UMass Minutemen baseball | |
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2025 UMass Minutemen baseball team | |
Founded | 1877 |
University | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Head coach | Matt Reynolds (8th season) |
Conference | Atlantic 10 |
Location | Amherst, Massachusetts |
Home stadium | Earl Lorden Field |
Nickname | Minutemen |
Colors | Maroon 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 |
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.
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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UMass (Independent)(1877–1951) | |||||||||
1877 | No Coach | 4-1 | |||||||
1878 | No Coach | No Games | |||||||
1879 | No Coach | No Games | |||||||
1880 | No Coach | No Games | |||||||
1881 | No Coach | No Games | |||||||
1882 | No Coach | 1-1 | |||||||
1883 | No Coach | 1-0 | |||||||
1884 | No Coach | 0-1 | |||||||
1885 | No Coach | 1-0 | |||||||
1886 | No Coach | No Games | |||||||
1887 | No Coach | 4-6 | |||||||
1888 | No Coach | 2-2 | |||||||
1889 | No Coach | 5-2 | |||||||
1890 | No Coach | No Games | |||||||
1891 | No Coach | 4-3 | |||||||
1892 | No Coach | 5-2 | |||||||
1893 | No Coach | 5-3 | |||||||
1894 | No Coach | 0-7 | |||||||
1895 | No Coach | 2-4 | |||||||
1896 | No Coach | 3-3 | |||||||
1897 | No Coach | 3-5 | |||||||
1898 | No Coach | 3-7 | |||||||
1899 | No Coach | 0-1 | |||||||
1900 | No Coach | 3-7 | |||||||
1901 | No Coach | 8-3 | |||||||
1902 | No Coach | 2-6-1 | |||||||
1903 | No Coach | 3-11 | |||||||
1904 | Bowler | 4-10 | |||||||
1905 | No Coach | 7-9 | |||||||
1906 | No Coach | 5-10-1 | |||||||
1907 | No Coach | 5-13 | |||||||
1908 | Breckenridge | 10-6 | |||||||
1909 | No Coach | 8-9 | |||||||
1910 | No Coach | 5-11 | |||||||
1911 | Fitzmaurice | 8-6-1 | |||||||
1912 | Fitzmaurice | 9-6 | |||||||
1913 | Fitzmaurice | 9-2 | |||||||
1914 | Fitzmaurice | 10-6 | |||||||
1915 | Fitzmaurice | 7-8 | |||||||
1916 | Fitzmaurice | 3-8-1 | |||||||
1917 | No Coach | 3-3 | |||||||
1918 | No Coach | No Games | |||||||
1919 | No Coach | 1-11 | |||||||
1920 | Gore | 6-8 | |||||||
1921 | Gore | 13-4 | |||||||
1922 | Gore | 9-8 | |||||||
1923 | Collins | 1-11 | |||||||
1924 | Grayson | 5-7 | |||||||
1925 | Ball | 6-8-2 | |||||||
1926 | Ball | 4-12 | |||||||
1927 | Ball | 7-8 | |||||||
1928 | Ball | 2-9 | |||||||
1929 | Ball | 3-11 | |||||||
1930 | Ball | 7-9 | |||||||
1931 | Ball | 6-10 | |||||||
1932 | Taube | 9-6 | |||||||
1933 | Taube | 7-5 | |||||||
1934 | Taube | 8-5 | |||||||
1935 | Taube | 7-6 | |||||||
1936 | Caraway | 2-10-1 | |||||||
1937 | Caraway | 11-3 | |||||||
1938 | Caraway | 10-3 | |||||||
1939 | Caraway | 14-5-1 | |||||||
1940 | Caraway | 3-8 | |||||||
1941 | Reid | 3-11 | |||||||
1942 | Reid | 5-6 | |||||||
1943 | Gill | Played High School Teams | |||||||
1944 | Briggs | Played High School Teams | |||||||
1945 | Eck | Played High School Teams | |||||||
1946 | Reid | 3-7 | |||||||
1947 | Reid | 3-12 | |||||||
1948 | Lorden | 2-11 | |||||||
1949 | Lorden | 5-11 | |||||||
1950 | Lorden | 5-7 | |||||||
1951 | Lorden | 10-8 | |||||||
UMass (Yankee Conference [3] )(1952–1980) | |||||||||
1952 | Lorden | 12-7 | 4-2 | Yankee Conference champions | |||||
1953 | Lorden | 11-8 | 3-2 | ||||||
1954 | Lorden | 15-7 | 4-2 | College World Series NCAA Tournament New England Champions | |||||
1955 | Lorden | 15-5 | 5-3 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
1956 | Lorden | 10-6-1 | 7-1-1 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
1957 | Lorden | 11-9 | 6-2 | Yankee Conference champions | |||||
1958 | Lorden | 7-11 | 5-5 | ||||||
1959 | Lorden | 10-6 | 4-5 | ||||||
1960 | Lorden | 10-7 | 5-5 | ||||||
1961 | Lorden | 11-5-1 | 7-2-1 | ||||||
1962 | Lorden | 15-5 | 7-3 | ||||||
1963 | Lorden | 10-7 | 2-6 | ||||||
1964 | Lorden | 7-10-1 | 3-6-1 | ||||||
1965 | Lorden | 7-11 | 6-4 | ||||||
1966 | Lorden | 14-6 | 7-3 | NCAA Tournament Yankee Conference champions | |||||
1967 | Bergquist | 17-11 | 8-2 | NCAA Tournament New England champions Yankee Conference champions | |||||
1968 | Bergquist | 12-10-1 | 6-4 | ||||||
1969 | Bergquist | 22-10 | 9-1 | College World Series NCAA Tournament Yankee Conference champions | |||||
1970 | Bergquist | 15-11 | 4-6 | ||||||
1971 | Bergquist | 21-10 | 12-3 | NCAA Tournament Yankee Conference champions | |||||
