University of Connecticut Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Evan Menzel
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Coventry, Conn.
- Prev School:
- Maine
- High School:
- Coventry
2026 Season: Played in 46 games and made 43 starts primarily at second base for the Huskies. Hit .231 with 26 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple and two home runs while driving in 23 runs. Added four stolen bases. Registered a three-hit effort vs. Kansas State (2/14). Notched a three-hit game with a pair of runs batted in at Arizona State (2/17). Hit for the cycle including an inside the park home run to cap it against New Haven (3/4). Went 2-4 with a home run in a victory against Xavier (3/28).
Before UConn: Earned Second Team All-America East honors during his freshman year at Maine. Named to the America East All-Rookie Team. Hit .342 with four home runs and drove in 18.Â
High School:Â Attened Coventry High School, where he played shortstop. He hit .430 with a .531 OBP his senior year. He drove in 24 runs, scored 34 runs and had a .952 fielding %. He helped lead his team to State Championship during his high school career. He was named to the All-State Team twice and All-Conference Team three times.
Personal: Parents are Jillian and David. Has one brother, Dustin. Communications major.
