UMass Minutemen baseball

The UMass Minutemen baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.[2] 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.

UMass Minutemen
Founded1877 (1877)
UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coachMatt Reynolds (3rd season)
ConferenceAtlantic 10
LocationAmherst, Massachusetts
Home stadiumEarl Lorden Field
NicknameMinutemen
ColorsMaroon and White[1]
         
College World Series appearances
1954, 1969
NCAA Tournament appearances
1954, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1995, 1996
Conference tournament champions
Yankee: 1952, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980
A-10: 1980, 1994, 1995, 1996

Coaching history
Tenure Coach Seasons Record Pct.
1877–1903
1905–1907		No Coach3589–138–1.393
1904Pat Bowler14–10.286
1908W. Breckenridge110–6.625
1911–1916William Fitzmaurice646–21–2.681
1920–1922Harold Gore310–20.333
1923Herbert Collins11–11.083
1924Emory Grayson15–7.417
1925–1931Lorin Ball735–57–2.383
1932–1935Melvin Taube431–22.585
1936–1940Elbert Caraway540–29–2.577
1941–1942/1946-1947Fancis Reid414–36.380
1945Thomas Eck11–6–1.193
1947–1966Earl E. Lorden20187–146–3.561
1967–1987Dick Bergquist21392–321–5.549
1988–2017Mike Stone30697–695–3.501
2017–presentMatt Reynolds1st15-29-0.000
Totals 15 coaches 137 seasons 1,562–1,525–19 .506

UMass in the NCAA Tournament
Year Coach Record Notes
1954Earl E. Lorden3–2Eliminated by Missouri in the CWS.
1955Earl E. Lorden1–1Eliminated by Springfield College in the District 1 playoffs.
1956Earl E. Lorden0–1Eliminated by Vermont in the District 1 playoffs.
1966Earl E. Lorden0–1Eliminated by Boston College in the District 1 playoffs.
1967Dick Bergquist3–2Eliminated by Boston College in the District 1 playoffs.
1969Dick Bergquist4–2Eliminated by Arizona State in the CWS.
1971Dick Bergquist0–2Eliminated by Harvard in the District 1 playoffs.
1973Dick Bergquist0–2Eliminated by Delaware in the District 1 playoffs.
1978Dick Bergquist0–2Eliminated by Delaware in the Northeast Regional.
1995Mike Stone0–2Eliminated by Texas A&M in the Atlantic II Regional.
1996Mike Stone3–2Eliminated by Florida in the East Regional.
Totals 14–19 11 appearances
The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

UMass alumni in the MLB

See also

References
  1. University of Massachusetts Athletics Official Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  2. "Massachusetts Minutemen". d1baseball.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.


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