• Mason dropped its midweek game against Georgetown, 9-6.
• The Patriots scored three runs in the final inning, but their rally came up just short.
• Mason remains at home with a three-game series against St. Bonaventure April 27-28.

 
FINAL: Georgetown 9, Mason 6 (PDF Box Score)
 
FAIRFAX, Va. – In its final nonconference game of the season, the George Mason softball team fell to Georgetown, 9-6, on Wednesday evening. The Patriots move to 19-24 overall with two conference series remaining.

The Patriots will welcome St. Bonaventure to the George Mason Softball Complex on April 27-28 for a three-game series. First pitch for Saturday's doubleheader is slated for noon.

With a majority of the pitching staff seeing the field today; ultimately, it was Haellie Gordon who recorded the loss for the Patriots. The sophomore entered the circle in the sixth inning with the score tied 2-2. She gave up seven runs off six hits to move to 4-10 overall. A decisive five-run seventh inning for the Hoyas lifted them to victory.

Both teams exchanged a run in the first inning. After Meghan Graham notched a double, Adriana Erickson brought her in with a sacrifice fly.

Georgetown tacked on another run in the third inning but Mason responded with a run of its own in the fifth. After Amber Verstynen singled and advanced to second on a throwing error, Saige Cisler scored Verstynen with a double to left center.

Both teams once again put runs on the board in the sixth inning. Heading into the bottom of the frame down 4-2, Anna DiMari notched her first extra-base hit of her career with a RBI double.

Georgetown then used a five-run top of the seventh to extend its lead to six, 9-3. The Patriots committed three of its four fielding errors in the frame.

With one final chance, Cisler drew a walk and Alyssa Lawton took her place at first after a fielder's choice. With two outs, the Patriots' bats came alive with three straight hits. Liz Seymour knocked a RBI triple, Jess Curbeira hit a RBI double and Taylor Dadig notched a RBI double down the left field line. Ultimately, EJ Bankson struck out swinging to end the rally, and game.