University of Massachusets Athletics
2024 Baseball Roster
Kevin Skagerlind
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Holden, Mass.
- High School:
- Wachusett Regional
Career Program Records: Games Played - 2nd (179 total - 2021-24); At-Bats - 3rd (663 total - 2021-24); Runs - 8th (131 total - 2021-24); Stolen Bases - T-7th (51 total - 2021-24); Walks - T-9th (83 total - 2021-24); Sacrifice Flies - T-4th (12 total - 2021-24); Hit-By-Pitch - 1st (37 total - 2021-24)
2024 – Senior: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team … Started in all 49 games played … Posted a .239 batting average … Led the team in runs with 46 … Registered 56 hits, including seven doubles and three home runs, and 22 RBI … Tallied 72 total bases … Stole a team-high 18 bases out of 20 attempts … Tied for first on the team in walks with 26 and tallied a team-leading 16 hit-by-pitches … Matched a career-best three hits, including a homer, and three runs vs. Saint Joseph’s (4/28) … Tied a career-high four runs batted in with two hits, including a double, at George Washington (5/12) … Totaled 17 multi-hit games, with a seven-game hitting streak … Led the team with a reached base streak of 25, finishing the year on a current streak of 23 … Recorded 131 putouts, three assists and one error for a .993 fielding percentage … Tied for sixth in the Atlantic 10 in hit-by-pitch with 16 total.
2023 – Junior: Appeared in 39 games, getting the start in 37 for UMass … Finished the year with a .226 batting average and .981 fielding percentage … Tallied 31 hits, including six doubles, 28 runs and 17 RBI in 137 at bats … Totaled a season-high three hits vs. Richmond (4/15), vs. Stonehill (5/10) and vs. Dayton (5/19) … Had a career-high two doubles, while driving in a season-best three RBI against Dayton (5/19) … Matched a career-best three runs against Siena (4/26), getting walked four times … Completed the season with an eight-game hitting streak and held a nine-game reached base streak … In the outfield, recorded 266 putouts and one assist with two errors.
2022 – Sophomore: Started in the most games for the Minutemen with 49 during his sophomore campaign … Had the second most hits on the team with 54, including nine doubles and a single home run … Registered 23 RBIs on a .280 batting average … Recorded a .980 fielding percentage in center field … Had 16 multi-hit games … Led the team in stolen bases with 11 … Tallied a career best four RBIs in a win over UMBC (3/16) … Had a career-high three hits including his lone home run on the season in a 9-5 win at Harvard (4/5) … Accumulated three RBIs on another career best matching three hits to help defeat St. Joseph’s (4/1).
2021 – Freshman: Saw action in 42 games, getting the start in 39 … Finished the season with a .239 batting average and a 1.000 fielding percentage … Recorded two hits in seven games played … Tallied 25 runs scored on the year, the second most on the team … Led the team in stolen bases with 15 … Was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a stolen base at Towson (3/21) …. Contributed one hit, one walk and two runs, along with two stolen bases in the win at Fordham (4/30).
Before UMass: Attended Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachusetts ... Team captain for baseball, soccer and hockey … Named MaxPreps Massachusetts Athlete of the Year as a senior … Earned All-American honors in soccer … Holds a school record for most goals scored and points recorded for soccer.
