University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, April 1
Amherst, Mass.
3 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
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Saint Joseph's
Photo by: Demetrius Kazanas
Baseball Opens Atlantic 10 Schedule With Weekend Matchup Against Saint Joseph's
March 31, 2022 | Baseball
Minutemen, Hawks launch three-game set Friday, April 1, at 3 p.m. from Earl Lorden Field.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 18-20 | Massachusetts (8-8-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10) vs. Saint Joseph's (12-10, 0-0 Atlantic 10) |
| Date // Time | Friday, April 1 // 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2 // 1 p.m. Sunday, April 3 // 12 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field |
| Series History | Massachusetts, 69-36 Last Meeting: Saint Joseph's, 6 (vs.) Massachusetts, 1 | April 10, 2021 |
| Live Statistics | LiveStats |
| Stream | ESPN+ (Saturday Only) |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
| UMass Baseball | UMass Athletics | |
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Setting the Scene
The University of Massachusetts baseball team opens Atlantic 10 Conference play with a three-game weekend against Saint Joseph's on Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3, at Earl Lorden Field. First pitch on Friday is set for 3 p.m., while Saturday's contest will begin at 1 p.m. The series will conclude with a 12 p.m. game on Sunday.
The Minutemen moved to 8-8-1 on the season after falling, 7-5, to UAlbany in a midweek matchup on Wednesday afternoon. SJU currently holds a 12-10 record and are coming off a 8-7 loss to Delaware on Tuesday.
Recap in a Minute
UMass dropped a 7-5 decision to UAlbany in a midweek road contest on Tuesday afternoon.
Down 7-1, the Minutemen tallied four runs late in the eighth inning with the tying run on second and the go-ahead run on first but were unable to capitalize. Cole Hebble and Jacob Sloss led UMass with two hits apiece, as six other Minutemen contributed a hit on the day. Hebble, Sloss, Kevin Skagerlind and Nolan Tichy all had one RBI, which included Skagerlind's RBI double. Will MacLean registered two runs, followed by Drew DeMartino, Sloss and Carter Hanson each recording one.
All-Time vs. Saint Joseph's
The Minutemen are ahead in the all-time series with the Hawks, 69-36, as the two teams will meet for the 106th time on Friday. UMass and SJU first met for a doubleheader on April 7, 1984. Saint Joseph's came away with two victories on the day, winning 5-4 and 7-4. The two programs played last season for four games, where the Hawks grabbed all four triumphs. The last meeting was in game two of an April 10, 2021, doubleheader, when SJU won 6-1.
Massachusetts last defeated Saint Joseph's on May 17, 2018, picking up a 7-1 victory on the road.
Meet the Minutemen
A solid mix of returners and newcomers compose the 2022 edition of the Minutemen as the squad begins its 139th season. Twenty-seven members of the team are back from the 2021 campaign, while eight players join for their first season in Amherst, including five freshman and three transfers.
It's Going, Going, and It's Gone
The Minutemen have tallied 14 homeruns in 17 games, from eight Minutemen. DeMartino and Luttazi lead the team with three followed by Hebble and Wilde tallying two each. Nolan Tichy, Dylan Judd, Mike Gervasi and Will MacLean also have one home run apiece.
Luttazi had a stellar first game with two home runs including a grand slam, before earning one in game three at Fairleigh Dickinson, while DeMartino recorded a two-run homer in game on at Fairleigh Dickinson, before adding solo home runs in both game two at Fairleigh Dickinson and the second game at Towson.
[Multi]ple Games
UMass had a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have a total of 35 multi-hit performances. Hebble leads with a production of seven and Gervasi has six, while Skagerlind follows with four and Tichy, DeMartino and Luttazi with three apiece. Gervasi, Skagerlind, Tichy and Wilde each accumulated three hits in one game.
Massachusetts have also contributed a total of 19 multi-RBI games, led by DeMartino with five, including four two-run contests and one three-RBI games. Gervasi has contributed four, bringing in two runs three times and three runs once. Hebble and Skagerlind also totaled two, with Hebble having two three-run games and Skagerlind tallying a two-RBI and a four-RBI contest.
On A Roll…
The Minutemen have 11 that are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Wilde sits atop the leaderboard on an eight-game hitting streak, followed by Skagerlind with five and DeMartino with three. MacLean, Pearsons and Sloss are on a two-game streak, as Dylan Judd, Gervasi, Collin Shapiro, Hebble and Tichy have a current streak of one.
Hebble is also on a nine-game reached base streak, as Wilde has eight and Shapiro has six games. Skagerlind and DeMartino have reached base five times. MacLean follows with three, Luttazi, Pearsons and Sloss are on a current streak of two, and Judd, Gervasi, Tichy and Hanson all have one.
Keeping it in the Family
The 2022 season marks the 56th straight campaign that Massachusetts baseball will have an alumnus of the Flagship campus as head coach. Fifth-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
Massachusetts travels to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the Opening Round of the Beanpot Tournament on Tuesday, April 5, at 3 p.m., to take on Harvard.
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