Baseball Sets For Non-Conference Game At Sacred Heart

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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts baseball continues on the road with a non-conference matchup against Sacred Heart on Tuesday, April 15, at Veterans Park in Fairfield, Connecticut. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
Massachusetts sits at 10-19-1 overall, while Sacred Heart holds a 17-17 record overall. The Pioneers are coming off a series win over Canisius last weekend.
 
Recap in a Minute
UMass dropped the series, 2-1, to Richmond over the weekend, with its lone win coming in dominant fashion in game two of three, as Minutemen came out on top, 12-6.   
 
In game two action, Matt Travisano registered a team-leading three hits, with Anthony Tirado, Jack Beverly and Marc Willi following with two each. Beverly led the team in runs with three and in RBI with a career-high five, while recording his seventh home run of the season. Travisano, Reece McCarthy and Ryan Kolben also contribute two runs apiece, while five Minutemen had one RBI each.
 
All-Time vs. Sacred Heart
The Minutemen lead the all-time series against the Pioneers, 10-1, as the two teams meet for the 12th time. The two programs first met on April 11, 2001, in Amherst, with UMass defeating Sacred Heart, 8-6. Massachusetts and Sacred Heart met last season for a midweek contest, as the Minutemen topped the Pioneers with a 12-3 victory.  
 
It’s Going, Going, And It’s Gone
Massachusetts has tallied 28 home runs in 30 games played from 11 Minutemen. Beverly leads the team with seven homers, followed by Hanson and Willi with five and three, respectively. Tirado, Jared Muñoz, Braden Sullivan, Kolben and Sam Hill all have two each, while Michael Toth, 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…
Six Minutemen are riding a current hit streak, so far this season. Hanson is on a seven-game hitting streak, followed by Muñoz with three. Kolben and McCarthy are on a two-game streak, with Jack Peters and Toth on a one-game hitting streak.  
 
Hanson held the longest streak with an eight-game hitting streak before it came to an end, followed by Sullivan with six games.
 
Sullivan is on an 11-game reached base streak, the longest active on the team currently, followed by Hanson on a seven-game streak. McCarthy is on a five-game reached base streak, while Kolben and Beverly are on a four-game streak. Travisano and Muñoz are on a three-game reached bas streak, with Willi on a two-game streak. Toth and Peters are both on a one-game reached base streak.
 
Tirado and Travisano each had a 14-game long reached base streak before it came to an end.
 
[Multi]ple Games
In 30 games, UMass has a strong showing with multi-hit games, as the Minutemen have run their total of multi-hit performances to 53. Beverly leads the production with nine, including two three-hit games, followed by Travisano with seven. Tirado and Hanson have six and five games, respectively, which includes a four-hit game for Tirado. Four Minutemen have four multi-hit performance, including one four-hit contest for Kolben. Toth and O’Brien tallied three multi-hit games, with Toth having one four-hit game, followed by McCarthy with two games, which includes a four-hit game of his own. Peters and Hill both have one multi-hit game.  
 
Massachusetts also contributed a total of 37 multi-RBI games, led by Hanson with seven, including a three-RBI contest from Hanson. Beverly and Tirado contributed six and  five multi-RBI games, respectively,  including a four-RBI contest and a five-plus RBI game for Beverly. Peters, Toth and Travisano have three multi-RBI games, with Travisano having one five-plus RBI game, so far, this season. Muñoz, Kolben and Hill all totaled two multi-RBI games, including a four-RBI game and a five-plus RBI contest from Muñoz. Four Minutemen tallied on multi-RBI game.
 
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 hosts Atlantic 10 foe George Mason on Friday, April 18 through Sunday, April 20 at Earl Lorden Field. First pitch on Friday is set for 3 p.m., before Saturday’s game starts at 1 p.m. Sunday’s contest will begin at 12 p.m., with all three games streamed on ESPN+.