The Patriots play two non-conference opponents this week, traveling to Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday before hosting Temple on Wednesday.

Mason is 6-4 overall and coming off of winning its weekend series versus Bryant. The Patriots won on Friday (1-0) and Sunday (12-3), but fell on Saturday (18-6). Senior Brig Tison continues to pace the Mason offense hitting .465 (20-43) with seven RBI's and a team-best 12 runs scored. Senior outfielder Dan Schafferman and senior designated hitter Zack Helgeson have 10 RBI's apiece to lead the team.

MASON (6-4) at Mount St. Mary's (1-8)
When: Tuesday, March 6, 3:00 pm
Where: E.T. Straw Family Stadium, Emmisburg, Md.
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Mason is 7-2 all-time against the Mount, having won the past two meetings including a 9-5 win last year at Spuhler Field. The Patriots last traveled to Emmitsburg in 2005, winning by a 27-12 margin.

Mount St. Mary's started its season with nine games in Florida last week, going 1-8 in those contests. The Mountaineers were swept by St. Louis in a four-game series to start the season but rebounded with a 14-3 win over St. Bonaventure. However the Mount went on to lose is next three to St. Bonaventure while also dropping a contest to Bowling Green and will now enter Tuesday's contest with a four-game losing streak.

This season, Josh Winter leads the Mountaineers with a .441 batting average (15-for-34) with 10 RBI's and four runs scored. Mark Quaranta is hitting .387 (12-for-31) with a team-high seven runs scored and Michael Foster is next in line, going 10-for-29 (.345) at the plate.

MASON vs. TEMPLE
When: Wednesday, March 7, 2:30 pm
Where: Spuhler Field
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Mason returns to Spuhler Field on Wednesday, hosting Temple at 2:30 pm. The two teams last met during the 2008 season, as the Owls earned the 5-2 win at Skip Wilson Field. The last meeting at Spuhler Field came during the 2007 campaign as the Patriots emerged victorious in an offensive battler, 18-16.

Temple travels to VCU on Tuesday before making the trip to Fairfax. Currently the Owls are 3-6 on the season, coming off of a weekend series at Longwood where they went 1-2.

Senior infielder Foster Dunigan leads the team in hitting, going 5-for-14 (.357) in six games. Senior catcher Taylor Juran has posted a team-high nine RBI's while redshirt senior infielder Steve Nikorak leads the team with 11 runs scored.