Baseball Preps for Merrimack This Weekend

University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes
Games 5-7 Date // Time	Massachusetts (2-2) at Merrimack (2-3) Fri., March 12-Sun., March 14 // 3 p.m. • 1 p.m. • 1 p.m.
Location	Andover, Mass. (Greater Lawrence Tech)
Series History	First meeting
Live Statistics	SIDEARM Stats
Streaming	TBD
Twitter	@UMassBaseball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachReynolds25
Instagram	UMass Baseball \| UMass Athletics

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Recap in a Minute
Massachusetts is back in action after coming up just short at Central Connecticut, 8-6, on Tuesday. A ninth inning rally saw the Minutemen plate a pair of runs and bring the tying run to the plate with two outs, but CCSU was able to escape with the victory. Mike Gervasi went 3-for-5 despite the loss with a pair of RBI and a run scored, marking Gervasi's second multi-hit effort in the last three games and second multi-RBI game in the same span.

The Minutemen went to CCSU on the heels of a doubleheader sweep at Stony Brook on Sunday. Helped in part by solid two-out hitting, the ballclub saw seven players combine for 10 hits in a 9-4 game one victory, followed up by a 3-1 triumph in a darkness-shortened nightcap after five innings. The sweep came thanks in part to assists from the UMass pitching staff, highlighted by starts from Ben Shields and Jack Steele plus Jack Pawloski's first career save. Additionally, right-hander Tyler Dalton made his first appearance as a Minuteman.

?????? from Skip after we took two yesterday

Looking to keep the momentum going Tuesday afternoon down at CCSU#Flagship?? pic.twitter.com/craOSpnc3z
— UMass Baseball (@UMassBaseball) March 8, 2021

Meet the Minutemen
A solid mix of returners and newcomers compose the 2021 edition of the Minutemen as the squad begins its 138th season of competition. Twenty-two members of the team are back from the abbreviated 2020 campaign, while thirteen players are in their first season in Amherst, including seven freshmen and six transfers. A complete roster is available here.

Keeping it in the Family
The 2021 season marks the 55th straight campaign that Massachusetts baseball will have an alumnus of the Flagship campus as head coach. Fourth-year skipper Matt Reynolds is a double graduate (2005, '10G), and was preceded by fellow alumni Mike Stone '82 (1988-2017) and Dick Bergquist '57 (1967-87).

This is the second longest active streak across Division I baseball. Only BYU (62 consecutive seasons) has been led by an alum of its campus for a longer period.

On Deck
The Minutemen next play at Towson in a four-game series from Fri.-Sun., March 19-21.

Due to the ever-evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, game dates, times and opponents are subject to change. The best way to remain on top of schedule updates is via the official UMass baseball schedule page, as well as the team's social media accounts (@UMassBaseball).

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Dalton

Mike Gervasi

Jack Pawloski

Ben Shields

Jack Steele

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