University of Massachusets Athletics
Wednesday, March 26
Amherst, Mass.
3 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
vs
UAlbany
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Massachusetts Baseball Hosts UAlbany For Home Opener
March 24, 2025 | Baseball
Minutemen and Great Danes face off on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Earl on ESPN+.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 19 | Massachusetts (7-10-1) vs. UAlbany (8-10) |
| Date // Time | Tuesday, March 25 // 3 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field |
| Series History | Massachusetts, 6-3 Last Meeting: Massachusetts 8, (vs) UAlbany 2 | March 28, 2023 |
| Watch | ESPN+ |
| LiveStats | StatBroadcast |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball welcomes UAlbany for its home opener on Tuesday, March 25, for a 3 p.m. contest at Earl Lorden Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.
UMass holds a 7-10-1 overall record on the season, while UAlbany sits at 8-10 on the year.
Recap in a Minute
Massachusetts fell 1-2 in the series at Fordham, claiming a 3-2 victory in 11 innings in the series finale on Sunday.
Jack Beverly led the Minutemen with two hits, followed by five players all with one hit, including the first career home run for Ryan Kolben. Beverly scored two runs and Kolben score one run for UMass. Reece McCarthy, Kolben and Marc Willi had one RBI each.
In the ninth inning, Kolben had a solo homer to give UMass a 21 lead, but Fordham knotted up the game in the bottom half of the inning to force extras. The top of the 11 saw McCarthy single to left field to drive in Beverly to help Massachusetts to a 3-2 lead. The Minutemen held off the Rams offense to come away with the win.
Mikey Jensen received the win for UMass after tossing three complete innings with one run on three hits, a walk and no strikeouts.
All-Time vs. UAlbany
The Minutemen and Great Danes will meet for the 10th time in program history with Masaschusetts leading the all-time series, 6-3. The two teams first met during the 1920 season, before meeting again on April 2, 2011, where UMass won, 4-2. The last meeting between UMass and UAlbany was on March 28, 2023, as the Minutemen took the midweek contest, 8-2.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 19 home runs in 18 games played from nine Minutemen. Carter Hanson leads the team with five homers, followed by Beverly with four. Anthony Tirado, Jared Muñoz, and Willi all have two each, while Braden Sullivan, Michael Toth, Sam Hill and Kolben registered one homer each.
Additionally, UMass registered at least one home run in 10 of its last 15 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), and recording a season-best five at Towson (3/19).
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). Muñoz recorded his first two collegiate home runs at Towson (3/19).
Kolben registered his first collegiate home run in game three of the series at Fordham (3/23).
On A Roll…
Ten Minutemen are riding a current hit streak, so far this season. Beverly, Willi, Kolben, Matt Travisano and McCarthy are all on a two-game streak. Hanson, Gavin O'Brien, Zack Zaetta, Kevin Schnupp and Vance Bonior are on a one-game streak.
Hanson held the longest streak with an eight-game hitting streak before it came to an end, followed by Sullivan with six games.
Sullivan is on a 10-game reached base streak, the longest active on the team this season, as Travisano and Muñoz follow with seven each. McCarthy is on a five-game streak, while Kolben, Toth, Zaetta, and Hill are on a three-game streak. Hanson, Beverly, and Muñoz are on a two-game reached base streak, with O'Brien, Schnupp and Bonior are currently on a one-game reached base streak.
Tirado had a 14-game long reached base streak before it came to an end.
[Multi]ple Games
In 18 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 32. Beverly leads the production with five, including two three-hit games. Five Minutemen follow with four each, which included a four-hit contest for Tirado. Kolben has three multi-hit contests, which includes a four-hit game, while Jack Peters and O'Brien have one multi-hit game with Peters tallying three-hits in a game.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 26 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson with five, including a three-RBI contest. Beverly has four multi-RBI games, including a four-run contest, while Peters, Tirado and Travisano have three multi-RBI games, with Travisano having one five-plus RBI game, so far, this season, and Tirado and Peters registering three RBI in one game apiece. Toth and Muñoz totaled two multi-RBI games, including a four-RBI game and a five-plus RBI contest for Muñoz. Four Minutemen tallied on multi-RBI game.
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 welcomes Atlantic 10 rival Rhode Island for a three-game series, starting on Friday, March 28 through Sunday, March 30 on ESPN+. First pitch at Earl Lorden is set for 3 p.m. on Friday, with Saturday's contest beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday's finale will start at 1 p.m.
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