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Gervasi Guides Baseball To Doubleheader Sweep At Seton Hall
March 24, 2024 | Baseball
Mike Gervasi records three home runs on the day, including a career-high two in the final game of the series.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – University of Massachusetts baseball claimed the series over Seton Hall University after winning game one on the day, 5-2, and 11-1 in game two at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium. UMass registered its first win against Seton Hall in 48 years, since winning 10-2, on March 24, 1976.
Graduate student Mike Gervasi clubbed three home runs on the day, to earn fifth, sixth and seventh on the season, while recording a career-best two in the final game of the three-game series.
The Minutemen improve to 7-12 on the year, while Seton Hall dropped to 14-10 on the season.
Massachusetts travels to Albany, New York, for a midweek contest against UAlbany on Tuesday, March 26, at 3 p.m.
Game 1
Massachusetts 5, Seton Hall 2 (7 Innings)
Matt Travisano and Braden Sullivan led the team with two hits and two RBI apiece, while Sullivan added a run scored on a home run. Mike Gervasi had a solo home run for his one hit of the day and tallied a RBI and a run. Kevin Skagerlind and Austin Burgess also had one hit and one run each, with Nolan Tichy plating a run.
Seton Hall took an early 2-0 lead in the third, scoring on a RBI single and sacrifice fly. UMass got on the board in the fifth inning, as Gervasi recorded his fifth home run of the season.
In the fifth, Massachusetts continued to keep the bats going and plate four more runs. With one out, Tichy saw four straight balls to take his place at first, before Sullivan crushed a two-run homer, registering his second of the year, helping the Minutemen to a 3-2 lead. Skagerlind and Burgess hit back-to-back singles with Skagerlind advancing to third. Burgess stole second while Travisano was at the plate, as Travisano singled to center field to drive home Skagerlind and Burgess to make it a 5-2 game.
The Minutemen's defense held off the Pirates for the remaining two innings to earn the 5-2 triumph.
Leif Bigelow (1-1) received the winning decision, his first as a Minuteman, after allowing only two hits and dealing three strikeouts to match a season-high in two complete innings. Renn Lints started on the mound for Massachusetts, tossing four innings, with two runs on four hits, three walks and totaling two strikeouts. Ryan Reich (1-1) took the loss for Seton Hall, giving up five runs on as many hits, a walk and striking out three.
Game 2
Massachusetts 11, Seton Hall 1 (9 Innings)
Gervasi aided the team to its victory with a career-high two home runs and his first double of the season, while adding a team-high three runs and three RBI in the contest. Sullivan totaled three hits, as well, on the day, which included a double. Skagerlind, Travisano and Jack Beverly contributed two hits each, followed by Tichy and Marc Willi with one apiece. In addition to Gervasi and Sullivan, Skagerlind, Beverly and Tichy all had a double on the afternoon. Skagerlind, Travisano, Tichy and Sullivan scored two runs apiece, while Beverly tallied two RBI. Four Minutemen in Skagerlind, Carter Hanson, Tichy and Sullivan had one RBI.
UMass got the bats hot early in the first, as Skagerlind led off with a single. Travisano, then, singled to right field, before Skagerlind and Travisano stole third and second base, respectively. Beverly hit a sacrifice fly, allowing Skagerlind to come across the dish, before a ground out from Hanson helped Travisano home. With a 2-0 lead and two-outs, Gervasi recorded his second home run of the day, and sixth of the season, to extend the lead to 3-0.
In the second inning, Seton Hall put a run on the board with a RBI double, making it a 3-1 contest. The Minutemen extended their lead to 5-1 in the third with two more runs scored. Travisano started the frame off with a single up the middle, before stealing second. With two-outs, Gervasi cranked a shot over the center field wall for his second homer of the game, third of the day and seventh of the season, to push across two runs.
After a leadoff double from Sullivan, Skagerlind had a double of his own to left center field to push Sullivan across the plate in the fourth. UMass added to its lead in the top of the fifth with another leadoff double from Gervasi. With one out, Tichy doubled down the right field line to score Gervasi and make it a 7-1 game. An RBI single by Sullivan helped Tichy touch the dish and extend the Minutemen's lead to 8-1.
Massachusetts tacked on three more runs in the seventh to run rule Seton Hall. After Tichy reached on a fielding error and Sullivan singled, the two Minutemen sat in scoring position on a sacrifice bunt from Jake Given. A wild pitch, then, allowed Tichy to score to make it 9-1. Skagerlind took his place on first on a throwing error, before moving making room for Travisano, who was hit by a pitch. Another wild pitch aided Sullivan across the dish to give UMass a 10-1 lead. Beverly hit a fly ball to center field, as Skagerlind tagged up and came home. A one-two-three bottom half of the inning allowed the Minutemen to win 11-1 and claim the series.
Robbie O'Connor (1-3) went a complete seven innings to pick up his first career win on the hill. He allowed one run, five hits, a walk and struck out two in his outing for Massachusetts. Cole Hansen (1-4) took the loss for Seton Hall, going 3.1 innings, and giving up six runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out two.
Graduate student Mike Gervasi clubbed three home runs on the day, to earn fifth, sixth and seventh on the season, while recording a career-best two in the final game of the three-game series.
