1959 Connecticut Huskies baseball team

The 1959 Connecticut Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Huskies were led by J. O. Christian in his 24th year as head coach, and played as part of the Yankee Conference. Connecticut posted a 20–3 record, earned the Yankee Conference championship with a 10–0 regular season to claim the automatic bid to the 1959 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament. They were an automatic selection to the 1959 College World Series for District 1, their second appearance in the ultimate college baseball event. The Huskies lost their first game against Penn State and were eliminated by Western Michigan.

1959 Connecticut Huskies baseball
Yankee Conference Champion NCAA District 1 Playoff Champion
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Yankee Conference
1959 record	20–3 (10–0 Yankee)
Head coach	J. O. Christian (24th season)
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields

1959 Yankee Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Connecticut  ‍†‍‍^y	10	–	0		1.000			20	–	3		.870
Maine  ‍‍‍	7	–	3		.700			12	–	8		.600
UMass  ‍‍‍	4	–	5		.444			10	–	6		.625
Vermont  ‍‍‍	4	–	6		.400			15	–	11		.577
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍	3	–	7		.300			7	–	11		.389
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	1	–	8		.111			2	–	11		.154
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1959; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

1959 Connecticut Huskies roster[1]
	- Robert Anderson - Anthony Attansio - Nicholas Briante - Kenneth Collum - Donald Doiron - Edgar Flynn - Thomas Halliwell - Theodore Kosior - Glenn McLellan - David Musco - Ed Shaefer				Pitchers - Albert Belanger - Joe Clement - Bradley Leach - John Risley Catchers Infielders Outfielders - Moe Morhardt - Bill Stevens

Schedule

1959 Connecticut Huskies Baseball Game Log[2]
Regular Season
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record YC Record at Maryland* Shipley Field • College Park, MD W 13–1 1–0 at Howard* Washington, DC W 12–4 2–0 at North Carolina* Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC L 7–8 2–1 at Davidson* Davidson, NC W 11–7 3–1
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record YC Record Apr 4 Yale* W 7–1 4–1 Apr 16 Northeastern* W 6–1 5–1 Apr 18 Rhode Island W 23–4 6–1 1–0 Apr 21 Wesleyan* W 7–0 7–1 Apr 22 New Hampshire W 4–0 8–1 2–0 Apr 25 Boston University* W 6–3 9–1 Apr 28 UMass W 9–4 10–1 3–0
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record YC Record May 1 Vermont W 4–1 11–1 4–0 May 2 Vermont W 8–3 12–1 5–0 May 6 Coast Guard* W 1–0 13–1 May 7 Rhode Island W 12–6 14–1 6–0 May 9 New Hampshire W 10–4 15–1 7–0 May 11 American International* W 8–3 16–1 May 15 Maine W 4–2 17–1 8–0 May 16 Maine W 5–3 18–1 9–0 May 22 Springfield* W 3–1 19–1 May 23 UMass W 10–4 20–1 10–0
Post-Season
College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 13 Penn State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 20–2 0–1 June 14 Western Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 6–14 20–3 0–2

References

1. 2017 UConn Baseball Media Guide. UConn Huskies. pp. 61–63. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
2. 2017 UConn Baseball Media Guide. UConn Huskies. p. 59. Retrieved August 2, 2017.