MASON (18-11) at MARYLAND (18-11)
When: Tuesday, April 3
Where: Shipley Field, College Park, Md.
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Mason takes to the field in non-conference action on Tuesday, traveling to face the University of Maryland in College Park. The Terps have won two-consecutive games over the Patriots, sweeping the home-and-home series last year.

Mason is 18-11 overall and 3-6 on the road this season. Tuesday's contest kicks off a stretch of nine games away from Spuhler Field for the Patriots that features stops at Maryland, VCU, Navy, Northeastern and George Washington.

Senior pitcher A.J. Johnson is the reigning Co-CAA Player of the Week after surrendering just one run on four hits over 7.0 innings in Mason's 3-1 win over Georgia State on Sunday. He struck out two, retired his final six batters faced and did not issue a walk for the second-consecutive game.

Senior Brig Tison continues to pace the Mason offense, leading the team in batting average (.390), on-base percentage (.453), runs scored (30), hits (48, 1^st CAA) and stolen bases (10). Senior designated hitter Zack Helgeson has a team-high 26 RBI's and nine home runs.

Tuesday's game marks the start of a 10-game homestand for the Terps, who enter with an overall record of 18-11 and a 9-2 mark at home. Maryland started the season 11-1 and were ranked as high as 21^st in the Collegiate Baseball News and 25^th in the Baseball America Top 25 polls, but have since gone 7-10 and dropped out of the rankings.

KJ Hockaday is hitting a team-best .347 with 35 hits and 15 runs scored, while Alfredo Rodriguez has driven in a team-high 21 runs.