2021 UMass Minutemen baseball team

2021 UMass Minutemen baseball
2021 UMass Minutemen baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–31 (3–17 A-10)
Head coach	Matt Reynolds (4th season);
Home stadium	Earl Lorden Field

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
North
Rhode Island ^x‍‍‍	14	–	6	–	0	.700	28	–	26	–	1	.518
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	21	–	19	–	0	.525
La Salle ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	32	–	21	–	0	.604
Fordham ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	0	.550	24	–	19	–	0	.558
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	0	.300	7	–	24	–	0	.226
UMass ‍‍‍	3	–	16	–	0	.158	13	–	29	–	0	.310
South
VCU ^x‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	3	–	0	.813	38	–	16	–	0	.704
Dayton ‍‍‍	12	–	4	–	0	.750	25	–	27	–	0	.481
George Washington ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0	.583	26	–	19	–	0	.578
Davidson ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	27	–	24	–	0	.529
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	17	–	31	–	0	.354
Richmond ‍‍‍	5	–	11	–	0	.313	19	–	17	–	0	.528
George Mason ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	14	–	29	–	0	.326

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 UMass Minutemen baseball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Minutemen played their home games at Earl Lorden Field as a members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Matt Reynolds, in his 4th season at UMass.

Previous season

The 2020 UMass Minutemen baseball team notched a 1–8 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. UMass was picked to finish last in the Atlantic 10 regular season.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Points
Coaches' Poll
1	VCU	151 (4)
2	Fordham	149 (4)
3	Dayton	146 (4)
4	Davidson	117
5	Saint Louis	114 (1)
6	Richmond	109
7	Rhode Island	103
8	George Washington	74
9	Saint Joseph's	71
10	George Mason	46
11	La Salle	40
12	St. Bonaventure	32
13	UMass	31

Game log

2021 UMass Minutemen baseball game log

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = UMass team member * Non-conference game

Regular Season (12–31)

March (7–9)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A10	Sources
March 3	2:00 p.m.		at Northeastern*		Parsons Field Brookline, Massachusetts	L 2–11	Scotti (1–0)	Dow (0–1)	—	0	0–1	—	Box Score Recap
March 6	2:00 p.m.		at Stony Brook*		Joe Nathan Field Stony Brook, New York	Canceled (inclement weather)					0–1	—
March 7	1:00 p.m.		at Stony Brook*		Joe Nathan Field	W 9–4 ⁽⁷⁾	Shields (1–0)	Milch (0–1)	—	0	1–1	—	Box Score Recap
March 7	3:00 p.m.		at Stony Brook*		Joe Nathan Field	W 3–1 ⁽⁵⁾	Steele (1–0)	Herrmann (0–2)	Pawloski (1)	0	2–1	—	Box Score Recap
March 9	2:00 p.m.		at Central Connecticut*		CCSU Baseball Field New Britain, Connecticut	L 6–8	Neuman (1–0)	Dow (0–2)	Sabia (1)	0	2–2	—	Box Score Recap
March 12	3:00 p.m.		at Merrimack*		GLTS Ballpark Andover, Massachusetts	W 6–4	Henry (1–0)	Gillette (0–1)	Pawloski (2)	0	3–2	—	Box Score Recap
March 13	1:00 p.m.		at Merrimack*		GLTS Ballpark	W 11–4	Steele (2–0)	Amidon (0–2)	—	0	4–2	—	Box Score Recap
March 14	1:00 p.m.		at Merrimack*		GLTS Ballpark	L 1–3	Sorenson (2–0)	Dalton (1–1)	Thibault (1)	0	4–3	—	Box Score Recap
March 20	12:00 p.m.		at Towson*		John B. Schuerholz Park Towson, Maryland	L 7–8	Seils (2–3)	Steele (2–1)	Weber (1)	0	4–4	—	Box Score Recap
March 20	3:00 p.m.		at Towson*		John B. Schuerholz Park	L 0–4	Janowicz (1–0)	LeBlanc (0–1)	—	0	4–5	—	Box Score Recap
March 21	12:00 p.m.		at Towson*		John B. Schuerholz Park	W 7–4	Given (1–0)	Madden (0–2)	Pawlowski (3)	0	5–5	—	Box Score Recap
March 21	3:00 p.m.		at Towson*		John B. Schuerholz Park	W 10–1	Livnat (1–0)	Ramanjulu (0–4)	—	0	6–5	—	Box Score Recap
March 24	5:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field Worcester, Massachusetts	W 6–2	Dow (1–2)	Chudy (0–1)	—	0	7–5	—	Box Score Recap
March 26	3:00 p.m.		at Northeastern*		Parsons Field	L 1–18	Murphy (1–0)	Steele (2–2)	—	371	7–6	—	Box Score Recap
March 27	11:00 a.m.		at Northeastern*		Parsons Field	L 2–5 ⁽⁷⁾	Schlitter (1–0)	LeBlanc (0–2)	Dufault (1)	325	7–7	—	Box Score Recap
March 27	2:00 p.m.		at Northeastern*		Parsons Field	L 3–4	Yost (1–0)	Pawloski (0–1)	Gigliotti (1)	325	7–8	—	Box Score Recap
March 31	2:00 p.m.		Holy Cross*		Earl Lorden Field Amherst, Massachusetts	L 6–7	Bryant (1–0)	Pawloski (0–2)	—	46	7–9	—	Box Score Recap

