University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, April 4
Amherst, Mass.
12 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
vs
Dayton
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Massachusetts Baseball Hosts Dayton For A-10 Weekend Series
April 03, 2025 | Baseball
Minutemen and Flyers face off for three, starting with a doubleheader on Friday at Earl Lorden Field at 12 p.m.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 24-26 | Massachusetts (9-13-1, 3-6 Atlantic 10) vs. Dayton (14-17, 4-5 Atlantic 10) |
| Date // Time | Friday, April 4 // 12 p.m. (DH) Friday, April 4 // 3:30 p.m. (DH) Saturday, April 5 // 1 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field |
| Series History | Dayton, 27-21 Last Meeting: Dayton 4, (vs) Massachusetts 1 | May 21, 2024 |
| Watch | ESPN+ Friday (DH) | Saturday |
| LiveStats | StatBroadcast Friday (Game 1) | Friday (Game 2) | Saturday |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
| UMass Baseball | UMass Athletics | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball hosts the Dayton Flyers for a three-game series on Friday, April 4 through Saturday, April 5, at Earl Lorden Field. Friday will be a doubleheader with first pitch set for 12 p.m., with game two following at 3:30 p.m. The series finale on Saturday will start at 1 p.m. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+.
UMass holds a 9-13-1 overall record and a 3-6 Atlantic 10 record, with a loss to Harvard in the Baseball Beanpot, while Dayton has a 14-17 record overall and a 4-5 league record on the season. The Flyers are coming off a win over Akron on Tuesday afternoon.
Recap in a Minute
UMass lost to Harvard in the Baseball Beanpot Opener on Tuesday afternoon.
Marc Willi led the team in hits with three, which set a new game-high for Willi. Matt Travisano and Braden Sullivan had one hit each, with Travisano posting an RBI. Travisano, Anthony Tirado, Jack Beverly, and Mitchell Schroeder recorded one run each as well.
All-Time vs. Dayton
Dayton holds the all-time series record over Massachusetts, 27-21, with the first meeting in 1997. The first game ended in a UMass 14-6 win over the Flyers. The most recent meetup between the teams occurred on May 21, 2024 in the A-10 Tournament, with Dayton recording a 4-1 win.
The Minutemen last won against Dayton on May 19, 2023, with a 13-6 victory.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 24 home runs in 23 games played from 11 Minutemen. Beverly leads the team with six homers, followed by Carter Hanson with five. Anthony Tirado, Jared Muñoz, Sullivan and Willi all have two each, while Michael Toth, Sam Hill, Ryan Kolben, Schroeder and Gavin O'Brien registered one homer each.
Additionally, UMass registered at least one home run in 10 of its last 16 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…
Five Minutemen are riding a current hit streak, so far this season. Willi is on a two-game hitting streak, while Sullivan, Travisano, Toth, and Kyle Hoog 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 a 12-game reached base streak, the longest active on the team this season, followed by Willi on a seven-game streak. Toth is on a six-game reached base streak, while Sullivan and Schroeder have a four-game streak. Tirado, Hill, and O'Brien are on three-game streak. Beverly is on a two-game streak with Kyle Hoog and Ryan Kolben and on a one-game streak.
Tirado had a 14-game long reached base streak before it came to an end.
[Multi]ple Games
In 23 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 38. 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, Willi, and O'Brien have two multi-hit game, as Jack Peters has 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 Fairfield on Wednesday, April 9. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
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