University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, April 22
Dayton, Ohio
3 P.M.
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Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Baseball Visits Dayton For A-10 Weekend Series
April 21, 2022 | Baseball
Minutemen face Flyers for three contests beginning on Friday, April 22 at 3 p.m., at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 32-34 | Massachusetts (17-13-1, 6-3 Atlantic 10) at Dayton (15-18, 3-6 Atlantic 10) |
| Date // Time | Friday, April 22 // 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23 // 1 p.m. Sunday, April 24 // 12 p.m. |
| Location | Dayton, Ohio // Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium |
| Series History | Dayton, 21-20 Last Meeting: Massachusetts, 9 (at) Dayton, 2 | March 31, 2019 |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Setting the Scene
The University of Massachusetts baseball team travels to Dayton, Ohio, to matchup against Atlantic 10 foe University of Dayton for three games at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium on Friday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24. First pitch on Friday is set for 3 p.m., before Saturday's contest begins at 1 p.m. The series finale will be held on Sudnay at 12 p.m.
The Minutemen are 17-13-1 overall on the season, including 6-3 in the A-10 Conference. Dayton holds a 15-18 record and a 3-6 record in the conference. The Flyers are coming off a 7-2 road loss to Butler on Wednesday afternoon.
Recap in a Minute
UMass got back into the win column on Wednesday with a 7-4 victory over Sacred Heart at Earl Lorden Field. Home runs from both Will MacLean and Steve Luttazi helped lift the Minutemen past the Pioneers.
Nolan Tichy led the team with three hits in four at bats, while tallying two RBIs and one run al on a three-base knock. Cole Hebble and Luttazi had two hits apiece, including a double from Hebble and Luttazi's solo shot, and totaled two runs each. In addition to Tichy's two RBIs, Luttazi and MacLean both batted in two-runs, as MacLean had a two-run homer.
Scott LeSieur (3-0) secured the win for UMass, pitching six complete innings, giving up three runs on five hits, walking three and striking out two. Max LeBlanc walked on and struck out one in one inning of work, while Blake Bennett closed out two innings, allowing one run on two hits, walking two and dealing four strikeouts.
All-Time vs. Dayton
The Minutemen and Flyers will meet for the 42nd time in program history, as Dayton has a slight 21-20 advantage in the all-time series. UMass and Dayton first met on April 6, 1997, for a doubleheader. The two teams split the day, with Massachusetts winning game one, 14-6, and Dayton taking game two, 4-0. The last meeting between the two programs occurred on March 31, 2019, when the Minutemen defeated the Flyers, 9-2, 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 21 homeruns in 26 games, from nine Minutemen. Drew DeMartino leads the team with six, followed by Luttazi and Hebble with three. Aidan Wilde and Will MacLean tallied two each, while Tichy, Dylan Judd, Mike Gervasi and Kevin Skagerlind 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 one at Fairleigh Dickinson, before adding solo home runs in both game two at Fairleigh Dickinson and the second game at Towson. DeMartino added two long balls in game one versus Saint Joseph's, as well.
Massachusetts In The Rankings
Hebble is ranked in the top-30 in the country in four categories, as the graduate student is tied for 11th in the NCAA with a .419 batting average, while tying for fifth with a 1.73 average hits per game (52 total hits). The Miami, Florida, native, is also tied for 28th in the nation with 15 doubles, averaging 0.52 doubles per game, to sit in ninth.
Kevin Dow is currently tied for 12th in victories, with six, holding a record of 6-1 (.857).
As a team, the Minutemen are in the top-30 of three categories – double plays, double plays per game and doubles per game. Massachusetts has accumulated 30 double plays on the year so far to tie for 26th, while averaging 0.97 double plays per game, placing the team in 12th in the country. The Minutemen average 2.35 doubles per game (73 total doubles) to sit in 15th place.
[Multi]ple Games
UMass had a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have a total of 86 multi-hit performances. Hebble leads with a production of 18, which included two five-plus hit contests, Skagerlind has 11, while DeMartino and Gervasi follow with nine, and Tichy and MacLean with eight. Judd recorded seven, as Luttazi totaled six, followed by Aidan Wilde and Jacob Sloss with three, Collin Shapiro with two and Chris Pearsons and Michael Rounds have one.
Massachusetts has also contributed a total of 52 multi-RBI games, led by DeMartino with eight, including five two-run contests, two three-RBI and one- five-plus RBI games. Gervasi and Judd have contributed seven, with Gervasi bringing in two runs five times and Judd six times. MacLean has totaled six, while Tichy has five, with Hebble, Skagerlind and Luttazi all having four.
On A Roll…
The Minutemen have eight that are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. DeMartino MacLean sits atop the leaderboard on a five-game hitting streak, followed by Hebble with four. MacLean registered a three-game streak, while five Minutemen are on a two-game streak. MacLean had the longest streak with 12, followed by Skagerlind with 11, before it came to an end.
DeMartino is also on an 18-game reached base streak, as Tichy has 15, followed by Hebble, Wilde and Shapiro with four. In addition to DeMartino having a current 18 reached base streak, Hebble and Skagerlind have also tallied the longest of reaching base in 18 games, but the streak came to end for both Minutemen.
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 welcomes Hartford on Tuesday, April 26, at Earl Lorden Field at 3 p.m., on ESPN+.
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