R 6’2/190 North Haven, Conn./North Haven11 Will Jolin RS-Sr. RHP R/R 6’2/205 Guilford, Conn./Guilford12 Tom Verdi Jr. IF R/R 6’2/185 Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken13 Max Slade RS-Fr. RHP R/R 5’11/170 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire15 Ryan Radue Fr. RHP R/R 6’4/190 Appleton, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran19 Stephen Catalina Sr. RHP R/R 6’3/215 Wolcott, Conn./Wolcott20 Ryan Moore Sr. OF/RHP R/R 6’2/185 Bristol, Conn./Saint Paul Catholic21 Michael Healey So. RHP R/R 6’1/185 Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock22 Dan Feehan Sr. RHP R/R 6’0/170 Nashua, N.H./Nashua South23 Jordan Tabakman RS-So. RHP R/R 6’4/215 Pompton Plains, N.J./North Carolina/Pequannock24 LJ Mazzilli Sr. IF R/R 6’1/190 Greenwich, Conn./IMG Pendleton25 Connor David So. C L/R 6’2/195 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire26 Jon Testani So. IF R/R 5’10/180 Monroe, Conn./Masuk27 Christian Colletti Fr. LHP L/L 6’2/195 Rockville, Centre, N.Y./Southside30 Michael Habzda Jr. IF L/L 6’0/195 Glastonbury, Conn./UConn-Avery Point/Glastonbury31 Bobby Melley Fr. C/1B L/R 6’3/210 Barnstable, Mass./Boston College H.S.32 Willie Nastasi Fr. RHP R/R 6’5/180 Centerville, Mass./Barnstable34 Stanley Paul Sr. OF L/L 5’11/175 Stamford, Conn./UConn-Avery Point/Westhill36 David Mahoney RS-So. LHP L/L 6’3/200 Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy39 Anthony Marzi Jr. LHP L/L 6’1/192 Berlin, Conn./Berlin40 Michael Niego Fr. LHP R/L 6’1/183 Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley41 Nick Fessenden Jr. RHP R/R 6’5/205 Griswold, Conn./UConn-Avery Point/Griswold43 Carson Cross RS-So. RHP R/R 6’5/205 Brentwood, N.H./Exeter44 Pat Butler Sr. RHP R/R 6’5/225 Chatham, N.J./Chatham45 Brian Ward Jr. LHP L/L 6’3/185 Milford, Conn./Foran
Head Coach: #16 Jim Penders (10th Season, Connecticut ‘94, G’98)Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: #29 Jeff Hourigan (Second Season, Connecticut ‘05)Assistant Coach: #33 Josh MacDonald (Second Season, Connecticut ‘06, Long Island G’09)Assistant Coach: #14 Chris Podeszwa (10th, SeasonConnecticut ‘93, So. Connecticut G‘03)
AlphabeticalRoster
6 Ryan Brahm44 Pat Butler19 Stephen Catalina27 Christian Colletti43 Carson Cross18 Matt D’Ariano1 Bryan Daniello25 Connor David22 Dan Feehan7 Billy Ferriter41 Nick Fessenden30 Michael Habzda21 Michael Healey11 Will Jolin36 David Mahoney39 Anthony Marzi24 LJ Mazzilli2 Max McDowell31 Bobby Melley20 Ryan Moore32 Willie Nastasi40 Michael Niego8 Devin Over34 Stanley Paul15 Ryan Radue42 Jed Robinson9 Vinny Siena13 Max Slade4 Jack Sundberg23 Jordan Tabakman26 Jon Testani12 Tom Verdi45 Brian Ward10 Eric Yavarone
1965 NCAA District I Playoffs Holy Cross W 7-4 Holy Cross L 0-5 Holy Cross W 7-0 NCAA College World Series St. Louis L 1-2 Lafayette W 6-4 Washington State L 2-3
1968 NCAA District I Playoffs Providence W 2-0 Harvard L 0-3 Boston University W 8-2 Harvard L 2-3
1970 NCAA District I Playoffs Providence W 8-0 Dartmouth L 2-8 Dartmouth L 3-12
1972 NCAA District I Playoffs Northeastern W 5-2 Harvard W 8-5 Harvard W 8-5 NCAA College World Series Texas W 3-0 Southern California L 4-5 Temple L 4-7
