University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, March 17
Philadelphia, Pa.
2 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
at
Penn
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Massachusetts Baseball Wraps Up Spring Break With Penn Series
March 16, 2023 | Baseball
The Minutemen and Quakers face off on Friday, March 17 at 2 p.m., before meeting again Saturday, March 18 at 1 p.m., and Sunday, March 19 at 1 p.m., in Philadelphia, Penn.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 8-10 | Massachusetts (2-5) at Penn (6-6) |
| Date // Time | Friday, March 17 // 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18 // 1 p.m. Sunday, March 19 // 1 p.m. |
| Location | Philadelphia, Penn. // Tommy Lasorda Field |
| Series History | First Meeting |
| Live Stats | LiveStats Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Stream | ESPN+ Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball heads to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to play Penn for three games at Tommy Lasorda Field at Meiklejohn Stadium. Game one will be on Friday, March 17, beginning at 2 p.m., while game two is set for Saturday, March 18, at 1 p.m. On Sunday, March 19. UMass and Penn close out the weekend series with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. All three contests will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Minutemen hold a 2-5 overall record on the season, while the Quakers are 6-6 on the year, including 1-0 at home.
Recap in a Minute
UMass was edged out, 4-3, by Gardner-Webb in a 12-inning game on Wednesday evening in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
Massachusetts took an early 1-0 lead in the opening frame, before Gardner-Webb tabbed a run in back-to-back innings to claim a 2-1 lead. UMass tied the game up in the seventh with a run scored, forcing extra innings, as the two teams were scoreless in the final two and half innings. In the 12th, the Minutemen crossed the plate in the top of the inning to make it a 3-2 contest, but a two-run bottom half for the Runnin' Bulldogs aided them to a victory.
Nolan Tichy led the team with four hits in five at bats, including registering two doubles on the evening. Zack Zaetta followed going 2-for-4, adding one double, a run and a RBI to his stat line. Chris Pearsons, Steve Luttazi and Jacob Sloss all recorded one hit, while Luttazi contributed an RBI. Pearsons and Kevin Skagerlind scored one run apiece, along with Zaetta.
All-Time vs. Penn
The Minutemen and Quakers will meet for the first time in program history.
Commonwealth Connections
Mikey Jensen and Penn's Nate Beal both attended Loyola-Blakefield in Towson, Maryland.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied six homeruns in seven games played, from five Minutemen. Hanson leads the team with two, while Ryan Coleman, Hill, Steve Luttazi and Will MacLean have one each on the year.
Hanson recorded his first long ball of the year in the first game of the season at Navy, before adding another in the game three of the UNC Asheville series. Coleman garnered his first career homer in game one at UNC Asheville, while Hill registered his first home run in game three of at UNC Asheville. Luttazi and MacLean had their first of the season in the Navy series in game three and game two, respectively.
On A Roll…
Five Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Tichy sits atop the leaderboard with two, while Zaetta, Sloss, Luttazi and Pearsons follow with one. Carter Hanson holds the longest streak with six games, before it came to an end. Zaetta, Sloss, Mike Gervasi and Luttazi all tallied four games each before those streaks came to an end.
Will MacLean and Zaetta are on a current seven-game reached base streak, the longest for the team, as Tichy has four, followed by Toth with two. Four other Minutemen are an a current one-game streak. As MacLean and Zaetta hold the longest streak, Hanson follows close behind with his longest of six games.
Meet the Minutemen
A solid mix of returners and newcomers compose the 2023 edition of the Minutemen as the squad begins its 140th season. Twenty-one members of the team are back from the 2022 campaign, while eight players join for their first season in Amherst, including nine freshman, one sophomore and four transfers.
Keeping it in the Family
The 2023 season marks the 57th straight campaign that Massachusetts baseball will have an alumnus of the Flagship campus as head coach. Sixth-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 Worcester, Mass., on Tuesday, March 21, to take on in-state foe Holy Cross, at 5 p.m., on ESPN+.
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