# 2021 UMass Minutemen baseball team

The 2021 UMass Minutemen baseball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Minutemen played their home games at Earl Lorden Field as a members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Matt Reynolds, in his 4th season at UMass.

## Previous season

The 2020 UMass Minutemen baseball team notched a 1–8 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Preseason
### Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. UMass was picked to finish last in the Atlantic 10 regular season.
Coaches' Poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Points |
| 1 | VCU | 151 (4) |
| 2 | Fordham | 149 (4) |
| 3 | Dayton | 146 (4) |
| 4 | Davidson | 117 |
| 5 | Saint Louis | 114 (1) |
| 6 | Richmond | 109 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 103 |
| 8 | George Washington | 74 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's | 71 |
| 10 | George Mason | 46 |
| 11 | La Salle | 40 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 32 |
| 13 | UMass | 31 |

## Game log

2021 UMass Minutemen Baseball Game Log :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = UMass team member     * Non-conference game :
Regular Season (12–31) :
March (7–9) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10 | Sources |
| March 3 | 2:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern* | Parsons Field Brookline, Massachusetts | L 2–11 | Scotti (1–0) | Dow (0–1) | — | 0 | 0–1 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 6 | 2:00 p.m. | | at Stony Brook* | Joe Nathan Field Stony Brook, New York | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 0–1 | — | |
| March 7 | 1:00 p.m. | | at Stony Brook* | Joe Nathan Field | W 9–4 $^{(7)}$ | Shields (1–0) | Milch (0–1) | — | 0 | 1–1 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 7 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Stony Brook* | Joe Nathan Field | W 3–1 $^{(5)}$ | Steele (1–0) | Herrmann (0–2) | Pawloski (1) | 0 | 2–1 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 9 | 2:00 p.m. | | at Central Connecticut* | CCSU Baseball Field New Britain, Connecticut | L 6–8 | Neuman (1–0) | Dow (0–2) | Sabia (1) | 0 | 2–2 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 12 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Merrimack* | GLTS Ballpark Andover, Massachusetts | W 6–4 | Henry (1–0) | Gillette (0–1) | Pawloski (2) | 0 | 3–2 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | | at Merrimack* | GLTS Ballpark | W 11–4 | Steele (2–0) | Amidon (0–2) | — | 0 | 4–2 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | | at Merrimack* | GLTS Ballpark | L 1–3 | Sorenson (2–0) | Dalton (1–1) | Thibault (1) | 0 | 4–3 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 20 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Towson* | John B. Schuerholz Park Towson, Maryland | L 7–8 | Seils (2–3) | Steele (2–1) | Weber (1) | 0 | 4–4 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 20 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Towson* | John B. Schuerholz Park | L 0–4 | Janowicz (1–0) | LeBlanc (0–1) | — | 0 | 4–5 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 21 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Towson* | John B. Schuerholz Park | W 7–4 | Given (1–0) | Madden (0–2) | Pawlowski (3) | 0 | 5–5 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 21 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Towson* | John B. Schuerholz Park | W 10–1 | Livnat (1–0) | Ramanjulu (0–4) | — | 0 | 6–5 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 24 | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Holy Cross* | Fitton Field Worcester, Massachusetts | W 6–2 | Dow (1–2) | Chudy (0–1) | — | 0 | 7–5 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 26 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern* | Parsons Field | L 1–18 | Murphy (1–0) | Steele (2–2) | — | 371 | 7–6 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 27 | 11:00 a.m. | | at Northeastern* | Parsons Field | L 2–5 $^{(7)}$ | Schlitter (1–0) | LeBlanc (0–2) | Dufault (1) | 325 | 7–7 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 27 | 2:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern* | Parsons Field | L 3–4 | Yost (1–0) | Pawloski (0–1) | Gigliotti (1) | 325 | 7–8 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 31 | 2:00 p.m. | | Holy Cross* | Earl Lorden Field Amherst, Massachusetts | L 6–7 | Bryant (1–0) | Pawloski (0–2) | — | 46 | 7–9 | — | Box Score Recap |
April (4–15) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10 | Sources |
| April 2 | 3:00 p.m. | | at UConn* Rivalry | Elliot Ballpark Storrs, Connecticut | L 2–9 | Casparius (3–2) | Steele (2–3) | — | 111 | 7–10 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 3 | 12:00 p.m. | | at UConn* Rivalry | Elliot Ballpark | L 1–11 | Peterson (3–1) | Given (1–1) | — | 176 | 7–11 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 3 | 3:00 p.m. | | at UConn* Rivalry | Elliot Ballpark | L 3–7 | Simeone (1–3) | Livnat (1–1) | — | 211 | 7–12 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 7 | 3:00 p.m. | | Northeastern | Earl Lorden Field | L 1–11 | Stiehl (1–1) | Clevenger (0–1) | — | 75 | 7–13 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 9 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field Merion, Pennsylvania | L 1–5 | McCole (1–1) | Steele (2–4) | — | 109 | 7–14 | 0–1 | Box Score Recap |
