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Men UConn Baseball 2026

dbmill said:
The score to the first 6 inning game last night was 6-3 UConn.
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In the first game Maddix Dalena played at 3B and Tyler Minick played in CF. Funny thing, they are not listed at those positions on the online roster.
 
huskymedic said:
-> Of the teams that have consistently turned in NCAA appearances, West Virginia, Northeastern, and UConn perhaps stand out the most. The Mountaineers are a golden example on the mound with Clark and Kirn in consecutive years. Northeastern has had the likes of Cooper McGrath, Griffin Young, and Max Gitlin in varying roles on its staff. UConn, meanwhile, has given the most starts over the last three years to lower-division transfers, whether it’s Stephen Quigley, Gabe van Emon, or Andrew Sears. <-

Here are 15 names to keep an eye on, in no particular order:

-> 3) Austin Trumpour, RHP, Southern New Hampshire (UConn)

Want to find the next weekend rotation arm from the D3 ranks that UConn taps? That could be Trumpour, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound righty out of Jensen Beach, Fla. After a swing role as a freshman, Trumpour piled up the innings as a starter the following two seasons. Last year, opponents hit just .231 against him as he went 5-3 with a 3.07 ERA and a sterling 80-17 K-BB mark over 73 innings. He’s a big frame on the mound and tops 93 mph on the fastball along with a low-80s cutter, changeup, and curveball.

4) Charlie Hale, RHP, Endicott (UConn)

Another proven D3 arm is Hale, a 6-foot-2 righthander that was a D3Baseball First Team All-American this past season. Hale, over 85 innings and 15 starts, went 13-2 with a 2.42 ERA and 92 punchouts. He made five more starts in the NECBL this summer, offering a good look at his arsenal despite some command troubles (12.1 BB%). Opponents had a hard time squaring him up despite the lower velocity — he averaged mid-80s on his fastball — but pitched off his mid-70s slider. It’s a funky mix that has found results, so it’ll be interesting to see where he fits in.

5) Justin Lessing, RHP, Middlebury (UConn)

Another UConn name to keep an eye on is Lessing, who arrives from Middlebury. An injury cost him the bulk of 2025, but he was an All-American the year prior with a 1.99 ERA over 11 starts. That’s made him a bit of an under-the-radar transfer alongside Trumpour and Hale, but he’s been a proven workhorse before. He also fanned 10 in eight innings on the Cape pre-injury and has a high-vert fastball in the low 90s with a slider and curveball. <-
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Good read if you can find access:



-> The abrupt end to the 2025 campaign for Penders and his staff meant a longer offseason than they’ve had in some time after two super regional appearances in the three years prior. They took the opportunity to dive deeper into the transfer portal, putting nose to the grindstone during a daunting June and July before arriving this fall with a roster that, for the first time in Penders’ tenure, has more newcomers than returnees.

“It was invigorating in some ways,” Penders said. “Necessity is the mother of all invention and we definitely invented new ways to find guys and retain guys that we needed to retain. It was a challenging couple of months for sure. It’s very different [with the newcomers] so it’s been challenging, but also kind of energizing in a way. We have a chance to kind of reset, not the culture, but our ethos, our day-to-day, and our language. We’re trying some different things and it’s been a really productive fall.”

The Huskies ultimately return just under a third of plate appearances and around two-thirds of innings pitched, so there’s a good blend of experience on the mound with new faces throughout the lineup. <-

-> You can point to the new faces settling into the lineup and the returns from injury for a few key arms as the key “X-factors” for a return to the tournament. Ultimately, it’s a familiar Huskies team with plenty of arm talent and quality defenders and hitters throughout. Given the success Penders and his staff have had in Storrs, it’d be hard to bet on UConn missing back-to-back tournaments for the first time since 2014-15. <-
 
Would be nice if Uconn schedules a midweek game vs Yale in New Haven sometime. Alumni and fans in southern Connecticut would appreciate it.
 
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