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Jersey Number 17
Jude Abbadessa
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Binghamton, N.Y.
- Previous School:
- Tulane/UConn
- High School:
- Union-Endicott
2026 (Senior - Tulane)
Appeared in 27 games with two starts ... Totaled 34.1 innings ... Allowed 43 hits, 30 runs, walked 32 and struck out 28 ... Placed eighth in the conference in appearances (27) … Had four strikeouts against Northwestern State (3/18) ... Tallied three strikeouts at TCU (3/8), against Creighton University (3/13), and at Florida Atlantic (4/18) ... Part of a combined shutout against Northwestern State (3/28) ... Named to the American Weekly Honor Roll (3/23)...
2025 Season (Junior - UConn)
Appeared in 17 games and made four starts for the Huskies…Totaled 16.2 innings…Allowed 24 hits, 13 runs, walked 10 and struck out nine…Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings over the course of his first seven outings including scoreless frames against Penn State (2/16) and UCLA (3/1). Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in a start against Boston College (3/25)…Logged 1.2 shutout innings vs. Army (4/23)…Pitched a season-high 2.1 innings in a start against URI (4/30)…In the 2025 MLB Draft League, he posted a 2.59 ERA with 30 strikeouts over. 24.1 innings pitched...
2024 Season (Sophomore - UConn)
Missed the season with injury...
2023 (Freshman - UConn)
Appeared in 10 games in his first season in Storrs…Notched 6.2 innings and struck out seven on the bump...Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 20 vs. Ohio State and registered his first career strikeout in 0.2 innings of work…Retired both batters he faced at Hawaii (3/12)…Threw a scoreless inning of work at San Diego State (3/16) with a pair of strikeouts...
High School
Lettered three years for Coach Tim Harkness at Union Endicott High School in Endicott, NY…Spent one year lettering for Mike Vota at Niles High School in Niles, MI…In his career, threw 91.2 innings and struck out 187…He threw two perfect games in his high school career…Was a First Team All-Conference performer along with being a STAC All-Star and a member of Elite 15 baseball team…Also earned Preseason All-American status. Was a major contributor on the New York’s Maine-Endwell Little League team that won the 2016 Little League World Series…Academic Scholar Athlete in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society…He graduated Summa Cum Laude…Also played point guard on the basketball team..
Personal
Son of Alicia and Vincent Abbadessa…Has one brother, Christian, who played sprint football at Cornell… is a big fan of the Philadelphia 76ers (LeBron James fan) and New York Yankees (enjoys watching Marcus Stroman)... hobbies include going to church, fantasy football, and just chillin' out... chose Pepperdine "to play baseball, compete for championships, and play for the special Pepperdine coaching staff"... says his most thrilling moment in sports was the 2016 Little League World Series Championship... most interesting thing about him, according to Jude himself, is that he's never eaten a chip...
Appeared in 27 games with two starts ... Totaled 34.1 innings ... Allowed 43 hits, 30 runs, walked 32 and struck out 28 ... Placed eighth in the conference in appearances (27) … Had four strikeouts against Northwestern State (3/18) ... Tallied three strikeouts at TCU (3/8), against Creighton University (3/13), and at Florida Atlantic (4/18) ... Part of a combined shutout against Northwestern State (3/28) ... Named to the American Weekly Honor Roll (3/23)...
2025 Season (Junior - UConn)
Appeared in 17 games and made four starts for the Huskies…Totaled 16.2 innings…Allowed 24 hits, 13 runs, walked 10 and struck out nine…Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings over the course of his first seven outings including scoreless frames against Penn State (2/16) and UCLA (3/1). Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in a start against Boston College (3/25)…Logged 1.2 shutout innings vs. Army (4/23)…Pitched a season-high 2.1 innings in a start against URI (4/30)…In the 2025 MLB Draft League, he posted a 2.59 ERA with 30 strikeouts over. 24.1 innings pitched...
2024 Season (Sophomore - UConn)
Missed the season with injury...
2023 (Freshman - UConn)
Appeared in 10 games in his first season in Storrs…Notched 6.2 innings and struck out seven on the bump...Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 20 vs. Ohio State and registered his first career strikeout in 0.2 innings of work…Retired both batters he faced at Hawaii (3/12)…Threw a scoreless inning of work at San Diego State (3/16) with a pair of strikeouts...
High School
Lettered three years for Coach Tim Harkness at Union Endicott High School in Endicott, NY…Spent one year lettering for Mike Vota at Niles High School in Niles, MI…In his career, threw 91.2 innings and struck out 187…He threw two perfect games in his high school career…Was a First Team All-Conference performer along with being a STAC All-Star and a member of Elite 15 baseball team…Also earned Preseason All-American status. Was a major contributor on the New York’s Maine-Endwell Little League team that won the 2016 Little League World Series…Academic Scholar Athlete in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society…He graduated Summa Cum Laude…Also played point guard on the basketball team..
Personal
Son of Alicia and Vincent Abbadessa…Has one brother, Christian, who played sprint football at Cornell… is a big fan of the Philadelphia 76ers (LeBron James fan) and New York Yankees (enjoys watching Marcus Stroman)... hobbies include going to church, fantasy football, and just chillin' out... chose Pepperdine "to play baseball, compete for championships, and play for the special Pepperdine coaching staff"... says his most thrilling moment in sports was the 2016 Little League World Series Championship... most interesting thing about him, according to Jude himself, is that he's never eaten a chip...
