BASEBALL at Georgetown
WHEN: Wednesday, April 3 (3 p.m.)
WHERE: Shirley Povich Field | Bethesda, Md.
RECORDS: Mason (11-15, 0-6 A-10), Georgetown (7-21, 0-0 Big East)
ALL-TIME SERIES: Mason leads, 34-19
LAST MEETING: The Patriots defeated the Hoyas, 7-4, on March 19 at Spuhler Field.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team is back on the road to take on Georgetown in a midweek, non-conference game on Wednesday with the first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. at Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda, Md.
Mason (11-15, 0-6 A-10) dropped three games at Richmond in Atlantic 10 play last weekend.
Junior catcher
Logan Driscoll leads the team in average (.337/31-for-92), hits (31), home runs (7), RBI and stolen bases (6).
Redshirt senior outfielder
Brady Acker is batting .314 (11-for-35) with one home run and five RBI in 12 games played.
Sophomore outfielder
Cam Reckling is hitting .306 (29-for-95) and is second on the team in hits (29). He leads the Patriots in doubles (7) and runs scored (23).
Senior first baseman
Tim Quinn has a .292 average (26-for-89) and is third on the team in hits (26). He is second on the club in home runs (3) and RBI (17).
Senior infielder
Alejandro Aponte is batting .261 (23-for-88) and is tied for fourth on the team in hits (23), while junior catcher
Bailey Klein is also hitting .261 (23-for-88) and is tied for fourth in hits (23) and is third in RBI (14).
The Patriots have a team batting average of .247 and a team ERA of 7.31 through 26 games.
Mason scored the first three runs of the game and defeated Georgetown, 7-4, on March 19 at Sphuler Field in the first meeting between the two teams. Mason freshman starter
Nate Young allowed one run and struck out six in 3.2 innings to earn his first collegiate win, while freshman
Stuart Barrett recorded the last out to pick up his first NCAA save.
SCOUTING REPORT
Georgetown has an overall record of 7-21 through 28 games. The Hoyas are 3-6 at home, 2-8 on the road and 2-7 in games played at a neutral site.
The Hoyas went 1-2 last weekend at East Tennessee State University. Georgetown dropped the first two games of the series, 4-0 and 11-1, before picking up a 5-3 win in the final game of the series to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Georgetown sophomore infielder Eddie McCabe leads the Hoyas in average (.330/34-for-103) and hits (34) and is tied for the team lead in RBI (16). He is second on the team in runs scored (16).
Hoyas freshman outfielder Michael Willis is second on the club in average (.303/23-for-76) and RBI (13).
Junior outfielder Ryan M. Davis is batting .291 (32-for-110) and leads the team in doubles (9) and triples (3). He is second on the squad in hits (32), tied for second in home runs (2) and is third in runs scored (14).
Graduate student outfielder Kyle Ruidisili is hitting .267 (24-for-90) and leads the Hoyas in home runs (4), runs scored (22) and stolen bases (6). He is tied for first on the team in RBI (16) doubles (9) and is fourth on the team in hits (24).
The Hoyas have a team batting average of .270 and a team ERA of 5.91 on the season.
STRIKE ZONE
The Patriots defeated the Hoyas in the first meeting between the two teams this season with a 7-4 victory on March 19 at Spuhler Field.
Driscoll went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Reckling was 3-for-5 and scored three runs. Quinn, Aponte and sophomore outfielder
Scott Morgan each had two hits in the game.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Mason: Fr. RHP
Patrick Halligan (2-2, 9.16, 18.2 IP)
Georgetown: Fr. RHP Anthony Redfern (0-0, 0.00, 2.0 IP)
