2014 UMass Minutemen baseball team

The 2014 UMass Minutemen baseball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Stone was in his 27th season as head coach. The Minutemen played their home games at Earl Lorden Field.

2014 Roster 2014 UMass Minutemen Roster  Pitchers 24 Aaron Plunkett - Senior 28 DJ Jauss - Senior 17 Conor LeBlanc - Junior 18 Andrew Grant - Junior 23 Adam Picard - Redshirt Junior 15 Evan Mackintosh - Sophomore 29 Rob O'Neil - Sophomore 19 Tim Cassidy - Redshirt Sophomore 25 Mason Trubey - Sophomore 16 Ben Panunzio - Sophomore xx Ryan Venditti - Freshman xx Ryan Moloney - Freshman xx Tommy McDonald - Freshman xx Mike Geannelis - Freshman xx Aidan Connolly- Freshman Infielders 39 Dylan Begin - Senior 7 Rob McLam - Senior 44 Nik Campero - Senior 5 Nick Sanford - Senior 14 John Jennings - Sophomore 4 Mark Brodd - Sophomore 10 Zach Littman - Sophomore 11 Vinny Scifo - Sophomore xx Bryce Maher - Freshman xx John Mione - Freshman xx Jon Avallone - Freshman Catchers xx Mike Hart - Freshman xx Zack Leone - Freshman xx Matt Bare - Freshman

Outfielders 30 Kellen Pagel - Senior 6 Kyle Adie - Redshirt Junior 8 Jeff Cavanaro - Junior 9 Paul Yanakopulos - Junior 34 Dan Jonah - Sophomore xx Dylan Morris - Freshman 

Schedule

! style="background:#881c1c;color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 22 || || – || USA Baseball National Training Complex || 0-14 || Dignacco(2-0)|| B. Walsh(0-1)|| None || 250 || 0-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 22 || Army || – || USA Baseball National Training Complex || 3-4 || Larimer(1-0)|| R. Moloney(0-1)|| Griffith(1) || 274 || 0-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 23 || Army || – || USA Baseball National Training Complex || 4-7 || Meadows(1-0) || LeBlanc, C(0-1) || None || 173 || 0-3 || –

