University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, March 22
Richmond, Va.
6:30 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
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Atlantic 10 Play Begins at VCU This Friday
March 21, 2019 | Baseball
Minutemen and Rams meet for three-game series
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Games 14-16 Date | Time |
Massachusetts (4-9) at VCU (14-6) Fri., March 22 | 6:30 p.m. Sat., March 23 | 2 p.m. Sun., March 24 | 1 p.m. |
| Location | Richmond, Va. (The Diamond) | Directions |
| Series History | VCU leads, 6-3 |
| Live Video | ESPN+ Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
| UMass Baseball | UMass Athletics | |
| Season Statistics | Massachusetts | VCU |
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Hey Oh, Shapiro
Redshirt freshman Collin Shapiro has reached base safely in all 13 games for the Minutemen this season, hitting .233 with a triple and seven RBI. Accomplishing that feat to open his first season of Division I competition, Shapiro is the first Minuteman since at least 1996 to do so.
Videtto at First
After a brief two-way stint in the 2018 season, redshirt sophomore Anthony Videtto has held down first base as well as the cleanup spot in all 13 games this year. Videtto, a native of Kingston, Massachusetts, checks in with a team-high .375 batting average in part on the strength off four doubles and six RBI.
Nine is Fine
Every player in the Massachusetts lineup, one through nine, contributed at least one hit in the Sun., March 10 win at UT Rio Grande Valley by a 14-11 score. As a team, the Maroon and White tallied a season-best 13 hits with four Minutemen contributing two in senior Logan Greene, junior Nolan Kessinger, redshirt freshman Collin Shapiro and redshirt sophomore Anthony Videtto. Despite finishing just 1-for-6 on the day, redshirt sophomore Connor Smith sparked the squad early with his first career grand slam, which gave the ball club an early 4-0 lead.
Lasko Tabbed Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week
For his efforts at Navy on Sat., March 2, senior Justin Lasko was named the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week. The right-hander scattered five hits and struck out eight Midshipmen, three short of a career-high and lowering his ERA to 0.61. His outing capped a terrific doubleheader on the part of the UMass pitching staff, as Minuteman arms worked a total of 20 innings without surrendering a run.
On Deck
The Minutemen will return to Amherst for their home opener against Albany on Tuesday, March 26 at 3 p.m.
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