University of Massachusets Athletics
Wednesday, March 13
Hartford, Conn. (Trinity College)
4:30 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
vs
Holy Cross
Baseball Hosts Holy Cross For Home Opener
March 12, 2024 | Baseball
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 11 | Massachusetts (3-7) vs. Holy Cross (4-10) |
| Date // Time | Wednesday, March 13 // 4:30 p.m. |
| Location | Hartford, Conn. (Trinity College) |
| Series History | Massachusetts, 39-36-1 Last Meeting: Holy Cross, 4 (vs) Massachusetts, 3 | March 21, 2023 |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball welcomes Holy Cross for its home opener on Wednesday, March 13, for a 4:30 p.m. contest at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
UMass holds a 3-7 overall record on the season, while Holy Cross is 4-10 on the year.
Recap in a Minute
Massachusetts fell 1-2 in the series at Elon, splitting the doubleheader on Friday, before dropping the series finale on Sunday. UMass picked up a 12-2 victory in game two of the doubleheader.
After falling in game one, the Minutemen dominated the second game of the day, as the team's 12 runs marked a season-high, while also totaling a season-best 16 hits and 12 RBI. Jake Given led the way going 3-for-4, including his first double of the season, to go along with two runs and a team-best three RBI. Kevin Skagerlind, Matt Travisano, Jack Beverly and Braden Sullivan followed with two hits apiece, while Beverly and Marc Willi had two runs each and Sullivan matched a team-high three RBI. Willi and Sullivan also recorded doubles on the evening, as Austin Burgess registered his first home run of the year to drive in two runs. Beverly also totaled two RBI.
Sam Belliveau (2-1) received the victory for the Minutemen, tossing six completed innings, and allowing two runs, nine hits, three walks and struck out one. Leif Bigelow entered in the bottom of the seventh, walking two and striking out one in his lone inning pitched.
During game three, UMass held a 3-0 lead, before Elon tied it up in the bottom of the third. The Minutemen notched two more runs to regain the lead and added another run in the top of the sixth to lead 6-3. The Phoenix came back within one after putting up two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and grabbed another tally in the seventh to knot it up once again at six apiece. Elon pulled ahead 8-6 in the eighth, but Massachusetts tallied three scores in the ninth to take back the lead at 9-8. The Minutemen dropped the heartbreaker in the bottom half of the final frame as the Phoenix scored two for the walk-off 10-9 win.
All-Time vs. Holy Cross
The Minutemen and Crusaders will meet for the 77th time in program history, as Massachusetts holds the advantage in the all-time series at 39-36-1. UMass and Holy Cross first met in 1894, with the two programs' last meeting being last season on March 21, 2023, where the Crusaders came out on top 4-3. The Minutemen last won against Holy Cross on March 24, 2021, as they defeated the Crusaders 6-2 on the day.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied nine home runs in 10 games played from six Minutemen. Mike Gervasi leads the team with three, while Carter Hanson follows with two on the year. Nolan Tichy, Beverly, Burgess and Justin Blumenthal all recorded one homer on the season.
Gervasi registered his first long ball of the year in the first game of the season against Bucknell, before hitting his second and third in back-to-back games. He had his second homer in game three of the Bucknell series, before hitting his third in game one at No. 13 Virginia. Hanson had a home run as well in game one of the Bucknell series and tallied his second in the game two 10-5 win at No. 13 Virginia. Tichy recorded his lone homer in the final game against Bucknell.
Burgess had his first home run of the year in game two at Elon, while Beverly and Blumenthal hit their first in game three at Elon. Beverly's homer marked the first of his career.
On A Roll…
Thirteen Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Travisano sits on top of the leaderboard with nine games, followed by Beverly with seven. Skagerlind is on a five-game streak, while Willi is on a three-game streak. Hanson, Burgess and Gervasi are riding a two-game streak as six different Minutemen are at one game.
Hanson and Skagerlind are both on a current 10-game reached base streak, the longest for the team, as Travisano and Toth follow behind with nine and eight, respectively. Beverly is on a seven-game streak, while Willi has three games reaching base. Gervasi, Sam Hill, Burgess and Sullivan have reached base in two consecutive games, with six Minutemen are on a one-game reached base streak .
[Multi]ple Games
In 10 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 25. Travisano leads the production with five, which included one four-hit game. Four players have had three multi-hit contests, including Hanson, Skagerlind and Gervasi, who have all recorded three hits in one game. Tichy and Blumenthal totaled two multi-hit games, while four Minutemen have one game, as Toth put together a four-hit performance in one contest.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 15 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson and Gervasi with three, including a three RBI contest for Hanson and one four RBI game for Gervasi. Beverly and Burgess have two multi-RBI contest, with Burgess having one three RBI game, so far, this season. Five players have registered one multi-RBI game, including Skagerlind, Sullivan and Given with three RBI in one game.
Meet the Minutemen
A solid mix of returners and newcomers compose the 2024 edition of the Minutemen as the squad begins its 141st season. Nineteen members of the team are back from the 2023 campaign, while 16 players join for their first season in Amherst, including eight freshman and eight transfers.
Keeping it in the Family
The 2024 season marks the 58th straight campaign that Massachusetts baseball will have an alumnus of the Flagship campus as head coach. Seventh-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 heads to Charleston, South Carolina, for a three-game series with Citadel on Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 16. First pitch on Friday is set for 5 p.m., before a 2 p.m. start on Saturday. Sunday's game will begin at 1 p.m.
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