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 1 || at Maryland || – || Shipley Field || 0-4 || Stinnett, J.(2-1) || LeBlanc, C(0-2) || None || - || 0-4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 1 || at Maryland || – || Shipley Field || 1-10 || Shawaryn, M.(3-0) || Moloney, R(0-2) || None || 397 || 0-5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 2 || at Maryland || – || Shipley Field || 2-3 || A. Robinson(1-0) || A. Plunkett(0-1) || None || 263 || 0-6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 7 || at || – || T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field || 3-13 || Mooney(2-1) || R. Maloney(0-3) || None || 111 || 0-7 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 8 || || – || T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field || 15-0 || C. LeBlanc(1-2) || T. Boone(0-2) || None || 104 || 1-7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 9 || at Davidson || – || T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field || 8-9 || Neitzel(2-0) || A. Plunkett(0-2) || Saeta(3) || 132 || 1-8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 15 || Army || – || Tampa, FL || 3-4 || J. Griffith(3-0) || B. Walsh(0-2) || None || 214 || 1-9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 15 || Army || – || Tampa, FL || 4-9 || A. Robinett(1-2) || R. Maloney(0-4) || J. Larimer(1) || 214 || 1-10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 16 || Army || – || Tampa, FL || 4-7 || G. Carroll(3-0) || M. Geannelis(0-1) || None || 201 || 1-11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 19 || at || – || Fiondella Field || 0-3 || Murphy || A. Grant(0-1) || Gouin(2) || 204 || 1-12 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 21 || La Salle* || – || Earl Lorden Field || 7-6 || D. Jauss(1-0) || O'Neill(0-5) || None || 217 || 2-12 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 22 || La Salle* || – || Earl Lorden Field || 8-6 || B. Walsh(1-2) || Craig(0-1) || D. Jauss(1) || 157 || 3-12 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 23 || La Salle* || – || Earl Lorden Field || 0-3 || O'Neill(1-5) || A. Plunkett(0-3) || Cherry(3) || 164 || 3-13 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 28 || at * || – || Malcolm U. Pitt Field || 4-6 || de Marte(2-4) || C. LeBlanc(1-3) || Cook(4) || 121 || 3-14 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 28 || at Richmond* || – || Malcolm U. Pitt Field || 1-10 || Sterling(3-1) || R. Moloney(0-5) || None || 117 || 3-15 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 29 || at Richmond* || – || Malcolm U. Pitt Field || 5-8 || Harron(2-0) || M. Geannelis(0-2) || Martinson(2) || 212 || 3-16 || 2–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 2 || at || – || John Shea Field || 6-7 || Skogsbergh(3-0) || D. Jauss(1-1) || Nicklas(2) || 264 || 3-17 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 4 || * || – || Earl Lorden Field || 5-6 || LAHRMAN(2-1) || B. Walsh(1-3) || Harris(3) || 110 || 3-18 || 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 5 || Dayton* || – || Earl Lorden Field || 2-6 || BUETTGEN(4-3) || A. Plunkett(0-4) || None || 150 || 3-19 || 2–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 6 || Dayton* || – || Earl Lorden Field || 5-4 || D. Jauss(2-1) || WEYBRIGHT(1-3) || None || 210 || 4-19 || 3–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 9 || || – || Earl Lorden Field || 5-3 || A. Grant(1-1) || Lippert(1-3) || T. McDonald(1) || 131 || 5-19 || 3–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 11 || * || – || Earl Lorden Field || 7-1 || C. LeBlanc(2-3) || Bates(4-1) || None || 117 || 6-19 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 12 || Saint Louis* || – || Earl Lorden Field || 3-2 || M. Geannelis(1-2) || Norwood(4-1) || None || 253 || 7-19 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 13 || Saint Louis* || – || Earl Lorden Field || 1-2 || Eckelman(4-1) || R. Moloney(0-6) || None || 257 || 7-20 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 18 || at * || – || Barcroft Park || 6-4 || M. Geannelis(2-2) || Milon(1-3) || B. Walsh(1) || 127 || 8-20 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 19 || at George Washington* || – || Barcroft Park || 2-3 || Williams(4-3) || A. Plunkett(0-5) || Milon(6) || 224 || 8-21 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 20 || at George Washington* || – || Barcroft Park || 4-5 || Muhl(2-0) || B. Walsh(2-3) || None || 247 || 8-22 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 21 || at Harvard || – || Parsons Field || 0-3 || Coman(1-1) || R. Maloney(0-7) || Laurisch(1) || 190 || 8-23 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 22 || Connecticut || – || Earl Lorden Field || 5-8 || Brown(1-0) || T. Cassidy(0-1) || Mahoney(4) || 123 || 8-24 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 25 || at * || – || Houlihan Park || 5-10 || Porter(3-4) || M. Geannelis(2-3) || None || 177 || 8-25 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 26 || at Fordhman* || – || Houlihan Park || 3-5 || Kennedy(4-6) || A. Plunkett(0-6) || Porter(2) || 186 || 8-26 || 6–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 27 || at Fordham* || – || Houlihan Park || 4-1 || A. Grant(2-1) || Swatek(4-3) || None || 333 || 9-26 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 29 || Connecticut || - || Earl Lorden Field || 5-4 || E. Mackintosh(1-0) || A. Zapata(3-2) || B. Walsh(2) || 110 || 10-26 || 7-11

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 2|| * || - || Earl Lorden Field || 7-12 || Montefusco(7-2) || C. LeBlanc(2-4) || Kalish(1) || 127 || 10-27 || 7-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 3 || George Mason* || - || Earl Lorden Field || 0-7 || Gaynor(7-3) || A. Grant(2-2) || None || 156 || 10-28 || 7-13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 4 || George Mason* || - || Earl Lorden Field || 9-1 || B. Walsh(2-4) || Williams(3-2) || None || 111 || 11-28 || 8-13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 9 || VCU* || - || Earl Lorden Field || 5-4 || M. Geannelis(3-3) || Gill(3-4) || None || 93 || 12-28 || 9-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 10 || VCU* || - || Earl Lorden Field || 6-10 || Dwyer(6-1) || T. McDonald(0-1) || None || 275 || 12-29 || 9-14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 11 || VCU* || - || Earl Lorden Field || 5-4 || M. Geannelis(4-3) || Lees(5-4) || None || 210 || 13-29 || 10-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 1 || at * || - || Campbell's Field || - || - || - || - || - || - || - |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 1 || at Saint Joseph's* || - || Campbell's Field || - || - || - || - || - || - || - |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 1 || at Saint Joseph's* || - || Campbell's Field || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

| style="font-size:88%" | Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. |- | style="font-size:88%" | *Atlantic 10 Conference games |- | style="font-size:88%" | **Beanpot Challenge

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