Jude Abbadessa

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-11
Weight:
179
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Endicott, N.Y.
High School:
Union Endicott

2025 Season: Appeared in 17 games and made four starts for the Huskies. Totaled 16.2 innings and posted a 7.02 ERA. Allowed 24 hits, 13 runs, walked 10 and struck out nine. Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings over the course of his first seven outings including scoreless frames against Penn State (2/16) and UCLA (3/1). Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in a start against Boston College (3/25). Logged 1.2 shutout innings vs. Army (4/23). Pitched a season-high 2.1 innings in a start against URI (4/30).

2024 Season: Out for season with injury.

2023 Season: Appeared in 10 games in his first season in Storrs. Notched 6.2 innings and struck out seven on the bump. Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 20 vs. Ohio State and registered his first career strikeout in 0.2 innings of work. Retired both batters he faced at Hawaii (3/12). Threw a scoreless inning of work at San Diego State (3/16) with a pair of strikeouts.

Prior to UConn: Lettered three years for head coach Tim Harkness at Union Endicott High School in Endicott, N.Y. Spent one year lettering for Mike Vota at Niles High School in Niles, Michigan. In his career, threw 91.2 innings and struck out 187. He threw 2 perfect games in his high school career. Was a First Team All-Conference performer along with being a STAC All-Star and a member of Elite 15 baseball team. Also earned preseason All-American status. Was a major contributor on the New York’s Maine-Endwell Little League team that won the 2016 Little League World Series.Academic Scholar Athlete in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society. He graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Personal: Parents are Alicia and Vincent. Has one brother, Christian. Finance major.