1972 | Bergquist | 16-5 | 8-4 | ||||||
1973 | Bergquist | 21-9-1 | 6-1 | NCAA Tournament Yankee Conference champions | |||||
1974 | Bergquist | 9-16 | 0-8 | ||||||
1975 | Bergquist | 11-18 | 4-4 | ||||||
1976 | Bergquist | 24-13 | 3-5 | ||||||
1977 | Bergquist | 20-17 | 5-3 | ||||||
1978 | Bergquist | 23-22 | 5-3 | NCAA Tournament New England champions Yankee Conference champions | |||||
1979 | Bergquist | 24-17 | 7-3 | Yankee Conference champions | |||||
UMass (Atlantic 10 Conference)(1980–1982) | |||||||||
1980 | Bergquist | 19-13-2 | 7-3 | Yankee Conference champions A-10 Champions | |||||
1981 | Bergquist | 22-17 | 4-4 | 2nd (East) | |||||
1982 | Bergquist | 14-20-1 | 3-4 | 2nd (East) | |||||
UMass (ECAC New England)(1983–1983) | |||||||||
1983 | Bergquist | 20-17 | 9-5 | ||||||
UMass (Atlantic 10 Conference)(1984–2025) | |||||||||
1984 | Bergquist | 18-26 | 3-9 | 5th (East) | |||||
1985 | Bergquist | 26-19 | 8-4 | 2nd (East) | A-10 Tournament First Round | ||||
1986 | Bergquist | 16-24 | 4-7 | 4th (East) | |||||
1987 | Bergquist | 22-16 | 10-4 | 2nd (East) | A-10 Tournament Final | ||||
1988 | Stone | 36-16 | 9-7 | 2nd (East) | A-10 Tournament Final | ||||
1989 | Stone | 17-27 | 5-11 | 4th (East) | |||||
1990 | Stone | 26-20 | 12-4 | 2nd (East) | A-10 Tournament Semifinal | ||||
1991 | Stone | 26-25-1 | 10-6 | 2nd (East) | A-10 Tournament Final | ||||
1992 | Stone | 25-16 | 11-5 | 2nd (East) | A-10 Tournament Semifinal | ||||
1993 | Stone | 18-21 | 9-11 | 6th | |||||
1994 | Stone | 31-17 | 19-4 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Reg. Season Champions A-10 Tournament Semifinal | ||||
1995 | Stone | 38-14 | 19-5 | 1st | NCAA Tournament Atlantic 10 Champions | ||||
1996 | Stone | 40-13 | 15-5 | 1st (East) | NCAA Tournament Atlantic 10 Champions | ||||
1997 | Stone | 35-12 | 17-4 | 1st (East) | Atlantic 10 Eastern Division Champions A-10 Tournament Final | ||||
1998 | Stone | 27-12 | 15-3 | 1st (East) | Atlantic 10 Eastern Division Champions A-10 Tournament Semifinal | ||||
1999 | Stone | 26-23 | 13-8 | 1st (East) | Atlantic 10 Eastern Division Champions A-10 Tournament Semifinal | ||||
2000 | Stone | 26-22-1 | 11-9-1 | 2nd (East) | A-10 Tournament Final | ||||
2001 | Stone | 27-19 | 15-5 | 1st | Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions A-10 Tournament Semifinal | ||||
2002 | Stone | 21-26 | 9-15 | 5th (East) | |||||
2003 | Stone | 26-19 | 14-7 | 1st (East) | Atlantic 10 Eastern Division Champions A-10 Tournament Final | ||||
2004 | Stone | 19-26 | 10-14 | 4th (East) | |||||
2005 | Stone | 16-33 | 9-15 | 3rd (East) | |||||
2006 | Stone | 14-30 | 11-16 | 11th | |||||
2007 | Stone | 22-25 | 13-14 | 8th | |||||
2008 | Stone | 18-27 | 11-16 | 11th | |||||
2009 | Stone | 27-26 | 16-11 | 4th | A-10 Tournament Quarterfinal | ||||
2010 | Stone | 19-27 | 13-14 | 8th | |||||
2011 | Stone | 17-29-1 | 8-15-1 | 12th | |||||
2012 | Stone | 22-22 | 14-10 | 4th | A-10 Tournament First Round | ||||
2013 | Stone | 14-31 | 7-17 | 14th | |||||
2014 | Stone | 15-31 | 12-15 | 9th | |||||
2015 | Stone | 16-27 | 12-12 | 10th | |||||
2016 | Stone | 18-27 | 11-13 | 8th | |||||
2017 | Stone | 15-32 | 8-16 | 11th | |||||
2018 | Reynolds | 15-29 | 6-18 | 12th | |||||
2019 | Reynolds | 18-27 | 8-14 | 10th | |||||
2020 | Reynolds | 1-8 | COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||||
2021 | Reynolds | 13-30 | 3-17 | 6th (North) | |||||
2022 | Reynolds | 22-26-1 | 8-16 | 11th | |||||
2023 | Reynolds | 14-35 | 6-18 | 11th | |||||
2024 | Reynolds | 24-29 | 13-11 | 6th | A-10 Tournament First Round | ||||
UMass (Mid-American Conference)(2026–present) | |||||||||
Total: | |||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Year | Coach | Record | Notes | |
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1954 | Earl E. Lorden | 3–2 | Eliminated by Missouri in the CWS. | |
1955 | Earl E. Lorden | 1–1 | Eliminated by Springfield College in the District 1 playoffs. | |
1956 | Earl E. Lorden | 0–1 | Eliminated by Vermont in the District 1 playoffs. | |
1966 | Earl E. Lorden | 0–1 | Eliminated by Boston College in the District 1 playoffs. | |
1967 | Dick Bergquist | 3–2 | Eliminated by Boston College in the District 1 playoffs. | |
1969 | Dick Bergquist | 4–2 | Eliminated by Arizona State in the CWS. | |
