Andy Baylock (born June 22, 1938) is a college athletics coach and administrator, most notable for serving as the head coach of the UConn Huskies baseball team from 1980–2003, appearing three times in the NCAA tournament and winning a pair of Big East Conference baseball tournament titles. At the time of his retirement, he was UConn's all-time wins leader, with 556, since eclipsed by his successor Jim Penders.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1938 |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1959 | Central Connecticut football |
| 1957–1960 | Central Connecticut baseball |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1962 | Michigan (Grad Asst.) |
| 1963 | UConn (Freshmen) |
| 1964–1979 | UConn (Asst.) |
| 1980–2003 | UConn |
| Football | |
| 1963–1978 | UConn (Asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 556–492–8 |
College career
editBaylock attended Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, and was a four year letter-man in football and baseball. He was a captain for both teams his senior year.[1][3][4]
Coaching career
editAfter his playing days, Baylock attended the University of Michigan where he earned a Master's degree and served as a graduate assistant coach with the Michigan Wolverines baseball team. He then arrived at UConn as the freshman baseball coach for one season, before becoming a football and baseball assistant for 15 years. During his tenure on the UConn baseball staff under head coach Larry Panciera, the Huskies appeared in 3 College World Series, 4 additional NCAA tournaments, and won their conference 8 times. In 1973, 1974 and 1979, Baylock skippered the Falmouth Commodores, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6][7]
After Panciera's retirement following the 1979 season, Baylock ascended to the head coaching position, a role he would occupy for 24 seasons, before stepping down in 2003.[1][3][4]
Head coaching record
editThe following table shows Baylock's record as a head coach.[8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Huskies (Eastern College Athletic Conference) (1980–1984) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Connecticut | 20–22 | |||||||
| 1981 | Connecticut | 24–19–2 | |||||||
| 1982 | Connecticut | 9–22 | |||||||
| 1983 | Connecticut | 19–14–1 | |||||||
| 1984 | Connecticut | 20–18 | |||||||
| Connecticut: | 92–95–3 | ||||||||
| Connecticut Huskies (Big East Conference) (1985–2003) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Connecticut | 20–24–1 | 11–7 | 1st (North) | Big East tournament, 3rd | ||||
| 1986 | Connecticut | 18–21 | 10–8 | 3rd (North) | |||||
| 1987 | Connecticut | 23–16 | 11–7 | 2nd (North) | Big East tournament, 4th | ||||
| 1988 | Connecticut | 24–18 | 7–11 | 4th (North) | |||||
| 1989 | Connecticut | 26–17 | 9–9 | 2nd (North) | Big East tournament, 4th | ||||
| 1990 | Connecticut | 27–19–1 | 12–9 | 4th | NCAA Northeast Regional, 0–2 | ||||
| 1991 | Connecticut | 16–25–1 | 8–12 | 6th | |||||
| 1992 | Connecticut | 25–20–1 | 13–7 | 3rd | Big East tournament, 2nd | ||||
| 1993 | Connecticut | 27–19 | 12–9 | 3rd | NCAA Midwest II Regional, 0–2 | ||||
| 1994 | Connecticut | 30–18 | 12–9 | 4th | NCAA Midwest Regional, 0–2 | ||||
| 1995 | Connecticut | 13–30–1 | 4–17 | 8th | |||||
| 1996 | Connecticut | 24–23 | 13–12 | 4th (American) | |||||
| 1997 | Connecticut | 27–20 | 11–13 | 3rd (American) | |||||
| 1998 | Connecticut | 25–17 | 12–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1999 | Connecticut | 27–24 | 10–16 | 10th | |||||
| 2000 | Connecticut | 32–17 | 14–9 | 4th | Big East tournament, T-5th | ||||
| 2001 | Connecticut | 26–25 | 13–13 | T-5th | |||||
| 2002 | Connecticut | 28–22 | 13–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2003 | Connecticut | 24–23 | 10–15 | 9th | |||||
| Connecticut: | 464–397–5 | 205–206 | |||||||
| Total: | 556–492–8 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b c Randy Brochu (August 31, 2015). "Andy Baylock and His Gift". Connecticut Tigers. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Mike Anthony (June 6, 2018). "Dee Rowe And Andy Baylock Are UConn's Chatty Treasures". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Andy Baylock". UConn Huskies. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c "1996: Andy Baylock". ABCA Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Peter Huoppi (July 6, 2018). "At 80, Andy Baylock is still throwing batting practice". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "Cape League opens season on June 13". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. May 29, 1980. p. 10.
- ^ Weston Ulbrich (February 7, 2021). "Andy Baylock, Local Coaching Legend". ghtbl.org. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ 2020 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. pp. 58–61. Retrieved August 28, 2020.