BASEBALL at Dayton
WHEN:  Friday, April 16 (7 p.m.), Saturday, April 17 (12 p.m.-Game One) | Sunday, April 18 (12 p.m.)
WHERE: Day Air Ballpark (Friday) and Woerner Field (Saturday/Sunday) | Dayton, Ohio
RECORDS: Mason (8-15, 1-3 A-10), Dayton (11-22, 1-3 A-10)
LAST MEETING: The Flyers took two-of-three from the Patriots, April 20-21, 2019, at Spuhler Field.
ALL-TIME SERIES: Mason leads Dayton, 8-5    
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team plays its first road series in Atlantic 10 Conference play this season, facing Dayton April 16-18 in Dayton, Ohio. 
 
Game one of the series on Friday will be played at Day Air Ballpark, home of the Dayton Dragons, the single-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.  The first pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
The final three games of the series will be played at Woerner Field on the campus of the University of Dayton.
 
Last time out, Mason (8-15, 1-3 A-10) dropped the final game of its series against Saint Louis, 4-2, last Sunday at Spuhler Field.  The Billikens won three-of-four in the series.
 
Graduate student designated hitter Cooper Mrowka hit his third home run of the season, while sophomore third baseman South Trimble went 2-for-5 and drove in a run in the game.  Mason senior starter Austin Cabone allowed three runs on five hits in 5.2 innings of work.

Trimble is batting .382 (21-for-55) with four doubles, one triple, eight RBI and nine runs scored in 15 games.  He is second on the club in hits (21), tied for second in doubles (4), and tied for fifth in RBI (8).
 
Senior catcher/outfielder Bailey Klein has a .317 average (19-for-60) with four doubles, one triple, eight RBI and five runs scored in 17 games.  He is fourth on the team in hits (19), tied for second in doubles (4), and tied for fifth in RBI (8).
 
Freshman outfielder Thomas Trinca is hitting .310 (9-for-29) with two doubles, three RBI and four runs scored in eight games.   
 
Senior designated hitter/first baseman Scott Morgan is hitting .302 (26-for-86) with four home runs, five doubles, two triples, 21 RBI and 13 runs scored in 23 games.  He leads the club in hits (26), home runs (4), doubles (5), RBI (21), and total bases (47).
 
Freshman center fielder Jordan Smith is batting .257 (18-for-70) with three doubles, two triples, 13 RBI and 14 runs scored.  He leads the team in runs scored (14) and stolen bases (4), is third on the club in RBI (13), and fifth in hits (18). 
 
On the mound, junior Jared Lyons (3-1, 3.77, 43.0 IP) and graduate student Ryan Stoudemire (1-6, 6.28, 28.2 IP) share the team lead with seven starts each.  Lyons leads the club in wins (3), innings pitched (43.0) and strikeouts (47), and is second in complete games (1).
 
Freshman Kieran Versaw-Barnes (1-3, 5.46, 31.1 IP) is second on the club with five starts.  He leads the team in complete games (2), and ranks second in innings pitched (31.1) and strikeouts (27).
 
Graduate student Jonathan Kaiser and Junior Nick Zegna have each notched one save.
 
The Patriots are hitting .264 and have a team ERA of 5.99 through 23 games.

SCOUTING DAYTON
 
Dayton has an overall record of 11-22, including a mark of 1-3 in A-10 play.  The Flyers are 5-13 at home and 6-9 on the road.
 
The Flyers are second in the league in hits (279), home runs (37), RBI (173), total bases (449) and runs scored (195).
 
Last time out, the Flyers dropped three-of-four games on the road against Davidson at Wilson Field in Davidson, N.C.  The Wildcats won the first three games of the series (2-1, 10-8, 12-9). 
 
Dayton scored 11 unanswered runs to salvage the final game with an 11-5 victory last Sunday.  The win snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Flyers.
 
Junior shortstop Benjamin Blackwell is batting .328 (41-for-125) with nine doubles, three home runs, 14 RBI and 29 runs scored in 33 games played.  He shares the A-10 lead in hits (41), is second in the league in stolen bases (8) and is third in the conference in runs scored (29).
 
Senior third baseman Riley Tirotta is hitting .328 (38-for-116) with seven doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, 35 RBI and 32 runs scored in 33 games.  He is second in the A-10 in home runs (10) and RBI (35), and is tied for second in the league in hits (38).
 
Senior second baseman Mariano Ricciardi has a .315 average (41-for-130) with six doubles, one home run, 13 RBI and 27 runs scored.  He shares the league lead in hits (41) and is third in the A-10 in runs scored (27).
 
On the mound, senior Hunter Wolfe (3-3, 2.77) leads the team in starts (8), innings pitched (48.2) and strikeouts (63).  Graduate student Ben Olsen (1-7, 1.53) and senior Cole Pletka (1-3, 2.06) have each started seven games. 
 
Dayton is hitting .260 and has a team ERA of 6.28, second-highest in the league, through 33 games this season.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Friday
Mason: RHP Jared Lyons (3-1, 3.77)
Dayton: TBD
 
Saturday
Game 1
Mason: RHP Ryan Stoudemire (1-6, 6.28)   
Dayton: TBD
 
Game 2
Mason: RHP Kieran Versaw-Barnes (1-3, 5.46)
Dayton: TBD
 
Sunday
Mason: RHP Austin Cabone (0-1, 4.38)    
Dayton: TBD
  
STRIKE ZONE
 
The Patriots faced the Flyers in the opening game of the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament on May 21, 2014.  Mason scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to edge Dayton, 4-3, in St. Louis, Mo.
 
In the program's first season in the conference, Mason went on to win four games to claim the 2014 A-10 Conference Tournament.  The Patriots also recorded wins over Saint Joseph's and two against VCU to advance to the Houston Regional in the NCAA Tournament.