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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
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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 |
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.
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
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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