April (4–15)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A10	Sources
April 2	3:00 p.m.		at UConn* Rivalry		Elliot Ballpark Storrs, Connecticut	L 2–9	Casparius (3–2)	Steele (2–3)	—	111	7–10	—	Box Score Recap
April 3	12:00 p.m.		at UConn* Rivalry		Elliot Ballpark	L 1–11	Peterson (3–1)	Given (1–1)	—	176	7–11	—	Box Score Recap
April 3	3:00 p.m.		at UConn* Rivalry		Elliot Ballpark	L 3–7	Simeone (1–3)	Livnat (1–1)	—	211	7–12	—	Box Score Recap
April 7	3:00 p.m.		Northeastern		Earl Lorden Field	L 1–11	Stiehl (1–1)	Clevenger (0–1)	—	75	7–13	—	Box Score Recap
April 9	12:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field Merion, Pennsylvania	L 1–5	McCole (1–1)	Steele (2–4)	—	109	7–14	0–1	Box Score Recap
April 9	3:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field	L 5–7 ⁽⁷⁾	Rodriguez (1–1)	Wittman (0–1)	—	139	7–15	0–2	Box Score Recap
April 10	12:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field	L 2–10 ⁽⁷⁾	DeVine (1–1)	Given (1–2)	—	100	7–16	0–3	Box Score Recap
April 10	3:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field	L 1–6	Rollins (1–1)	Dalton (1–2)	—	126	7–17	0–4	Box Score Recap
April 14	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Merrimack*		Earl Lorden Field	W 9–8	Henry (2–0)	Healy (1–2)	Wittman (1)	80	8–17	—	Box Score Recap
April 17	12:00 p.m.		La Salle		Earl Lorden Field	L 5–8	Scanlon (4–2)	Steele (2–5)	Kennedy (3)	80	8–18	0–5	Box Score Recap
April 17	3:30 p.m.		La Salle		Earl Lorden Field	L 0–3 ⁽⁷⁾	Elissalt (4–1)	Livnat (1–2)	—	85	8–19	0–6	Box Score Recap
April 18	12:00 p.m.		La Salle		Earl Lorden Field	L 3–4 ⁽⁷⁾	Yablonski (2–1)	Wittman (0–2)	—	80	8–20	0–7	Box Score Recap
April 18	3:30 p.m.		La Salle		Earl Lorden Field	L 6–11	Maria (2–1)	Pawloski (0–3)	Kennedy (4)	80	8–21	0–8	Box Score Recap
April 20	3:30 p.m.		Sacred Heart*		Earl Lorden Field	Canceled (inclement weather)					8–21	—	Recap
April 23	3:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island		Bill Beck Field Kingston, Rhode Island	L 7–8 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Fernandez (3–2)	Henry (2–1)	—	20	8–22	0–9	Box Score Recap
April 24	12:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island		Smithson Field	W 11–2 ⁽⁷⁾	Steele (3–5)	Picone (1–2)	—	20	9–22	1–9	Box Score Recap
April 24	3:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island		Smithson Field	L 3–7 ⁽⁷⁾	Webb (4–0)	Dalton (0–3)	—	30	9–23	1–10	Box Score Recap
April 25	12:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island		Smithson Field	L 8–10	Levesque (3–1)	Given (1–3)	—	40	9–24	1–11	Box Score Recap
April 27	3:00 p.m.		at Sacred Heart*		Veterans Memorial Park Bridgeport, Connecticut	W 8–6 ⁽¹¹⁾	Wittman (1–2)	Briggs (2–4)	—	31	9–25	—	Box Score Recap
April 30	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Fordham		Houlihan Park Bronx, New York	W 4–2	Lesieur (1–0)	Knox (1–2)	Clevenger (1)	0	10–25	2–11	Box Score Recap

