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Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Massachusetts Baseball Wins Mount St. Mary’s Series With Doubleheader Sweep
February 21, 2026 | Baseball
Three Minutemen contributed four home runs across both games, including two from Ty Fox.
COLUMBIA, Md. - University of Massachusetts baseball earned the doubleheader sweep over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon at Blandair Park. The Minutemen defeated the Mountaineers, 10-6, in game one of the doubleheader, before winning 7-5 in game two of the day.
Three Minutemen in Braden Sullivan, Ty Fox and Will Briggs each contributed home runs on the day. Sullivan recorded his first of the year and the 10th of his career, while Fox and Briggs registered the first of their careers. Fox added a home run in game two of the afternoon for the second of his career.
Massachusetts improved to 3-0 overall on the season, while Mount St. Mary's moved to a 2-5 record on the season.
Massachusetts prepares to take on Siena for a neutral site three-game series in Aberdeen, Maryland, at Ripken Stadium on Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1. First pitch on Friday is slated for 2 p.m., before a 1 p.m. contest on Saturday. The series concludes on Sunday with a 12 p.m. start.
Game 1
Massachusetts 10, Mount St. Mary's 6
Anthony Tirado and Vance Bonior led the team with three hits, which included a double from Bonior. Ryan Kolben, Braden Sullivan and Ty Fox followed behind with two hits apiece. Sullivan recorded his first home run of the season and the 10th of his career, while Fox registered his first collegiate homer. Fox added a career-best three RBI and career-high three runs to lead the Minutemen. Sullivan and Jack Beverly had two runs each, and Bonior and Gavin O'Brien tallied two RBI each.
Mount St. Mary's scored first in the opening frame on a fielding error to take the early 1-0 lead. The Mountaineers added another run on a single in the second inning to make it a 2-0 game.
In the top of the fourth, UMass cut the deficit in half, making it a 2-1 contest. Fox reached first on an error and advanced to second. Bonior hit a single to drive in Fox. Mount St. Mary's added a two-run double in the bottom half of the inning to pull ahead, 4-1.
Sullivan opened the fifth frame with a solo home run to left center field to bring Massachusetts within two at 4-2.
A six-run seventh inning allowed the Minutemen to claim an 8-4 lead. With one out, back-to-back doubles from Fox and Bonior helped Sullivan and Beverly cross the plate and tie the game at 4-4. A two-run double from O'Brien aided Fox and Bonior across the plate to take a 6-4 lead. A sacrifice bunt then advanced Tirado from third to home, followed by O'Brien scoring on a single from Kolben.
Mount St. Mary's came back within two with a two-run home run as UMass continued to lead, 8-6 in the bottom of the seventh. UMass pulled ahead by four as Fox registered a two-run long ball, marking the first of his career, to give the Minutemen a 10-6 lead.
Ben Thomas (1-0) picked up his first collegiate win after tossing two complete innings and giving up only two runs on one hit, walking three and striking out one.
Lorcan Lee earned his first career start on the mound for Massachusetts, pitching three innings and allowing two runs, three hits, two walks and dealing two strikeouts on the day.
Maximus McCrary of Mount St. Mary's took the loss after giving up six runs, five hits, two walks and striking out two in 1.2 innings of work.
Game 2
Massachusetts 7, Mount St. Mary's 5 (8 innings)
O'Brien and Fox totaled two hits each, as six Minutemen all registered one hit apiece. Will Briggs and Fox both had a home run, as it marked the first career homer for Briggs and the second of the day for Fox. Briggs and Fox also led the team in runs with two each, while Fox and O'Brien both had two RBI.
Mount St. Mary's scored one run in the first, before adding two more in the second to take an early 3-0 lead. Fox recorded a solo shot to lead off the third to put UMass on the board, 3-1. It marked his second home run of the day.
In the sixth, Massachusetts knotted the game up at 3-3. Briggs led off the frame with a solo home run, marking the first of his career to bring the Minutemen within one. Beverly followed with a single with Randen May entering as a pinch runner. May advanced to second on a wild pitch, before Fox hit an RBI single to score May at tie it up. Back-to-back RBI singles helped Fox and Bonior across the dish as UMass claimed a 5-3 lead.
The Minutemen added to its total in the top of the seventh, as Sullivan crossed the plate to make it a 6-3 contest. O'Brien then walked with the bases loaded with Briggs moving from third to home to make room to extend Massachusetts' lead to 7-3. The Mountaineers made it a 7-5 game with a two-run homer in the bottom half of the inning.
UMass was up to bat in the eighth before the game came to a halt and ended with a final score of 7-5 in favor of the Minutemen.
Jack Levine (1-0) earned the win for Massachusetts allowing no runs, one hit, three walks and striking out three in three complete innings of work. Bobby McDonough received the save after giving up two runs on one hit, walking one and striking out one in one inning.
Mount St. Mary's Nate Berzonski gave up four runs on four hits with no walks or strikeouts on the day to take the loss.
Three Minutemen in Braden Sullivan, Ty Fox and Will Briggs each contributed home runs on the day. Sullivan recorded his first of the year and the 10th of his career, while Fox and Briggs registered the first of their careers. Fox added a home run in game two of the afternoon for the second of his career.
Massachusetts improved to 3-0 overall on the season, while Mount St. Mary's moved to a 2-5 record on the season.
