Baseball Prepares For A-10 Weekend Series With St. Bonaventure

University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes
Game 42-44	Massachusetts (18-23, 8-7 Atlantic 10) vs. St. Bonaventure (15-24, 5-10 Atlantic 10)
Date // Time	Friday, May 3 // 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4 // 1 p.m. Sunday, May 5 // 12 p.m.
Location	Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field
Series History	Massachusetts, 40-30 Last Meeting: St. Bonaventure, 7 (vs) Massachusetts, 6 \| April 29, 2023
Live Stats	StatBroadcast Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
Stream	ESPN+ Friday \| Sunday
Twitter	@UMassBaseball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachReynolds25
Instagram	UMass Baseball \| UMass Athletics

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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball welcomes Atlantic 10 foe St. Bonaventure University for three games at Earl Lorden Field on Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. on Friday, with a 1 p.m. start time on Saturday. The game on Sunday is slated for 12 p.m. Both Friday and Sunday's games will be streamed on ESPN+.

On Friday, faculty guest and Communication Advisor, Aaron Hoholik, will throw out the first pitch. For Saturday's contest, the program will honor Minutemen alumni during a pre-game ceremony.

The Minutemen moved to 18-23 overall on the year and are 8-7 in the A-10 Conference, while the Bonnies hold a 15-24 overall record, including a 5-10 league record. St. Bonaventure is coming off an 8-1 loss to Niagara on the road on Tuesday.

Recap in a Minute
UMass fell to Quinnipiac, 11-6, in its non-conference midweek matchup on Wednesday afternoon.

Jake Given and Jack Peters tallied two hits apiece, followed by Kevin Skagerlind, Matt Travisano, Mike Gervasi and Marc Willi all with one, including a three-run homer from Gervasi for his 12th of the season and Travisano's first collegiate triple. Gervasi led the team with two runs and three RBI, as Peters registered an RBI.

All-Time vs. St. Bonaventure
The Minutemen and Bonnies will meet for the 71st time in program history, as UMass holds the 40-30 advantage in the all-time series. Massachusetts and St. Bonaventure first met on April 24, 1993, for a doubleheader. The Minutemen took game one 3-1, and game two, 6-1, while also sweeping the Bonnies with a 16-10 win in game three on the weekend. The last meeting between the two programs occurred last season, as the two teams split the twin bill on the April 29. Massachusetts took game one, 7-6, of the afternoon to clinch the series, before St. Bonaventure won the second game of the doubleheader, 7-5.

It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 46 home runs in 41 games played from 11 Minutemen. Gervasi leads the team with 12, followed by Hanson and Jack Beverly with seven and six, respectively. Burgess has five on the season, while Willi has four on the year. Sullivan, Toth and Tichy all registered three on the season with Skagerlind, Kyle Hoog and Justin Blumenthal have all Had 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. Skagerlind recorded his first long ball of the season in game three of the Saint Joseph's series, helping the Minutemen to complete the sweep.

On A Roll…
Twelve Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Skagerlind leads with four games, followed by Beverly with three. Gervasi, Toth, Peters and Given all are on a two-game streak, while six 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 14 reached base streak, with Sullivan and Skagerlind having a streak of 11 each. Beverly has a reached base streak of seven, while Hanson follows with five. Toth, Gervasi, Peters and Given have reached base twice, while five 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 41 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 100. Beverly and Travisano lead the production with 14 and 13, respectively, which included one four-hit game for Travisano. Skagerlind has 12 multi-hit games, while Burgess and Gervasi have 11 multi-hit games apiece, which includes three hits in five games for both players. Hanson follows with nine and Toth totaled seven, 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, followed closely by Given with three games, including a three-hit performance. Four Minutemen totaled two multi-hit games, while Zack Zaetta and Sam Hill are on a one-game streak, as Zaetta put together a three-hit game of his own.

Massachusetts also contributed a total of 62 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson with 12, including a five-RBI contest, marking the third Minuteman to accomplish five-plus RBIs in a game this season. Beverly and Gervasi follows behind with 10 each, with Gervasi having two four RBI contests. Burgess totaled eight multi-RBI contests, which includes a five-plus RBI game, as he became the second Minutemen to have five or more RBI in a contest this year. Toth has five games, while Sullivan and Willi have had had four multi-RBI games each, with Sullivan recording the team's first five-plus RBI contest this season. Tichy and Travisano each have three, and Skagerlind, Zaetta and Given have one multi-RBI game, with Given and Skagerlind registering three RBI in one game each.

A-10 Weekly Honors
Two Minutemen have garnered Atlantic 10 weekly awards this season. Sullivan grabbed the first accolade of the year after earning A-10 Rookie of the Week on March 26, before Hanson collected A-10 Player of the Week on April 29. It marked the first weekly honors of both their careers.

Sullivan earned a .600 batting average, a .625 on-base percentage and a 1.067 slugging percentage. Sullivan totaled nine hits, including two home runs and a double, five runs, eight RBI and a stolen base on the week. In the 12-5 win at UMES, the Taunton, Massachusetts, native recorded a career-high four hits, with his first career grand slam, while adding a career-best five RBI, two runs a one stolen base. During the Seton Hall series, the freshman tallied two hits, which included his second homer of the season, two RBI and a run in the game one of Sunday's doubleheader. The series finale against Seton Hall saw Sullivan register three hits, including a double, two runs and an RBI.

Hanson had a .450 batting percentage, a .435 on base percentage and a .800 slugging percentage. He strung together nine hits, including two home runs and a double, totaled five runs and added 12 RBI in 20 at bats on the week. At UConn, he had one hit, which was a home run, with a run and two RBI on the night. In the 15-4 win at Siena, the junior contributed two hits, including a double, and an RBI. In game one of the Saint Joseph's series, Hanson went 3-for-4 with his seventh homer of the year, while driving in a career-best five runs and scoring two runs of his own. Game two saw one hit, a run and two RBI from Hanson, while registering two hits, one run and two RBI in the series finale against SJU.

Career Wins
Reynolds collected his 100th career win on Saturday, April 27, in a 7-6 triumph over Saint Joseph's. Reynolds ranks fourth in the all-time coaching records with an overall record of 101-177-1, sitting behind Mike Stone (697-695-3; 1988-2017), Dick Bergquist (392-321-5; 1967-87) and Earl E. Lorden (189-147-3; 1948-66), respectively.

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 closes out its eight-game homestand on Tuesday, May 7, against UMass Lowell at 3 p.m. at Earl Lorden Field on ESPN+.

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Jack Beverly

Justin Blumenthal

Mike Gervasi

Jake Given

Sam Hill

Kyle Hoog

Jack Peters

Kevin Skagerlind

Matt Travisano

Marc Willi

Zack Zaetta

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