University of Connecticut Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster

Sam Favieri
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 183
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ridgewood, N.J.
- High School:
- Ridgewood
2022 Season: Appeared in seven games out of the bullpen. Tossed 5.2 innings and notched eight strikeouts. Fired a scoreless inning against Charlotte (2/19). Pitched a scoreless outing against Bryant (3/23). Notched a pair of strikeouts in shutout inning vs. CCSU (4/5).Â
2021 Season: Appeared in eight games out of the pen for the Huskies. Made first career appearance on the hill at Virginia (2/19). Scoreless inning of work vs. Miami (OH) with a pair of strikeouts (3/5). A scoreless frame at Coastal Carolina (3/8). Career-high 1.1 innings of work with career-high three strikeouts at URI (5/18).Â
2020: Did not see game action.
High School: Played for four seasons under head coach Kurt Hommen at Ridgewood High School. Two-time First Team All-Big North. Two-time First Team All-Bergen County Infielder. 2019 First Team All-Group 4. 2019 First Team All-North Jersey. 2019 First Team All-State. 2019 Northjersey.com Baseball Player of the Year. Named to The Bergen Record All-Decade team. As a captain his senior year, he hit .432 with 35 RBI, had a .980 fielding percentage at shortstop and went 8-1 with two saves and a 1.38 ERA. Led his team to Big North Freedom Division title all four seasons (2016-19). Three-time Group 4 Section 1 Champions (2017-19). Won Bergen County and Group 4 State Championship in 2019, first time Ridgewood school history that they captured both championships in same season. Played in the 2015 Junior Little League World Series. Lettered two seasons in basketball.Â
Personal: Sam Favieri. Parents are Marc and Jennifer Favieri. Has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Olivia. Undecided major.Â