University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, April 26
Amherst, Mass.
3 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
vs
Saint Joseph's
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Baseball Begins Eight-Game Homestand With A-10 Series Against Saint Joseph's
April 25, 2024 | Baseball
Minutemen and Hawks face off for three games, starting Friday at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 38-40 | Massachusetts (15-22, 5-7 Atlantic 10) vs. Saint Joseph's (17-19, 6-6 Atlantic 10) |
| Date // Time | Friday, April 26 // 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27 // 1 p.m. Sunday, April 28 // 12 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field |
| Series History | Massachusetts, 71-40 Last Meeting: Saint Joseph's, 7 (vs) Massachusetts, 3 | April 23, 2023 |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Stream | ESPN+ Friday | Sunday |
| Parking | Please note that there will be NO parking in Lot 67 on Friday. Alternate parking is available in Lots 12, 25, and 28. |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball returns to Earl Lorden Field to host Saint Joseph's University for an Atlantic 10 weekend series on Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28, which will kickoff an eight-game homestand for the Minutemen. First pitch on Friday is set for 3 p.m., while Saturday's game is slated for a 1 p.m. start. Sunday's series finale will begin at 12 p.m. The game on Friday and Sunday will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Minutemen improved to 15-22 overall and 5-7 in the A-10 Conference, while Saint Joseph's sits at 17-19 overall, while holding a 6-6 mark in the league. SJU is coming off a 10-9 victory over Delaware on Tuesday and is currently on a three-game win streak. The Hawks have a 6-13 record on the road.
Recap in a Minute
UMass took down Siena, 15-4, on Wednesday afternoon on the road to get back in the win column after dropping Tuesday's game to UConn.
UMass exploded for seven runs in the top of the second, with Marc Willi's two-run homer highlighting the inning. Austin Burgess, Matt Travisano and Zack Zaetta strung together three hits apiece, followed closely behind by Carter Hanson and Sam Hill with two. Mike Gervasi, Willi and Jake Given all had one hit each, including Willi's homer, marking his third of the year. Travisano, Hanson and Hill all recorded doubles on the day. Burgess and Travisano tallied three runs each with Given, Jack Peters, and Zaetta all crossing the plate twice. Burgess, Travisano, Willi and Zaetta registered two RBI apiece, while Hanson, Given and Hill had one each.
Andrew Houghton received his first career win for UMass. Houghton went three innings, allowing one run on one hit, four walks and a career-high five strikeouts.
All-Time vs. Saint Joseph's
The Minutemen are ahead in the all-time series with the Hawks, 71-40, as the two teams will meet for the 112th time on Friday. UMass and SJU first met for a doubleheader on April 7, 1984. Saint Joseph's came away with two victories on the day, winning 5-4 and 7-4. The two programs played last season for three games, as the Hawks came away with the three-game sweep.
The Minutemen's last victory over SJU was on April 2, 2022. UMass eked out the 13-12 triumph over the Hawks to claim the series, 2-1.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 39 home runs in 37 games played from 10 Minutemen. Gervasi leads the team with 10, followed by Jack Beverly and Hanson with six. Burgess has five on the season, while Braden Sullivan, Willi and Nolan Tichy allregistered three on the year. Michael Toth, Kyle Hoog and Justin Blumenthal have all registered 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.
Hoog and 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…
Eleven Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Beverly leads with three games, followed by Gervasi with two. Nine players are on a one-game hitting streak, currently. Travisano held the team's longest streak of 13 games before it came to an end.
Burgess and Travisano lead the team with a 10 reached base streak, with Sullivan having a streak of nine. Skagerlind, Gervasi and Beverly follow with seven each, while Willi has five. Peters has reached base twice, while six Minutemen have a reached base streak of one. Skagerlind held the longest streak for the Minutemen with a 25- reached base streak, before it came to an end.
[Multi]ple Games
In 37 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 91. Beverly and Travisano lead the production with 14 and 13, respectively, which included one four-hit game for Travisano. Skagerlind, Burgess and Gervasi have had 10 multi-hit games apiece, which includes three hits in five games for Gervasi. Hanson follows with seven and Toth totaled six, with one four-hit and three-hit performance for both Minutemen. Willi and Sullivan are on a five-game streak each, as Sullivan put together a four-hit performance in one contest. Four Minutemen totaled two multi-hit games with Given having a three-hit performance, while Zaetta, Hill and Peters are on a one-game streak.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 54 multi-RBI games, led by Beverly with 10, including three three-RBI games. Hanson follows behind with nine, while Burgess and Gervasi have eight apiece, 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, and two four RBI contests for Gervasi. Sullivan has had four multi-RBI games each, recording the team's first five-plus RBI contest this season. Toth, Tichy, Travisano and Willi each have three. Skagerlind, Zaetta and Given have one multi-RBI game, with Given and Skagerlind registering three RBI in one game each.
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
The Minutemen welcome Quinnipiac to the Earl on Wednesday, May 1, for a 3 p.m. contest.
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