1977 NCAA District I Playoffs Temple L 7-9 Cornell L 7-9
1957 NCAA District I Playoffs Springfield L 4-9 Springfield W 4-3 Springfield W 5-0 NCAA College World Series Texas L 0-3 Florida State W 5-3 Iowa State L 2-5
1958 NCAA District I Playoffs Dartmouth W 1-0 Dartmouth W 10-0 Holy Cross L 1-2
1959 Declared District I Champions NCAA College World Series Penn State L 3-5 Western Michigan L 6-14
1960 NCAA District I Playoffs Boston College L 1-2
1961 NCAA District I Playoffs Colby W 15-1 Boston College L 1-4 Springfield W 3-1 Boston College W 3-2 Boston College W 14-4
1963 NCAA District I Playoffs Providence W 4-3 Providence L 3-4 Providence L 6-10
1979 NCAA District I Playoffs Navy W 5-4 St. John’s L 3-6 Nebraska W 15-0 St. John’s W 14-4 St. John’s W 4-0 NCAA College World Series Texas L 5-11 Cal State-Fullerton L 3-8
1990 NCAA Northeast Regional Georgia L 2-7 Rutgers L 5-15
1993 NCAA Midwest Regional Oklahoma State L 5-9 Fordham L 0-5
1994 NCAA Midwest II Regional Georgia Tech L 0-7 Long Beach State L 9-16
2010 NCAA Norwich Regional Oregon L 3-5 Central Connecticut W 25-5 Oregon L 3-4
2011 NCAA Clemson Regional Coastal Carolina L 1-13 Sacred Heart W 13-3 Coastal Carolina W 12-6 Clemson W 7-6 Clemson W 14-1 NCAA Super Regionals South Carolina L 1-5 South Carolina L 2-8
1985 Bristol, Conn. ** Georgetown W 11-9 (10) St. John’s L 5-6 Seton Hall L 2-8
1987 Bristol, Conn. Seton Hall L 2-6 St. John’s L 4-13
1989 Bristol, Conn. Seton Hall L 2-8 Providence L 3-5 (11)
1990 Bristol, Conn. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Seton Hall W 11-3 Villanova W 1-0 *Seton Hall W 4-3
1992 Bristol, Conn. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP Seton Hall W 14-2 Providence L 2-13 Seton Hall W 4-3 Providence W 11-8 *Providence L 3-5
1993 Bristol, Conn. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP Seton Hall L 5-6 Villanova W 10-5 Seton Hall W 10-9 *St. John’s L 0-9
1994 Bristol, Conn. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Pittsburgh W 4-3 Seton Hall W 3-0 Seton Hall L 1-6 *Seton Hall W 4-2
2000 Bridgewater, N.J. Seton Hall L 2-8 Rutgers L 7-8
2006 Clearwater, Fla. Cincinnati W 6-2 Louisville L 10-12 Rutgers L 5-9
2007 Brooklyn, N.Y. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP St. John’s L 1-2 Pittsburgh W 5-2 St. John’s W 8-7 USF W 3-0 USF W 2-0 *Rutgers L 7-6
2009 Clearwater, Fla. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP West Virginia W 6-1 USF W 4-2 USF W 10-8 *Louisville L 3-11
2010 Clearwater, Fla. BIG EAST TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP Cincinnati W 9-6 Rutgers L 5-6 Pittsburgh W 7-2 Rutgers W 11-10 (10) Rutgers W 7-4 *St. John’s L 0-3
2011 Clearwater, Fla. Notre Dame W 4-2 Seton Hall L 3-4 (12) Notre Dame W 9-3 Seton Hall L 2-12
2012 Clearwater, Fla. USF W 7-2` Louisville W 4-1 USF L 0-1 USF L 1-2
* denotes championship game** In 1985, UConn finished the regular season at the top of the BIG EAST
North Division with a record of 11-7 in conference play but the league did not crown a BIG EAST Regular Season Champion annually until the 1990
season.
