1965 Connecticut Huskies baseball team
{{short description|American college baseball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
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|year = 1965
|team = Connecticut Huskies
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|conference = Yankee Conference
|short_conf = Yankee
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|record = 16–9
|conf_record = 7–3
|head_coach = Larry Panciera
|hc_year = 4th
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|champion = Yankee Conference Champion
NCAA District 1 playoff champion
|bowl = College World Series
|bowl_result = 1–2
|stadium = Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
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{{1965 Yankee Conference baseball standings}}
The 1965 Connecticut Huskies baseball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Huskies were led by Larry Panciera in his 4th year as head coach, and played as part of the Yankee Conference. Connecticut posted a 16–9 record, earned a share of the Yankee Conference with a 7–3 regular season and won the automatic bid to the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball tournament with a playoff win over {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Vermont Catamounts|title=Vermont}}.{{cite web|url=http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/04/18/baseball-at-the-university-of-vermont-part-three/|publisher=Seamheads.com|title=Baseball at The University of Vermont: Part Three|date=April 18, 2009|author=Brendan Macgranachan|accessdate=July 13, 2017}} They then took two out of three from {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}} to win the NCAA District 1 playoff and reached the 1965 College World Series, their third appearance in the penultimate college baseball event. The Huskies lost their first game against {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}} before defeating Lafayette and being eliminated by Washington State.
Roster
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colspan="9" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies|color=white}}" | 1965 Connecticut Huskies roster{{cite book|url=https://issuu.com/uconnhuskies/docs/2017uconnmediaguide|accessdate=July 13, 2017|publisher=UConn Huskies|title=2017 UConn Baseball Media Guide|pages=61–63}}{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBA1/Baseball_Men's_Division%20I_1965_164_University%20of%20Connecticut.pdf|publisher=NCAA|title=Official NCAA Baseball Statistics Summary|date=May 29, 1965|accessdate=July 13, 2017}} |
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Schedule
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| | {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Middlebury Panthers|title=Middlebury}}* | W 5–0 | 1–0 | ||
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| | {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Boston University Terriers|title=Boston University}}* | W 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
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| | {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=American Eagles|title=American}}* | W 8–4 | 3–0 | ||
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| | {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Wesleyan Cardinals|title=Wesleyan}}* | W 4–2 | 4–0 |
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| Apr 17 | at {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Rhode Island Rams|title=Rhode Island}} | Kingston, RI | W 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
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| Apr 21 | at {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=UMass Minutemen|title=UMass}} | Amherst, MA | L 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
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| Apr 23 | {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Maine Black Bears|title=Maine}} | W 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | |
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| Apr 24 | Maine | L 2–3 | 6–2 | 2–2 | |
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| Apr 29 | at {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}}* | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 8–2 | 7–2 | |
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| Apr 30 | {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Vermont Catamounts|title=Vermont}} | Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT | W 5–4 | 8–2 | 3–2 |
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| May 1 | at Vermont | Centennial Field • Burlington, VT | L 1–7 | 8–3 | 3–3 |
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| May 4 | UMass | Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT | W 4–1 | 9–3 | 4–3 |
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| May 8 | at {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=New Hampshire Wildcats|title=New Hampshire}} | Durham, NH | W 7–0 | 10–3 | 5–3 |
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| May 8 | at New Hampshire | Durham, NH | W 6–3 | 11–3 | 6–3 |
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| May | {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Springfield Pride|title=Springfield}}* | L 3–6 | 11–4 | ||
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| May | American* | L 1–6 | 11–5 | ||
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| May 18 | {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}}* | L 2–3 | 11–6 | ||
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| May 22 | Rhode Island | W 9–0 | 12–6 | 7–3 |
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! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies|color=white}}" | 1965 Yankee Conference baseball playoff | ||||
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| May 29 | Vermont | W 5–0 | 13–6 |
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Date
! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! Regional Record | |||||
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| June 3 | vs Holy Cross | Fenway Park • Boston, MA | W 7–4 | 14–6 | 1–0 |
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| June 3 | vs Holy Cross | Fenway Park • Boston, MA | L 0–5 | 14–7 | 1–1 |
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| June 4 | vs Holy Cross | Fenway Park • Boston, MA | W 7–0 | 15–7 | 2–1 |
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! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies|color=white}}" | 1965 NCAA University Division baseball tournament#College World Series | |||||
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| June 7 | {{CBSB link|year=1965|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}} | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–2 | 15–8 | 0–1 |
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| June 8 | Lafayette | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 6–4 | 16–8 | 1–1 |
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| June 12 | Washington State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–3 | 16–9 | 1–2 |
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References
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