UMass Minutemen baseball explained

UMass Minutemen
University:University of Massachusetts Amherst
Conference:Atlantic 10
Location:Amherst, Massachusetts
Coach:Matt Reynolds
Tenure:7th
Stadium:Earl Lorden Field
Nickname:Minutemen
Cws:1954, 1969
Ncaa Tourneys:1954, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1995, 1996
Conference Tournament:Yankee

1952, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980
A-10: 1980, 1994, 1995, 1996

The UMass Minutemen baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.[1] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Massachusetts' first baseball team was fielded in 1877. The team plays its home games at Earl Lorden Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Minutemen are coached by Matt Reynolds.

Coaching history

1877–1903
1905–1907
No Coach 35 89–138–1 .393
1904 Pat Bowler 1 4–10 .286
1908W. Breckenridge 1 10–6 .625
1911–1916 William Fitzmaurice 6 46–21–2 .681
1920–19223 10–20 .333
1923 Herbert Collins 1 1–11 .083
1924 Emory Grayson 1 5–7 .417
1925–1931 7 35–57–2 .383
1932–1935 4 31–22 .585
1936–1940 5 40–29–2 .577
1941–1942/1946-1947Fancis Reid 4 14–36 .380
1945 1 1–6–1 .193
1947–1966 20 187–146–3 .561
1967–1987 Dick Bergquist 21 392–321–5 .549
1988–2017 30 697–695–3 .501
2017–present 5 69–120–1

UMass in the NCAA tournament

Earl E. Lorden 3–2 Eliminated by Missouri in the CWS.
Earl E. Lorden 1–1Eliminated by Springfield College in the District 1 playoffs.
Earl E. Lorden 0–1 Eliminated by Vermont in the District 1 playoffs.
Earl E. Lorden 0–1 Eliminated by Boston College in the District 1 playoffs.
Dick Bergquist 3–2 Eliminated by Boston College in the District 1 playoffs.
Dick Bergquist 4–2 Eliminated by Arizona State in the CWS.
Dick Bergquist 0–2 Eliminated by Harvard in the District 1 playoffs.
Dick Bergquist0–2 Eliminated by Delaware in the District 1 playoffs.
Dick Bergquist0–2 Eliminated by Delaware in the Northeast Regional.
Mike Stone 0–2 Eliminated by Texas A&M in the Atlantic II Regional.
Mike Stone 3–2 Eliminated by Florida in the East Regional.
Totals14–1911 appearances
The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

UMass alumni in the MLB

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Massachusetts Minutemen. d1baseball.com . 2013-03-15.