UConn In The NCAA Tournament17 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 29-35 Overall Record
UConn In The BIG EAST Tournament14 Tournament Appearances | 28-24 Overall Record
2013 Connecticut Baseball LineupsGame Opponent P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH1 Purdue Marzi David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Paul2 Indiana Cross McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Paul3 Purdue Ward David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello4 UCF Marzi David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Paul5 Troy Cross McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Paul6 Texas Tech Ward David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello7 Ohio State Marzi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello8 Central Michigan Cross David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello9 Stetson Ward McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello10 Sam Houston St. Marzi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello11 Sam Houston St. Cross David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello12 Sam Houston St. Ward McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Sundberg Ferriter Testani Yavarone13 Central Conn. Colletti McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello14 Presbyterian Marzi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Sundberg Ferriter Testani Yavarone15 Presbyterian Cross David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello16 Presbyterian Ward McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello17 Coll. of Charleston Colletti David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello18 Georgetown Marzi David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello19 Georgetown Cross McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Sundberg Ferriter Testani Paul20 Georgetown Tabakman McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Paul Ferriter Testani Verdi21 Hartford Colletti McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello22 Seton Hall Marzi David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Paul Ferriter Testani Daniello23 Seton Hall Ward McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Paul Ferriter Testani Daniello24 Seton Hall Cross McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello25 Quinnipiac Tabakman David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello26 Boston College Colletti McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Daniello27 Yale Nastasi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Yavarone Ferriter Sundberg Verdi28 St. John’s Cross David Melley Daniello Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Paul29 St. John’s Marzi McDowell Melley Daniello Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Mazzilli30 St. John’s Ward McDowell Melley Daniello Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Mazzilli31 Northeastern Colletti McDowell Melley Daniello Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Mazzilli32 Brown Healey David Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Yavarone Ferriter Sundberg Verdi33 Villanova Cross David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Sundberg Daniello34 Villanova Marzi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Sundberg Daniello35 Villanova Ward McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Yavarone Ferriter Testani Verdi36 Fairfield Colletti David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Sundberg Daniello37 USF Cross David Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Sundberg Daniello38 USF Marzi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Siena39 USF Ward McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Yavarone Ferriter Sundberg Verdi40 Massachusetts Colletti McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Siena41 Bryant Jolin McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Yavarone Ferriter Testani Paul42 Notre Dame Cross McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testani Paul43 Notre Dame Marzi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Paul Siena44 Notre Dame Ward McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Paul Siena45 Sacred Heart Colletti McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Yavarone Ferriter Paul Verdi46 Holy Cross Slade David Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Paul Ferriter Sundberg McDowell47 Rutgers Cross McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Paul Siena48 Rutgers Marzi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Paul Siena49 Rutgers Tabakman McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Paul Siena50 Louisville Cross McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Paul Siena51 Louisville Marzi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Sundberg Ferriter Paul Siena52 Louisville Tabakman McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Sundberg Ferriter Paul Siena53 Rhode Island Colletti McDowell Melley Mazzilli Verdi Daniello Yavarone Ferriter Paul Siena54 George Mason Cross McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Paul Siena55 George Mason Marzi McDowell Melley Mazzilli Siena Daniello Yavarone Ferriter Testani Verdi56 George Mason Tabakman McDowell Melley Mazzilli Daniello Verdi Yavarone Ferriter Testam Siena McDowell (39) Melley (56) Mazzilli (52) Siena (44) Verdi (45) Yavarone (47) Ferriter (56) Testani (37) Daniello (22) David (17) Daniello (4) Daniello (12) Daniello (11) Paul (4) Sundberg (8) Paul (8) Sundberg (5) Paul (11) Siena (13) Verdi (6) Mazzilli (3) Yavarone (2) McDowell (1)26 Different Lineups Used in 2013
• Hit .444 (12-for-27) over seven-game hit streak from April 24 through May 5.• Knocked in a career-high four RBI in a 3-for-4, two-2B game vs. Holy Cross (May 1).• Career-best 12-game hit streak ended against UMass (Apr. 23).• Tied career-high with three stolen bases at Hartford (Mar. 26).• Took over all-time lead in steals with two at Presbyterian (Mar. 16).• Went 4-for-5 and hit his second career home run in win vs. Ohio State (Mar. 1).• Hit game-winning sacrifice fly in top of the 11th vs. Texas Tech (Feb. 24).2012 Highlights: • All-BIG EAST First Team.• NEIBA All-Star.