Massachusetts prepares to take on Siena for a neutral site three-game series in Aberdeen, Maryland, at Ripken Stadium on Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1. First pitch on Friday is slated for 2 p.m., before a 1 p.m. contest on Saturday. The series concludes on Sunday with a 12 p.m. start.
Game 1
Massachusetts 10, Mount St. Mary's 6
Anthony Tirado and Vance Bonior led the team with three hits, which included a double from Bonior. Ryan Kolben, Braden Sullivan and Ty Fox followed behind with two hits apiece. Sullivan recorded his first home run of the season and the 10th of his career, while Fox registered his first collegiate homer. Fox added a career-best three RBI and career-high three runs to lead the Minutemen. Sullivan and Jack Beverly had two runs each, and Bonior and Gavin O'Brien tallied two RBI each.
Mount St. Mary's scored first in the opening frame on a fielding error to take the early 1-0 lead. The Mountaineers added another run on a single in the second inning to make it a 2-0 game.
In the top of the fourth, UMass cut the deficit in half, making it a 2-1 contest. Fox reached first on an error and advanced to second. Bonior hit a single to drive in Fox. Mount St. Mary's added a two-run double in the bottom half of the inning to pull ahead, 4-1.
Sullivan opened the fifth frame with a solo home run to left center field to bring Massachusetts within two at 4-2.
A six-run seventh inning allowed the Minutemen to claim an 8-4 lead. With one out, back-to-back doubles from Fox and Bonior helped Sullivan and Beverly cross the plate and tie the game at 4-4. A two-run double from O'Brien aided Fox and Bonior across the plate to take a 6-4 lead. A sacrifice bunt then advanced Tirado from third to home, followed by O'Brien scoring on a single from Kolben.
Mount St. Mary's came back within two with a two-run home run as UMass continued to lead, 8-6 in the bottom of the seventh. UMass pulled ahead by four as Fox registered a two-run long ball, marking the first of his career, to give the Minutemen a 10-6 lead.
Ben Thomas (1-0) picked up his first collegiate win after tossing two complete innings and giving up only two runs on one hit, walking three and striking out one.
Lorcan Lee earned his first career start on the mound for Massachusetts, pitching three innings and allowing two runs, three hits, two walks and dealing two strikeouts on the day.
Maximus McCrary of Mount St. Mary's took the loss after giving up six runs, five hits, two walks and striking out two in 1.2 innings of work.
Game 2
Massachusetts 7, Mount St. Mary's 5 (8 innings)
O'Brien and Fox totaled two hits each, as six Minutemen all registered one hit apiece. Will Briggs and Fox both had a home run, as it marked the first career homer for Briggs and the second of the day for Fox. Briggs and Fox also led the team in runs with two each, while Fox and O'Brien both had two RBI.
Mount St. Mary's scored one run in the first, before adding two more in the second to take an early 3-0 lead. Fox recorded a solo shot to lead off the third to put UMass on the board, 3-1. It marked his second home run of the day.
In the sixth, Massachusetts knotted the game up at 3-3. Briggs led off the frame with a solo home run, marking the first of his career to bring the Minutemen within one. Beverly followed with a single with Randen May entering as a pinch runner. May advanced to second on a wild pitch, before Fox hit an RBI single to score May at tie it up. Back-to-back RBI singles helped Fox and Bonior across the dish as UMass claimed a 5-3 lead.
The Minutemen added to its total in the top of the seventh, as Sullivan crossed the plate to make it a 6-3 contest. O'Brien then walked with the bases loaded with Briggs moving from third to home to make room to extend Massachusetts' lead to 7-3. The Mountaineers made it a 7-5 game with a two-run homer in the bottom half of the inning.
UMass was up to bat in the eighth before the game came to a halt and ended with a final score of 7-5 in favor of the Minutemen.
Jack Levine (1-0) earned the win for Massachusetts allowing no runs, one hit, three walks and striking out three in three complete innings of work. Bobby McDonough received the save after giving up two runs on one hit, walking one and striking out one in one inning.
Mount St. Mary's Nate Berzonski gave up four runs on four hits with no walks or strikeouts on the day to take the loss.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thomason, Ben ()
L: McCrary, M ()
Batting:
2B: Sullivan, Braden 1 ; Fox, Ty 1 ; Bonior, Vance 1
HR: Sullivan, Braden 1 ; Fox, Ty 1
RBI: O'Brien, Gavin 2 ; McCarthy, Reece 1 ; Kolben, Ryan 1 ; Sullivan, Braden 1 ; Fox, Ty 3 ; Bonior, Vance 2
SH: McCarthy, Reece 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tirado, Anthony 1 ; O'Brien, Gavin 1 ; Sullivan, Braden 2 ; Beverly, Jack 2 ; Fox, Ty 3 ; Bonior, Vance 1
CS: Briggs, Will 1
HBP: Briggs, Will 1 ; Beverly, Jack 1
PO: Fox, Ty 1
Batting:
2B: Stokely, D 1 ; Meier, E 1
HR: Fredo, T 1
RBI: Fredo, T 2 ; Meier, E 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Mendes, A 1 ; Bauman, C 1 ; Fredo, T 1 ; Rudisill, B 1 ; Stokely, D 2
SB: Mendes, A 1 ; Bauman, C 1
CS: Rudisill, B 1
HBP: Mendes, A 1
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