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 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 Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10 Sources March 3 2:00 p.m. at * Parsons Field L 2–11 Scotti (1–0) Dow (0–1) — 0 0–1 — Box ScoreRecap March 6 2:00 p.m. at Stony Brook* Joe Nathan Field Canceled (inclement weather) 0–1 — March 7 1:00 p.m. at Stony Brook* Joe Nathan Field W 9–4 Shields (1–0) Milch (0–1) — 0 1–1 — Box ScoreRecap March 7 3:00 p.m. at Stony Brook* Joe Nathan Field W 3–1 Steele (1–0) Herrmann (0–2) Pawloski (1) 0 2–1 — Box ScoreRecap March 9 2:00 p.m. at * CCSU Baseball Field L 6–8 Neuman (1–0) Dow (0–2) Sabia (1) 0 2–2 — Box ScoreRecap March 12 3:00 p.m. at * GLTS Ballpark W 6–4 Henry (1–0) Gillette (0–1) Pawloski (2) 0 3–2 — Box ScoreRecap March 13 1:00 p.m. at Merrimack* GLTS Ballpark W 11–4 Steele (2–0) Amidon (0–2) — 0 4–2 — Box ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap March 20 12:00 p.m. at * John B. Schuerholz Park L 7–8 Seils (2–3) Steele (2–1) Weber (1) 0 4–4 — Box ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap March 24 5:00 p.m. ESPN+ at * Fitton Field W 6–2 Dow (1–2) Chudy (0–1) — 0 7–5 — Box ScoreRecap March 26 3:00 p.m. at Northeastern* Parsons Field L 1–18 Murphy (1–0) Steele (2–2) — 371 7–6 — Box ScoreRecap March 27 11:00 a.m. at Northeastern* Parsons Field L 2–5 Schlitter (1–0) LeBlanc (0–2) Dufault (1) 325 7–7 — Box ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap March 31 2:00 p.m. Holy Cross* Earl Lorden Field L 6–7 Bryant (1–0) Pawloski (0–2) — 46 7–9 — Box ScoreRecap April (4–15) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10 Sources April 2 3:00 p.m. at UConn* Elliot Ballpark L 2–9 Casparius (3–2) Steele (2–3) — 111 7–10 — Box ScoreRecap April 3 12:00 p.m. at UConn* Elliot Ballpark L 1–11 Peterson (3–1) Given (1–1) — 176 7–11 — Box ScoreRecap April 3 3:00 p.m. at UConn* Elliot Ballpark L 3–7 Simeone (1–3) Livnat (1–1) — 211 7–12 — Box ScoreRecap April 7 3:00 p.m. Northeastern Earl Lorden Field L 1–11 Stiehl (1–1) Clevenger (0–1) — 75 7–13 — Box ScoreRecap April 9 12:00 p.m. at Smithson Field L 1–5 McCole (1–1) Steele (2–4) — 109 7–14 0–1 Box ScoreRecap April 9 3:00 p.m. at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field L 5–7 Rodriguez (1–1) Wittman (0–1) — 139 7–15 0–2 Box ScoreRecap April 10 12:00 p.m. at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field L 2–10 DeVine (1–1) Given (1–2) — 100 7–16 0–3 Box ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap April 17 12:00 p.m. Earl Lorden Field L 5–8 Scanlon (4–2) Steele (2–5) Kennedy (3) 80 8–18 0–5 Box ScoreRecap April 17 3:30 p.m. La Salle Earl Lorden Field L 0–3 Elissalt (4–1) Livnat (1–2) — 85 8–19 0–6 Box ScoreRecap April 18 12:00 p.m. La Salle Earl Lorden Field L 3–4 Yablonski (2–1) Wittman (0–2) — 80 8–20 0–7 Box ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap April 20 3:30 p.m. * Earl Lorden Field Canceled (inclement weather) 8–21 — Recap April 23 3:00 p.m. at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field L 7–8 Fernandez (3–2) Henry (2–1) — 20 8–22 0–9 Box ScoreRecap April 24 12:00 p.m. at Rhode Island Smithson Field W 11–2 Steele (3–5) Picone (1–2) — 20 9–22 1–9 Box ScoreRecap April 24 3:00 p.m. at Rhode Island Smithson Field L 3–7 Webb (4–0) Dalton (0–3) — 30 9–23 1–10 Box ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap April 27 3:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart* Veterans Memorial Park W 8–6 Wittman (1–2) Briggs (2–4) — 31 9–25 — Box ScoreRecap April 30 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Fordham Houlihan Park W 4–2 Lesieur (1–0) Knox (1–2) Clevenger (1) 0 10–25 2–11 Box ScoreRecap May (2–6) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10 Sources May 1 12:00 p.m. at Fordham Houlihan Park L 3–5 Mikulsi (7–0) Steele (3–6) Kovel (1) 0 10–26 2–12 Box ScoreRecap May 1 3:00 p.m. at Fordham Houlihan Park W 8–3 Given (2–3) Crowley (3–3) — 0 11–26 3–12 Box ScoreRecap May 2 12:00 p.m. at Fordham Houlihan Park L 1–11 Karslo (4–1) Dalton (0–4) — 0 11–27 3–13 Box ScoreRecap 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 ScoreRecap May 14 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Earl Lorden Field Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) 12–27 3–13 Recap May 15 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ St. Bonaventure Earl Lorden Field 12–27 3–13 May 15 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ St. Bonaventure Earl Lorden Field 12–27 3–13 May 16 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ St. Bonaventure Earl Lorden Field 12–27 3–13 May 20 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Rhode Island Earl Lorden Field L 6–17 Twitchell (4–1) Given (2–4) Moxey (1) 80 12–28 3–14 Box ScoreRecap May 21 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ Rhode Island Earl Lorden Field L 2–7 Webb (7–1) Steele (3–7) — 80 12–29 3–15 Box ScoreRecap May 21 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Rhode Island Earl Lorden Field L 5–7 Cherry (1–0) Aronson (0–1) Janglos (1) 80 12–30 3–16 Box ScoreRecap May 22 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ Rhode Island Earl Lorden Field L 1–16 Levesque (5–2) Bergeron (0–1) — 100 12–31 3–17 Box ScoreRecap Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

Rankings

References

External links UMass Baseball 2021 UMass Baseball Schedule