BASEBALL at East Carolina
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 14 Doubleheader (Game one - 12 p.m.), Saturday, Feb. 15 (2 p.m.)
WHERE: Clark LeClair Stadium | Greenville, N.C.
2024 RECORDS: George Mason (21-32, 7-17 A10); East Carolina (46-17, 19-8 American Athletic Conference)
ALL-TIME SERIES: East Carolina leads, 47-30
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team begins the 2025 season with a three-game series against East Carolina at Clark LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C.  

Due to the threat of inclement weather in the Greenville area later in the weekend, the Pirates and Patriots begin the series Friday with a doubleheader beginning at noon and the series finale is Sunday with the first pitch slated for 2 p.m.

Mason has 16 returners and added 21 newcomers on the roster heading into the season under Shawn Camp, who enters his third year as the head coach of the Patriots. 

The Patriots have a record of 30-47 all-time against the Pirates.  The two teams last met March 24-26, 2023 in Greenville, N.C.  East Carolina swept the three-game series.
 
The George Mason baseball team was picked to finish ninth (58 points) in the Atlantic 10 Conference this season.  The preseason poll was conducted by the league's 13 head coaches.
 
Last season, the Patriots finished with a 21-32 record, including a mark of 7-17 in Atlantic 10 Conference play.  George Mason had a .283 team batting average during the 2024 campaign.  Outfielder James-Quinn Irons James Quinn-Irons batted .302 (55-for-182) in 50 games with 49 starts.  He led the club in home runs (13), RBI (43) and slugging percentage (.588), was second in hits (55), and third in doubles (11), runs scored (40) and batting average (.302).

The Patriots are scheduled to play their home opener on Wednesday, Feb. 19 against Georgetown with the first pitched slated for 2 p.m. at Spuhler Field.
   
SCOUTING EAST CAROLINA
 
East Carolina finished the 2024 season with an overall record of 47-16, including a mark of 19-8 against American Athletic Conference opponents, winning a fifth straight conference regular season title.  The Pirates went 29-6 at home, 13-9 on the road and 4-2 in games played at a neutral site last season.  

In the American Athletic Conference Championship, East Carolina lost to Wichita State in the championship game, 12-2.  The Pirates advanced to the NCAA Baseball Championship and won three games in the NCAA Greenville Regional with victories over No. 19 Wake Forest (7-6), VCU (10-7) and Evansville (19-6).  East Carolina then fell to Evansville, 6-5, in the championship game.

The only teams to defeat East Carolina at home during the regular season last year were Southeastern Louisiana (11-9), Charlotte (8-7), South Florida (5-4) and No. 9 Duke (5-2),
 
Last season in his junior year, outfielder Ryley Johnson was fifth on the club with a .339 batting average (77-for-227) in 63 games with 60 starts.  He led the team in triples (5), stolen bases (23) and attempts (26), was second in runs scored (75) and third in hits (77).

The Pirates top four hitters from last season have departed.
 
On the mound, Ethan Norby was third on the club in starts (10) and made 20 appearances overall.  He finished his rookie season with a 4-0 record and a 3.79 ERA and was fourth on the team in strikeouts (63).
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
 
Friday (2/14) Game One
George Mason: RHP Sam Lavin
East Carolina: LHP Ethan Norby
 
Friday (2/14) Game Two
George Mason: RHP Logan Rumberg
East Carolina: RHP Bradley Zayac
 
Sunday (2/16)
George Mason: RHP Connor O'Hara
East Carolina: RHP Sean Jenkins
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
 
Mason has 16 returners and added 21 newcomers on the roster heading into the season under Shawn Camp, who enters his third year as the head coach of the Patriots.  He is assisted by Tyler Nelin, Tommy Winterstein, Evan Duhon and Kyle Darmstead.
 
Pitcher Britt Yount is the lone senior on the club.  The junior class includes pitchers Owen Stewart (RHP), Connor Knox (RHP) and Logan Rumberg (RHP), infielder Evan Blanchard and outfielder James Quinn-Irons.
 
Sophomores returning for their second year with the Green and Gold are pitchers Ty Uchman (LHP), Brandt Ertel (RHP), Ryan Edmonds (RHP), Dylan McCarthy (RHP), Cole Egan (LHP) and Shaun Okeeffe (RHP) along with outfielder Jake Kozlowski.
 
The Patriots added 21 new players, with 13 freshman, one junior and four graduate students entering their first year at George Mason.
 
