University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
17-27, 12-18
Miami (OH)
35-15, 22-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Baseball Falls At Miami (OH) In Series Finale, 8-7
May 10, 2026 | Baseball
The Minutemen prepare for a three-game series against Central Michigan, starting Thursday, May 14.
UMass moved to 17-27 overall, and 12-18 in the MAC, while Miami (OH) improved to 35-15 overall and 22-8 in the league.
Vance Bonior and Ryan Kolben both went 3-for-4 on the afternoon, followed by Reece McCarthy, Jack Beverly and Matt Travisano with two hits each. Four Minutemen recorded one hit, including Braden Sullivan with a double. Travisano posted two of UMass' seven runs, while Gavin O'Brien led with two RBI. McCarthy, Bonior, Kolben and Travisano all had one RBI apiece.
Miami (OH) got on the board first with a bases loaded walk to take a 1-0 lead.
Massachusetts took over the lead, 3-1, in the top of the third. Travisano led off with a single to left center field, followed by a double down the left field line by Anthony Tirado. A ground out helped Travisano cross the plate, before an error on the first baseman on the same play aided Tirado from third to home to lead, 2-1. McCarthy then singled down the left field line and advanced to third on a Sullivan single. Kolben singled through the left side driving home McCarthy.
The RedHawks pushed across a run on a bases loaded walk to make it a 3-2 game in the bottom of the third.
The Minutemen extended their lead after putting up four runs in the top of the eighth. Kolben started the inning off with a single. With one out, Beverly singled up the middle with Kolben advancing to second. Travisano then singled up the middle as Kolben scored to make it a 4-2 game. Back-to-back singles with two outs from both O'Brien and McCarthy gave UMass a 6-2 lead. Bonior followed with a single up the middle to drive home O'Brien to put Massachusetts ahead, 7-2.
The RedHawks tacked on six runs in the ninth, including a three-run home run, to come away with an 8-7 win.
Brandon Wingenroth (1-3) had the loss for the Minutemen, allowing two runs on two hits, with no walks nor strikeouts in the final inning.
Jack Geiser earned the win for the RedHawks, giving up no runs, two hits, a walk and striking out two in 1.1 innings of work.
Massachusetts concludes the regular season with a three-game series against Central Michigan on Thursday, May 14 through Saturday, May 16. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. on Friday, before a 1 p.m. start on Friday. Saturday's game will begin at 12 p.m., as UMass celebrates Senior Day.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Geiser, Jack (2-1)
L: Wingenroth, Brandon (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Tirado, Anthony 1
RBI: O'Brien, Gavin 2 ; McCarthy, Reece 1 ; Bonior, Vance 1 ; Kolben, Ryan 1 ; Travisano, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tirado, Anthony 1 ; O'Brien, Gavin 1 ; McCarthy, Reece 1 ; Kolben, Ryan 1 ; Beverly, Jack 1 ; Travisano, Matt 2
SB: Fox, Ty 1
HBP: Bonior, Vance 1
Batting:
2B: Appelwick, Evan 1 ; Harrison, Tommy 1 ; Novak, Ryan 1
HR: Raether, Carson 1
RBI: Appelwick, Evan 1 ; Harrison, Tommy 1 ; Novak, Ryan 1 ; Raether, Carson 4 ; Gonzalez, Ignacio 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dierks, Marcus 2 ; Appelwick, Evan 2 ; Harrison, Tommy 1 ; Phillips, Drew 1 ; Raether, Carson 1 ; Krupinski, Dominic 1
SB: Dierks, Marcus 1
HBP: Novak, Ryan 1 ; Cruz, Diego 1
