BASEBALL at Richmond
WHEN: Friday, March 29 (3 p.m.) | Saturday, March 30 (1 p.m.) | Sunday, March 31 (12 p.m.)
WHERE: Pitt Field | Richmond, Va.
RECORDS: Mason (11-12, 0-3 A-10), Richmond (11-9-1, 0-0 A-10)
ALL-TIME SERIES: Richmond leads, 57-37-1
LAST MEETING: The Patriots took two-of-three games from the Spiders March 31 - April 1, 2018 at Spuhler Field.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team plays its second straight Atlantic 10 road series, facing Richmond in a three-game set with the first game scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday at Pitt Field in Richmond, Va.
Last time out, Mason (11-12, 0-3 A-10) defeated Towson, 6-2, on Wednesday at Spuhler Field.
Junior catcher
Bailey Klein went 3-for-4, drove in a run and scored a run. He has at least one hit in four of his last five games.
Sophomore infielder
Daniel Brooks was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and senior first baseman
Tim Quinn hit his third home run of the season for the Patriots.
Freshman starter
Patrick Halligan (2-2) allowed two runs on six hits in 5.1 innings and earned his second win of the season.
Junior catcher
Logan Driscoll leads the team in average (.333), hits (28), home runs (7), RBI (23) and total bases (54) in 23 games played.
Sophomore outfielder
Cam Reckling is second on the team in average (.321) and hits (27) in 22 games played. He leads the team in doubles (6) and is tied for first on the club in runs scored (21).
Quinn is hitting .299 and is third on the squad in hits (23) and RBI (12). He leads the team in walks (20) and is second in home runs (3).
The Patriots have a team batting average of .249 and a team ERA of 6.21.
Mason faced Richmond four times during the 2018 season. In the first meeting, the Spiders defeated the Patriots, 16-2, at the Charleston Crab House Challenge on Feb. 17, 2018 in Charleston, S.C.
The Patriots faced the Spiders at home in Atlantic 10 play last season. Mason swept a doubleheader, 1-0 (10) and 5-1, on March 31, 2018, while Richmond took the final game of the series, 5-1 on April 1, 2018 at Spuhler Field.
SCOUTING REPORT
Richmond has an overall record of 11-9-1 on the season. The Spiders have a mark of 8-5-1 at home and 3-4 on the road.
The Spiders won eight of their first nine games to start the season, but have gone 3-8-1 over their last dozen games.
Last time out, Richmond lost to Virginia, 5-1, on Wednesday at Davenport Field in Charlottesville, Va.
Marist swept three games from Richmond March 22-24, outscoring the Spiders by a combined score of 29-8. The Red Foxes won by final scores of 8-2, 11-1 and 10-5 in the series.
Richmond and Monmouth played to a 6-6 tie on March 20 at Pitt Field, with the game called in the 13th inning due to darkness.
Richmond senior utility player Sage Bruhl is hitting .333 and is second on the team in hits (25). Graduate student infielder Tyler Plantier is batting .333 and is second on the club in RBI (16) and fourth on the team in hits (21). Junior outfielder Anthony Forte is batting .275 and leads the team in home runs (3) and RBI (19).
The Spiders have a team batting average of .271 and a team ERA of 4.41.
STRIKE ZONE
Mason is 37-57-1 all-time against Richmond. On March 9, 2011 the Patriots and Spiders played to an 8-8 tie with the game called in the 10th inning due to darkness. The tie is one of eight in Mason program history.
The Patriots have also played to a draw against Elon, Howard, Liberty, Springfield College, Towson, Vermont and Virginia Tech.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday: Mason Jr. RHP
Jared DiCesare (1-3, 4.64) vs. Richmond So. RHP Tim Miller (1-1, 5.40)
Saturday: Mason Fr. RHP
Nick Zegna (2-2, 4.15) vs. Richmond So. RHP Kent Morrison (1-0, 3.12)
Sunday: Mason Sr. LHP
Brian Marconi (1-3, 4.83) vs. Richmond R-Sr. RHP Brendan McGuigan (0-2, 3.52)
