Baseball Hosts UMass Lowell, Travels To Stonehill For A Pair Of Midweek Contests

University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes
Game 45	Massachusetts (21-23) vs. UMass Lowell (21-24)
Date // Time	Tuesday, May 7 // 3 p.m.
Location	Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field
Series History	UMass Lowell, 4-1 Last Meeting: UMass Lowell, 9 (vs) Massachusetts, 8 \| May 9, 2023
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Stream	ESPN+
Twitter	@UMassBaseball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachReynolds25
Instagram	UMass Baseball \| UMass Athletics

University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes
Game 46	Massachusetts (21-23) at Stonehill (21-24)
Date // Time	Wednesday, May 8 // 3:30 p.m.
Location	Easton, Mass. // Lou Gorman Field
Series History	Massachusetts, 1-0 Last Meeting: Massachusetts, 10 (vs) Stonehill, 6 \| May 10, 2023
Live Stats	LiveStats
Stream	NEC Front Row
Twitter	@UMassBaseball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachReynolds25
Instagram	UMass Baseball \| UMass Athletics

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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball hosts the UMass Lowell on Tuesday, May 7, at the Earl Lorden Field at 3 p.m. on ESPN+, before traveling to Easton, Massachusetts, to take on Stonehill College on Wednesday, May 8, starting at 3:30 p.m. on NEC Front Row.

The Minutemen improved to 21-23 on the season and 11-7 in the Atlantic 10 Conference after sweeping St. Bonaventure last weekend.

UMass Lowell holds a 21-24 overall record and are coming off a 2-1 series loss to UAlbany on the road, winning 11-1 in the series finale over the Great Danes. Stonehill currently sits at 16-24 and are also coming off a 2-1 series loss on the weekend to Delaware State, falling in game one and three.

Recap in a Minute
UMass earned its second straight A-10 series sweep and third A-10 series victory over St. Bonaventure last weekend. The Minutemen took game one, 10-7, before winning the twin bill 4-1 and 14-7.

In game one of the series, Austin Burgess led the way, going 2-for-3 on the day with a run and three RBI. Six Minutemen contributed a hit, including Braden Sullivan and Mike Gervasi with their fourth and 13th home runs, respectively. Gervasi recorded three RBI alongside Burgess, while Sullivan totaled two RBI. Kevin Skagerlind, Marc Willi and Sullivan all had two runs each.

During game two of the series, five Minutemen tallied a hit, including a triple from Sullivan, marking the first of his career. Sullivan recorded a game-high two RBI, followed by Burgess with one.

Burgess led the team with three hits, including a double and a triple, marking his first as a Minuteman, three runs and three RBI in the series finale. Skagerlind followed with two hits, while eight Minutemen contributed a hit. Jack Peters totaled three RBI alongside Burgess, as Gervasi had two and Skagerlind, Carter Hanson and Zack Zaetta had one each. Skagerlind, Sullivan, Matt Travisano, Michael Toth and Peters all registered two runs apiece.

All-Time vs. UMass Lowell
The Minutemen and River Hawks will meet for the sixth time in program history, with UMass Lowell holding the advantage at 4-1. The teams' first meeting occurring on May 11, 2016 as UMass Lowell came away with a 7-3 victory on the day. The two programs met last season on May 9, with the River Hawks walking it off in the ninth, 9-8, despite a late rally from Massachusetts.

UMass' last win over UMass Lowell was on April 13, 2022. The Minutemen went on the win 11-4 on the afternoon at the Earl.

All-Time vs. Stonehill
The Minutemen and Skyhawks will meet on Wednesday for only the second time in program history as UMass holds the 1-0 advantage all-time. The first meeting for both teams was on May 10 last season. Massachusetts defeated Stonehill, 10-6, on the day as former Minuteman Scott LeSieur allowed only six hits and recorded a career-high seven strikeouts over six innings of work, while the offense tallied 16 hits on the afternoon.

It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 48 home runs in 44 games played from 11 Minutemen. Gervasi leads the team with 13, followed by Hanson and Jack Beverly with seven and six, respectively. Burgess has five on the season, while Willi and Sullivan have four on the year each. Toth and Tichy all registered three on the season with Skagerlind, Kyle Hoog and Justin Blumenthal have all having 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…
Fourteen Minutemen are riding a current hitting streak, so far this season. Beverly leads with five games, followed by Jake Given with four. Hanson, Burgess, Peters and Sullivan all are on a three-game streak, while Tichy is on a two-game hit streak. Seven 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 leads the team with a 17 reached base streak, followed by Skagerlind and Sullivan with a streak of 14 each. Beverly has a reached base streak of nine while Hanson follows with eight. Given and Peters have reached base four and three times, respectively, as Tichy has reached base twice. 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 44 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 103. Beverly leads the production with 14, while Skagerlind, Burgess and Travisano all have 13, which included six three hit games for Burgess and one four-hit game for Travisano. Gervasi has 11 multi-hit games, which includes three hits in five games. 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 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 69 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson and Gervasi with 12 each, including a five-RBI contest for Hanson, marking the third Minuteman to accomplish five-plus RBIs in a game this season. Gervasi totaled two four-RBI games, as well. Beverly and Burgess follow behind with 10 each, with Burgess having five-plus RBI in one contest, as he became the second Minutemen to have five or more RBI in a contest this year. Sullivan has six multi-RBI games, recording the team's first five-plus RBI contest this season. Toth and Willi have had five and four multi-RBI games, respectively., while Tichy and Travisano each have three. Skagerlind, Peters, Zaetta and Given have one multi-RBI game, with Peters, 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 104-177-1, 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 concludes its road slate with three games against George Washington in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 10 through Sunday, May 12. First pitch on Friday is set for 3 p.m., before a 1 p.m. start on Saturday. Sunday's game begins a 12 p.m., with all games being streamed on ESPN+.

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