University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, April 25
Amherst, Mass.
12 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
vs
George Washington
Massachusetts Baseball Resumes A-10 Play Against George Washington
April 24, 2025 | Baseball
Minutemen and Revolutionaries face off for three game series starting with a doubleheader onFriday, April 25.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 36-38 | Massachusetts (11-23-1, 5-13 Atlantic 10) vs. George Washington (22-18, 9-9 Atlantic 10) |
| Date // Time | Friday, April 25 // 12 p.m. (DH) Friday, April 25 // 3:30 p.m. (DH) Sunday, April 27 // 12 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field |
| Series History | Massachusetts, 31-29 Last Meeting: George Washington 15, (vs) Massachusetts 9 | May 12, 2024 |
| Watch | ESPN+ Friday (DH) | Sunday |
| LiveStats | StatBroadcast Friday (Game One) | Friday (Game Two) | Sunday |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball returns to Atlantic 10 Conference action on Friday, April 25 with a doubleheader, before playing the series finale on Sunday, April 27. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m. on Friday, with the second game of the doubleheader starting at approximately 3:30 p.m. The series will conclude on Sunday at 12 p.m. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+.
Massachusetts holds an 11-23-1 overall record, including a 5-13 A-10 record, while George Washington sits at 22-18 overall and 9-9 in league play. The Revolutionaries are on a four-game win streak, currently, with its most recent win coming on the road against Maryland Eastern Shore, 10-4.
Recap in a Minute
UMass fell to UConn, 12-2, on Tuesday evening in its lone midweek game.
Carter Hanson led the team with two hits, followed by Anthony Tirado, Braden Sullivan, Marc Willi and Reece McCarthy with one. Willi registered his fourth home run of the season, while Hanson had his ninth double along with McCarthy recording his first collegiate double. Tirado and Willi scored the two runs for the Minutemen, while Willi and Matt Travisano added on RBI apiece.
All-Time vs. George Washington
The Minutemen and Revolutionaries will meet for the 61st time in program history, with UMass holding the slight advantage in the all-time series, 31-29. The teams' first meeting occurred on April 18, 1980, where UMass won 13-4 on the day at a neutral site in Hershey, Pennsylvania, at the EAA Tournament. Massachusetts and George Washington last met for a three-game series last year. The Revolutionaries defeated the Minutemen in all three contests last season.
Massachusetts last won against George Washington in the 2022 season, eking out a 17-16 victory in game one of the series.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 30 home runs in 35 games played from 11 Minutemen. Jack Beverly leads the team with seven homers, followed by Hanson with five. Willi has four, while Sullivan has three on the season. Tirado, Jared Muñoz, Ryan Kolben and Sam Hill all have two each. Michael Toth, Mitchell Schroeder and Gavin O'Brien registered one homer each.
Additionally, UMass recorded two home runs 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 registered 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. McCarthy is on a seven-game hitting streak, followed by Sullivan with a five-game streak. Toth and Hanson are on a three-game and two-game hitting streak, respectively. Five Minutemen are on a one-game streak.
Hanson was on a nine-game hitting streak, while Sullivan and Tirado were on a six-game hitting streak before it came to an end.
Sullivan is on a 16-game reached base streak, the longest active on the team currently, followed by McCarthy and Travisano on a 10-game and eight-game streak, respectively. Toth is on a three-game reached base streak, while Hanson is on a two-game reached base streak. Six other players on a one-game reached base streak.
Tirado and Travisano each had a 14-game long reached base streak before it came to an end.
[Multi]ple Games
In 35 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 66. Beverly leads the production with 12, including two three-hit games, followed by Hanson with eight, and Travisano and Tirado with seven, including a four-hit game for Tirado. Sullivan and Willi have six games, while Kolben and Muñoz have four multi-hit performances, including one four-hit contest for Kolben. Toth, McCarthy and O'Brien tallied three multi-hit games, with Toth and McCarthy having one four-hit game each, followed by Hill with two games. Jack Peters has one multi-hit game.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 41 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson with eight, including a three-RBI contest from Hanson. Beverly and Tirado contributed six and five multi-RBI games, respectively, including a four-RBI contest and a five-plus RBI game for Beverly. Peters, Hill, Toth and Travisano have three multi-RBI games, with Travisano having one five-plus RBI game, so far, this season. Sullivan, Muñoz, Kolben, and Willi all totaled two multi-RBI games, including a four-RBI game and a five-plus RBI contest from Muñoz. Schroeder and Bonior tallied one multi-RBI game each.
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 heads to Fenway Park to take on Boston College in the Baseball Beanpot Consolation game on Tuesday, April 29, at 4 p.m.
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