Division I · BIG EAST Conference
University of Connecticut Baseball
Storrs, CT · the Huskies · University of Connecticut overview
42
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 34
$2.8M
Team budget
76th percentile in Division I
$65,637
Per roster spot
median $39,211
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
982
APR
95% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Connecticut fields a baseball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 40, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,756,777, well above the median of $1.6M — $65,637 per roster spot, upper half of Division I baseball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 34 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (279 of 306 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 982, about the median of 979, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,415,129 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $23,028 per roster spot.
Among Division I baseball programs
Where this program sits against its 306 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#75Team budgetof 306 · Division I#80Spend per playerof 306 · Division I#77Roster sizeof 306 · Division I#113APRof 306 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 34)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster42 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap34 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,756,777 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,057,160 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,637 division median $39,211
- Academic Progress Rate982 multi-year; 990 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,415,129 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,028 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,405,652 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Penders head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jeff Hourigan | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joshua MacDonald | Pitching Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Chris Podeszwa | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Jones | Director of Baseball Operations / Assistant Director of Athletic Communications / On-Air Talent | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youAugust 1 before junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
- Division I roster spots12,211 306 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 39 2.6% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the baseball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →19,388undergraduates · 27,364 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 46,645 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1420
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Baseball
Full picture →42on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3442
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate982
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,756,777 $65,638 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,415,129
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,405,652
Cost
Full picture →$22,324net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,366 in-state · $43,034 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 38 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 22 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Connecticut
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Baseball program42 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,324 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 19,388Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Baseball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 40 | $307k | — | 81% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 23 | 50 | $288k | — | 88% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 23 | 33 | $350k | — | 34% | |
| University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England | 24 | 56 | $376k | 994 | 83% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 25 | 47 | $211k | — | 80% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 25 | 50 | $217k | — | 83% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 26 | 46 | $188k | — | 70% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 26 | 56 | $631k | — | 97% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 27 | 38 | $455k | — | 17% | |
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 28 | 42 | $847k | 967 | 76% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 29 | 35 | $80k | — | 88% | |
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 31 | — | — | — | 24% |
Other baseball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut 8 over cap | 42 | $2.8M | $65,637 | 982 | vs | |
| Creighton University 3 over cap | 37 | $2.7M | $73,080 | 950 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University 5 over cap | 39 | $1.9M | $49,233 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 6 over cap | 40 | $1.9M | $46,878 | 988 | vs | |
| Xavier University 9 over cap | 43 | $1.9M | $43,584 | 995 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) 3 over cap | 37 | $1.8M | $47,830 | 982 | vs | |
| Villanova University 4 over cap | 38 | $1.7M | $44,030 | 997 | vs | |
| Butler University 8 over cap | 42 | $1.5M | $34,967 | 990 | vs |
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