| April 9 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | L 5–7 $^{(7)}$ | Rodriguez (1–1) | Wittman (0–1) | — | 139 | 7–15 | 0–2 | Box Score Recap |
| April 10 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | L 2–10 $^{(7)}$ | DeVine (1–1) | Given (1–2) | — | 100 | 7–16 | 0–3 | Box Score Recap |
| April 10 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | L 1–6 | Rollins (1–1) | Dalton (1–2) | — | 126 | 7–17 | 0–4 | Box Score Recap |
| April 14 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Merrimack* | Earl Lorden Field | W 9–8 | Henry (2–0) | Healy (1–2) | Wittman (1) | 80 | 8–17 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 17 | 12:00 p.m. | | La Salle | Earl Lorden Field | L 5–8 | Scanlon (4–2) | Steele (2–5) | Kennedy (3) | 80 | 8–18 | 0–5 | Box Score Recap |
| April 17 | 3:30 p.m. | | La Salle | Earl Lorden Field | L 0–3 $^{(7)}$ | Elissalt (4–1) | Livnat (1–2) | — | 85 | 8–19 | 0–6 | Box Score Recap |
| April 18 | 12:00 p.m. | | La Salle | Earl Lorden Field | L 3–4 $^{(7)}$ | Yablonski (2–1) | Wittman (0–2) | — | 80 | 8–20 | 0–7 | Box Score Recap |
| April 18 | 3:30 p.m. | | La Salle | Earl Lorden Field | L 6–11 | Maria (2–1) | Pawloski (0–3) | Kennedy (4) | 80 | 8–21 | 0–8 | Box Score Recap |
| April 20 | 3:30 p.m. | | Sacred Heart* | Earl Lorden Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 8–21 | — | Recap |
| April 23 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field Kingston, Rhode Island | L 7–8 $^{(10)}$ | Fernandez (3–2) | Henry (2–1) | — | 20 | 8–22 | 0–9 | Box Score Recap |
| April 24 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island | Smithson Field | W 11–2 $^{(7)}$ | Steele (3–5) | Picone (1–2) | — | 20 | 9–22 | 1–9 | Box Score Recap |
| April 24 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island | Smithson Field | L 3–7 $^{(7)}$ | Webb (4–0) | Dalton (0–3) | — | 30 | 9–23 | 1–10 | Box Score Recap |
| April 25 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island | Smithson Field | L 8–10 | Levesque (3–1) | Given (1–3) | — | 40 | 9–24 | 1–11 | Box Score Recap |
| April 27 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Sacred Heart* | Veterans Memorial Park Bridgeport, Connecticut | W 8–6 $^{(11)}$ | Wittman (1–2) | Briggs (2–4) | — | 31 | 9–25 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 30 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Fordham | Houlihan Park Bronx, New York | W 4–2 | Lesieur (1–0) | Knox (1–2) | Clevenger (1) | 0 | 10–25 | 2–11 | Box Score Recap |
May (2–6) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10 | Sources |
| May 1 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Fordham | Houlihan Park | L 3–5 $^{(7)}$ | Mikulsi (7–0) | Steele (3–6) | Kovel (1) | 0 | 10–26 | 2–12 | Box Score Recap |
| May 1 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Fordham | Houlihan Park | W 8–3 $^{(7)}$ | Given (2–3) | Crowley (3–3) | — | 0 | 11–26 | 3–12 | Box Score Recap |
| May 2 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Fordham | Houlihan Park | L 1–11 $^{(8)}$ | Karslo (4–1) | Dalton (0–4) | — | 0 | 11–27 | 3–13 | Box Score Recap |
| May 4 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Boston College* | Earl Lorden Field | W 3–2 | Wittman (2–2) | Vetrano (1–3) | — | 75 | 12–27 | — | Box Score Recap |
| May 14 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | St. Bonaventure | Earl Lorden Field | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 12–27 | 3–13 | Recap |
| May 15 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | St. Bonaventure | Earl Lorden Field | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 12–27 | 3–13 | Recap |
| May 15 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | St. Bonaventure | Earl Lorden Field | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 12–27 | 3–13 | Recap |
| May 16 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | St. Bonaventure | Earl Lorden Field | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 12–27 | 3–13 | Recap |
| May 20 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Rhode Island | Earl Lorden Field | L 6–17 $^{(8)}$ | Twitchell (4–1) | Given (2–4) | Moxey (1) | 80 | 12–28 | 3–14 | Box Score Recap |
| May 21 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Rhode Island | Earl Lorden Field | L 2–7 $^{(7)}$ | Webb (7–1) | Steele (3–7) | — | 80 | 12–29 | 3–15 | Box Score Recap |
| May 21 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Rhode Island | Earl Lorden Field | L 5–7 $^{(7)}$ | Cherry (1–0) | Aronson (0–1) | Janglos (1) | 80 | 12–30 | 3–16 | Box Score Recap |
| May 22 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Rhode Island | Earl Lorden Field | L 1–16 $^{(7)}$ | Levesque (5–2) | Bergeron (0–1) | — | 100 | 12–31 | 3–17 | Box Score Recap |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.