The Minutemen improve to 7-12 on the year, while Seton Hall dropped to 14-10 on the season.
Massachusetts travels to Albany, New York, for a midweek contest against UAlbany on Tuesday, March 26, at 3 p.m.
Game 1
Massachusetts 5, Seton Hall 2 (7 Innings)
Matt Travisano and Braden Sullivan led the team with two hits and two RBI apiece, while Sullivan added a run scored on a home run. Mike Gervasi had a solo home run for his one hit of the day and tallied a RBI and a run. Kevin Skagerlind and Austin Burgess also had one hit and one run each, with Nolan Tichy plating a run.
Seton Hall took an early 2-0 lead in the third, scoring on a RBI single and sacrifice fly. UMass got on the board in the fifth inning, as Gervasi recorded his fifth home run of the season.
In the fifth, Massachusetts continued to keep the bats going and plate four more runs. With one out, Tichy saw four straight balls to take his place at first, before Sullivan crushed a two-run homer, registering his second of the year, helping the Minutemen to a 3-2 lead. Skagerlind and Burgess hit back-to-back singles with Skagerlind advancing to third. Burgess stole second while Travisano was at the plate, as Travisano singled to center field to drive home Skagerlind and Burgess to make it a 5-2 game.
The Minutemen's defense held off the Pirates for the remaining two innings to earn the 5-2 triumph.
Leif Bigelow (1-1) received the winning decision, his first as a Minuteman, after allowing only two hits and dealing three strikeouts to match a season-high in two complete innings. Renn Lints started on the mound for Massachusetts, tossing four innings, with two runs on four hits, three walks and totaling two strikeouts. Ryan Reich (1-1) took the loss for Seton Hall, giving up five runs on as many hits, a walk and striking out three.
Game 2
Massachusetts 11, Seton Hall 1 (9 Innings)
Gervasi aided the team to its victory with a career-high two home runs and his first double of the season, while adding a team-high three runs and three RBI in the contest. Sullivan totaled three hits, as well, on the day, which included a double. Skagerlind, Travisano and Jack Beverly contributed two hits each, followed by Tichy and Marc Willi with one apiece. In addition to Gervasi and Sullivan, Skagerlind, Beverly and Tichy all had a double on the afternoon. Skagerlind, Travisano, Tichy and Sullivan scored two runs apiece, while Beverly tallied two RBI. Four Minutemen in Skagerlind, Carter Hanson, Tichy and Sullivan had one RBI.
UMass got the bats hot early in the first, as Skagerlind led off with a single. Travisano, then, singled to right field, before Skagerlind and Travisano stole third and second base, respectively. Beverly hit a sacrifice fly, allowing Skagerlind to come across the dish, before a ground out from Hanson helped Travisano home. With a 2-0 lead and two-outs, Gervasi recorded his second home run of the day, and sixth of the season, to extend the lead to 3-0.
In the second inning, Seton Hall put a run on the board with a RBI double, making it a 3-1 contest. The Minutemen extended their lead to 5-1 in the third with two more runs scored. Travisano started the frame off with a single up the middle, before stealing second. With two-outs, Gervasi cranked a shot over the center field wall for his second homer of the game, third of the day and seventh of the season, to push across two runs.
After a leadoff double from Sullivan, Skagerlind had a double of his own to left center field to push Sullivan across the plate in the fourth. UMass added to its lead in the top of the fifth with another leadoff double from Gervasi. With one out, Tichy doubled down the right field line to score Gervasi and make it a 7-1 game. An RBI single by Sullivan helped Tichy touch the dish and extend the Minutemen's lead to 8-1.
Massachusetts tacked on three more runs in the seventh to run rule Seton Hall. After Tichy reached on a fielding error and Sullivan singled, the two Minutemen sat in scoring position on a sacrifice bunt from Jake Given. A wild pitch, then, allowed Tichy to score to make it 9-1. Skagerlind took his place on first on a throwing error, before moving making room for Travisano, who was hit by a pitch. Another wild pitch aided Sullivan across the dish to give UMass a 10-1 lead. Beverly hit a fly ball to center field, as Skagerlind tagged up and came home. A one-two-three bottom half of the inning allowed the Minutemen to win 11-1 and claim the series.
Robbie O'Connor (1-3) went a complete seven innings to pick up his first career win on the hill. He allowed one run, five hits, a walk and struck out two in his outing for Massachusetts. Cole Hansen (1-4) took the loss for Seton Hall, going 3.1 innings, and giving up six runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out two.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bigelow, Leif (1-1)
L: REICH, Ryan (1-1)
Batting:
HR: Gervasi, Mike 1 ; Sullivan, Braden 1
RBI: Travisano, Matt 2 ; Gervasi, Mike 1 ; Sullivan, Braden 2
SH: Toth, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Skagerlind, Kevin 1 ; Burgess, Austin 1 ; Gervasi, Mike 1 ; Tichy, Nolan 1 ; Sullivan, Braden 1
SB: Skagerlind, Kevin 1 ; Burgess, Austin 1
HBP: Burgess, Austin 2
Batting:
RBI: ROBBINS, Aiden 1 ; SYLVESTER, Zack 1
SF: SYLVESTER, Zack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: D'AMICO, Pat 1 ; LYONS, Kyle 1
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