2014 UMass Minutemen baseball team

The 2014 UMass Minutemen baseball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Stone is in his 27th season as head coach. The Minutemen play their home games at Earl Lorden Field.

2014 UMass Minutemen baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record13–29 (10–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Sweeney
  • Dennis Accomando
Home stadiumEarl Lorden Field
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 18 7 1   .712 34 21 1   .616
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 18 8 0   .692 35 16 0   .686
George Mason  ‍‍y 16 9 0   .640 34 22 0   .607
VCU  ‍‍‍ 15 10 0   .600 37 20 0   .649
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13 12 0   .520 24 28 1   .462
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 24 30 0   .444
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 24 30 0   .444
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 12 15 0   .444 20 30 0   .400
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12 15 0   .444 15 31 0   .326
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 9 15 1   .380 14 34 1   .296
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 7 18 0   .280 13 40 0   .245
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6 17 0   .261 12 30 0   .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

2014 Roster edit

2014 UMass Minutemen Roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 24 Aaron Plunkett - Senior
  • 28 DJ Jauss - Senior
  • 17 Conor LeBlanc - Junior
  • 18 Andrew Grant - Junior
  • 23 Adam Picard - Redshirt Junior
  • 15 Evan Mackintosh - Sophomore
  • 29 Rob O'Neil - Sophomore
  • 19 Tim Cassidy - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 25 Mason Trubey - Sophomore
  • 16 Ben Panunzio - Sophomore
  • xx Ryan Venditti - Freshman
  • xx Ryan Moloney - Freshman
  • xx Tommy McDonald - Freshman
  • xx Mike Geannelis - Freshman
  • xx Aidan Connolly- Freshman
 

Infielders

  • 39 Dylan Begin - Senior
  • 7 Rob McLam - Senior
  • 44 Nik Campero - Senior
  • 5 Nick Sanford - Senior
  • 14 John Jennings - Sophomore
  • 4 Mark Brodd - Sophomore
  • 10 Zach Littman - Sophomore
  • 11 Vinny Scifo - Sophomore
  • xx Bryce Maher - Freshman
  • xx John Mione - Freshman
  • xx Jon Avallone - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • xx Mike Hart - Freshman
  • xx Zack Leone - Freshman
  • xx Matt Bare - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 30 Kellen Pagel - Senior
  • 6 Kyle Adie - Redshirt Junior
  • 8 Jeff Cavanaro - Junior
  • 9 Paul Yanakopulos - Junior
  • 34 Dan Jonah - Sophomore
  • xx Dylan Morris - Freshman
 

