Andy Baylock
Biographical details
Born (1938-06-22) June 22, 1938
Playing career
1956–1959Central Connecticut football
1957–1960Central Connecticut baseball
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1962Michigan (Grad Asst.)
1963UConn (Freshmen)
1964–1979UConn (Asst.)
1980–2003UConn
Football
1963–1978UConn (Asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall556–492–8

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]

College career

Baylock 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

After 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

The following table shows Baylock's record as a head coach.[8]

Statistics overview
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 20–24–111–71st (North)Big East tournament, 3rd
1986 Connecticut 18–2110–83rd (North)
1987 Connecticut 23–1611–72nd (North)Big East tournament, 4th
1988 Connecticut 24–187–114th (North)
1989 Connecticut 26–179–92nd (North)Big East tournament, 4th
1990 Connecticut 27–19–112–94thNCAA Northeast Regional, 0–2
1991 Connecticut 16–25–18–126th
1992 Connecticut 25–20–113–73rdBig East tournament, 2nd
1993 Connecticut 27–1912–93rdNCAA Midwest II Regional, 0–2
1994 Connecticut 30–1812–94thNCAA Midwest Regional, 0–2
1995 Connecticut 13–30–14–178th
1996 Connecticut 24–2313–124th (American)
1997 Connecticut 27–2011–133rd (American)
1998 Connecticut 25–1712–117th
1999 Connecticut 27–2410–1610th
2000 Connecticut 32–1714–94thBig East tournament, T-5th
2001 Connecticut 26–2513–13T-5th
2002 Connecticut 28–2213–127th
2003 Connecticut 24–2310–159th
Connecticut: 464–397–5205–206
Total:556–492–8

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. 1 2 3 Randy Brochu (August 31, 2015). "Andy Baylock and His Gift". Connecticut Tigers. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Mike Anthony (June 6, 2018). "Dee Rowe And Andy Baylock Are UConn's Chatty Treasures". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Andy Baylock". UConn Huskies. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "1996: Andy Baylock". ABCA Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Peter Huoppi (July 6, 2018). "At 80, Andy Baylock is still throwing batting practice". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cape League opens season on June 13". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. May 29, 1980. p. 10.
  7. ↑ Weston Ulbrich (February 7, 2021). "Andy Baylock, Local Coaching Legend". ghtbl.org. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ 2020 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. pp. 58–61. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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