The George Mason baseball team dropped the opener of its Saturday doubleheader with UNC Wilmington, losing to the Seahawks, 13-4. Daniel Cropper was excellent in improving to 4-0 as he held the Patriots to just seven hits in seven innings.

The Patriots trailed throughout, falling behind 5-0 after five innings. In the sixth, the Patriots trimmed the lead to 5-2, but the Seahawks scored five in the seventh and three in the ninth to seal the win. A.J. Johnson gave up five runs in four innings, his worst outing of the season. The Mason bullpen allowed eight runs, six of them earned, in its five innings of work.

Shane Davis and Zack Helgeson homered in the game, the fifth of the season for each of the players. Brig Tison had two hits as the Patriots managed just eight in the contest. The Seahawks were paced by Matt Campbell who was 5 for 6 with a triple, two doubles and two singles. Drew Farber had three hits and a homer, Alex Hill and Andrew Cain homered and Cameron Cockman was 3 for 6.

The Patriots and Seahawks began the second game of their doubleheader at 3:15 p.m. Chris O'Grady went to the mound for the Patriots against Justin Bradley of UNCW.