University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, March 22
South Orange, N.J.
4 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
at
Seton Hall
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Massachusetts Baseball Wraps Up Spring Break With Seton Hall Series
March 21, 2024 | Baseball
Minutemen and Pirates set for three, starting on Friday, March 22, at 4 p.m.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 17-19 | Massachusetts (5-11) at Seton Hall (13-8) |
| Date // Time | Friday, March 22 // 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23 // 1 p.m. Sunday, March 24 // 12 p.m. |
| Location | South Orange, N.J. // Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium |
| Series History | Seton Hall, 5-1 Last Meeting: Seton Hall, 11 (vs) Massachusetts, 5 | March 17, 2013 |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Stream | FloBaseball |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball heads to South Orange, New Jersey, to play Seton Hall for three games at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium at Owen T. Carroll Field. Game one will be on Friday, March 22, beginning at 4 p.m., while game two is set for Saturday, March 23 at 1 p.m. On Sunday, March 24, UMass and Seton Hall close out the weekend series with first pitch slated for 12 p.m. All three contests will be streamed on FloBaseball.
The Minutemen hold a 5-11 overall record on the season, while the Pirates are 13-8 on the year, including 5-2 at home.
Recap in a Minute
UMass picked up two midweek victories, defeating Norfolk State, 5-1, on Tuesday, UMES, 12-5, on Wednesday.
At Norfolk State, six Minutemen registered a hit, as Carter Hanson and Nolan Tichy highlighted the afternoon with a home run and a two-run double, respectively. Along with Hanson and Tichy, Kevin Skagerlind, Austin Burgess, Kyle Hoog and Michael Toth contributed one hit apiece. Hanson led the team with two runs, while Burgess, Jack Beverly and Tichy plated one run each. Tichy recorded a team-best two RBI, as Skagerlind Hanson and Toth batted in a run. Hoog also doubled on the day.
In the win over UMES, five Minutemen contributed multiple hits, led by Braden Sullivan's career-high day with four hits, including his first career grand slam, for a career-best five RBI. He also added a career-high two runs. Beverly followed with a career-best three hits, while Skagerlind, Hanson and Mike Gervasi tallied two hits each, which included Gervasi's fourth homer of the season. Gervasi led the team with a career-high four runs as Sullivan totaled a career-best two on the day. Six other Minutemen scored a run for UMass, while five recorded one RBI each.
All-Time vs. Seton Hall
The Minutemen and Pirates will meet for the seventh time, with Seton Hall holding a 5-1 record in the all-time series. The first meeting between the two programs occurred on March 24, 1976, as UMass earned a 10-2 victory on the day, marking the only win for the program against Seton Hall. Massachusetts and Seton Hall last met on March 17, 2013, as the Pirates came away with an 11-5 win.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 15 home runs in 16 games played from six Minutemen. Gervasi leads the team with four, followed by Beverly and Hanson with three. Tichy registered two on the year, while Burgess, Justin Blumenthal and Sullivan 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. Sullivan recorded his first career grand slam, marking his first collegiate home run, at UMES.
On A Roll…
Nine Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Hanson sits on top of the leaderboard with eight games, followed by Tichy with three. Sullivan and Skagerlind are on a two-game streak, while Beverly, Gervasi, Michael Toth and Kyle Hoog are on a one-game streak. Travisano held the team's longest streak of 13 games before it came to an end.
Hanson leads the team with a 16-game reached base streak, the longest for the Minutemen, with Skagerlind on a 15-game reached base streak. Burgess and Tichy follow behind with seven, as Sullivan is on a five-game streak. Beverly is on a four-game streak, while Hoog is on a two-game reached base streak. Six Minutemen have reached base in one game.
[Multi]ple Games
In 16 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 38. Beverly and Travisano lead the production with seven, which included one four-hit game and three-hit contest for Travisano, while Skagerlind has six games. Two players have had four multi-hit contests, with Hanson and Gervasi, recording three hits in one game. Tichy, Sullivan and Blumenthal totaled two multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance from Sullivan. Four Minutemen have one game, as Toth put together a four-hit performance in one contest.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 25 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson and Beverly with five, including a three RBI contest for Hanson and two three RBI games for Beverly. Burgess, Tichy and Gervasi have three multi-RBI contest, with Burgess having one three RBI game and Gervasi having on four-RBI game, so far, this season. Sullivan has had two multi-RBI games, which includes the team's only five-plus RBI contest, while four players have registered one multi-RBI game, including Skagerlind, Sullivan, Travisano 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 travels to Albany, New York, for a midweek contest against UAlbany on Tuesday, March 26, at 3 p.m.
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