University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, March 15
Charleston, S.C.
5 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
at
Citadel
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Massachusetts Baseball Visits Citadel For Three Games Beginning Friday
March 14, 2024 | Baseball
Minutemen and Bulldogs face off on Friday, March 15 at 5 p.m.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 12-14 | Massachusetts (3-8) at Citadel (11-5) |
| Date // Time | Friday, March 15 // 5 p.m. Saturday, March 16 // 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17 // 1 p.m. |
| Location | Charleston, S.C // Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park |
| Series History | First Meeting |
| Live Stats | SideArm Stats |
| Stream | ESPN+ Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball hits the road to play The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, for three games at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. Game one will be on Friday, March 15, beginning at 5 p.m., while game two is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. The two teams close out the weekend series on Sunday, March 17, with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. All three contests will be streamed on ESPN+.
UMass holds a 3-8 overall record on the season, while Citadel is 11-5 on the year.
Recap in a Minute
Massachusetts dropped a midweek matchup against Holy Cross, 21-5, on Wednesday. Jack Beverly led the team in hits with two, while adding two RBI. Nolan Tichy tallied two RBI, while Kyle Hoog scored two runs on the evening.
All-Time vs. Citadel
The Minutemen and Bulldogs will meet for the first time in program history.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied nine home runs in 11 games played from six Minutemen. Mike Gervasi leads the team with three, while Carter Hanson follows with two on the year. Tichy, Beverly, Austin 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. Matt Travisano sits on top of the leaderboard with 10 games, followed by Beverly with eight. Kevin Skagerlind is on a five-game streak, while Carter Hanson and Gervasi are on a three-game streak. Burgess, Hoog, and Tichy are riding a two-game streak as Blumenthal and Jake Swerdloff are on a one-game streak.
Hanson leads the team with a 11-game reached base streak, the longest for the Minutemen, and Skagerlind and Travisano are on a 10-game reached base streak. Michael Toth and Beverly follow behind with eight, as Marc Willi is on a four-game streak. Gervasi and Braden Sullivan are on a three-game reached base streak, while Tichy, Jack Peters, Hoog and Burgess have two games. Ryan Kolben currently is on a one-game streak.
[Multi]ple Games
In 11 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 26. Travisano leads the production with five, which included one four-hit game, while Beverly has had four games. Three players have had three multi-hit contests, with 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 17 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson, Beverly and Gervasi with three, including a three RBI contest for Hanson and one four RBI game for Gervasi. Tichy and Burgess have two multi-RBI contest, with Burgess having one three RBI game, so far, this season. Four players have registered one multi-RBI game, including Skagerlind, Sullivan and Jake 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 continues on the road with two midweek contests. The Minutemen visit Norfolk State on Tuesday, March 19, at 3 p.m. in Norfolk, Virginia, before taking on UMES on Wednesday, March 20, at 3 p.m. in Princess Anne, Maryland.
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