Massachusetts Baseball Visits Navy For Four Games Beginning Friday

University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes
Game 8-11	Massachusetts (3-3-1) at Navy (3-7)
Date // Time	Friday, March 7 // 4 p.m. Saturday, March 8 // 1 p.m (DH) Saturday, March 8 // 4 p.m. (DH) Sunday, March 9 // 1 p.m.
Location	Annapolis, Md. // Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium
Series History	Navy, 7-4 Last Meeting: Navy 6, (vs.) Massachusetts 4 \| March 5, 2023
Watch	YouTube (Saturday & Sunday)
LiveStats	StatBroadcast Friday \| Saturday (Game Two) \| Saturday (Game Three) \| Sunday
Twitter	@UMassBaseball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachReynolds25
Instagram	UMass Baseball \| UMass Athletics

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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball hits the road to play Navy in Annapolis, Maryland, for four games at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium. Game one is set for Friday, March 7, at 4 p.m., while Saturday, March 8, will be a seven-inning doubleheader, starting at 1 p.m. with game three of the series to follow. The two teams close out the weekend series on Sunday, March 9, with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday's games will be streamed on YouTube.

Massachusetts holds a 3-3-1 overall record on the season, while Navy is 3-7 on the year.

Recap in a Minute
Massachusetts competed against Quinnipiac on the road on Tuesday afternoon. The contest resulted in a 7-7 tie between the Minutemen and Bobcats, as the game was called due to darkness heading into the 10th inning.

Carter Hanson totaled a team-leading two hits, including his second home run of the year, while adding a run and RBI. Four Minutemen all had one hit apiece, with Jack Beverly recording his first homer of the season and Anthony Tirado registering his first collegiate double. Tirado and Beverly had two RBI each, followed by Zack Zaetta and Braden Sullivan with one, while six players tallied a run on the day along with Hanson.

All-Time vs. Navy
The Midshipmen hold the advantage in the all-time series, 7-4, over the Minutemen. The two teams first met on March 14, 2009, with Navy edging UMass 6-5 in 10 innings.

Massachusetts and Navy last me for a three-game series in 2023, with the Minutemen claiming the series, 2-1. UMass had a doubleheader sweep with a 4-2 win and a 14-3 victory, while Navy took the series finale 6-4.

It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied five home runs in seven games played from three Minutemen. Tirado and Hanson lead the team with two homers apiece, while Beverly recorded one.

Additionally, UMass registered at least one home run in its last four games, while recording two in back-to-back games (3/2-3/4).

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).

On A Roll…
Nine Minutemen are riding a current hit streak, so far this season. Hanson sits atop the leaderboard with five, followed by Tirado and Beverly with four games apiece. Six other players are on a one-game streak.

Braden Sullivan is on a seven-game reached base streak, as Hanson and Beverly follow with six. Jared Muñoz recorded five straight games with a reached base streak, while Tirado has four. Zaetta, Michael Toth and Gavin O'Brien are on a three-game reached base streak with Matt Travisano and Marc Willi on a two-game streak. Three Minutemen currently have a one-game reached base streak.

[Multi]ple Games
In seven games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their toral of multi-hit performances to 14. Hanson leads the production with three, which included two three-hit games. Sullivan, Ryan Kolben, Beverly and Muñoz have two multi-hit contests each, with Kolben recording a four-hit performance. Toth, Tirado and Travisano all have three games, as Tirado registered one game with four hits.

Massachusetts also contributed a total of 13 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson with three, including a three-RBI contest. Tirado and Travisano have two multi-RBI games, with Travisano having one five-plus RBI game, so far, this season. Six 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 faces in-state rival Holy Cross on Tuesday, March 11, in Worcester, Massachusetts, at 5 p.m.

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Massachusetts Baseball Visits Navy For Four Games Beginning Friday

Players Mentioned

Jack Beverly

Carter Hanson

Ryan Kolben

Gavin O'Brien

Braden Sullivan

Anthony Tirado

Michael Toth

Matt Travisano

Marc Willi

Zack Zaetta

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