Ferriter’s career game highsAt-Bats .............................................................7, USF (4/20/13)Runs Scored ..................... 4, Central Connecticut (6/5/10)Hits.............................................................................4, Six TimesDoubles ........................................... 3, at Pittsburgh (5/1/10)Triples ..................................................2, at Clemson (6/6/11)Home Runs .................................................................... 1, TwiceRuns Batted In ................................... 4, Holy Cross (5/1/13)Stolen Bases .................................................................. 3, Twice
1• Has started 49 games at DH, 2B, SS and 3B.• Hit a grand slam at Yale (Apr. 3).• Went 4-for-5 with three runs and two doubles at Presbyterian (Mar. 16).• Made first career start at shortstop at Sam Houston State (Mar. 9-Gm2).• Came off the bench and went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and four RBI vs. Troy (Feb. 23).• Made first career appearance in 15th inning against Indiana (Feb. 16) and scored the even-tual game-winning run on a wild pitch.2012 Highlights: • Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year.
daniello’s career game highsAt-Bats ............................................................................. 5, TwiceRuns Scored .............................3, at Presbyterian (3/16/13)Hits..............................................4, at Presbyterian (3/16/13)Doubles .....................................2, at Presbyterian (3/16/13)Triples ........................................1, at Presbyterian (3/16/13)Home Runs .................................................................... 1, TwiceRuns Batted In .............................................................. 4, TwiceStolen Bases .................................................................. 2, Twice
• Has been regular starting catcher for the Huskies with 40 starts.• Went 3 for 11 in final regular season series vs. George Mason (May 16-18).• Went 2 for 4 with a run and RBI in win over Rutgers (May 3).• Hit third home run of the season and scored three runs vs. Sacred Heart (Apr. 30).• Career-high three hits at Villanova (Apr. 14) with two RBI.• Hit first career home run at Seton Hall (Mar. 30).• Drove in two runs in a 2-for-4 game at CCSU (Mar. 13).• Went 2-for-6 with 1 RBI in debut vs. Indiana (Feb. 16).
Mcdowell’s career game highsAt-Bats ................................................6, vs. Indiana (2/16/13)Runs Scored ................................................................... 3, TwiceHits.....................................................3, at Villanova (4/14/13)Doubles ...............1, at Sam Houston State (3/9/13-Gm1)Triples ......................................................................................N/AHome Runs ..........................................................1, Four TimesRuns Batted In ................................................ 2, Seven TimesStolen Bases ...........................................................1, Six Times
Max McDowellFreshmanCatcher
North Huntington, Pa./Norwin6’2/194 B/T: R/R
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Individual Career History
DANIELLO
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2013 .209 52-49 163 31 34 6 1 2 24 48 .294 31 8 45 2 .360 1 3 8-12 41 62 9 .920TOTAL .209 52-49 163 31 34 6 1 2 24 48 .294 31 8 45 2 .360 1 3 8-12 41 62 9 .920Individual Career History
McDOWELL
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2013 .257 47-40 144 21 37 1 0 4 25 50 .347 17 11 21 1 .374 2 1 6-8 233 47 7 .976TOTAL .257 47-40 144 21 37 1 0 4 25 50 .347 17 11 21 1 .374 2 1 6-8 233 47 7 .976
10• 100th career hit, third three-hit game and career-high four RBI at Bryant (Apr. 24).• Second nine-game hit streak of the season ended vs. Fairfield (Apr. 16).• Consecutive games streak snapped at 78 against Georgetown (Mar. 23).• Made first career start at DH at Sam Houston State (Mar. 9-Gm2).• Nine-game hitting streak ended with 0-for-4 game at Sam Houston State (Mar. 8).• 5-for-13 with four RBI in 3-0 weekend at Stetson (Mar. 1-3).• Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (Feb. 25).• Hit a two-run home run and totaled career-high three RBI vs. Troy (Feb. 23).• Stole his first career base against Purdue (Feb. 17) in his 62nd career game.• Is 3-for-6 with three RBI and a run in two opening day starts.
