University of Massachusets Athletics
Wednesday, April 17
Amherst, Mass.
3 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
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Sacred Heart
Baseball Set For Non-Conference Contest Against Sacred heart
April 16, 2024 | Baseball
Minutemen and Pioneers ready for a midweek on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Earl.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 32 | Massachusetts (11-20) vs. Sacred Heart (18-14) |
| Date // Time | Wednesday, April 16 // 3 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field |
| Series History | Massachusetts, 9-1 Last Meeting: Massachusetts, 10 (at) Sacred Heart, 8 | April 19, 2023 |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Stream | ESPN+ |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball continues its homestand with a non-conference matchup against Sacred Heart University on Wednesday, April 17, at Earl Lorden Field. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
Massachusetts sits at 11-20 overall, while Sacred Heart holds an 18-14 overall record. The Rams are coming off a series win over Le Moyne last weekend and will be take on Fordham on Tuesday, prior to Wednesday's game.
Recap in a Minute
UMass dropped the series, 2-1, to Fordham over the weekend, with its lone win coming in dominant fashion in game two of three, as the Minutemen came out on top, 7-5.
During the doubleheader on Saturday, Austin Burgess clubbed three home runs on the day to earn his second, third and fourth on the season, while totaling six hits on the afternoon, with a season-high three in both games one and two.
In game two action, Burgess aided the team to its victory with three hits, which included a home run, a team-high two runs and two RBI in the contest. Jack Beverly, Marc Willi and Michael Toth tallied two hits apiece, with Toth and Braden Sullivan recording one double each. Kevin Skagerlind also contributed two runs for the Minutemen, while Sullivan, Toth and Jack Peters added a run. Mike Gervasi led the team with three RBI with Skagerlind and Toth totaling one each.
All-Time vs. Sacred Heart
The Minutemen lead the all-time series against the Pioneers, 9-1, as the two teams meet for the 11th time. The two programs first met on April 11, 2001, in Amherst, with UMass defeating Sacred Heart, 8-6. Massachusetts and Sacred heart met last season for a midweek contest, as the Minutemen eked out a 10-8 victory.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 31 home runs in 31 games played from eight Minutemen. Gervasi leads the team with 10, followed by Carter Hanson, Burgess and Beverly with four each. Sullivan and Nolan Tichy both registered three on the year, while Willi recorded two homers on the season. Justin Blumenthal has one 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. Willi registered his first career home run in the Beanpot Consolation against Harvard, before recording the second of his career in the next game at Fairfield.
On A Roll…
Seven Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Skagerlind leads with four games, followed by Matt Travisano and Burgess with three each. Hanson, Gervasi, Toth and Ryan Kolben are all on a one-game streak. Travisano held the team's longest streak of 13 games before it came to an end.
Sullivan leads the team with an eight-game reached base streak, with Willi on a five-game streak. Skagerlind, Burgess, Travisano and Beverly follow with four games each, while Hanson is on a two-game streak. Gervasi, Peters, Zack Zaetta and Kolben all have one game. Skagerlind held the longest streak for the Minutemen with a 25-game reached base streak, before it came to an end.
[Multi]ple Games
In 31 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 72. Beverly and Travisano lead the production with 12, which included one four-hit game fro Travisano. Skagerlind and Gervasi have had nine and eight multi-hit games, respectively, which includes three hits in three games for Gervasi. Burgess follows with six, while Hanson and Sullivan totaled five each, with one four-hit and three-hit performance for both Minutemen. Willi and Toth are on a four and three game streak, respectively, as Toth put together a four-hit performance in one contest. Four Minutemen totaled two multi-hit games with Jake Given having a three-hit performance.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 41 multi-RBI games, led by Beverly and Gervasi with eight each, including three three-RBI games for Beverly and two four RBI contests for Gervasi. Hanson and Burgess follow behind with six each, which includes a five-plus RBI game, marking only the second Minutemen to have five or more RBI in a contest this year. Sullivan has had four multi-RBI games each, with Sullivan recording the team's first five-plus RBI contest this season. Tichy and Travisano have had three and two multi-RBI games, respectively, while four players have registered one multi-RBI game, including Skagerlind, Willi 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 hits the road for a three-game Atlantic 10 series with George Mason in Fairfax, Virginia, on Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21. Friday's game begins at 3 p.m., while Saturday's contest is set for a 2 p.m. start. The two teams will close out the weekend with a 1 p.m. game on Sunday. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+.
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