University of Massachusets Athletics
Tuesday, April 1
Amherst, Mass.
3 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
vs
Harvard
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Beanpot Opener Begins Tuesday For Baseball
March 31, 2025 | Baseball
Massachusetts faces Harvard for the Opening Round of the Beanpot Championships.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 23 | Massachusetts (9-12-1) vs. Harvard (2-18) |
| Date // Time | Tuesday, April 1 // 3 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field |
| Series History | Overall: Harvard, 34-21 Beanpot: Massachusetts, 12-7 Last Meeting: Harvard 10, (vs) Massachusetts 3 | April 9, 2024 |
| Watch | ESPN+ |
| LiveStats | StatBroadcast |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball hosts the Harvard Crimson on Tuesday, April 1, at Earl Lorden Field, for the Opening Round of the 34th Baseball Beanpot. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. on ESPN+, with Tuesday's results determining placement in the tournament's consolation and championship games on Tuesday, April 29, at Fenway Park.
UMass holds a 9-12-1 overall record with a series loss to Atlantic 10 foe Rhode Island, while Harvad sits at 2-18 overall on the season. The Crimson are coming off a series loss to Yale last weekend.
Recap in a Minute
UMass dropped its a-10 series against Rhode Island, 1-2. The Minutemen claimed a 6-3 win over the Rams in game one of the series.
Jack Beverly and Marc Willi led the team in hits with two apiece, which included a career-best two home runs from Beverly for his fifth and sixth of the year, and a double from Willi. Beverly scored a team-best two runs, while registering a team-high two RBI. Anthony Tirado and Braden Sullivan had one RBI each, with Sullivan recording his second homer of the year.
Robbie O'Connor went seven complete innings with no runs, three hits, three walks and three strikeouts on the day to earn the win.
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 25-28 overall record, while holding the advantage, 12-7, over Harvard in the series.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 24 home runs in 22 games played from 11 Minutemen. Beverly leads the team with six homers, followed by Hanson with five. Tirado, Jared Muñoz, Sullivan and Willi all have two each, while Michael Toth, Sam Hill, Ryan Kolben, Mitchell Schroeder and Gavin O'Brien 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). Schroeder recorded his first home run as a Minuteman in a midweek game vs. UAlbany (3/26). O'Brien had his first collegiate homer in the series finale against Rhode Island (3/29).
On A Roll…
Nine Minutemen are riding a current hit streak, so far this season. Hanson, Tirado and O'Brien are all on a two-game hitting streak, while six players follow with one each.
Hanson held the longest streak with an eight-game hitting streak before it came to an end, followed by Sullivan with six games.
Matt Travisano is on an 11-game reached base streak, the longest active on the team this season, followed by Muñoz on a nine-game streak. Hanson, Willi and Toth are on a six-game reached base streak, while Sullivan, Schroeder and Hill have a three-game streak. Tirado and O'Brien are on two-game streak with Beverly and Kyle Hoog are all on a one-game streak.
Tirado had a 14-game long reached base streak before it came to an end.
[Multi]ple Games
In 22 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 37. Beverly leads the production with seven, including two three-hit games, followed by Tirado with five, which includes a four-hit game. Sullivan, Hanson, Travisano and Muñoz all have four multi-hit performance, while Kolben has three, which includes one four-hit contest. Toth and O'Brien have two multi-hit game, as Jack Peters and Willi have one.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 29 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson and Beverly with five, including a three-RBI contest from Hanson and a four-RBI game from Beverly. Tirado has four multi-RBI games, while Peters and Travisano have three multi-RBI games, with Travisano having one five-plus RBI game, so far, this season, and Peters registering three RBI in one game. Toth and Muñoz totaled two multi-RBI games, including a four-RBI game and a five-plus RBI contest for Muñoz. Five 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 continues at home, welcoming Dayton for a three-game A-10 series starting on Friday, April 4 through Sunday, April 6. Friday's contest at Earl Lorden will begin at 3 p.m., before a 1 p.m. start on Saturday. First pitch for the series finale is set for 12 p.m.
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