April 13, 2008

Box Score

Hempstead, N.Y. - The George Mason baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Hofstra on Sunday, taking a 9-0 lead and then holding off the Pride over the final three innings. Ryan Brecko (5-1) picked up his second win of the series while the first four players in the Mason order all had multiple hits.

Ryan Soares was 3 for 6 with three runs, Chris Henderson was 4 for 5 with three RBI, Justin Bour was 3 for 6, Scott Krieger was 2 for 4 and Brent Weiss was 2 for 5 with two RBI. Shane Davis was 1 for 3 with three runs.

Mason (17-18, 11-6) took a two-run lead in the first when Shane Davis led off the inning with a single and Soares hit a two-out homer to make it 2-0. In the fourth, Mason scored three more times. Davis again led off the inning, this time with a walk. Weiss singled but he was replaced on the base paths by Soares, who reached on a fielder's choice. Henderson, Bour and Krieger all singled home runs for a 5-0 lead.

In the fifth, Josh Steinberg and Davis led off with walks and Weiss singled to bring them both home. After a Soares double put the pair in scoring position, Henderson singled to make it 9-0. In the seventh, Hofstra (12-25, 1-17) chipped away at the lead, scoring four times, using an error, a single and a fielder's choice to load the bases and a grand slam made it 9-4.

Mason's final run came in the eighth when Krieger singled and scored on a Steinberg double. Hofstra's final run came in the ninth, again with the leadoff runner reaching on an error, this time scoring on a wild pitch.

Mason will return to action on Tuesday when the Patriots play Georgetown at Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda, Md. with game time set for 7:30 p.m.