• Senior outfielder Brady Acker went 4-for-6 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored.
• Sophomore outfielder Cam Reckling was 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and scored two runs.
• Senior third baseman Greg Popatak II and senior first baseman Tim Quinn each drove in two runs.

Box score (PDF)

FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team dropped the final game of its season-high six-game homestand, falling to Navy, 18-12, on Wednesday at Spuhler Field in Fairfax, Va.

The Patriots (15-25, 2-10 A-10) took the lead in the first inning against Navy (31-14, 15-6 Patriot League) freshman starter Wilson Ayers.

Mason sophomore outfielder Cam Reckling led off with a single to center and senior outfielder Brady Acker followed with a double to left to put runners on second and third.  With one out, senior first baseman Tim Quinn drove in two runs with a single to right to put the Patriots in front 2-0.

Mason freshman starter Nate Young retired the Midshipmen in order on just seven pitches in the first inning.

In the second, Navy sent 16 batters to the plate against Young and sophomore reliever Ryan Miles.  The Midshipmen scored 11 runs on nine hits to take an 11 -2 lead.  Navy batted around in the inning without recording an out, with seven hits and two walks.

Navy added three runs in the top of the third.  After a single and a walk to start the inning, senior first baseman Christian Hodge hit his 11th home run of the season with one-out, a three-run shot over the left field fence to make the score 14-2.

The Patriots scored the next six runs of the game to close the gap.

In the bottom of the fourth, senior shortstop Alejandro Aponte singled and Acker connected for a two-out, two-run home run to left field to make it a 14-4 game.

Mason batted around in the home half of the fifth against Ayers and Navy reliever Trent Topping.  Senior Greg Popatak II doubled in two runs, sophomore second baseman Daniel Brooks plated a run with a ground out and Acker delivered with a RBI-single to cut the lead to 14-8.

The Midshipmen scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to increase the advantage to 16-8.

The Patriots used the long ball to edge closer in the bottom of the seventh against Navy sophomore reliever Sante Grossi.

Brooks led off the inning with a walk and with one out, Reckling ran the count full before crushing a two-run round tripper over the left field fence.  The Patriots went back-to-back when Acker belted a solo home run to left-center to make the score 16-11.

Navy added a pair of insurance runs in the top of the eighth against Mason senior reliever Jonathan Ostroff.  After a leadoff single and a one-out walk, freshman catcher Christian Policelli drove in the final runs of the game with a two-out, two-run double to left field to pad the lead to 18-12.

Young (1-3) allowed eight runs on seven hits in one inning of work and took the loss.  Miles surrendered six runs on six hits and walked five in 2.0 innings. 

Freshman Hugh O'Hara gave up one run on three hits with four strikeouts in 3.0 innings.  Freshman Stuart Barrett was touched for one run on two hits in one inning, while Ostroff allowed two runs on three hits in 2.0 innings for the Patriots.

Ayers allowed seven runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and two walks in 4.1 innings in a no-decision for Navy.  Topping (2-3) gave up one run on two runs in 1.2 innings and earned the win, while Grossi surrendered four runs on three hits and recorded just one out before exiting. 

Navy sophomore Jack Ferguson and senior Jackson Zoch combined for 2.2 scoreless innings to end the game.

Both the Patriots and Midshipmen used five pitchers in the game.

Navy scored 18 runs on 19 hits, while Mason scored 12 runs on 19 hits.

Acker went 4-for-6 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored.  He has hit four of his five home runs this season over the last four games.

Reckling was 4-for-5 with his second home run of the season, two RBI and two runs scored.  Aponte finished 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored.

Every player in the Mason lineup reached base at least once in the game, while six players finished with at least two hits. 

All nine Navy batters had at least one hit in the game, while seven players finished with at least two hits.  Every player either drove in a run or scored a run for the Midshipmen.

The Patriots continue Atlantic 10 play with a three-game series beginning Friday at Rhode Island.  The first pitch for game one is scheduled for 3 p.m.