University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, April 19
Fairfax, Va.
3 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
at
George Mason
Atlantic 10 Play Resumes With Three-Game Series At George Mason
April 18, 2024 | Baseball
Minutemen and Patriots set for competition, beginning on Friday, April 19, at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 33-35 | Massachusetts (12-20, 3-6 Atlantic 10) at George Mason (16-18, 4-5 Atlantic 10) |
| Date // Time | Friday, April 19 // 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20 // 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21 // 1 p.m. |
| Location | Fairfax, Va. // Spuhler Field |
| Series History | Tied, 8-8 Last Meeting: George Mason, 3 (at) Massachusetts, 2 | May 1, 2022 |
| Live Stats | SideArm Stats |
| Stream | ESPN+ Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball returns to Atlantic 10 Conference competition on Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21, when the team travels to Fairfax, Virginia, for a three-game match up with George Mason University. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. on Friday, before a 2 p.m. start on Saturday. The series will conclude on Sunday at 12 p.m. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+ from Spuhler Field.
Massachusetts holds a 12-20 overall record, including a 3-6 A-10 record, after downing Sacred Heart, 12-3, on Wednesday afternoon. George Mason has an overall record of 16-18 and a league record of 4-5 after falling to No. 10 Virginia, 11-5, on Wednesday evening.
Recap in a Minute
UMass took on Sacred Heart on Wednesday at Earl Lorden Field, with the Minutemen defeating the Pioneers, 12-3.
An eighth inning surge for Massachusetts saw nine runs, including three of the team's season-best four home runs on the day. The Minutemen also recorded a season-high 18 hits on the afternoon.
Mike Gervasi led the way, going 3-for-4, which included a double, while adding a run and an RBI. Kevin Skagerlind, Austin Burgess, Jack Beverly, Michael Toth and Jack Peters tallied two hits apiece, as Burgess, Beverly, Toth and Kyle Hoog registered a homer. Hoog led the team in runs with three, followed by Skagerlind and Toth with two apiece. Burgess had a team-high thre RBI with Beverly and Toth batting in two each. Skagerlind, Marc Willi and Peters contributed a double on the day.
All-Time vs. George Mason
The Minutemen and Patriots are tied up in the all-time series, 8-8, and will meet for the 17th time in program history. The two teams first met on March 16, 2009, with George Mason coming away with a 3-1 win. UMass and Mason last met for three games in 2022, as the Patriots took the series 2-1. The Minutemen defeated the Patriots, 9-8, on April 29 that year for the lone triumph of the series.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 35 home runs in 32 games played from 10 Minutemen. Gervasi leads the team with 10, followed by Burgess and Beverly with five each. Carter Hanson has four on the season, while Braden Sullivan and Nolan Tichy both registered three on the year. Willi recorded two homers on the season, as Michael Toth, Kyle Hoog and Justin Blumenthal has one.
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.
Kyle Hoog and Michael Toth both clubbed their first home runs of the year against Sacred Heart. Hoog's homer was his first as a Minuteman and second of his career, with Toth's being the second of his career.
On A Roll…
Thirteen Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Skagerlind leads with five games, followed by Matt Travisano and Burgess with four each. Gervasi and Peters are on a two-game streak, while Hanson, Beverly, Willi, Toth, Hoog, Zack Zaetta, Sam Hill 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 six-game streak. Skagerlind, Burgess, Travisano and Beverly follow with five games each, while Hanson, Gervasi, Zaetta and Peters are on a two-game streak. Toth, Hill, Hoog 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 32 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 78. Beverly and Travisano lead the production with 13 and 12, respectively, which included one four-hit game for Travisano. Skagerlind and Gervasi have had 10 and nine multi-hit games, respectively, which includes three hits in four games for Gervasi. Burgess follows with seven, 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-game streak each, 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, while Peters is on a one-game streak.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 44 multi-RBI games, led by Beverly with nine, including three three-RBI games. Gervasi follows behind with eight, which includes two four RBI contests. Burgess and Hanson have seven and six games, respectively, which includes a five-plus RBI game for Burgess, 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 has three, as Travisano and Toth have two multi-RBI games apiece. Three 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 continues on the road with two midweek games. The Minutemen travel to Storrs, Connecticut, on Tuesday, April 23, to face UConn at 6 p.m. on UConn+, before heading to Loudonville, New York, to take on Siena on Wednesday, April 24, at 3 p.m. on Siena All-Access.
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