University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, March 31
Saint Louis, Mo.
3:30 P.M.
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Massachusetts Baseball Opens A-10 Play At Saint Louis
March 30, 2023 | Baseball
The Minutemen and Billikens match up for a three-game series, beginning on Friday, March 31, at 7 p.m.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 17-19 | Massachusetts (4-12, 0-0 Atlantic 10) at Saint Louis (12-10, 0-0 Atlantic 10) |
| Date // Time | Friday, March 31 // 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1 // 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2 // 1 p.m. |
| Location | Saint Louis, Mo. // Billiken Sports Center |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads, 16-14 Last Meeting: Massachusetts, 17 (vs) Saint Louis, 8 | April 7, 2019 |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Stream | ESPN+ Saturday | Sunday |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball begins Atlantic 10 Conference play with a trip to Saint Louis, Missouri, on Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2, to face Saint Louis University. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. on Friday, before a 3 p.m. start on Saturday. The series will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both Saturday and Sunday's games will be streamed on ESPN+ at Billiken Sports Center.
UMass holds a 4-12 overall record with a midweek win over UAlbany, while Saint Louis sits at 12-10 overall on the season, and are coming off a close 14-12 loss to SIUE. The Billikens are currently riding a five-game losing streak and are 5-4 at home.
Recap in a Minute
UMass hosted UAlbany for its home opener on Tuesday, earning an 8-2 triumph at Earl Lorden Field.
Five Minutemen posted multi-hit efforts in the victory, led by Nolan Tichy, who went 4-for-4, adding two RBI, while Will MacLean followed with three hits, including his second home run of the year, one run and an RBI. Zack Zaetta and Steve Luttazi recorded two hits apiece, which included two doubles from Luttazi, to go along with two runs each, with Luttazi knocking in two runs. Michael Toth had the first multi-hit game of his career, tallying two hits and an RBI of his own, as Kyle Hoog and Justin Blumenthal had one hit each. Kevin Skagerlind, Mike Gervasi and Blumenthal scored on run apiece.
Cole Koeppel (1-0) received his first collegiate winning decision, giving up only two runs on as many hits, walking one batter and dealing a career best five strikeouts in two innings of work.
All-Time vs. Saint Louis
The Minutemen hold a 16-14 advantage in the all-time series with the Billikens, as the two teams meet for the 31st time in program history on Friday. The two programs first met on April 21, 2006 in Saint Louis, with UMass edging out SLU, 5-4, for the win. Massachusetts and Saint Louis met last at the Earl on April 7, 2019, as the Minutemen defeated the Billikens, 17-8, to claim the three-game series, 2-1.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 10 homeruns in 16 games played, from seven Minutemen. Carter Hanson, Tichy and MacLean lead the team with two apiece, while Ryan Coleman, Gervasi, Sam Hill and Luttazi 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 first homer in game one of the Penn series, as Tichy garnered his first of the season in game three at Penn.
On A Roll…
Eight Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Tichy sits atop the leaderboard with three, while Zaetta and Hill have two games. Gervasi, Luttazi, MacLean, Blumenthal and Toth all have a one-game hitting streak apiece. Hanson holds the longest streak with six games, before it came to an end. Zaetta, Jacob Sloss, Gervasi and Luttazi all tallied four games each before those streaks came to an end.
Zaetta is on a current five-game reached base streak, as Tichy follows with three. Hill and Skagerlind recorded two straight games with a reached base streak, with MacLean, Gervasi, Luttazi, Toth, Coleman and Blumenthal are all on a one-game streak. MacLean holds the teams' longest streak with eight games, with Zaetta tallying seven, before those streaks came to an end.
[Multi]ple Games
UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 25. Zaetta leads the production of seven, followed by Luttazi with five, which included two three-hit contests. Tichy registered four, having four hits both at Gardner-Webb (3/15) and against UAlbany (3/28), while MacLean, Hanson and Gervasi tallied two multi-hit contests. Chris Pearsons, Sloss and Toth all contributed one each to UMass' multi-hit total.
Massachusetts has also contributed a total of 11 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson, Tichy and Luttazi with two each, all being two-run contests. Five Minutemen have tallied one multi-RBI game each, including a three-run contest from Sloss.
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 hosts Boston College at Earl Lorden Field on Tuesday, April 4, for the Opening Round of the Baseball Beanpot. The contest is slated for a 3 p.m. start on ESPN+.
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