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]

Key

General
#	Number of coaches^{[lower-alpha 1]}
GC	Games coached

Overall
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties
O%	Winning percentage

Conference^{[lower-alpha 2]}
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Postseason^{[lower-alpha 3]}
PA	Total Appearances^{[lower-alpha 4]}
PW	Total Wins
PL	Total Losses
WA	College World Series Appearances^{[lower-alpha 5]}
WW	College World Series Wins
WL	College World Series Losses

Championships
DC	Division regular season^{[lower-alpha 6]}
CC	Conference regular season
CT	Conference tournament^{[lower-alpha 7]}

Coaches

List of head baseball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards^{[lower-alpha 8]}
#	Name	Term^{[lower-alpha 9]}	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PA	PW	PL	WA	WW	WL	DCs	CCs	CTs	Awards
1	No Coach	1896 !1896–1898, 1912	27	12	15	0	.444	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
2	Knowles, T. D.T. D. Knowles	1899 !1899–1901	21	12	8	1	.595	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
3	Smith, Edwin O.Edwin O. Smith	1902 !1902–1905	22	12	9	1	.568	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
4	Lamson, George E.George E. Lamson	1906 !1906–1908	26	12	13	1	.481	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
5	Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan	1909 !1909–1910	16	9	7	0	.563	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
6	Nicholas, JamesJames Nicholas	1911 !1911	9	0	9	0	.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
7	Edger, RobertRobert Edger	1913 !1913	10	4	6	0	.400	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
8	Reed, Charles A.Charles A. Reed	1914 !1914	4	0	4	0	.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
9	Donovan, J. J.J. J. Donovan	1915 !1915	8	1	7	0	.125	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
10	Chase, D. E.D. E. Chase	1916 !1916	9	1	8	0	.111	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
11	Donahue, John J.John J. Donahue	1917 !1917	2	1	1	0	.500	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
12	Guyer, Roy J.Roy J. Guyer	1919 !1919	12	6	6	0	.500	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
13	Mellor, WilliamWilliam Mellor	1920 !1920	11	3	8	0	.273	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
14	Swartz, RossRoss Swartz	1921 !1921	14	2	11	1	.179	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
15	Tasker, J. WilderJ. Wilder Tasker	1922 !1922–1923	30	12	18	0	.400	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
16	Dole, SumnerSumner Dole	1924 !1924–1935	156	64	90	2	.417	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	—
17	Christian, J. OrleanJ. Orlean Christian	1936 !1936–1961	431	254	170	7	.597	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5	8	9	2	1	4	5000000000000000000♠—	7	5000000000000000000♠—	—
18	Panciera, LarryLarry Panciera	1962 !1962–1979	462	297	160	5	.648	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	7	15	16	3	2	6	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	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	0	0	0	1	0	2	5000000000000000000♠—
20	Penders, JimJim Penders	2004 !2004–2014	726	417	295	4	.585	160	143	1	.528	11	6	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	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

↑ 2012 Baseball Online Media Guide. uconnhuskies.com. p. 46. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

Connecticut Huskies head baseball coaches

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– )

Connecticut Huskies baseball

Venue	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1967) J. O. Christian Field (1968–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

College World Series appearances in italics

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