UMass Minutemen | |
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Founded | 1877 |
University | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Head coach | Matt Reynolds (7th 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.
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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. |
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.
The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts 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.
The UMass Minutemen men's lacrosse team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I men's lacrosse. As of July 1, 2022, the Minutemen compete in their full-time home of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), which is establishing a men's lacrosse league.
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.
The 2008 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The team was coached by Don Brown and played its home games at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. The 2008 season was Brown's last as head coach of the Minutemen. He left the position the following season to become the defensive coordinator at Maryland. The Minutemen finished the season with a record of 7–5, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2005.
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 2012 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The team was coached by Charley Molnar and played its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The 1960 UMass Redmen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1960 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. The team was coached by Chuck Studley and played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 1960 season was Studley's first and only as coach of the Minutemen. It was also the team's first as conference champions. UMass finished the season with a record of 7–2 overall and 3–1 in conference play.
The 2012–13 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fifth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament where they lost to VCU. They were invited to the 2013 NIT as the highest A-10 team not to go to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook.
The 2013 UMass Minutemen baseball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Stone is in his 26th season as head coach. The UMass baseball team, was coming off 2012 season in which they were 22-22. The Minutemen play their home games at Earl Lorden Field. Ultimately, the Minutemen finished the season with a 14-31 win-loss record overall.
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 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.
The 2014–15 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by seventh year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to La Salle.
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.
The 2015–16 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by eighth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Rhode Island in the second round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VCU.
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.