The 2012 University of Connecticut at Avery Point season will begin on March 9, 2012 in Vero Beach, Florida.  UCAP is scheduled to play 10 games in Vero Beach Sports Complex to kick-off our 46 game regular schedule.  Our 36 game New England schedule starts March 17th vs Bunker Hill C.C. and concludes April 29, 2012 vs Monroe College.

Along with our expectations of being competive on the field, 24 of our player roster was also competitive in the classroom, with a team 3.17 GPA for the Fall 2011 semester.

2012 UCAP BASEBALL PREVIEW

The 2012 University of Connecticut at Avery Point Baseball season will begin on March 9, 2012 in Vero Beach, Florida.  UCAP is scheduled to play 11 games in Dodgertown to kick-off our 49 game regular schedule. Our 38 game New England schedule starts on March 18^th vs Northern Essex C.C. and concludes on April 29th vs Monroe College.

Highlights on our schedule are our NJCAA Division II New England rivals Community College of Rhode Island and Dean College, along with 4 games with NJCAA Division I opponent Monroe College from the Bronx, NY. Also highlighted are NJCAA Division III games vs Massasoit C.C. and Holyoke C.C., along with NCAA games vs, Salve Regina University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern New Hampshire, Springfield College and Franklin Pierce College.              The NJCAA Division II New England playoff will once again be a best-of-three playoff between the top two seeded teams in New England (Region 21), to be played May 4-6, 2012 hosted by the Number 1 seed.  The winner will advance to the three-team East District Tournament, between the Champions from Regions 21, 3, 15, to be played on May 12-13, 2012, and hosted by Region 21 New England Champions.  The East District winner will advance to the NJCAA Division II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma at the David Allen Memorial Ballpark, May 26^th-June 2^nd. 

The 2012 UCAP baseball team will be led by 13 returning players.  Leading the list are 2011 All-New England selection; pitcher, Erik Morse, pitcher, Nick Fessenden [6-0 record], pitcher, Rob Rizzitelli [record 4-2], centerfielder, Ryan Brahm [.340 BA, 14 SB’s],  1B, Mike Habzda [.312 BA, team leading 13 doubles, 4 triples and 4 HR’s], 3B, Mike Perry [.295 BA], C/SS, Yuta Okazaki [.289 BA], OF/IF, Ian Ratchford [.284 BA], OF, Don Miller [.228 BA].  Also expected to play key roles are:  2B Eric Stenger, OF, Flynn Donovan, pitcher, Peter Baranski, pitcher, Mike Gross.

Freshman players expected to contribute and compete for playing time are:  SS, Bryan Rivera, INF, Juan Cruz, pitcher, Christian Dzinkiewicz, catcher, Matt Harrison, OF, Matt Martinez, pitcher, Albert Pienkowski, pitcher, Alex Roger, OF, Pat Rogers, pitcher, Edgard Santiago, OF, Tyler Tavares, and catcher, Tyler Olt.

The 2012 24 player UCAP baseball roster not only is a talented team on the field, but also in the classroom. The team GPA for the Fall 2011 semester is 3.17 with 15 players with a 3.0 GPA or above.  Our Deans list students are:  Don Miller, Business, Ian Ratchford, ACES, pre-teaching, Flynn Donovan, ACES and Peter Baranski, ACES Kinesiology.