New pitchers joining the Patriots are graduate students Ryan Ament (LHP), Daniel Elliott (RHP), Louden Hilliard (RHP), Sam Lavin (RHP), Gardner Meeks (RHP) and Connor O'Hara (RHP), junior Brandon Cassedy (RHP) and freshmen Michael Bilo (RHP), Jake Drumm (RHP) and Michael Madigan (LHP).
 
New position players include two graduate students, catcher Nick Barenz and infielder Jonny Wall.  Juniors include infielder Owen Clyne, outfielders Lucas Alberti, Drew Canody and Laken Tignor, and catcher Garrett Pancione.  

Freshmen position players embarking on their rookie year are infielders Ty Tomlinson and Jake Stanley, outfielder Tripp Capers and catcher Andrew Raymond.
 
GEORGE MASON 2025 SCHEDULE
 
The George Mason baseball team is schedules to play a 55-game slate that includes 30 contests against Atlantic 10 Conference rivals, 28 games at Spuhler Field, 12 games against six opposing teams that earned a NCAA Regional appearance and two games against opponents that advanced to the College World Series last season.
 
The Patriots begin the season with three games at East Carolina (Feb. 14-16) in Greenville, N.C.  The Pirates hosted the NCAA Greenville Regional last year and defeated Wake Forest, VCU and Evansville.
 
George Mason opens a season-high 11-game homestand with a midweek matchup in the home opener against Georgetown (Feb. 19).  The Patriots will face St. Peter's for a three-game weekend series (Feb. 21-23), host William & Mary (Feb. 25), welcome Monmouth for three games (Feb. 28-March 2) and wrap up the stretch with single games against Georgetown (March 7), Longwood (March 8) and Towson (March 9) at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.
 
In March, George Mason is scheduled to play 18 games with nine at home and nine on the road. 
 
The Patriots travel to take on Duke (March 11-12) in Durham, N.C.  The Blue Devils played in the NCAA Norman Regional last year and notched wins over Bryant and South Carolina before falling to N.C. State in an elimination game.
 
George Mason begins Atlantic 10 play with a three-game set at Spuhler Field against Dayton (March 14-16).  The Patriots then host Towson (March 18) in a midweek game.
 
The Patriots will play a season-high eight straight on the road March 21 through April 1.  The stretch begins with the first A-10 road series of the season at St. Bonaventure (March 21-23), a midweek meeting at Maryland (March 25), three games against rival George Washington (March 8-30) and concludes with a stop at James Madison (April 1) in Harrisonburg, Va.
 
In April, the Patriots are scheduled to play 17 games, with seven at home and 10 on the road.
 
George Mason is back home for a league series against Saint Louis (April 4-6) before a traveling north for a midweek game at Towson (April 8).
 
The Patriots hit the road for three games at VCU (April 11-13) at The Diamond in Richmond, Va.  The Rams won the A-10 Tournament last year to advance to the NCAA Greenville Regional.
 
George Mason is back at home to wrap up the season series against James Madison (April 15) before heading back on the road to face Massachusetts (April 18-20) in Amherst, Mass.
 
The Patriots stay on the road with a midweek game at Mount St. Mary's (April 22) in Emmittsburg, Md.
 
Rhode Island makes a visit to Fairfax for three games (April 25-28) and the Patriots wrap up the month with a game at North Carolina (April 29) in Chapel Hill, N.C.  The Tar Heels hosted the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional last year and defeated LSU to advance to the Super Regional.  North Carolina then won two games against West Virginia to advance to the College World Series.
 
In May, the Patriots are scheduled to play 11 games, with five at home and six on the road.
 
The month begins with a three-game A-10 series against Saint Joseph's (May 2-4).  The Patriots will then play five straight on the road with a stop at William & Mary (May 7) in Williamsburg, Va., a three-game conference series at Davidson (May 9-11) and conclude the trip against Virginia (May 13) in Charlottesville, Va.
 
The Cavaliers hosted and went unbeaten in three games in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional and two games in Super Regional last year to advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.  The Cavaliers fell to North Carolina and Florida State in the College World Series. 
 
The Patriots wrap up the regular season at home with three games against Fordham (May 15-17).
 
The Patriots will play three home-and-home series during the 2025 season, taking on James Madison, Towson and William & Mary both at home and on the road.
 
Mason plays 10 league series, five at home and five on the road.
 
Home series against A-10 foes include three-game weekend sets against Dayton (March 14-16), Saint Louis (April 4-6), Rhode Island (April 25-27), Saint Joseph's (May 2-4) and Fordham (May 15-17).
 
The Patriots will visit St. Bonaventure (March 21-23), George Washington (March 28-30), VCU (April 11-13), Massachusetts (April 18-20) and Davidson (May 9-11).
 
The 2025 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship will be held May 20-24 at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.