University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
9-13-1
Harvard
3-18
Massachusetts Baseball Defeated By Harvard In Beanpot Opener
April 01, 2025 | Baseball
Eighth inning comeback effort falls short for the Minutemen.
UMass moved to 9-13-1 overall on the year, while Harvard sits at 3-18 overall.
Marc Willi tallied a game-high three hits, followed by Matt Travisano and Braden Sullivan with one hit each. Anthony Tirado, Travisano, Willi, Ryan Kolben and Gavin O'Brien all plated a run for the Minutemen, while Tirado, Travisano, Jack Beverly and Mitchell Schroeder all drove in one run apiece.
After three scoreless innings, Harvard scored five runs in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead. The Crimson added to its lead in the top of the fifth, plating three to make it an 8-0 lead. UMass got on the board in the bottom half of the fifth as Travisano touched the plate on Schroeder's bases loaded walk, making it an 8-1 game.
Harvard scored another run in the top of the eighth to lead, 9-1, before Massachusetts tacked on four in the bottom half of the inning. Four straight walks allowed Willi to come home, before a single to right field from Travisano helped Kolben cross the dish to make it a 9-3 contest. A wild pitch with the bases loaded saw O'Brien score. The Minutemen cut the deficit to four runs with a sacrifice fly from Beverly to score Tirado, making it a 9-5 game.
The Crimson took back the four runs in the final frame to extend their lead and come away with a 13-5 win.
Jack Levine (2-2) took the loss for Massachusetts, giving up five runs on three hits, walking two and striking out two in 2.1 innings of work. Brian Dowling (1-2) had the win for Harvard tossing four complete innings with two hits, four walks and three strikeouts on the day.
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.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dowling, Brian (1-2)
L: Levine, Jack (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Cooper, George 1 ; Kang, Jordan 1
HR: Colasante, Gio 1
RBI: Giberti, Matt 1 ; Cooper, George 3 ; Colasante, Gio 4 ; Wilson, Liam 1 ; Smith, Gavin 1 ; Kang, Jordan 2
SF: Cooper, George 1 ; Smith, Gavin 1 ; Kang, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Giberti, Matt 2 ; Cooper, George 3 ; Colasante, Gio 1 ; Rickheim, Jack 2 ; Shulman, Tyler 1 ; Kang, Jordan 2 ; Mooney, Ryan 2
SB: Giberti, Matt 1 ; Shulman, Tyler 1 ; Kang, Jordan 1
HBP: Giberti, Matt 1 ; Cooper, George 1 ; Shulman, Tyler 1
Batting:
RBI: Tirado, Anthony 1 ; Travisano, Matt 1 ; Beverly, Jack 1 ; Schroeder, M 1
SF: Beverly, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tirado, Anthony 1 ; Travisano, Matt 1 ; Willi, Marc 1 ; Kolben, Ryan 1 ; O'Brien, Gavin 1
SB: Sullivan, Braden 1 ; O'Brien, Gavin 1
