Final Regular Season Road Series Takes Baseball To St. Bonaventure

University of Massachusetts Baseball Game Notes
Game 44-46	Massachusetts (13-29-1, 6-18 Atlantic 10) at St. Bonaventure (16-27, 7-17 Atlantic 10)
Date // Time	Friday, May 9 // 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10 // 2 p.m. Sunday, May 11 // 1 p.m.
Location	St. Bonaventure, N.Y. // Handler Park at McGraw-Jennings Field
Series History	Massachusetts, 43-30 Last Meeting: Massachusetts 14, (vs) St. Bonaventure 7 \| May 4, 2024
Watch	ESPN+ Friday \| Saturday \| Sunday
LiveStats	SideArm Stats
Twitter	@UMassBaseball \| @UMassAthletics \| @CoachReynolds25
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball plays its final road contests of the regular season on Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11, traveling to St. Bonaventure, New York, to face St. Bonaventure for a three-game Atlantic 10 series at Handler Park at McGraw-Jennings Field. First pitch in the series is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, followed by a 2 p.m. start on Saturday. Sunday's matchup will be played at 1 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.

The Minutemen are 13-29-1 overall on the season and 6-18 in the A-10 Conference, while the Bonnies hold a 16-27 record, including a 7-17 league record. St. Bonaventure is coming off a weekend sweep over VCU.

Recap in a Minute
Saint Louis swept UMass, 3-0, in the Atlantic 10 series over the weekend. The Minutemen dropped game on 18-1, before falling 18-3 and 10-0 in Sunday's doubleheader.

All-Time vs. St. Bonaventure
The Minutemen and Bonnies will meet for the 74th time in program history, as UMass holds the 43-30 advantage in the all-time series. Massachusetts and St. Bonaventure first met on April 24, 1993, for a doubleheader. The Minutemen took game one 3-1, and game two, 6-1, while also sweeping the Bonnies with a 16-10 win in game three on the weekend. The last meeting between the two programs occurred last season, as the UMass swept St. Bonaventure to claim a 3-0 series win.

It's Going, Going, And It's Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 33 home runs in 43 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…
Nine Minutemen are riding a current hit streak, so far this season. Tirado is on a seven-game hitting streak, followed by Travisano with a three-game streak. Beverly, Toth and Kolben are all on a two-game hitting streak, as four 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.

Travisano is on an 11-game reached base streak, the longest active on the team currently, followed by Tirado on a nine-game streak. Sullivan, Beverly, Toth and Kolben are all on a two-game reached base streak, while McCarthy, Willi, Schroeder and Kevin Schnupp are on one.

Sullivan had the longest reached base streak with 20 games, as Tirado and Travisano each had a 14-game long reached base streak before it came to an end.

[Multi]ple Games
In 43 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 79. Beverly leads the production with 13, including three three-hit games, followed by Hanson with 10 and Tirado with nine, including a four-hit game for Tirado. and Sullivan and Travisano have eight, Willi has six games, while Kolben, Muñoz and McCarthy have five multi-hit performances, which includes two four-hit games from McCarthy and one four-hit contest from Kolben. O'Brien has four multi-hit games, as Toth and Hill tallied three and two multi-hit games, respectively, with Toth having one four-hit game. Jack 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 closes out the regular season with its final A-10 three-game series at Earl Lorden Field against VCU on Thursday, May 15 through Saturday, May 17. Thursday's contest begins at 3 p.m., with Saturday's game starting at 1 p.m. First pitch on Sunday is slated for 12 p.m. for Senior Day.

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Final Regular Season Road Series Takes Baseball To St. Bonaventure

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Players Mentioned

Vance Bonior

Sam Hill

Ryan Kolben

Gavin O'Brien

Jack Peters

Kevin Schnupp

Mitchell Schroeder

Braden Sullivan

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