University of Massachusets Athletics
Tuesday, April 9
Brighton, Mass.
1 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
vs
Harvard
Second Round Of Baseball Beanpot Highlights Midweek Games
April 08, 2024 | Baseball
Minutemen set for a consolation game against Harvard on Tuesday, before traveling to Fairfield on Wednesday.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 27 | Massachusetts (9-17) vs. Harvard (5-19) |
| Date // Time | Tuesday, April 9 // 1 p.m. |
| Location | Brighton, Mass. // Harrington Athletics Village |
| Series History | Overall: Harvard, 33-21 Beanpot: Massachusetts, 12-6 Last Meeting: Massachusetts, 9 (vs.) Harvard, 5 | April 5, 2022 |
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| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 28 | Massachusetts (9-17) at Fairfield (12-16) |
| Date // Time | Wednesday, April 10 // 3 p.m. |
| Location | Fairfield, Conn. // Don '63 and Chris '88 Cook Field |
| Series History | Massachusetts, 16-8 Last Meeting: Fairfield, 10 (at) Massachusetts, 9 | May 16, 2023 |
| Live Statistics | LiveStats |
| Stream | Stags Sports Network |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball prepares for two midweek contests, highlighted by the Second Round of the 33rd Baseball Beanpot. UMass heads to Brighton, Massachusetts, to match up against Harvard to continue for the Beanpot Consolation game, hosted by Boston College, on Tuesday, April 9, before traveling to Fairfield, Connecticut, on Wednesday, April 10. First pitch on Tuesday is set for 1 p.m., while Wednesday's game is slated for a 3 p.m. start.
The Minutemen moved to 9-17 on the season and 2-4 in the Atlantic 10 Conference after earning one win in a three-game weekend series at Rhode Island.
Harvard currently holds a 5-19 overall record, while Fairfield stands at 12-16 on the year. The Stags will compete against Central Connecticut State on Tuesday before Wednesday's match up.
Recap in a Minute
UMass fell to Rhode Island, 2-1, in the weekend series, picking up a 4-2 victory on Saturday in game two.
In game two, Mike Gervasi led the team with a season-best matching three hits, including a double and a home run, marking his eighth of the season. Gervasi also tallied a team-high two RBI and added a run on the day. Austin Burgess and Matt Travisano recorded two hits apiece and one run each, while Burgess contributed an RBI. Kevin Skgaerlind and Braden Sullivan had a hit each, with Sullivan registering an RBI and Skagerlind scoring a run.
Renn Lints received his second win of the season, pitching seven complete innings with two runs allowed on six hits, two walks and two strikeouts. Mikey Jensen closed out the game, going tow complete frames and giving up two hits, a walk and striking out one to earn his first save of the season.
Minutemen in the Beanpot
Massachusetts has competed annually in the Beanpot since 1996 and captured the tournament crown six times (1996-98, 2000, 2008, 2012). Perhaps one of the most notable Beanpot pitching performances in program history came on April 22, 1997, when former Minuteman Scott Barnsby dealt a no-hitter at Fenway Park in the Semifinals against Northeastern. Barnsby's no-no was the first within the confines of the historic ballpark since 1965 and first such nine-inning performance by a UMass pitcher since 1957.
Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Beanpot Tournament was canceled, and the 2021 tournament was not held.
In the tournament, UMass holds a 25-27 overall record, and holds a 12-6 advantage in the series against Harvard.
All-Time vs. Fairfield
The Minutemen and Stags will meet for the 25th time in program history, with Massachusetts having a 16-8 advantage in the series. The two teams first met on March 28, 1972, as UMass came away with a 2-1 win. The last meeting between the two programs occurred last season, as the Stags eked out a 10-9 triumph on May 9.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 22 home runs in 26 games played from seven Minutemen. Gervasi leads the team with eight, followed by Carter Hanson with four. Jack Beverly and Nolan Tichy registered three on the year each, while Sullivan recorded two homers on the season. Austin Burgess and Justin Blumenthal have one apiece.
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.
On A Roll…
Three Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Gervasi leads with three games, followed by Travisano with two. Beverly is on a one-game hitting streak, currently. Travisano held the team's longest streak of 13 games before it came to an end.
Skagerlind leads the team with a 25-game reached base streak, the longest for the Minutemen, with Sullivan on a four-game reached base streak. Gervasi and Travisano follows behind with three each, while Burgess and Sam Hill are on a two-game streak. Beverly, Hanson and Kyle Hoog are on a one-game reached base streak.
[Multi]ple Games
In 26 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 58. Travisano leads the production with 12, which included one four-hit game and three-hit contest. Beverly and Skagerlind have had 10 and seven multi-hit games, respectively, with Gervasi following behind with six, which includes three hits in three games. Hanson totaled five, with one four-hit and three-hit contest, as Sullivan and Burgess tallied four multi-hit contests apiece, including registering a four-hit and a three-hit performance from Sullivan. Five Minutemen have totaled two multi-hit games, as Toth put together a four-hit performance in one contest and Jake Given had a three-hit performance.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 33 multi-RBI games, led by Beverly with seven, including two three RBI games. Hanson and Gervasi follow behind with six and five, respectively, which includes a four RBI and three RBI contest for Gervasi. Tichy and Sullivan have had three multi-RBI games each, with Sullivan recording the team's only five-plus RBI contest, so far, this season. Travisano has had two multi-RBI games, while three players have registered one multi-RBI game, including Skagerlind 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 returns to Earl Lorden Field for a three-game series against Fordham on Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14. Friday's game begins at 3 p.m., before a 1 p.m. first pitch on Saturday and a 12 p.m. start on Sunday. Both Friday and Sunday's contests will be streamed on ESPN+.
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