Schedule edit

2014 UMass Minutemen Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A-10 record
February 22 Army USA Baseball National Training Complex 0-14 Dignacco(2-0) B. Walsh(0-1) None 250 0-1
February 22 Army USA Baseball National Training Complex 3-4 Larimer(1-0) R. Moloney(0-1) Griffith(1) 274 0-2
February 23 Army USA Baseball National Training Complex 4-7 Meadows(1-0) LeBlanc, C(0-1) None 173 0-3
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A-10 record
March 1 at Maryland Shipley Field 0-4 Stinnett, J.(2-1) LeBlanc, C(0-2) None - 0-4
March 1 at Maryland Shipley Field 1-10 Shawaryn, M.(3-0) Moloney, R(0-2) None 397 0-5
March 2 at Maryland Shipley Field 2-3 A. Robinson(1-0) A. Plunkett(0-1) None 263 0-6
March 7 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field 3-13 Mooney(2-1) R. Maloney(0-3) None 111 0-7
March 8 North Carolina A&T T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field 15-0 C. LeBlanc(1-2) T. Boone(0-2) None 104 1-7
March 9 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field 8-9 Neitzel(2-0) A. Plunkett(0-2) Saeta(3) 132 1-8
March 15 Army Tampa, FL 3-4 J. Griffith(3-0) B. Walsh(0-2) None 214 1-9
March 15 Army Tampa, FL 4-9 A. Robinett(1-2) R. Maloney(0-4) J. Larimer(1) 214 1-10
March 16 Army Tampa, FL 4-7 G. Carroll(3-0) M. Geannelis(0-1) None 201 1-11
March 19 at Hartford Fiondella Field 0-3 Murphy A. Grant(0-1) Gouin(2) 204 1-12
March 21 La Salle* Earl Lorden Field 7-6 D. Jauss(1-0) O'Neill(0-5) None 217 2-12 1–0
March 22 La Salle* Earl Lorden Field 8-6 B. Walsh(1-2) Craig(0-1) D. Jauss(1) 157 3-12 2–0
March 23 La Salle* Earl Lorden Field 0-3 O'Neill(1-5) A. Plunkett(0-3) Cherry(3) 164 3-13 2–1
March 28 at Richmond* Malcolm U. Pitt Field 4-6 de Marte(2-4) C. LeBlanc(1-3) Cook(4) 121 3-14 2–2
March 28 at Richmond* Malcolm U. Pitt Field 1-10 Sterling(3-1) R. Moloney(0-5) None 117 3-15 2–3
March 29 at Richmond* Malcolm U. Pitt Field 5-8 Harron(2-0) M. Geannelis(0-2) Martinson(2) 212 3-16 2–4
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A-10 record
April 2 at Boston College John Shea Field 6-7 Skogsbergh(3-0) D. Jauss(1-1) Nicklas(2) 264 3-17 2–4
April 4 Dayton* Earl Lorden Field 5-6 LAHRMAN(2-1) B. Walsh(1-3) Harris(3) 110 3-18 2–5
April 5 Dayton* Earl Lorden Field 2-6 BUETTGEN(4-3) A. Plunkett(0-4) None 150 3-19 2–6
April 6 Dayton* Earl Lorden Field 5-4 D. Jauss(2-1) WEYBRIGHT(1-3) None 210 4-19 3–6
April 9 Northeastern Earl Lorden Field 5-3 A. Grant(1-1) Lippert(1-3) T. McDonald(1) 131 5-19 3–6
April 11 Saint Louis* Earl Lorden Field 7-1 C. LeBlanc(2-3) Bates(4-1) None 117 6-19 4–6
April 12 Saint Louis* Earl Lorden Field 3-2 M. Geannelis(1-2) Norwood(4-1) None 253 7-19 5–6
April 13 Saint Louis* Earl Lorden Field 1-2 Eckelman(4-1) R. Moloney(0-6) None 257 7-20 5–7
April 18 at George Washington* Barcroft Park 6-4 M. Geannelis(2-2) Milon(1-3) B. Walsh(1) 127 8-20 6–7
April 19 at George Washington* Barcroft Park 2-3 Williams(4-3) A. Plunkett(0-5) Milon(6) 224 8-21 6–8
April 20 at George Washington* Barcroft Park 4-5 Muhl(2-0) B. Walsh(2-3) None 247 8-22 6–9
April 21 at Harvard Parsons Field 0-3 Coman(1-1) R. Maloney(0-7) Laurisch(1) 190 8-23 6–9
April 22 Connecticut Earl Lorden Field 5-8 Brown(1-0) T. Cassidy(0-1) Mahoney(4) 123 8-24 6–9
April 25 at Fordham* Houlihan Park 5-10 Porter(3-4) M. Geannelis(2-3) None 177 8-25 6–10
April 26 at Fordhman* Houlihan Park 3-5 Kennedy(4-6) A. Plunkett(0-6) Porter(2) 186 8-26 6–11
April 27 at Fordham* Houlihan Park 4-1 A. Grant(2-1) Swatek(4-3) None 333 9-26 7–11
April 29 Connecticut - Earl Lorden Field 5-4 E. Mackintosh(1-0) A. Zapata(3-2) B. Walsh(2) 110 10-26 7-11
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A-10 record
May 2 George Mason* - Earl Lorden Field 7-12 Montefusco(7-2) C. LeBlanc(2-4) Kalish(1) 127 10-27 7-12
May 3 George Mason* - Earl Lorden Field 0-7 Gaynor(7-3) A. Grant(2-2) None 156 10-28 7-13
May 4 George Mason* - Earl Lorden Field 9-1 B. Walsh(2-4) Williams(3-2) None 111 11-28 8-13
May 9 VCU* - Earl Lorden Field 5-4 M. Geannelis(3-3) Gill(3-4) None 93 12-28 9-13
May 10 VCU* - Earl Lorden Field 6-10 Dwyer(6-1) T. McDonald(0-1) None 275 12-29 9-14
May 11 VCU* - Earl Lorden Field 5-4 M. Geannelis(4-3) Lees(5-4) None 210 13-29 10-14
May 1 at Saint Joseph's* - Campbell's Field - - - - - - -
May 1 at Saint Joseph's* - Campbell's Field - - - - - - -
May 1 at Saint Joseph's* - Campbell's Field - - - - - - -
Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
*Atlantic 10 Conference games
**Beanpot Challenge

References edit

  1. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Baseball". www.umassathletics.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008.
  3. ^ http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/umas-m-basebl-sched.html [dead link]