yavarone’s career game highsAt-Bats ........................................................................ 6, at TwiceRuns Scored ....................................................... 2, Eight TimesHits....................................................................... 3, Three TimesDoubles .....................................................................1, 11 TimesTriples .............................................................................. 1, TwiceHome Runs .................................................................... 1, TwiceRuns Batted In ....................................4, at Bryant (4/24/13)Stolen Bases ........................................ 2, at Stetson (3/3/13)
Tom VerdiJuniorShortstop
Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken6’1/170 B/T: R/R
12• Ended regular season going 6-for-20 in the final four games and was 5-for-15 in the George Mason series.• Ended 16-game stolen base drought with two against UMass (Apr. 23).• Third in the country with 27 HBPs.• 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI vs. Fairfield (Apr. 16).• Tied career-high with four RBI in 3-for-6 day with three runs at Presbyterian (Mar. 16).• Reached base all four times with a hit, BB and two HBP with two steals and two runs at Sam Houston State (Mar. 8).• Went 3-for-4 with a stolen base at Stetson (Mar. 3).• Stole a career-high three bases against Indi-ana (Feb. 16).2012 Highlights: • 18 multi-hit games.• Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (Mar. 5).• Grand slam vs. Charleston (Feb. 25) and three-run HR vs. Mississippi State (Mar. 2).
verdi’s career game highsAt-Bats ................................................................ 6, Three TimesRuns Scored ......................................4, at Fairfield (4/17/12)Hits.......................................................4, at Fairfield (4/17/12)Doubles .....................................................................1, 19 TimesTriples .............................................................................. 1, TwiceHome Runs ...................................................... 1, Seven TimesRuns Batted In .............................................................. 4, TwiceStolen Bases .....................................3, vs. Indiana (2/16/13)
Individual Career History
Yavarone
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2012 .270 59-56 211 23 57 7 1 1 24 69 .327 13 6 30 4 .330 0 5 0-3 107 2 4 .9652013 .271 50-49 192 20 52 5 1 1 25 62 .323 14 2 31 3 .327 0 5 6-9 94 1 2 .979TOTAL .270 109-105 403 43 109 12 2 2 49 131 .325 27 8 61 7 .329 0 10 6-12 201 3 6 .971Individual Career History
9• Enters BIG EAST Tournament with a four-game hitting streak and is 6-16 in that time (.375).• Was 2-for-4 against George Mason (May 17) with two runs scored and two RBI.• Was 4-for-12 in George Mason series.• Drove in four runs on three sac-flies and a triple vs. Fairfield (Apr. 16).• Hitting .353 (30-for-85) in the clean-up spot.• Reached base in first 15 games of the year.• Posted UConn’s first 5-hit game since 2010 in a 5-for-5 day at CCSU (Mar. 13) and stole two bases and drove in three runs.• Team-high 16 multi-hit games.• 6-for-13 in 3-0 weekend at Stetson (Mar. 1-3) with three runs and three RBI.• Went 3-for-6 with two RBI vs. Troy (Feb. 23).2012 Highlights: • First Team All-State and New Haven Register Most Valuable Player.
siena’s career game highsAt-Bats ................................................8, vs. Indiana (2/16/13)Runs Scored ..........................................................2, Five TimesHits............................................................5, at CCSU (3/13/13)Doubles ....................................................................1, Six TimesTriples ......................................................1, Fairfield (4/16/13)Home Runs ............................................................................N/ARuns Batted In ......................................4, Fairfield (4/16/13)Stolen Bases ..........................................2, at CCSU (3/13/13)
Individual Career History
SIENA
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2013 .293 56-56 225 28 66 6 1 1 29 77 .342 27 3 44 6 .368 6 1 8-12 15 67 12 .872TOTAL .293 56-56 225 28 66 6 1 1 29 77 .342 27 3 44 6 .368 6 1 8-12 15 67 12 .872
22• 92 career appearances are most all-time.• Victorious in 2.2 innings of relief at Bryant (Apr. 24).• Struck out five in 2.2-scoreless innings at Hartford (Mar. 26).• Threw 1.2 innings in relief to earn win in 15-inning game against Indiana (Feb. 16).
