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.

2021 UMass Minutemen baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–31 (3–17 A-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumEarl Lorden Field
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North
Rhode Island  x 1460 .70028261 .518
Saint Joseph's   1590 .62521190 .525
La Salle   1590 .62532210 .604
Fordham   1190 .55024190 .558
St. Bonaventure   6140 .3007240 .226
UMass   3160 .15813290 .310
South
VCU  xy 1330 .81338160 .704
Dayton   1240 .75025270 .481
George Washington   14100 .58326190 .578
Davidson   11130 .45827240 .529
Saint Louis   6100 .37517310 .354
Richmond   5110 .31319170 .528
George Mason   7170 .29214290 .326
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1VCU151 (4)
2Fordham149 (4)
3Dayton146 (4)
4Davidson117
5Saint Louis114 (1)
6Richmond109
7Rhode Island103
8George Washington74
9Saint Joseph's71
10George Mason46
11La Salle40
12St. Bonaventure32
13UMass31

Game log

2021 UMass Minutemen Baseball Game Log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = UMass team member     * Non-conference game
Regular Season (12–31)

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]—*
Baseball America[4]
Collegiate Baseball^[5]
NCBWA[6]
D1Baseball[7]

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  6. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  7. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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