The 1959 Connecticut Huskies baseball team represented the

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in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Huskies were led by J. O. Christian in his 24th year as head coach, and played as part of the

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. Connecticut posted a 20–3 record, earned the Yankee Conference championship with a 10–0 regular season to claim the automatic bid to the

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. They were an automatic selection to the

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for District 1, their second appearance in the ultimate college baseball event. The Huskies lost their first game against Penn State and were eliminated by

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