May (2–6)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A10	Sources
May 1	12:00 p.m.		at Fordham		Houlihan Park	L 3–5 ⁽⁷⁾	Mikulsi (7–0)	Steele (3–6)	Kovel (1)	0	10–26	2–12	Box Score Recap
May 1	3:00 p.m.		at Fordham		Houlihan Park	W 8–3 ⁽⁷⁾	Given (2–3)	Crowley (3–3)	—	0	11–26	3–12	Box Score Recap
May 2	12:00 p.m.		at Fordham		Houlihan Park	L 1–11 ⁽⁸⁾	Karslo (4–1)	Dalton (0–4)	—	0	11–27	3–13	Box Score Recap
May 4	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Boston College*		Earl Lorden Field	W 3–2	Wittman (2–2)	Vetrano (1–3)	—	75	12–27	—	Box Score Recap
May 14	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	St. Bonaventure		Earl Lorden Field	Canceled (COVID-19 protocols)					12–27	3–13	Recap
May 15	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	St. Bonaventure		Earl Lorden Field						12–27	3–13
May 15	2:30 p.m.	ESPN+	St. Bonaventure		Earl Lorden Field						12–27	3–13
May 16	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	St. Bonaventure		Earl Lorden Field						12–27	3–13
May 20	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Rhode Island		Earl Lorden Field	L 6–17 ⁽⁸⁾	Twitchell (4–1)	Given (2–4)	Moxey (1)	80	12–28	3–14	Box Score Recap
May 21	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Rhode Island		Earl Lorden Field	L 2–7 ⁽⁷⁾	Webb (7–1)	Steele (3–7)	—	80	12–29	3–15	Box Score Recap
May 21	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Rhode Island		Earl Lorden Field	L 5–7 ⁽⁷⁾	Cherry (1–0)	Aronson (0–1)	Janglos (1)	80	12–30	3–16	Box Score Recap
May 22	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Rhode Island		Earl Lorden Field	L 1–16 ⁽⁷⁾	Levesque (5–2)	Bergeron (0–1)	—	100	12–31	3–17	Box Score Recap

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[3]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America^[4]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

^ "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

External links

[1] "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2] "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[coaches_poll-3] "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[4] "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[5] "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.

[6] "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[7] "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

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UMass Minutemen baseball
Venues	Alumni Field (1882–1965) Varsity Field (1966–1970) Earl Lorden Field (1971–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
College World Series appearances in italics

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season
Standings A10 Tournament NCAA tournament College World Series
Northern	Fordham La Salle Rhode Island Saint Joseph's St. Bonaventure UMass
Southern	Davidson Dayton George Mason George Washington Richmond Saint Louis VCU
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