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2025 Tufts University Jumbos Baseball Roster

Michael Last
Michael Last
Michael Last

14 Connor Podeszwa

14 Connor Podeszwa

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    190
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Waterford, Conn.
  • High School:
    Waterford
  • Position:
    P/IF
  • Major:
    Biology

Summary

Biography

2025 (Senior): Made nine starts for the Jumbos...Led the rotation in ERA with a mark of 3.77...Struck out 11 batters in a seven inning win against Bates...Totaled five or more strikeouts in six separate starts...Also pitched 6+ innings six times on the year...Powered Tufts to the postseason with gutsy outings Bowdoin and Amherst, each lasting 7+ innings...An eight inning six strikeout outing at Middlebury kept the postseason alive for Tufts...Struck out 45 batters total...Named to the 2025 All-NESCAC First Team for the first time in his career following a stellar season

2024 (Junior): Made 11 appearances and six starts for the Jumbos...Picked up 11 strikeouts in an eight inning start at Whittier...Allowed one hit in three innings of relief in the postseason against Colby...Struck out 46 batters...Part of the Tufts team that reached the NESCAC Championship Series

2023 (Sophomore): Pitcher for the Tufts University baseball team...Started 10 of 14 games played with a 3.77 ERA and 57.1 innings pitched...Led the team with 53 strikeouts ranking him 5th in the NESCAC while facing 223 batters...Had a 6-3 record while only walking 25 players with a .265 batting average against (10th in the NESCAC)...Threw 5 innings allowing 3 hits and punching out 8 against MIT (March 6)...Had 5 strikeouts playing Mass-Dartmouth (March 13)...Went for 6 innings against conference opponent Bates with 6 strikeouts and 2 hits allowed (April 2)...Pitched 6 innings against Trinity with 6 strikeouts (April 22)...Tossed 8 innings in the NESCAC Tournament facing Amherst and punching out 6 (May 7)...Had 7 strikeouts against Middlebury in the NESCAC Tournament over the course of 8.2 innings (May 14)...Tufts finished 31-11 on the season, earning the 2023 NESCAC title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. 

2022 (Freshman): Pitched in nine games for the Jumbos while playing in the field in 13...Pitched 39.1 innings with 5-2 record and 3.20 ERA striking out 34 batters...Batted .267 with four hits and 3 RBIs...Started first career game against Johnston and Wales on March 15th, pitching six innings and striking out seven batters...Pitched five shutout innings against Averett March 22nd while striking out six batters...Had back-to-back outings pitching five innings and allowing no runs in victories over Bates and Colby...Knocked in 2 RBIs in win over Apprentice on March 19th.

PRIOR To Tufts:  Was on the baseball, basketball and soccer teams at Waterford High School...was named the baseball Gatorade Player of the Year in Connecticut...selected as The Day All-Area Player of the Year for basebal...was an All-Conference honoree in baseball in 2021...was on the team that won the baseball state championship in 2019...member of the Spanish Honor Society...was a Scholar Athlete in 2020 for soccer...was on the high honor roll...earned a Spanish seal of biliteracy.

Personal: Son of Christopher and Isabella...has two siblings, Sophia (21) and Emilia (16)...Sophia is on the track and field team at UConn...father is an assistant baseball coach at UConn. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2022Freshman

    P/IF
    6'1" 190 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2023Sophomore

    P/IF
    6'1" 190 lbs
    31
  • 14

    2024Junior

    P/IF
    6'1" 190 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025Senior

    P/IF
    6'1" 190 lbs
    14