University of Connecticut Athletics
2024 Baseball Roster

Joe Carrea
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cranford, N.J.
2024 Summer Ball: Pitched in 11 games while making two starts for the Keene Swamp Bats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Went 2-1 while striking out 26 in 19 innings of work. Struck out at least one batter in every appearance…Received the win against Bristol (7/6) …Threw 3.0 inning scoreless while walking one, giving up no hits and punching out three.
2024 Season: Appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen. Pitched 10.1 innings and struck out 14 batters. Made his season debut vs. Indiana State (2/17). Tied a season-high with a pair of strikeouts at No. 23 Auburn (3/3). Pitched 1.0 inning in a win at UCLA (3/12). Tossed a scoreless inning vs. CCSU (4/1). Set a season-high with 1.1 innings of shutout ball with a pair of strikeouts vs. Bryant (4/9). Got a pair of key outs in a series sweep at Georgetown (4/19-4/20). Pitched a scoreless inning at No. 8 Florida State (6/7) in the NCAA Super Regionals.Â
2023 Season: Appeared in seven games out of the bullpen for the Huskies in his first season on the mound. Logged 10.0 innings and struck out 14 with opponents hitting just .211 against him. Made his collegiate debut against Hartford (3/29) with an inning of work that featured his first career strikeout. Struck out a career-high four batters in 2.2 innings vs. Northeastern (4/18). Struck out three in a scoreless inning vs. Rhode Island (4/24). Tied a career-high with 2.2 innings pitched against Xavier (5/24) in the BIG EAST Championship. Made his NCAA Tournament debut with an inning of work against Florida A&M in the NCAA Gainesville Regional (6/3).Â