BASEBALL vs. GEORGE WASHINGTON
Records: Mason (12-15); GW (10-17)
When: Tuesday, April 2, 2013; 3:00 p.m.
Where: Spuhler Field, Fairfax, Va.
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BASEBALL at LONGWOOD
Records: Mason (12-15); Longwood (12-16)
When: Wednesday, April 3, 2013; 4:00 p.m.
Where: Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium, Farmville, Va.
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The Patriots take on a pair of non-conference opponents this week, hosting George Washington on Tuesday before traveling to Longwood on Wednesday.
Mason will look to snap a losing streak, having lost five of its last six games including a sweep at the hands of Hofstra over the weekend. Mason is 9-5 this season at home but just 3-8 on the road.
Tucker Tobin continues to lead the Mason offense, hitting .378 with 42 hits, six home runs, 26 RBI's and 22 runs scored. Blaise Fernandez follows closely behind, hitting .376 with 41 hits, 16 RBI's, 16 runs scored and a team-best 12 doubles. Tommy Vitaletti has had the hot bat as of late and is currently hitting .310 with 35 hits and 15 RBI's.
Gauging GW
The Colonials and Mason will be meeting for the 56th time, with the Patriots leading the all-time series, 33-22. The two teams will meet again at the end of the month, with Mason making the trip to Arlington on April 30.
GW is 10-17 overall this season and is coming off a 2-1 A-10 series win over Temple this weekend. Brookes Townsend leads the team hitting .268, while Just Albright has a team-best 23 hits, 13 runs scored and seven stolen bases, and Derek Brown a team-best 13 RBI's.
Looking at Longwood
This will be just the 11th all-time meeting between the two teams, as Mason owns a 6-4 advantage in the all-time series. It is a home-and-home series with the teams this season, as the Lancers will travel to Fairfax on April 23.
Longwood will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee on Tuesday to take on the University of Tennessee before welcoming the Patriots on Wednesday. They enter the week with a 12-16 overall record and in their first season in the Big South have a 4-5 record. Most recently they dropped a conference series at Liberty this past weekend, 1-2.
Alex Owens leads the offense, starting all 28 games and hitting .323 with 32 hits, 21 RBI's and four home runs. Kyri Washington has a team-best 11 doubles, while Brandon Delk leads the team with 19 runs scored.
