University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
12-27-1, 6-16
Saint Louis
26-19, 14-8
Offense Stymied As Baseball Drops Game One At Saint Louis
May 02, 2025 | Baseball
The Minutemen scored one run on five hits.
UMass moved to 13-27-1 overall on the season, including 6-16 in the Atlantic 10, while Saint Louis improved to 26-19 on the year and 14-8 in the league.
Anthony Tirado totaled two hits, with Carter Hanson, Marc Willi and Michael Toth registering one hits each. Willi scored the lone run for UMass, while Tirado had the one RBI.
Saint Louis scored first in the second inning to take an early 1-0 lead, before putting up a six spot in the fourth to pull ahead, 7-0.
UMass got on the board in the top of the fifth. Willi singled to center field to lead off the frame. With two outs and two on base, Tirado hit an RBI single to right center field to bring home Willi, making it a 7-1 game.
The Billikens extended their lead in the bottom of the fifth with four runs scored. Saint Louis tallied three more runs to lead 14-1 in the sixth. A lead-off solo home run in the seventh gave the Billikens a 15-1 lead, before tacking on three more in the inning to go on and win 18-1.
Robbie O'Connor (2-7) took the loss for Massachusetts, pitching 3.1 innings with six runs, five hits, five walks and two strikeouts. Owen Kelly (5-2) had the win for Saint Louis, allowing one run on five hits, a walk and dealing six strikeouts in seven complete innings.
Massachusetts and Saint Louis face off for game two on Saturday, May 3, at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Owen Kelly (5-2)
L: O'Connor, Robbie (2-7)
Batting:
RBI: Tirado, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Willi, Marc 1
SB: Hill, Sam 1
HBP: Hill, Sam 1 ; Bonior, Vance 1
Batting:
2B: Ian Blazier 2 ; Riley Iffrig 1 ; Ethan Sitzman 1 ; Joe Connolly 1 ; Austin Neuweg 1
3B: Max McGwire 1
HR: Ian Halverson 1
RBI: Ian Blazier 5 ; Riley Iffrig 2 ; Ethan Sitzman 3 ; B. Stressler 1 ; Chase Beattie 1 ; Ian Halverson 1 ; Hank Gomric 2 ; Austin Neuweg 1
SH: Chase Beattie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ian Blazier 3 ; Riley Iffrig 1 ; Ethan Sitzman 1 ; B. Stressler 1 ; Ian Halverson 1 ; Hank Gomric 1 ; Joe Connolly 1 ; Max McGwire 5 ; Kamaehu Sanchez 2 ; Austin Neuweg 2
SB: Ethan Sitzman 2 ; B. Stressler 1
CS: Hank Gomric 1
HBP: Ian Blazier 1 ; B. Stressler 1 ; Chase Beattie 1
