1969 UMass Redmen baseball team

1969 Yankee Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 30, 1969; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1969 UMass Redmen baseball
1969 UMass Redmen baseball
Yankee champion; District I champion
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Yankee Conference
CB	No. 5
1969 record	22–10 (9–1 Yankee)
Head coach	(3rd season);
MVP	Joe DiSarcina (Senior year)
Home stadium	Varsity Field
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

The 1969 UMass Redmen baseball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1969 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Varsity Field. The team was coached by in his 3rd 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 Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster[]

1969 UMass Redmen baseball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
RHP	Don Anderson	/R	—	—		Westfield, New Jersey
U	George Anderson	/	—	—	Sr	Weymouth, Massachusetts
	Jack Bernardo	/	—	—	So	Ludlow, Massachusetts
	Tim Berringer	/	—	—	Jr	Framingham, Massachusetts
C	Tony Chinappi (C)	/	—	—	Sr	Milford, Massachusetts
LHP	Lou Colabello	/L	—	—	So	Milford, Massachusetts
P	Bob Dempsey	/	—	—		Fall River, Massachusetts
INF	Joe DiSarcina (C)	/	—	—	Sr	Burlington, Massachusetts
INF	Ray Ellerbrook	/	—	—	Jr	Hawthorne, New Jersey
P	Norm Elliot	/	—	—		Waltham, Massachusetts
	Joe Gugliotta	/	—	—		Stratford, Connecticut
OF	Bob Hansen	L/L	—	—		Boston, Massachusetts
P	Ken Hughes	/	—	—		Rockaway, New Jersey
RHP	John Kitchen	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)		Chicopee, Massachusetts
	Warren Mason	/	—	—		Lynnfield, Massachusetts
INF	Chuck Newell	S/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)		East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
OF	Dick Pepin	/	—	—		Beverly, Massachusetts
P	Bill Powell	/	—	—
	Steve Ring	/	—	—		Malden, Massachusetts
OF	Mitch Salnick	/	—	—		Westwood, New Jersey
INF	Tom Semino	/	—	—		Braintree, Massachusetts
	Steve Sanford	/	—	—		Harwich, Massachusetts
	Paul Sulzicki	/	—	—		Stratford, Connecticut
	Bob Willman	/	—	—		Teaneck, New Jersey

Head coach

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[]

1969 UMass Redmen Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

March (2–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Yankee Record
1	March 23	at Belmont Abbey	Unknown • Belmont, North Carolina	0–6	0–1	–
2	March 24	at South Carolina	Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina	2–10	0–2	–
3	March 25	at Clemson	Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina	10–16	0–3	–
4	March 26	at Clemson	Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina	9–13	0–4	–
5	March 27	at Wake Forest	Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	7–6	1–4	–
6	March 28	at Wake Forest	Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	16–10	2–4	–
7	March 29	at Virginia Tech	Tech Park • Blacksburg, Virginia	4–12	2–5	–

April (10–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Yankee Record
8	April 10	at Connecticut	J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut	4–1	3–5	1–0
9	April 12	at Boston College	John Shea Field • Boston, Massachusetts	8–3	4–5	1–0
10	April 14	Tufts	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	29–0	5–5	1–0
11	April 20	American International	Unknown • Springfield, Massachusetts	16–4	6–5	1–0
12	April 21	Vermont	UnknoVarsity Fieldwn • Amherst, Massachusetts	10–3	7–5	2–0
13	April 21	Vermont	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	7–6	8–5	3–0
14	April 24	Rhode Island	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	11–5	9–5	4–0
15	April 26	New Hampshire	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	7–2	10–5	5–0
16	April 29	Connecticut	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	4–0	11–5	6–0
17	April 30	at Dartmouth	Red Rolfe Field • Hanover, New Hampshire	12–6	12–5	6–0

May (6–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Yankee Record
18	May 2	Maine	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	8–12	12–6	6–1
19	May 3	Maine	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	12–2	13–6	7–1
20	May 5	at Williams	Unknown • Williamstown, Massachusetts	3–0	14–6	7–1
21	May 7	at Rhode Island	Bill Beck Field • Kingston, Rhode Island	4–1	15–6	8–1
22	May 10	at New Hampshire	Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire	13–8	16–6	9–1
23	May 12	at Amherst	Unknown • Amherst, Massachusetts	8–2	17–6	9–1
24	May 15	Springfield	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	0–9	17–7	9–1
25	May 16	Army	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	3–4	17–8	9–1
26	May 17	Boston University	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	6–4	18–8	9–1

Postseason

NCAA District I Playoff (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Yankee Record
27	May 30	Dartmouth	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	5–2	19–8	9–1
28	May 31	Boston University	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	8–6	20–8	9–1
29	June 1	Boston University	Varsity Field • Amherst, Massachusetts	6–1	21–8	9–1

College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Yankee Record
30	June 14	vs Southern Illinois	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–0	22–8	9–1
31	June 16	vs NYU	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–9	22–9	9–1
32	June 17	vs Arizona State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–4	22–10	9–1

Awards and honors[]

Don Anderson

First Team All-Yankee Conference
First Team All-New England
First Team All-Northeast Region

Tony Chinappi

First Team All-Yankee Conference
First Team All-New England
First Team All-Northeast Region

Joe DiSarcina

First Team All-Yankee Conference
First Team All-New England
First Team All-Northeast Region
Third Team All-American Baseball Coaches Association

Ray Ellerbrook

First Team All-Yankee Conference

Bob Hansen

First Team All-Yankee Conference
First Team All-New England
First Team All-Northeast Region
Second Team All-American Baseball Coaches Association

John Kitchen

First Team All-Yankee Conference

Dick Pepin

First Team All-Yankee Conference

Tom Semino

First Team All-Yankee Conference
First Team All-New England
First Team All-Northeast Region

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Venues	Alumni Field (1882–1965) Varsity Field (1966–1970) Earl Lorden Field (1971–present)
People	Head coaches
	1954 1969 2013 2014 2021
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

1969 UMass Redmen baseball team

Contents

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Awards and honors[]

References[]

1969 UMass Redmen baseball
Yankee champion District I champion
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Yankee Conference
CB	No. 5
1969 record	22–10 (9–1 Yankee)
Head coach	(3rd season)
MVP	Joe DiSarcina (Senior year)
Home stadium	Varsity Field
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Yankee Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 UMass ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	1	.900	22	–	10	.688
Connecticut ‍‍‍	6	–	4	.600	10	–	16	.385
Maine ‍‍‍	6	–	4	.600	12	–	12	.500
Vermont ‍‍‍	5	–	5	.500	13	–	9	.591
Rhode Island ‍‍‍	2	–	8	.200	4	–	13	.235
New Hampshire ‍‍‍	2	–	8	.200	6	–	15	.286

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1969; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball