The Saint Joseph's baseball team is set to kick off Atlantic 10 with a weekend series at UMass.  The series begins on Friday at 3:00 p.m.; Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
SAINT JOSEPH'S (12-10 overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10) vs. UMASS (8-8-1 overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Friday, April 1: 3:00 p.m. | Live Stats
Saturday, April 2: 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Live Stats
Sunday, April 3: 12:00 p.m. | Live Stats
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday: RHP Ian McCole (SJU) vs. LHP Kevin Dow (UM)
Saturday: RHP Luke Smith (SJU) vs. RHP Tyler Dalton (UM)
Sunday: RHP Noah Weber (SJU) vs. LHP Daniel Livnat (UM)
 
LAST TIME OUT: Saint Joseph's lost a heartbreaker on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Liberty Bell Classic as Delaware scored four runs in the top of the eighth to secure an 8-7 victory...The Hawks notched a win at Seton Hall over the weekend, splitting a doubleheader on Saturday before falling at home on Sunday...In Saturday's opener, Andrew Cossetti's 11th-inning home run powered the Hawks to a 3-2 win.

UMass dropped a Wednesday contest at Albany...The Minutemen took two out of three at Towson over the weekend, including come-from-behind wins on Saturday and Sunday...In Sunday's series finale, UMass scored three times in the top of the ninth to grab a 5-4 victory.
 

LEADERS	Saint Joseph's	UMass
Batting Average	Brendan Hueth, .371	Nolan Tichy, .300
Hits	Brendan Hueth, 33	Mike Gervasi, 18
Runs Scored	Andrew Cossetti, 29	Cole Hebble, 13
Home Runs	Andrew Cossetti, 11	Drew DeMartino / Steve Luttazi, 3
RBI	Andrew Cossetti, 35	Drew DeMartino, 16
Slugging	Andrew Cossetti, .852	Cole Hebble, .483
On-Base	Nate Thomas, .481	Collin Shapiro, .424
Stolen Bases	Brett Callahan, 9	Collin Shapiro / Kevin Skagerlind, 4
Appearances	Ryan Devine / Alec Rodriguez, 10	Jack Pawloski / Zach Clevenger, 6
Wins	Mike Falco / Luke Smith, 4	Kevin Dow, 3
Saves	Alec Rodriguez, 2	Four tied with 1
Earned Run Average	Noah Weber, 1.50	Jack Pawloski, 0.00
Innings Pitched	Ian McCole, 34.1	Daniel Livnat, 21.2
Strikeouts	Mike Falco, 23	Kevin Dow, 21
Batting Average Against	David Owsik, .214	Jack Pawloski, .045

ALL-TIME SERIES: UMass leads the all-time series 69-36...The Hawks have won the last nine in the series dating back to 2018, and 12 of the last 13 meetings between the two programs.

NOTEWORTHY: Cossetti is tied for sixth in the nation in home runs and fifth in home runs per game...He also ranks sixth in RBi per game and ninth in slugging percentage...Brendan Hueth is tied for 15th in doubles per game, while Nate Thomas is tied for 15th in walks per game...Cossetti sits atop the Atlantic 10 in home runs, RBI, and slugging...As a team, the Hawks lead the league in batting average, triples, home runs, RBI, and slugging percentage while ranking second in runs scored and on-base percentage...The Hawks are third in the nation in double plays turned and second in double plays per game.