1969 UMass Redmen baseball team

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

1969 Yankee Conference baseball standings

	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

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 Dick Bergquist 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 B/T Height Weight Year Home town RHP Don Anderson /R — — Westfield, New Jersey 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 Dick Bergquist 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