University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
8-15
Northeastern
22-6
Baseball Defeated By Northeastern In Beanpot Opener
April 02, 2024 | Baseball
Huskies use six-run fifth to put midweek tilt out of reach.
The Minutemen fall to 8-54 on the year, while the Huskies improve to 22-6 overall.
Braden Sullivan and Kyle Hoog tallied one hit each, while Sam Hill scored the lone run for Massachusetts. Austin Burgess registered one RBI on the day.
VCU struck first with a two-run homer over the left centerfield wall to lead 2-0 in the opening frame. In the top of the second, UMass cut the deficit in half putting a run on the board. With Hill pinch running for Sullivan, Hoog saw four balls to put Hill and Hoog on second and first, respectively. Michael Toth hit a sacrifice bunt, advancing Hill and Hoog into scoring position. After Kevin Skagerlind was walked to load up the bases, Burgess was hit by a pitch, sending Hill from third to home to make it a 2-1 contest.
The bottom half of the second saw Northeastern score one more run on a sacrifice fly to push ahead 3-1. An RBI single and a two-RBI home run in the third helped the Huskies extend their lead to 6-1. Northeastern grabbed six runs in the fifth to maintain a 12-1 lead throughout the remainder of the game.
Justin Masteralexis (2-1) took the loss for the Minutemen, giving up six runs on 10 hits and walking three in three innings pitched. James Quinlivan (1-0) had the win for the Huskies tossing two innings with one strikeout on the day.
Massachusetts returns to A-10 Conference play for a three-game road series against Rhode Island on Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7, in Kingston, Rhode Island. Friday's contest will begin at 3 p.m., before a 1 p.m. start on Saturday. First pitch for the series finale is set for 12 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Quinlivan,James (1-0)
L: Masteralexis, Justin (2-1)
Batting:
RBI: Burgess, Austin 1
SH: Burgess, Austin 1 ; Toth, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hill, Sam 1
HBP: Skagerlind, Kevin 1 ; Burgess, Austin 1 ; Sullivan, Braden 1
Batting:
2B: Doyle,Jack 1 ; Feinberg,Harrison 2
HR: Lane,Alex 1 ; Bozzo,Gregory 1
RBI: Beckstein,Luke 1 ; Lane,Alex 4 ; Goodman,Jack 1 ; Doyle,Jack 2 ; Feinberg,Harrison 2 ; Bozzo,Gregory 2
SF: Lane,Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Beckstein,Luke 1 ; MacGregor,Tyler 2 ; Lane,Alex 2 ; Goodman,Jack 1 ; Doyle,Jack 1 ; Maldonado,Cam 1 ; Bozzo,Gregory 3 ; Gerety,Ryan 1
SB: Beckstein,Luke 1 ; Bozzo,Gregory 1 ; Gerety,Ryan 1
HBP: MacGregor,Tyler 1 ; Gerety,Ryan 1
PO: Beckstein,Luke 1
