University of Massachusets Athletics
Wednesday, April 9
Amherst, Mass.
3 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
vs
Fairfield
Massachusetts Baseball Wraps Up Nine-Game Homestand Against Fairfield
April 08, 2025 | Baseball
Minutemen host the Stags Wednesday at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 27 | Massachusetts (9-16-1) vs. Fairfield (22-8) |
| Date // Time | Wednesday, April 9 // 3 p.m. |
| Location | Amherst, Mass. // Earl Lorden Field |
| Series History | Massachusetts, 17-8 Last Meeting: Massachusetts 12, (at) Fairfield 5 | April 10, 2024 |
| Watch | ESPN+ |
| LiveStats | StatBroadcast |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball conclude its nine-game homestand with a midweek match up against Fairfield on Wednesday, April 9 at Earl Lorden Field. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
UMass holds a 9-16-1 overall record, while Fairfield sits at 22-8 overall on the season. The Stags are coming off a 20-2 loss to Sacred Heart on Saturday and will take Central Connecticut State on Tuesday prior to Wednesday's contest.
Recap in a Minute
UMass was swept by Dayton over the weekend in an Atlantic 10 series match up. The Minutemen kept game three of the series close, falling 9-8 to the Flyers on Sunday.
Michael Toth led the way with a career-high matching four hits, including a double, while adding two runs and two RBI. Reece McCarthy followed with three hits with a run and an RBI as five other players registered a hit. Braden Sullivan and Marc Willi had two runs each, alongside Toth, while Anthony Tirado tallied a team-leading three RBI and Sam Hill had two of his own.
All-Time vs. Fairfield
The Minutemen and Stags will meet for the 26th time in program history, with Massachusetts having a 17-8 advantage in the series. The two teams first met on March 28, 1972, as UMass came away with a 2-1 win. The last meeting between the two programs occurred last season, as the Minutemen cruised past the Stags, 12-5.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 24 home runs in 26 games played from 11 Minutemen. Beverly leads the team with six homers, followed by Carter Hanson with five. Tirado, Jared Muñoz, Sullivan and Willi all have two each, while Toth, 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…
Nine Minutemen are riding a current hit streak, so far this season. Sullivan is on a four-game hitting streak, followed by Hanson and Tirado with three. Six Minutemen are on a one-game hitting streak.
Hanson held the longest streak with an eight-game hitting streak before it came to an end, followed by Sullivan with six games.
Sullivan is on a seven-game reached base streak, the longest active on the team currently, followed by Tirado on a six-game streak. O'Brien is on a four-game reached base streak, while Hanson and Kolben have a three and two-game streak, respectively. Muñoz, Willi, Toth and Jack Peters are all one game reached base streak.
Tirado and Matt Travisano each had a 14-game long reached base streak before it came to an end.
[Multi]ple Games
In 26 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 43. Beverly leads the production with seven, including two three-hit games, followed by Travisano with six and Tirado with five, which includes a four-hit game for Tirado. Sullivan, Hanson, and Muñoz all have four multi-hit performance, while Kolben, Toth and O'Brien all have three, which includes one four-hit contest for both Toth and Kolben. Willi has two multi-hit games, as McCarthy and Peters have one.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 33 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson with six, including a three-RBI contest from Hanson. Tirado and Beverly contributed five multi-RBI games, including a four-RBI contest for Beverly. Peters, Toth and Travisano have three multi-RBI games, with Travisano having one five-plus RBI game, so far, this season. Muñoz totaled two multi-RBI games, including a four-RBI game and a five-plus RBI contest. Six 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 hits the road for a three-game Atlantic 10 series against Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13. First pitch Friday is set for 2 p.m., before a 1 p.m. start on Saturday. The series concludes Sunday beginning at 12 p.m.
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