Baseball Travels To Holy Cross, UConn For Two Midweek Contests

University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes
Game 11	Massachusetts (3-7) at Holy Cross (5-14)
Date // Time	Tuesday, March 21
Location	Worcester, Mass.
Series History	Massachusetts, 39-35-1 Last Meeting: Holy Cross, 17 (at) Massachusetts, 6 \| March 22, 2022
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Stream	ESPN+
Twitter	@UMassBaseball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachReynolds25
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University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes
Game 12	Massachusetts (3-7) at UConn (12-5)
Date // Time	Wednesday, March 22
Location	Storrs, Conn. // Elliot Ballpark
Series History	UConn, 93-74-3 Last Meeting: UConn, 28 (vs) Massachusetts, 11 \| April 19, 2022
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Stream	UCONN+
Twitter	@UMassBaseball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachReynolds25
Instagram	UMass Baseball \| UMass Athletics

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Setting the Scene
The University of Massachusetts baseball team sets for two midweek contests this week, visiting Worcester, Mass., on Tuesday, March 21 to face in-state foe Holy Cross at 5 p.m., before heading to Elliot Ballpark in Storrs, Connecticut, to take on University of Connecticut at 3 p.m. Tuesday's game will be streamed on ESPN+, while Wednesday's contest will stream on UConn+.

The Minutemen moved to 3-7 on the season after falling 2-1 in the three-game series to Penn last weekend.

Holy Cross sits at 5-14 overall and is coming off a 2-1 weekend series loss at Seton Hall, while UConn holds a 12-5 record after winning three-of-four weekend games at San Diego State.

Recap in a Minute
UMass took game on of the three-game series with Penn last Friday, defeating the Quakers, 1-0, before dropping the final two matchups of the weekend.

During Friday's contest, Mike Gervasi went 2-for-3 on the day to lead the team, adding a RBI. Carter Hanson and Chris Pearsons contributed a hit for the Minutemen, while Hanson recorded a stolen base. After five scoreless innings, Massachusetts struck first on a solo long ball from Gervasi in the sixth inning.

Jack Pawloski recorded his first win for UMass, while Jackson Harrigan earned his second save of the season. Max LeBlanc started on the mound for Massachusetts, as the three Minutemen combined for the shutout. LeBlanc threw four innings, allowing two hits, walking three and dealing four strikeouts, before Pawloski entered, giving up two hits and striking out two in 3.2 frames. Harrigan came into the game for the final 1.1 innings, pitching one strikeout on the afternoon.

All-Time vs. Holy Cross
The Minutemen and Crusaders will meet for the 76th time in program history, with UMass having a 39-35-1 advantage in the series. The two teams first met in 1894, with the programs meeting last season on March 22. Holy Cross came out on top, 17-6, on the afternoon.

UMass last defeated Holy Cross on March 24, 2021, winning 6-2 on the road.

All-Time vs. UConn
The Minutemen and Huskies are meeting for the 171st time in program history, with UConn holding the advantage in the all-time series, 93-74-3. The two teams first met back on June 1, 1900, when Massachusetts defeated the formerly known Connecticut State, 8-2. The two programs met last season on April 19, as the then No. 15-ranked Huskies won 28-11.

The Minutemen's last victory over UConn came on April 19, 2016, going on to win, 9-5, in Amherst.

It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied eight homeruns in 10 games played, from seven Minutemen. Hanson leads the team with two, while Ryan Coleman, Gervasi, Sam Hill, Steve Luttazi, Will MacLean and Nolan Tichy 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. Gervasi had his homer in game one of the Penn series, as Tichy garnered his first of the season in game three at Penn.

On A Roll…
Five Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Hanson sits atop the leaderboard with three, while Tichy, Justin Blumenthal, Michael Toth and Jake Given follow with one. Hanson holds the longest streak with six games, before it came to an end. Zack Zaetta, Jacob Sloss, Gervasi and Steve Luttazi all tallied four games each before those streaks came to an end.

Gervasi is on a current four-game reached base streak, as Hanson and Toth have three each, followed by Tichy, Blumenthal and Given with one. Will MacLean holds the teams' longest streak with eight games, with Zaetta tallying seven, before those streaks came to an end.

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 hits the road for a three-game series against Wichita State on Friday, March 24, through Sunday, March 25, in Wichita, Kansas. Friday's contest will begin at 1 p.m., while Saturday's first pitch is slated for 3 p.m. Sunday's game will start at 2 p.m. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+.

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