University of Connecticut Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Rob Rispoli
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 177
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, N.Y.
- High School:
- Monsignor Farrell
2026 Season: Team Captain. Second Team All-BIG EAST. Started 55 games at shortstop. Hit .268 with nine doubles, two triples and three home runs. Scored 47 runs and drove in 29. Second on team with 37 walks and added 11 steals. Went 2-3 with a pair of RBI at Old Dominion (3/7). Went 2-4 with four runs scored vs. Boston College (3/10). Went 2-4 and drove in three runs at Santa Clara (3/18). Notched three hits and drove in three runs vs. St. John's (4/18). Hit first home run of the year at Georgetown (4/24). Recorded three hits against ETSU (5/1). Hit three-run home run to lift Huskies against Villanova (5/15). Homered and drove in three vs Creighton (5/21) in BIG EAST Tournament.
2025 Season: First Team All-BIG EAST. Played in 57 games and made 55 starts at shortstop. Hit .324 with 68 runs scored, 70 hits, five doubles, one triple, four homers and 30 runs batted in. Led the team with 46 walks and was second with a .473 on-base percentage. Stole 19 bases. Led the team with 24 multi-hit games. Finished the year 54-93 (.581) when leading off an inning. Made his collegiate debut vs. Stetson (2/14). Notched his first career hit as part of a three-hit game vs. Missouri (2/15). Hit his first career home run at UCLA (3/1). Had three hits, scored three runs and stole a pair of bases at Miami (3/9). Posted a season-long 12-game hit streak from 4/11-4/29. Stole a career-high four bases vs. Seton Hall (4/18) and finished the game a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning. Collected a career-high four hits and scored five runs at Villanova (5/3).Â
2024 Summer Ball: Played in 27 games for the Amsterdam Mohawks in the Perfect Game League. Slashed .286/.452/.365. Had 20 hits, four doubles, a triple, and knocked in 12… Stole 12 bases…Reached base safely in 20 games…Went 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs vs Mohawk Valley (7/2).
2024 Season: Redshirted
High School: Lettered three seasons for head coach Bob Mulligan at Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island, N.Y. Earned First Team All-City honors his senior year. The two-time team captain also captured Team MVP recognition his senior year. Hit .458 and stole 36 bases during his junior year.Â
Personal: Parents are Lisa and Rob. Undecided major.Â
