The
Patriots will take to the diamond in a pair of non-conference games this week
before opening conference play at Georgia State over the weekend. Mason will
travel to VCU on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. before welcoming Navy to Spuhler Field on
Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
Mason went 3-1 last week,
defeating Georgetown on Wednesday, 4-1, before taking the weekend series
against Fairfield, 2-1. The Patriots won in walkoff fashion in its first game
against Fairfield, as Blaise Fernandez and Josh Leemhuis connected on
back-to-back sac flys to win the game. Saturday's game went to extra innings,
with Fairfield bringing in two runs in the top of the 11th to take a
5-3 lead. Mason rallied in the bottom of the 11th to load the bases,
but Fernandez lined out to third to end the game. It was another close game on
Sunday, but the Patriots went ahead in the sixth inning with two-out run
production from Mick Foley and Brandon Gum, eventually winning by a score of
7-4.
Tucker Tobin currently leads
the Mason offense, hitting .452 with a team-best 13 RBI, 12 runs scored, four
home runs and .857 slugging percentage. Josh Leemhuis and Blaise Fernandez have
7 and 6 RBI's, respectively.
MASON (6-4) at VCU (8-0)
When: Tuesday,
March 5, 2:00 p.m.
Where: The
Diamond, Richmond, Va.
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Note: Gametime has been moved up to 2:00 p.m. due to
inclement weather moving into the area.
The Patriots and Rams face each other for the first time
since VCU left the CAA for the A-10. Mason swept VCU a season ago in Richmond,
but the Rams lead the all-time series, 47-36.
VCU is a perfect 8-0 on the season, most recently
defeating UNC Asheville, The Citadel and Pitt this past weekend in Charleston.
As a team, the Rams are hitting .277 and have outscored their opponents, 45-16
while limiting the competition to .196 hitting.
Offensively, Bill Cullen is hitting .400 (12-30) with a
team-high 11 runs scored, while Vimael Machin has a team-best 11 RBI.
MASON (6-4) vs. NAVY (5-7)
When: Wednesday,
March 6, 2:30 p.m.
Where: Spuhler
Field
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Mason and Navy take to the diamond on Wednesday for the
lone meeting between the squads in 2013. The Patriots rallied to win, 8-6, last
season in Annapolis and hold a slim 13-12 lead in the all-time series.
Navy most recently dropped a series to Central
Connecticut, 1-3, last weekend at home. Greg Dupell has a team-best eight RBI,
while Dylan Wheeler leads the team hitting .429 in seven appearances.
