1954 UMass Redmen baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1954 UMass Redmen baseball Yankee Conference Yankee Conference Yankee 15–7 4–2 Earl Lorden 7th Robert Pedigree Alumni Field District I champion College World Series T-5th The 1954 UMass Redmen baseball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Alumni Field. The team was coached by Earl Lorden in his 7th year as head coach at UMass. The Redmen won the District I to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Missouri Tigers.https://www.masslive.com/sports/2012/12/the_late_phil_tarpey_was_a_ter.html The late Phil Tarpey was a terror for UMass when college baseball was king December 28, 2012 December 11, 2025 MassLivehttps://umassathletics.com/news/2004/5/10/UMass_Honors_1954_Redmen UMass Minutemen UMass Honors 1954 Redmen May 10, 2004 December 11, 2025http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1954 https://web.archive.org/web/20111226114710/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1954 dead December 26, 2011 1954 College World Series December 11, 2025 Omaha.comhttps://books.google.com/books?id=ox665PJnDXQC The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003 W.C. Madden Patrick J. Stewart amp McFarland & Co. 2004 31–36 9780786418428 December 11, 2025 Roster 1954 UMass Redmen y Andy Anderson P Bissonnette Paul DiVincenzo OF SR James Eagan INF JR Joe Faucette JR Louis Gobeille INF SO Kidd Hugh MacKenzie P SR Norman OF John Pasteris INF SR Robert Pedigree INF SR C Raymond Rhodes C SO James Rivers OF John Skypeck OF SO Ray Sutcliffe C Don Swanson LHP L SR Phil Tarpey RHP R JR Brian Wilcox OF SO John Winters INF SO Yogi Wisniewski C JR April 1, 2021 Earl Lorden Schedule UMass Redmen 2 white 1954 UMass Redmen baseball game log ! style="UMass Redmen 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y UMass Redmen 2 white; April (3–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Yankee Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 19 || at 1954 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut || Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, Connecticut || 1–0 || 1–0 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 19 || at Connecticut || Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, Connecticut || 1–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || April 24 || at 1954 New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 0–7 || 2–1 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 24 || at New Hampshire || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 4–0 || 3–1 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || April 29 || 1954 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 0–3 || 3–2 || 3–1 |- y UMass Redmen 2 white; May (8–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Yankee Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || May 1 || at 1954 American International Yellow Jackets American International || Unknown • Boston, Massachusetts || 3–9 || 3–3 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || May 5 || at 1954 Boston University Terriers Boston University || Unknown • Boston, Massachusetts || 6–1 || 4–3 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || May 7 || at 1954 Middlebury Panthers Middlebury || Unknown • Middlebury, Vermont || 8–5 || 5–3 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || May 11 || at Coast Guard || Unknown • Boston, Massachusetts || 2–0 || 6–3 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || May 12 || 1954 Williams Ephs Williams || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 3–0 || 7–3 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || May 15 || 1954 Tufts Jumbos Tufts || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 1–2 || 7–4 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || May 17 || 1954 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 1–0 || 8–4 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || May 17 || Rhode Island || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 0–1 || 8–5 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || May 19 || at 1954 Trinity Bantams Trinty || Unknown • Hartford, Connecticut || 7–3 || 9–5 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 20 || 1954 WPI Engineers WPI || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 4–0 || 10–5 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || May 31 || Quonset Naval || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 3–2 || 11–5 || 4–2 |- |- ! style="UMass Redmen 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y UMass Redmen 2 white; NCAA District I Playoff (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Yankee Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || June 3 || at 1954 Springfield Maroons Springfield || Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts || 9–7 || 12–5 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || June 4 || vs Boston University || Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts || 2–0 || 13–5 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || June 5 || vs 1954 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst || Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts || 2–0 || 14–5 || 4–2 |- y UMass Redmen 2 white; College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Yankee Record |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || June 10 || vs Michigan State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–16 || 14–6 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || June 11 || vs Oregon || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–3 || 15–6 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || June 12 || vs Missouri || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–8 || 15–7 || 4–2 |- References Category:UMass Minutemen baseball seasons UMass Redmen baseball Category:College World Series seasons UMass