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 |
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| Founded | 1877 (1877) |
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| University | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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| Head coach | Matt Reynolds (7th season) |
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| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
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| Location | Amherst, Massachusetts |
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| Home stadium | Earl Lorden Field |
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| Nickname | Minutemen |
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| Colors | Maroon and white[1]
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| 1954, 1969 |
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| 1954, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1995, 1996 |
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Yankee: 1952, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980
A-10: 1980, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Tenure
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Coach
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Seasons
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Record
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Pct.
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1877–1903
1905–1907 |
No Coach |
35 |
89–138–1 |
.393
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| 1904 |
Pat Bowler |
1 |
4–10 |
.286
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| 1908 |
W. Breckenridge |
1 |
10–6 |
.625
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| 1911–1916 |
William Fitzmaurice |
6 |
46–21–2 |
.681
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| 1920–1922 |
Harold Gore |
3 |
10–20 |
.333
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| 1923 |
Herbert Collins |
1 |
1–11 |
.083
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| 1924 |
Emory Grayson |
1 |
5–7 |
.417
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| 1925–1931 |
Lorin Ball |
7 |
35–57–2 |
.383
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| 1932–1935 |
Melvin Taube |
4 |
31–22 |
.585
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| 1936–1940 |
Elbert Caraway |
5 |
40–29–2 |
.577
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| 1941–1942/1946-1947 |
Fancis Reid |
4 |
14–36 |
.380
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| 1945 |
Thomas Eck |
1 |
1–6–1 |
.193
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| 1947–1966 |
Earl Lorden |
20 |
187–146–3 |
.561
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| 1967–1987 |
Dick Bergquist |
21 |
392–321–5 |
.549
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| 1988–2017 |
Mike Stone |
30 |
697–695–3 |
.501
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| 2017–present |
Matt Reynolds |
5 |
69–120–1 |
.366
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| Totals
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15 coaches
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141 seasons
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1,616–1,617–20
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.500
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UMass in the NCAA tournament
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| Year
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Coach
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Record
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Notes
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| 1954 |
Earl E. Lorden |
3–2 |
Eliminated by Missouri in the CWS.
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| 1955 |
Earl E. Lorden |
1–1 |
Eliminated by Springfield College in the District 1 playoffs.
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| 1956 |
Earl E. Lorden |
0–1 |
Eliminated by Vermont in the District 1 playoffs.
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| 1966 |
Earl E. Lorden |
0–1 |
Eliminated by Boston College in the District 1 playoffs.
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| 1967 |
Dick Bergquist |
3–2 |
Eliminated by Boston College in the District 1 playoffs.
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| 1969 |
Dick Bergquist |
4–2 |
Eliminated by Arizona State in the CWS.
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| 1971 |
Dick Bergquist |
0–2 |
Eliminated by Harvard in the District 1 playoffs.
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| 1973 |
Dick Bergquist |
0–2 |
Eliminated by Delaware in the District 1 playoffs.
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| 1978 |
Dick Bergquist |
0–2 |
Eliminated by Delaware in the Northeast Regional.
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| 1995 |
Mike Stone |
0–2 |
Eliminated by Texas A&M in the Atlantic II Regional.
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| 1996 |
Mike Stone |
3–2 |
Eliminated by Florida in the East Regional.
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| Totals
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14–19
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11 appearances
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| The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
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UMass alumni in the MLB
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