GEORGE MASON SOFTBALL (14-27, 5-10 A-10) @ GEORGE WASHINGTON (20-20, 6-9 A-10)
WHEN: Tues., April 16, 2024
WHERE: Washington, D.C. | GW Softball Field
SCHEDULE:: Noon & 2:30 p.m.
HISTORY: George Washington leads the series 22-14; last played on April 12, 2023 (Mason swept the doubleheader)

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WATCH (ESPN+):
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GAME TWO: CLICK HERE

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The George Mason softball team (14-27, 5-10 A-10) will continue its road trip and cross the Potomac to play rival George Washington (20-20, 6-9 A-10) at GW Softball Field. Tuesday's games will be a doubleheader that was rescheduled from two weeks prior due to inclement weather.

A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS
The Patriots are coming off a successful 3-1 week that saw a walk-off home run win against Georgetown and the season's first A-10 conference series win at UMass.

In the Georgetown game last Wednesday, starting pitcher Carly Cooper (5-12, 3.82 ERA) struck out a career-high 10 batters, but the score would remain 1-1 going into extra innings. In the top of the eighth inning, Jordan Tallman (4-6, 5.63 ERA, 1 SV) tossed a 1-2-3 perfect inning on eight pitches. In the bottom half of the frame, leadoff hitter Maddy Myers (.242 / .309 / .339 ) hit her first-career walk-off home run to left. Tallman was credited with her third win of the season and the Patriots snapped a five-game losing skid.

Over the weekend, the Patriots traveled up to Amherst, Mass., to take on the Minutewomen of UMass in a three game series. Mason won the first two games, sealing the team's first A-10 conference series win of the season. In Sunday's finale, the Patriots fell to the Minutewomen 2-1 despite outhitting their opponents.

PATRIOT STAT LEADERS
BATTING
AVG: .331 (43-for-130) - Rachel Warrens
OBP: .393 - Rachel Warrens
SLG: .485 - Rachel Warrens
R: 26 - Rachel Warrens
H: 43 - Rachel Warrens
2B: 11 - Rachel Warrens
3B: 3 - Rachel Warrens
HR: 4 - Logan Pickford
RBI: 21 - Maddy Myers
SB: 16 - Rachel Warrens
BB: 14 - Marlaina Bozek

PITCHING
ERA: 3.82 - Carly Cooper (Among starters)
IP: 115.1 - Carly Cooper
K: 75 - Carly Cooper

A-10 AWARDS THIS SEASON
Feb. 27 - Kylie Wilkerson (Rookie of the Week)
March 5 - Marlaina Bozek (Player of the Week)
April 2 - Carly Cooper (Pitcher of the Week)

NOTABLE STATS/STREAKS/AWARDS
Sydney Bales (.270 / .317 / .423) played a pivotal role in Mason's 3-1 week and the team's first conference series win. She hit a team-high 8-for-13 this week, drew two walks, and recorded a hit in every game. The senior from La Plata, Md., is currently on a three-game multi-hit streak as well and has recorded a hit in eight of her last 10 games. Bales' best game of the week came in Game Two of the Saturday doubleheader at UMass, where the outfielder went 3-for-4 with a triple and a career-high home run. She was one double shy of hitting for the cycle. Bales' slash line led all Patriot batters as well (.615 / .643 / 1.154).

Freshman Emily Lampela (.240 / .312 / .406) had the team's second-highest RBI total of the week with three as well as the second-highest slugging percentage of .800. The center fielder hit her third home run of the season in Game Two of the UMass Saturday doubleheader, where the Alexandria, Va., native hit a two-run home shot. Lampela also had two doubles on the week and recorded a hit in three of four games. On the field, she made six putouts, made one outfield assist and recorded zero errors.

Elyssa DeRosa (.291 / .346 / .325) is currently on a six-game hitting streak, dating back to Game Two of the Saint Joseph's doubleheader on April 6. It is the longest hitting streak on the team.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

GEORGE WASHINGTON REVOLUTIONARIES (20-20, 6-9 A-10)
Chosen to finish seventh out of ten in the conference in this year's Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll, the Revolutionaries have won 20 games in total and are currently sitting in seventh place with a 6-9 conference record. Mason, on the other hand, is in eighth with a 5-10 record.

GW started in-conference play by winning two of three against Saint Louis, followed by winning another two of three at Dayton. They then were swept at Fordham in a three-game series and lost two of three in their most recent conference matchup against Saint Joseph's.

Senior infielder Alena Ramirez (.396 / .465 / .495) leads the team in batting average, on-base percentage slugging percentage and hits (44). Graduate student catcher/utility player Allison Heffley (.336 / .408 / .464) leads the team in doubles with 11. 

Senior utility player Alexa Williams (.302 / .343 / .426) has the most RBI with 28. She is also tied with the most home runs with three, along with sophomores Ashley Corpuz (.282 / .421 / .437) and Reese Torres (.227 / .292 / .455).

On the pitching side, freshman Cece Smith (12-5, 2.51 ERA, 1 SV) has the second-most wins in the conference with 12. Smith also has the most strikeouts and innings pitched on the team, with 100 and 111.2, respectively.

After Smith, sophomore Rose Cano (5-7, 4.18 ERA) and freshman Sophia Torreso (3-7, 4.26 ERA, 1 SV) have similar work outputs in the circle. Cano has pitched 72 innings with 22 strikeouts while Torreso has pitched 75.2 innings with 44 strikeouts. 

HISTORY WITH THE REVOLUTIONARIES
Mason has matched up with George Washington 36 times, with the Revolutionaries having a 22-14 series edge over the Patriots. The last time the two schools met was last season on April 12, when the Patriots swept the Revolutionaries in Fairfax in the midweek doubleheader.

TEAM STAT COMPARISONS: Mason (41 games played) | George Washington (40 games played)
BATTING
AVG: .245 | .293
OBP: .316 | .376
SLG: .349 | .409
R: 149 | 176
H: 259 | 304
2B: 45 | 57
3B: 7 | 6
HR: 17 | 17
RBI: 131 | 168
BB: 99 | 121

PITCHING
ERA: 4.01 | 3.59
K: 151 | 166
BB: 130 | 107
R: 197 | 169
ER: 155 | 133
H: 318 | 284
2B: 44 | 51
3B: 10 | 7
HR: 30 | 17

FIELDING
FLD: .956 | .955
PO: 811 | 778
A: 308 | 225
E: 52 | 47

UP NEXT
The Patriots will host Saint Louis in a three-game weekend series starting on Saturday, April 20, and concluding the following day. Saturday will be a doubleheader starting at noon, and Sunday's finale will be slated for a noon first pitch.