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Andy Baylock

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]

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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]

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References

  1. 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. "Andy Baylock". UConn Huskies. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. "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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