Feehan’s career game highsInnings Pitched .........................................................3.1, TwiceStrikeouts ............................................ 6, Louisville (5/14/11)
Ryan MooreSeniorRHP/OF
Bristol, Conn./St. Paul Catholic6’2/185 B/T: R/R
20• Pitched two innings of relief and had two at-bat in regular season final series against George Mason.• Made first appearance in the field in ninth inning vs. Sacred Heart (Apr. 30) in left field. • First at-bat of the season came vs. Holy Cross (May 1).• Two saves in two chances at Georgetown (Mar. 23-24).• Earned the win in 1.2 innings of relief vs. Texas Tech (Feb. 24).
Moore’s career pitching game highsInnings Pitched ........................... 2.1, vs. Indiana (2/16/13)Strikeouts ..............................................................3, Five Times
Moore’s career hitting game highsAt-Bats ...................................................................5, Four TimesRuns Scored ................................................................... 2, twiceHits.................................................................................... 3, TwiceDoubles ........................................................................... 1, twiceTriples ................................................. 1, Seton Hall (3/30/12)Home Runs ............................................................................N/ARuns Batted In .............................................................. 2, TwiceStolen Bases ................................ 2, Sacred Heart (3/15/11)
23• Second on the team with five wins; four coming in relief appearances.• Fifth save came against UMass (Apr. 23).• Locked down third and fourth saves of the season at Villanova (Apr. 12-13).• Won his fourth game of the season in 4.1 relief innings and four K’s vs. St. John’s (Apr. 7).• Pitched a season-long 5.1 innings to get the win in a start at Georgetown (Mar. 24). • First career save came in the 11th inning of a 1-0 win over Texas Tech (Feb. 24).
tabakman’s career game highsInnings Pitched .........................7.0, at Pittsburgh (4/6/12)Strikeouts .................................... 6, at Charleston (2/25/12)
26• Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored vs. George Mason (May 16).• Tripled in back-to-back games against Fair-field (Apr. 16) and USF (Apr. 20).• Hit three-run triple in win over St. John’s (Apr. 6).• Went 3-for-4 with a career-high four RBI at Sam Houston State (Mar. 9-Gm1).• Hit a two-run home run against Central Michi-gan (Mar. 2).2012 Highlights: • 17 HBP ranked fourth in a single season.• Batted .333 (22-66) when starting at 3B.
testani’s career game highsAt-Bats ................................................................ 5, Three TimesRuns Scored ................................................................... 3, TwiceHits..........................................................................3, Four TimesDoubles ........................................................................... 2, TwiceTriples ................................................................. 1, Three TimesHome Runs ..........................................................1, Four TimesRuns Batted In ....... 4, at Sam Houston St. (3/9/13-Gm1)Stolen Bases ........................... 2, at West Virginia (3/25/12)
Individual Career History
Testani
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2012 .267 37-32 120 17 32 7 0 3 21 48 .400 9 17 33 1 .397 0 0 3-5 14 37 16 .7612013 .208 48-36 125 24 26 7 3 1 19 42 .336 22 12 47 2 .377 0 3 1-1 74 3 2 .975TOTAL .237 85-68 245 41 58 14 3 4 40 90 .367 31 29 80 3 .387 0 3 4-6 88 40 18 .877
Connor DavidSophomoreCatcher
Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire6’2/195 B/T: L/R
25• Last apperance came as a pinch hitter in Louis-ville series on May 12.• First career three-hit game at Brown (Apr. 10) to go with two RBI.• Hit a three-run home run at College of Charleston (Mar. 19).• Returned to lineup at Presbyterian (Mar. 16) and went 2-for-4 with two runs and a double.• Injured sliding home at SHSU (Mar. 9-Gm1)• Recorded first career extra-base hit with a double vs. Texas Tech (Feb. 24).2012 Highlights: • 6-for-10 in pinch-hit opportunities.• Zero extra-base hits in 60 at-bats.
