STORRS, Conn. — The Villanova Wildcats baseball will close out the 2026 regular season this weekend with a three-game BIG EAST road series against UConn Huskies baseball beginning Thursday, May 14, at 6:05 p.m.
  THIS WEEKEND
• Thursday, May 14 — at UConn — 6:05 p.m.
• Friday, May 15 — at UConn — 6:05 p.m.
• Saturday, May 16 — at UConn — 1:05 p.m.
  LAST TIME OUT
Villanova enters the final series of the regular season after hosting St. John's in its final home series of the year. The Wildcats avoided a sweep by capturing the series finale after dropping the first two contests.

On Friday, the Red Storm struck first with a run in the second inning before adding three more in the third to build a 4-0 advantage. Villanova got on the board in the fourth when freshman Larry Hotaling doubled home sophomore Austin Lemon. St. John's added a run in each of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth innings to secure an 8-1 win in the series opener.

Saturday's matchup turned into a pitchers' duel. Graduate student Jack Kelley delivered a season-high seven innings while allowing just one run. Kelley kept the Red Storm off the scoreboard through the first six innings before St. John's broke through with an RBI single in the seventh. A two-run homer in the ninth sealed a 3-0 win for the Red Storm and clinched the series.

The Wildcats bounced back on Sunday to earn a Senior Day victory and avoid the sweep. Villanova jumped ahead early with a three-run first inning. Senior Collin Quintano drove in two runs with a single before a Mark Gialluisi infield single gave the Wildcats a 3-0 lead they would never relinquish. Graduate student Carter Richey paced the offense with three RBIs, while graduate student Will Parkinson tossed four scoreless innings in relief. The Columbia College transfer retired nine consecutive batters at one point during his outing.
  VILLANOVA LEADERS
Senior Collin Quintano has been one of Villanova's top offensive producers this season. Entering the final weekend, Quintano is batting .314 with nine home runs and 40 RBIs.

Sophomore Brayden Leonard has also put together a strong season, batting .311 with 35 RBIs and two home runs. Leonard leads the Wildcats with 56 hits while ranking second on the team in both batting average and RBIs.
  SERIES HISTORY
Villanova holds a 25-50 all-time record against UConn across 75 meetings, with six of those victories coming on the road.

The Huskies swept the Wildcats in last season's series matchup.
  SCOUTING UCONN
UConn enters the final weekend of the regular season with a 30-23 overall record after falling to Northeastern, 10-6, in its most recent game. The Huskies sit near the top of the BIG EAST standings with a 13-5 conference mark.

Sophomore Jackson Marshall has been one of the conference's top offensive performers this season. Marshall leads UConn with a .382 batting average while also pacing the team with 14 home runs and 56 RBIs.