University of Massachusets Athletics
Four Selected As UMass Student-Athletes Of The Week
May 02, 2023 | Baseball, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field, Athletics Department
Blumenthal, Tichy, Duggan and Frazee will be recognized at Wednesday’s sports luncheon.
AMHERST, Mass. – Justin Blumenthal and Nolan Tichy of baseball, Joseph Duggan of men's track and field, and Megan Frazee of women's track and field were selected as UMass Student-Athletes of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. The four student-athletes will be honored at the UMass Sports Luncheon at the Berkshire Dining Commons on Wednesday.
Blumenthal recorded a .500 batting average, a .522 on base percentage and a .591 slugging percentage, as UMass went 4-1 on the week. Blumenthal posted 11 hits in 22 at bats, five runs, six RBI, one walk and two stolen bases. While at third, he registered three putouts and 17 assists. The freshman contributed a career-high three RBI against Hartford and tallied two hits, while scoring a run in the Minutemen's win vs. Siena. At St. Bonaventure, the Portsmouth, N.H., native went 3-for-5 in game one, including a double and a career-best two runs, while totaling a career high two stolen bases. In game two of the series, he recorded a career high four hits in five at bats and added a run and RBI. He also contributed two RBI, a double and a run in the series finale.
Tichy posted a slash line of .591/.583/1.136 on a 4-1 week for the Minutemen. The junior tallied 13 hits in 22 at bats, including four home runs, 13 RBI, five runs, a walk and three stolen bases on the week. In the field, he totaled four putouts. Against Hartford (4/25), he went 3-for-5 with one homer and added two RBI and two runs on the day. Tichy's career day vs. Siena (4/26) saw a career-best two home runs, going 3-for-4 overall, and a career high six RBI, while registering two runs, a walk and a stolen base. In the weekend series at St. Bonaventure, he recorded two RBI and a career-high matching two stolen bases in game one, and went 3-for-4, which included his eighth home run of the season, with two RBI and a run during game three.
Duggan claimed second in shot put at the UMass Pre-Championship Invitational with a personal best of 54 feet 5.5 inches to move up to second all-time, the furthest throw by a Minuteman since the record was set by Edwin Arcaro in 1971. He also took second at the meet in discus (163-1).
Frazee won pole vault at the UMass Pre-Championship Invitational with a personal best height of 12 feet, 1.75 inches, good for second all-time in program history.
Blumenthal recorded a .500 batting average, a .522 on base percentage and a .591 slugging percentage, as UMass went 4-1 on the week. Blumenthal posted 11 hits in 22 at bats, five runs, six RBI, one walk and two stolen bases. While at third, he registered three putouts and 17 assists. The freshman contributed a career-high three RBI against Hartford and tallied two hits, while scoring a run in the Minutemen's win vs. Siena. At St. Bonaventure, the Portsmouth, N.H., native went 3-for-5 in game one, including a double and a career-best two runs, while totaling a career high two stolen bases. In game two of the series, he recorded a career high four hits in five at bats and added a run and RBI. He also contributed two RBI, a double and a run in the series finale.
Tichy posted a slash line of .591/.583/1.136 on a 4-1 week for the Minutemen. The junior tallied 13 hits in 22 at bats, including four home runs, 13 RBI, five runs, a walk and three stolen bases on the week. In the field, he totaled four putouts. Against Hartford (4/25), he went 3-for-5 with one homer and added two RBI and two runs on the day. Tichy's career day vs. Siena (4/26) saw a career-best two home runs, going 3-for-4 overall, and a career high six RBI, while registering two runs, a walk and a stolen base. In the weekend series at St. Bonaventure, he recorded two RBI and a career-high matching two stolen bases in game one, and went 3-for-4, which included his eighth home run of the season, with two RBI and a run during game three.
Duggan claimed second in shot put at the UMass Pre-Championship Invitational with a personal best of 54 feet 5.5 inches to move up to second all-time, the furthest throw by a Minuteman since the record was set by Edwin Arcaro in 1971. He also took second at the meet in discus (163-1).
Frazee won pole vault at the UMass Pre-Championship Invitational with a personal best height of 12 feet, 1.75 inches, good for second all-time in program history.
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