david’s career game highsAt-Bats ................................................................ 5, Three TimesRuns Scored ................................................................... 2, TwiceHits..........................................................3, at Brown (4/10/13)Doubles .................................................................1, Four TimesTriples ......................................................................................N/AHome Runs ............1, at College of Charleston (3/19/13)Runs Batted In ......3, at College of Charleston (3/19/13)Stolen Bases ..........................................................................N/A
Individual Career History
David
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2012 .333 25-13 60 5 20 0 0 0 6 20 .333 4 1 11 2 .385 0 1 0-1 53 6 0 1.0002013 .228 23-17 57 8 13 4 0 1 7 20 .351 7 1 17 0 .323 0 2 0-0 118 7 0 1.000TOTAL .282 48-30 117 13 33 4 0 1 13 40 .342 11 2 28 2 .354 0 3 0-1 171 13 0 1.000
LJ MazzilliSeniorSecond Baseman
Greenwich, Conn./IMG Pendleton6’1/190 B/T: R/R
24• Hitting .435 (37-for-85) over the last 20 games, getting a hit in 19 of them..had a 10-game hit-ting streak during that time.• 7-for-11 in final series of season at Geo. Mason• 3-for-3 with a bases loaded, three-RBI double against Fairfield (Apr. 16).• Fifth career four-hit game at Villanova (Apr. 12) with two stolen bases.• 15-game hitting streak ended at Seton Hall (Mar. 28-Gm1).• Three-run HR at Georgetown (Mar. 23).• Hit two home runs in weekend series at Presby-terian (Mar. 16-18) with eight RBI.• Became UConn’s all-time triples leader with his 12th career at CCSU (Mar. 13).• Four RBI in a 2-for-4 game at Stetson (Mar. 3). • 4-for-4 with a 2B and 3B vs. Purdue (Feb. 17)• 13-game hitting streak ended against Indiana (Feb. 16); 0-for-7.• Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger and Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American Selection and Baseball America Third Team.• 2013 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year.• Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the ninth round with the 280th overall pick.
Mazzilli’s career game highsAt-Bats ............................................................................. 7, TwiceRuns Scored ..................................................... 3, Seven TimesHits.............................................................................4, Six TimesDoubles ............................................................... 2, Eight TimesTriples ........................................................................1, 12 TimesHome Runs ..............................................................1, 20 TimesRuns Batted In .............................................................. 4, TwiceStolen Bases .................................................... 2, Seven Times Individual Career History
39• Picked up his fourth win of the season going seven innings vs. George Mason (May 11) with seven Ks.• Went a season-long 8.1 innings in no-decision vs. No. 28 USF (Apr. 20) and struck out 10.• Fanned a career-high 12 in seven innings to get the win at Villanova (Apr. 13).• Fourth lefty in a row to start on opening day.2012 Highlights: • NEIBA All-Star.• Northwoods League All-Star with the Madi-son Mallards.• Tossed first of three complete games in 4-0 loss to #17 Oregon.• 2.55 ERA ranked third in the BIG EAST.• Pitched UConn’s first one-hitter since 2006 in a 1-0 loss to Cincinnati.
Marzi’s career game highsInnings Pitched .........................................................9.0, TwiceStrikeouts ..................................... 12, at Villanova (4/13/12)
36• Leads the bullpen with 28 appearances, which is tied for second most in a single season while 30 is the record.• Earned second save in two-inning relief ap-pearance at Bryant (Apr. 24).• Struck out three batters on three occasions.2012 Highlights: • Dee Rowe Scholarship Award Winner. • Pitched 3.1 innings of relief to earn the win at Fairfield (Apr. 17).
