FAIRFAX, Va. - Head coach Joe Verbanic of the George Mason softball team announced a 54-game schedule for the 2013 season, which features 12 Colonial Athletic Association games at home and nine on the road.

Mason will begin its season on February 8-10 in the Carolina's for the Charleston Southern Tournament and USC Upstate Tournament Feb. 15-17, where they will face off against Charleston Southern, UNC Greensboro, Winthrop, USC Upstate, Bowling Green and George Washington.

In March, the Patriots will host nine other universities for the Patriot Classic, Mason Invitational (Mar. 8-10) and the Cherry Blossom Classic (Mar. 15-17) tournaments. The Patriot Classic three-day tournament on March 1-3 will also mark Mason's first home games of the season.

Mason will open Colonial Athletic Association play on March 23-24 when they travel to Atlanta to take on the Georgia State Panthers for three games. The next weekend the Patriots will open conference play at home with UNCW.

The remainder of the Patriots schedule is packed with CAA games until the conference tournament where the top four teams at the end of the regular season will compete. The tournament will be hosted by the highest seed in the conference on May 8-10.

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