April 1, 2003
Box Score
FAIRFAX, VA ... George Mason established season highs for runs and hits, with sophomore Chris Looze and junior Bruce Baldwin each providing three hits, as the Patriots defeated Coppin State, 20-6, in a non-conference college baseball game Tuesday afternoon at Raymond H. "Hap" Spuhler Field.
George Mason won for the eighth time in its last 12 games as it improved to 12-10 overall, while Coppin State dropped to 5-14.
The Patriots scored in double figures for the fourth time this season and the third time in its last six games while pounding out 15 hits. Looze was 3-5 with a pair of home runs (he has four homers in his last three games) and seven runs batted in, while Baldwin was 3-4 with four RBI. Eight of George Mason's nine starters had at least one hit, and junior Nick Shimer added two hits for Mason.
Coppin State scored a pair of unearned runs in the top of the first inning before Mason plated six runs in the bottom half of the frame, with Baldwin providing a two-run double and Looze contributing a two-run homer. After the Patriots added two runs in the second, the Eagles rallied with three runs in the third to cut the margin to 8-5 as sophomore Ron Quick, senior Danny Cruz and freshman Graham Johnson (2-5) each had run-scoring singles.
George Mason, however, would blow the game open as it scored another run in the third, three in the fifth and six more in the sixth for an 18-6 lead. Looze had a three-run double in the fifth and added another two-run homer (his sixth of the season) in the sixth to cap the inning. Freshman Mike Genovese got his first career hit, a two-run single, in the seventh to conclude the Patriot scoring.
Senior John Sterling (3-2) picked up the win for Mason as he allowed 11 hits and six runs (four earned) while striking out eight in six innings. Cruz (0-3) took the loss on the mound for Coppin State, while senior Adam Figueroa and juniors Mike Spann and Eddie Wilson each contributed three hits to the Eagles' 15-hit attack.
George Mason visits UMBC Wednesday at 3 p.m., then it returns home to host Drexel in a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series over the weekend. The Patriots (1-1 in the CAA) and Dragons (0-2 CAA) meet Friday at 2:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
