Baseball Begins Road Stretch at Rhode Island Friday

University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes
Game 30-33 Date // Time	Massachusetts (8-21, 0-8 Atlantic 10) at Rhode Island (14-15-1, 2-2 Atlantic 10) Friday, April 23 // 12 p.m. (9/7 doubleheader) Saturday, April 24 // 12 p.m. (7/9 doubleheader)
Location	Kingston, R.I. (Bill Beck Field)
Series History	Massachusetts leads, 107-77 Last meeting: (at) Rhode Island 8, Massachusetts 3 // May 11, 2019
Live Statistics	StatBroadcast Game 1 // Game 2 // Game 3 // Game 4
Streaming	Live stream unavailable
Twitter	@UMassBaseball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachReynolds25
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Setting the Scene
After a five-game home swing at Earl Lorden Field, the University of Massachusetts baseball team will begin a nine-game road trip at Atlantic 10 rival Rhode Island. UMass will travel to Kingston for a pair of noon doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday. This change was made in anticipation of inclement weather in the Kingston area.

All-Time vs. Rhode Island
The Minutemen lead 107-77 in the all-time series against the Rams. UMass and URI had its first contest in 1906. The two programs matched up last on May 11, 2019 at Bill Beck Field, in which URI earned an 8-3 victory. The Maroon and White's last victory versus URI came on April 13, 2018, with a final score of 4-3.

Commonwealth Connections

UMass sophomore Michael Rounds and URI graduate student Jake Walker both hail from Milton, Massachusetts.
Freshman Kevin Gower and URI redshirt senior Mike Webb both attended Bishop Hendricken High School.
Rhode Island head coach Raphael Cerrato spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Massachusetts (1998-2000).

[Judd]-ging by the Long Ball
Sophomore Dylan Judd sits atop the leaderboard for the Minutemen in home runs, recording six so far this season. Judd collected his first two collegiate homers on back-to-back at bats during the 10-1 triumph at Towson on March 21. The game saw Judd tally four runs on three hits, one walk and five RBIs. His most recent home run came in the 9-8 victory against Merrimack where Judd had two runs on as many hits, one walk and three RBIs.

The Oceanside, New York, native clubbed three others, with one each at Holy Cross (March 31), UConn (April 3) and Saint Joseph's (April 9).

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 travel to Bridgeport, Conn., to take on Sacred Heart on Tuesday, April 27, at 3 p.m.

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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