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1954 UMass Redmen baseball team

{{short description|American college baseball season}}

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| year = 1954

| team = UMass Redmen

| sport = baseball

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| conference = Yankee Conference

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| record = 15–7

| conf_record = 4–2

| head_coach = Earl Lorden

| hc_year = 7th

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| mvp = Robert Pedigree

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| stadium = Alumni Field

| champion = District I champion

| tourney = College World Series

| tourney_result = T-5th

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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.

Roster

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Schedule

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMass Redmen|border=2|color=white}}" | Regular season

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UMass Redmen|border=2|color=white}};|title=April (3–2)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Yankee Record}}

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| 1 || April 19 || at {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Connecticut Huskies|title=Connecticut}} || Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, Connecticut || 1–0 || 1–0 || 1–0

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| 2 || April 19 || at Connecticut || Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, Connecticut || 1–0 || 2–0 || 2–0

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| 3 || April 24 || at {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=New Hampshire Wildcats|title=New Hampshire}} || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 0–7 || 2–1 || 2–1

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| 4 || April 24 || at New Hampshire || Brackett Field • Durham, New Hampshire || 4–0 || 3–1 || 3–1

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| 5 || April 29 || {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}} || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 0–3 || 3–2 || 3–1

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{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UMass Redmen|border=2|color=white}};|title=May (8–3)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Yankee Record}}

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| 6 || May 1 || at {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=American International Yellow Jackets|title=American International}} || Unknown • Boston, Massachusetts || 3–9 || 3–3 || 3–1

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| 7 || May 5 || at {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Boston University Terriers|title=Boston University}} || Unknown • Boston, Massachusetts || 6–1 || 4–3 || 3–1

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| 8 || May 7 || at {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Middlebury Panthers|title=Middlebury}} || Unknown • Middlebury, Vermont || 8–5 || 5–3 || 3–1

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| 9 || May 11 || at Coast Guard || Unknown • Boston, Massachusetts || 2–0 || 6–3 || 3–1

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| 10 || May 12 || {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Williams Ephs|title=Williams}} || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 3–0 || 7–3 || 3–1

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| 11 || May 15 || {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Tufts Jumbos|title=Tufts}} || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 1–2 || 7–4 || 3–1

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| 12 || May 17 || {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Rhode Island Rams|title=Rhode Island}} || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 1–0 || 8–4 || 4–1

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| 13 || May 17 || Rhode Island || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 0–1 || 8–5 || 4–2

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| 14 || May 19 || at {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Trinity Bantams|title=Trinty}} || Unknown • Hartford, Connecticut || 7–3 || 9–5 || 4–2

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| 15 || May 20 || {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=WPI Engineers|title=WPI}} || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 4–0 || 10–5 || 4–2

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| 16 || May 31 || Quonset Naval || Alumni Field • Amherst, Massachusetts || 3–2 || 11–5 || 4–2

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{{Game log section end}}

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UMass Redmen|border=2|color=white}}" | Postseason

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{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UMass Redmen|border=2|color=white}};|title=NCAA District I Playoff (3–0)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Yankee Record}}

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| 17 || June 3 || at {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Springfield Maroons|title=Springfield}} || Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts || 9–7 || 12–5 || 4–2

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| 18 || June 4 || vs Boston University || Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts || 2–0 || 13–5 || 4–2

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| 19 || June 5 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1954|team=Amherst Lord Jeffs|title=Amherst}} || Pynchon Park • Springfield, Massachusetts || 2–0 || 14–5 || 4–2

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{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|UMass Redmen|border=2|color=white}};|title=College World Series (1–2)| #| Date| Opponent| Site/stadium| Score| Overall record| Yankee Record}}

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| 20 || June 10 || vs Michigan State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–16 || 14–6 || 4–2

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| 21 || June 11 || vs Oregon || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–3 || 15–6 || 4–2

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| 22 || June 12 || vs Missouri || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–8 || 15–7 || 4–2

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