Mahoney’s career game highsInnings Pitched .........................................................3.1, TwiceStrikeouts .......................................................... 3, Three Times
Individual Career History
Mahoney
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2012 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 4 0 1.0002013 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.000TOTAL .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 5 0 1.000
Barnstable, Mass./Boston College H.S.6’3/210 B/T: L/R
31• Currently hitting .283 (21-for-74) in last 19 games and has a hit in 17 of those games.• 2-for-4 with a run scored vs. Rhode Island (May 14).• Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in regular sea-son final vs. George Mason.• Two doubles and three RBI in 2-for-5 game at Brown (Apr. 10).• Hit walk-off triple vs. Quinnipiac (Apr. 1).• Posted a 3-for-5 day with two RBI at Georgetown (Mar. 22).• Went 3-for-3 vs. Sam Houston State (Mar. 9-Gm2).2012 Highlights: • ESPN All-State First Team. • Perfect Game USA All-American Honorable Mention.
Melley’s career game highsAt-Bats ................................................7, vs. Indiana (2/16/13)Runs Scored ...................................................... 2, Three TimesHits..........................................................................3, Four TimesDoubles .................................................2, at Brown (4/10/13)Triples .............................................................................. 1, TwiceHome Runs ............................................................................N/ARuns Batted In .............................................................. 3, TwiceStolen Bases ..........................................................................N/A Individual Career History
MELLEY
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2013 .270 56-56 211 20 57 9 2 0 26 70 .332 23 8 28 5 .362 1 3 0-0 489 31 7 .987TOTAL .270 56-56 211 20 57 9 2 0 26 70 .332 23 8 28 5 .362 1 3 0-0 489 31 7 .987
43• Picked up his eighth win of 2013 at George Mason (May 16) giving up two runs in six inn.• Won his seventh game in 7.2 innings, while allowing one run at Rutgers (May 3).• Pitched first complete game with a career-high 10 K’s in loss to St. John’s (Apr. 5).• Improved to 5-0 with seven-shutout innings at Georgetown (Mar. 23).• Won fourth straight decision in career-long 8-inning effort with career-high eight K’s at Presbyterian (Mar. 16).• Second 20+ inning scoreless streak (21.1) ended at PC.• Earned first win of the season in a then career-long seven-inning, career-high seven strikeout game against Troy (Feb. 23). • 22.1 consecutive scoreless innings ended in first inning against Boilermakers.2012 Highlights: • Made two starts at the end of 2012 and pitched 11 shutout innings in starts against Notre Dame and USF.• Pitched for the Hyannis Harborhawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
cross’s career game highsInnings Pitched ...........................9.0, vs. St. John’s (4/5/13)Strikeouts ......................................10 , vs. St. John’s (4/5/13)
Brian WardJuniorLHP
Milford, Conn./Foran6’3/185 B/T: L/L
45• 1.2 innings pitched against No. 28 Notre Dame (Apr. 28) was shortest outing of the season.• Missed start at Georgetown (Mar. 24) due to sinus infection.• Won his 10th career game in a seven-inning effort at Stetson (Mar. 3).• Struck out five in seven shutout innings in a no-decision vs. Texas Tech (Feb. 24).2012 Highlights: • 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA in first four starts of 2012, including win over #22 Oklahoma at NIKE Showcase in Oregon.• Re-emerged in BIG EAST Tournament with a one-hit, one-run, six-strikeout effort over five innings against USF.
Ward’s career game highsInnings Pitched .........................................................8.0, TwiceStrikeouts ....................................10, South Florida (5/9/11)
44• Picked up his second saves in 0.2 innings at Rutgers (May 3).• 11 career wins is tied for most among cur-rent Huskies with Brian Ward.• Struck out season-high five and got the win in 2.2 innings of relief vs. Quinnipiac (Apr. 1).• All seven appearances have been in relief. • Pitched 2+ innings in four of 11 appearances.2012 Highlights: • 0.93 ERA in three relief appearances.• 16th ranked top-prospect from the ACBL by Perfect Game.
Butler’s career game highsInnings Pitched .........................................................7.0, TwiceStrikeouts ....................................................................... 6, TwiceIndividual Career History