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Friday, May 2
Saint Louis, Mo.
7 P.M.
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Baseball Begins Seven-Game Road Stretch With Three-Game Series At Saint Louis
May 01, 2025 | Baseball
Minutemen take on the Billikens for an A-10 series weekend starting on Friday, May 2, at 7 p.m.
| University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 41-43 | Massachusetts (13-26-1, 6-15 Atlantic 10) at Saint Louis |
| Date // Time | Friday, May 2 // 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3 // 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4 // 1 p.m. |
| Location | St. Louis, Mo. // Billikens Sports Center |
| Series History | Tied, 18-18 Last Meeting: Massachusetts 5, (vs) Saint Louis 2 | May 18, 2024 |
| Watch | ESPN+ Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| LiveStats | StatBroadcast Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| @UMassBaseball | @UMassAthletics | @CoachReynolds25 | |
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts prepares for a seven-game road stretch with a three-game Atlantic 10 series at Saint Louis in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4 at Billiken Sports Center. First pitch in the series opener is schedule for 7 p.m. on Friday, ahead of a 3 p.m. start on Saturday. The series finale is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday. All three contests will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Minutemen are 13-26-1 overall on the season and 6-15 in the A-10, while Saint Louis currently stands at 25-19 overall, including 13-8 in the league. The Billikens are coming off a 17-5 loss to SIUE at home on Tuesday.
Recap in a Minute
UMass came away with an 8-6 victory on Wednesday over Siena.
Reece McCarthy went a career-best 4-for-4 on the day, including a double, while adding a run and a career-best four RBI to lead the team. Gavin O'Brien followed with two hits, with Anthony Tirado, Jared Muñoz, Carter Hanson, Ryan Kolben and Jack Peters with Tirado and O'Brien tallying doubles on the day. O'Brien tallied a team-leading three runs. Tirado, Hanson and O'Brien contributed an RBI.
JJ Blanchard received his first collegiate win for UMass, pitching two complete innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two strikeouts. Michael Aceto earned his first career save, allowing no runs, no hits, no walks and striking out two in one inning of work.
All-Time vs. Saint Louis
The Minutemen and Billiken will meet for the 37th time in program history on Friday, as the two teams are tied 18-18 in the all-time series. Massachusetts and Saint Louis first met in 2006 for a three-game series, with the Minutemen sweeping the Billikens with a 5-4 win in game one, an 8-5 victory in game two and a 6-3 triumph in 10 innings in the series finale on April 21-23. UMass and SLU met last season for three contests, as the Minutemen won 2-1 in the series, taking game two, 6-0, and game three, 5-2, to clinch a spot in the A-10 Championships for the first time in 12 years.
It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 33 home runs in 40 games played from 11 Minutemen. Beverly leads the team with seven homers, followed by Hanson and Willi with five. Braden Sullivan has four, while Tirado, Muñoz Toth, Ryan Kolben and Sam Hill all have two each. 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…
Thirteen Minutemen are riding a current hit streak, so far this season. Tirado is on a four-game hitting streak, followed by Travisano with a three-game streak. Beverly, Muñoz, and Hill are all on a two-game hitting streak, as seven Minutemen are on a one-game streak.
Hanson was on a nine-game hitting streak, while Sullivan and McCarthy were on a seven-game hitting streak before it came to an end.
Sullivan is on a 20-game reached base streak, the longest active on the team currently, followed by Travisano on an 11-game streak. Tirado is on a six-game reached base streak, while McCarthy and Beverly are on a four-game reached base streak. Willi and Hill are on a three-game streak, while Muñoz and O'Brien are on a two-game streak. Five 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 40 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 77. Beverly leads the production with 13, including three three-hit games, followed by Hanson with 10, and Sullivan, Travisano and Tirado with eight, including a four-hit game for Tirado. Willi has six games, while Muñoz and McCarthy have five multi-hit performances, which includes two four-hit games from McCarthy. Kolben and O'Brien have four multi-hit games including one four-hit contest from Kolben. Toth and Hill tallied three and two multi-hit games, respectively, with Toth having one four-hit game. Peters has one multi-hit game.
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 49 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson with 10, including two four-RBI contests. Beverly and Tirado contributed eight and five multi-RBI games, respectively, including a four-RBI contest and a five-plus RBI game for Beverly. Willi has four multi-RBI games, which includes one four-RBI game, as Sullivan, Peters, Hill, Toth and Travisano have three multi-RBI games, with Travisano having one five-plus RBI game, so far, this season. Muñoz and Kolben both totaled two multi-RBI games, including a four-RBI game and a five-plus RBI contest from Muñoz. Schroeder, McCarthy and Vance 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 continues on the road for a non-conference match up at UMass Lowell, in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, May 6, at 6 p.m.
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