Draft:2023 UMass Minutemen baseball team

  • Comment: None of the sources you've got here currently demonstrate that the team is notable - they all seem to discuss college baseball as a whole, rather than talking about the UMass team specifically, or are not independent enough. Turnagra (talk) 18:37, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

2023 UMass Minutemen baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record14–35 (6–18 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Royer (7th season)
  • Max Weir (1st season)
Pitching coachBrandon Shileikis (1st season)
Home stadiumEarl Lorden Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 28 24 1   .538
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 15 8 0   .652 30 24 0   .556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 33 23 0   .589
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 26 34 0   .433
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 14 9 0   .609 27 28 0   .491
George Mason ‍‍y 13 10 0   .565 36 27 0   .571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 23 29 0   .442
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 12 0   .478 21 34 0   .382
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 25 30 0   .455
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 19 36 0   .345
UMass  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 14 35 0   .286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 8 40 0   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 UMass Minutemen baseball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2023 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 7th season at UMass.

Preseason edit

Coaches poll edit

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. UMass was picked to finish eleventh the Atlantic 10.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1 Davidson 130 (5)
2 VCU 125 (4)
3 Richmond 103 (1)
4 Saint Louis 103
5 Dayton 92 (1)
6 Rhode Island 85
7 Saint Joseph's 81
8 George Mason 70 (1)
9 Fordham 52
10 George Washington 51
11 UMass 27
12 St. Bonaventure 17


Personnel edit

Starters edit

Roster edit

Game log edit

2023 UMass Minutemen Hawks Baseball Game Log (14–35)
Regular Season (14–35)
April (6–13)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record
April 1 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 6–7 Cherico (2–1) Harrigan (0–2) None ESPN+ 142 4–14 0–2
April 2 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 1–11 Chaffin (3–1) Steele (0–1) None ESPN+ 122 4–15 0–3
The Baseball Beanpot – First round
April 4 No. 9 Boston College* Earl Lorden Field L 12–13 Moore (1–0) Harrigan (0–3) Roman (7) ESPN+ 85 4–16
April 7 Davidson Earl Lorden Field L 2–9 Schomberg (5–1) LeBlanc (0–2) None ESPN+ 90 4–17 0–4
April 8 Davidson Earl Lorden Field L 3–4 Feczko (3–3) Perrett (1–4) Pabst (1) ESPN+ 95 4–18 0–5
April 9 Davidson Earl Lorden Field L 6–14 Fix (2–0) Pawloski (1–2) None ESPN+ 90 4–19 0–6
The Baseball Beanpot – Consolation second round
April 11 Northeastern* Earl Lorden Field L 11–18 Gigliotti (5–0) Koeppel (1–1) None FloSports 85 4–20
April 14 Richmond Earl Lorden Field L 2–6 Weirather (3–2) Lints (0–1) None ESPN+ 90 4–21 0–7
April 15 Richmond Earl Lorden Field W 9–5 LeBlanc (1–2) Rodriguez (2–1) None ESPN+ 95 5–21 1–7
April 16 Richmond Earl Lorden Field L 7–15 Neff (1–0) Steele (0–2) None ESPN+ 95 5–22 1–8
April 19 at Sacred Heart* Veterans Memorial Park
Bridgeport, CT
W 10–8 Lints (1–1) Briggs (1–2) LeBlanc (1) 136 6–22
April 21 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field
Merion, PA
L 3–5 McCausland (4–2) Belliveau (0–1) Stetzar (2) ESPN+ 201 6–23 1–9
April 22 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field L 3–12 Owsik (1–2) Perrett (1–5) None ESPN+ 400 6–24 1–10
April 23 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field L 3–7 Picone (2–5) Steele (0–3) McShane (2) ESPN+ 323 6–25 1–11
April 25 Hartford* Earl Lorden Field W 9–2 Dalton (1–2) Benzinger (0–3) None ESPN+ 90 7–25
April 26 Siena* Earl Lorden Field W 10–5 LeSieur (1–0) Paltridge (1–2) None ESPN+ 90 8–25
April 28 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park
Olean, NY
W 7–5 Belliveau (1–1) Klodowski (0–3) Jensen (1) ESPN+ 99 9–25 2–11
April 29 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park W 7–6 Given (1–1) Roggenburk (0–3) Devin (1) ESPN3 392 10–25 3–11
April 29 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park L 5–7 Watts (3–5) Steele (0–4) O'Connell (2) ESPN+ 258 10–26 3–12
May (4–9)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record
May 3 at Quinnipiac* Quinnipiac Baseball Field
Hamden, CT
L 7–10 Alduino (2–0) Devin (0–1) Favieri (1) 113 10–27
May 5 Rhode Island Earl Lorden Field L 5–11 Spostao (3–5) Pawloski (1–3) None ESPN+ 95 10–28 3–13
May 6 Rhode Island Earl Lorden Field W 8–7 Jensen (1–1) Andrade (1–1) None ESPN+ 95 11–28 4–13
May 7 Rhode Island Earl Lorden Field L 9–10 Fernandez (2–1) Harrigan (0–4) None ESPN+ 95 11–29 4–14
May 9 at UMass Lowell* Edward A. LeLacheur Park
Lowell, MA
L 8–9 Simes (2–2) Devin (0–2) None AmericaEast.TV 241 11–30
May 10 Stonehill* Earl Lorden Field W 10–6 LeSieur (2–0) Brulport (2–2) None ESPN+ 90 12–30
May 12 at Fordham Houlihan Park
The Bronx, NY
W 9–3 Belliveau (2–1) Lavelle (1–5) Lints (1) ESPN+ 106 13–30 5–14
May 13 at Fordham Houlihan Park L 2–5 Scott (2–2) Perrett (1–6) Kovel (8) ESPN+ 222 13–31 5–15
May 14 at Fordham Houlihan Park L 5–12 Hughes (2–3) Steele (0–5) None ESPN+ 244 13–32 5–16
May 16 Fairfield* Earl Lorden Field L 9–10 Berta (2–0) LeSieur (2–1) Erbeck (3) ESPN+ 90 13–33
May 18 Dayton Earl Lorden Field L 14–32 Bard (2–0) Belliveau (2–2) None ESPN+ 90 13–34 5–17
May 19 Dayton Earl Lorden Field L 5–8 Wissman (4–1) Perrett (1–7) Hattrup (2) ESPN+ 100 13–35 5–18
May 19 Dayton Earl Lorden Field W 13–6 Steele (1–5) Wilson (0–1) None ESPN+ 100 14–35 6–18

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
 W  UMass win •  L  UMass loss •  Postponement or cancellation Bold denotes UMass player

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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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 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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 edit

  1. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  6. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.