University of Massachusets Athletics
Wednesday, March 19
Towson, Md.
3 P.M.
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Massachusetts Baseball Travels To Towson For Non-Conference Contest
March 18, 2025 | Baseball
Minutemen and Tigers compete on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Towson, Maryland.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 15 | Massachusetts (6-7-1) at Towson (6-14) |
| Date // Time | Wednesday, March 19 // 3 p.m. |
| Location | Towson, Md. // John B. Schuerholz Park |
| Series History | Massachusetts, 4-3 Last Meeting: Massachusetts 5, (at) Towson 4 | March 27, 2022 |
| Watch | FloCollege |
| LiveStats | StatBroadcast |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball prepares for a non-conference matchup at Towson in Towson, Maryland, at John B. Schuerholz Park, at 3 p.m., on Wednesday, March 19. The game will be streamed on FloCollege.
Massachusetts holds a 6-7-1 overall record on the season, while Towson sits at 6-14 on the year.
Recap in a Minute
Massachusetts faced Davidson in Atlantic 10 Conference play last weekend, as the Wildcats claimed the series, 2-1. Davidson took game one, 9-3, and game three, 13-10, while the Minutemen earned the 13-8 victory in game two of the series.
In the first game of Saturday's doubleheader split, Matt Travisano led UMass with three hits, followed by Braden Sullivan and Carter Hanson with two apiece, with Sullivan hitting his sixth double of the year. Jared Muñoz, Sam Hill and Jack Peters had one hit each. Hanson sat atop the leaderboard in runs with a career-high matching four, as Ryan Kolben scored three and Sullivan tallied two. Four other players plated a run for UMass. Travisano and Peters contributed two RBI, as four Minutemen had one.
Mikey Jensen entered the game and received the winning decision after tossing 2.1 innings with one run on one hit, five walks and three strikeouts dealt. Drew Sliwkowski earned his first collegiate save, allowing two runs, two hits, two walks and striking out a career-best six in three innings of work.
All-Time vs. Towson
The Minutemen and Tigers will meet for the eighth time in program history, as Massachusetts holds the series advantage, 4-3. UMass and Towson first met in 2021 for a four-game series, with the two teams splitting the series, 2-2. The Minutemen won the final two games in a doubleheader, picking up a 3-1 win and a 10-1 triumph in seven innings each.
The two teams last met for three in the 2022 season. Towson won the first game, 9-7, before Massachusetts claimed the series with a 4-3 win and a 5-4 victory in the series finale.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 12 home runs in 14 games played from six Minutemen. Hanson leads the team with four homers, followed by Jack Beverly and Anthony Tirado with three and two, respectively. Marc Willi, Sullivan and Hill have one each.
Additionally, UMass registered at least one home run in its last nine games, while recording two in back-to-back games twice this season - at Coppin State (3/2) and at Quinnipiac (3/4), and at Navy (3/8-3/9).
Tirado posted his first career long ball in game one of three at Coppin State (2/28), before hitting his second of the year in game three of the series at Coppin State (3/2). Hanson had homers in back-to-back games with his first of the year coming at Coppin State (3/2) and his second at Quinnipiac (3/4). Beverly tallied his first home run of the season at Quinnipiac (3/4).
Willi registered his first home run of the season in game two of the doubleheader at Navy (3/8), while Hill posted his homer in the series finale at Navy (3/9). Sullivan recorded his first homer of the year in game three of the series at Davidson (3/15).
On A Roll…
Twelve Minutemen are riding a current hit streak, so far this season. Sullivan sits atop the leaderboard on a six-game hitting streak, marking the longest active streak.Muñoz and Willi follow with three, while Hanson and Peters are on a two-game streak. Seven other players are on a one-game streak.
Hanson holds the longest streak with an eight-game hitting streak before it came to an end.
Tirado is on an 11-game reached base streak, the longest on the team this season, as Willi and Sullivan follow with six each. Travisano and Mitchell Schroeder are on a five and four-game streak, respectively, while five Minutemen are on a three-game reached base streak. Hanson and Peters are on a two-game streak with four players on a one-game reached base streak.
Hanson had a nine-game long reached base streak before it came to an end.
[Multi]ple Games
In 14 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 22. Hanson leads the production with four, including two three-hit games. Sullivan, Kolben, Beverly and travisano follow with three each, which included a four-hit contest for Kolben. Tirado and Muñoz have two multi-hit contests each, with Tirado recording a four-hit performance. Michael Toth and Peters both have one multi-hit game with Peters tallying three-hits in a game.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 21 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson with five, including a three-RBI contest. Tirado, Beverly and Travisano have three multi-RBI games, with Travisano having one five-plus RBI game, so far, this season, and Tirado and Beverly registering three RBI in one game apiece. Five Minutemen tallied on multi-RBI game, including Muñoz with five-plus RBI contest.
Meet the Minutemen
A solid mix of returners and newcomers compose the 2025 edition of the Minutemen as the squad begins its 142nd season. Twenty-two members of the team are back from the 2024 campaign, while 13 players join for their first season in Amherst, including 10 freshen and three transfers.
Keeping it in the Family
The 2025 season marks the 59th straight campaign that Massachusetts baseball will have an alumnus of the Flagship campus as head coach. Eighth-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 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 A-10 competition with a three-game road series against Fordham in Bronx, New York, on Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 23. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. on Friday, before a 1 p.m. start on Saturday. Sunday's game begins at 12 p.m., with all three games streamed on ESPN+.
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