1971 | Dick Bergquist | 0–2 | Eliminated by Harvard in the District 1 playoffs. | |
1973 | Dick Bergquist | 0–2 | Eliminated by Delaware in the District 1 playoffs. | |
1978 | Dick Bergquist | 0–2 | Eliminated by Delaware in the Northeast Regional. | |
1995 | Mike Stone | 0–2 | Eliminated by Texas A&M in the Atlantic II Regional. | |
1996 | Mike Stone | 3–2 | Eliminated by Florida in the East Regional. | |
Totals | 14–19 | 11 appearances | ||
The format of the tournament has changed through the years. |
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Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst; strictly speaking, the Minutemen nickname applies to men's teams and athletes only — women's teams and athletes are known as Minutewomen. The Minutemen and Minutewomen compete in NCAA Division I sports competition primarily as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. UMass is one of only 16 universities in the nation that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey. The nickname is also applied to club teams that do not participate within the NCAA structure.
The UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. They play their home games in the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. The Minutemen currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Beginning in the 2025–26 season, the team will play as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Minutemen compete as an FBS independent. Since 1965, their home games have been played at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium on the university's campus in Hadley, Massachusetts.
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Earl Lorden Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. The field is home to the UMass Minutemen baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field is named after former UMass baseball coach Earl Lorden and was dedicated in his name on April 24, 1971.
The UMass Minutemen Ice Hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college ice hockey program that represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Minutemen are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 8,387-seat William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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The 2006 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The Minutemen won their first conference title since 2003, and advanced all the way to the NCAA Division I Championship before falling to Appalachian State. 2006 was the last season of A-10 football, as all member programs would move over to the Colonial Athletic Association in the offseason. UMass finished the season with a record of 13–2.
The 1997 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team was coached by Mike Hodges and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. It was Hodges' last as head coach, as he would take the position of assistant athletic director at the university in the offseason. The 1997 season was a tough one for the Minutemen as they stumbled to their worst record since 1953. UMass finished the season with a record of 2–9 overall and 1–7 in conference play.
The UConn–UMass rivalry is a growing sports rivalry between the UConn Huskies of the University of Connecticut and the UMass Minutemen of the University of Massachusetts.
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The 2013–14 Massachusetts Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by sixth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The 2014 UMass Minutemen baseball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Stone was in his 27th season as head coach. The Minutemen played their home games at Earl Lorden Field.
The UMass Minutemen soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UMass' first men's soccer team was fielded in 1930. The team plays its home games at Rudd Field. The Minutemen are coached by Fran O'Leary.
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Matthew Reynolds is an American college baseball coach and former player. Reynolds is the head coach of the UMass Minutemen baseball team. Reynolds played college baseball at the University of Maine for coach Paul Kostacopoulos before transferring to the University of Massachusetts Amherst to play for coach Mike Stone from 2003 to 2004.