CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – On the second day of the Tar Heel Invitational, George Mason split their two games. The Patriots lost to Princeton, 17-4, and later beat Drexel, 11-1.
 
Game 1 (pdf)
Game 2 (pdf)

PATRIOT HIGHLIGHTS

• Sophomore Emily Lampela hit her first home run of the season
• Freshman Jasmine Mack hit her first career home run
• Kylie Wilkerson (0-1) (2.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 E), Jordan Tallman (0.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 E), and Haleigh Dellow pitched this game (4.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 E)
• Junior Kamryn Inman got her first start of the season
• Elyssa DeRosa and Jasmine Mack recorded a hit this game

 
GEORGE MASON 4, PRINCETON 17
The Patriots were the designated home team in their first game of the day, with sophomore Kylie Wilkerson starting on the mound (0-0). Emily Lampela got the Patriots going in the bottom of the first inning with a home run, putting the Patriots up 1-0.
 
The Tigers responded in the top of the second with Karis Ford hitting one over the wall to even the score, 1-1. Princeton then got two more runs off four hits and zero errors, leaving two on base to take the lead 3-1.
 
Princeton kept the energy going with Sonia Zhang hitting a double scoring two runs, and Abby Hornberger hitting a three-run home run to put the Tigers up 9-1 in the top of the third.
 
Julia Dumais stepped up to bat and hit a two-run home run to put the Tigers up 11-1.
 
Elyssa DeRosa got the Patriots going in the bottom of the fourth with a single up the middle. Maya McGowan walked, then freshman Jasmine Mack hit her first career home run to get three more runs on the board, 11-4
 
Princeton got six runs in the top of the seventh inning off six hits and zero errors, making it 17-4. Jasmine Mack assisted on a double play to get the Patriots out of the inning.
 

GEORGE MASON 11, DREXEL 1
In the Patriots' second game, senior Jordan Tallman (1-2) started in the circle.  Kamryn Inman got things going for the Patriots with a double down the left field line. Logan Pickford then doubled to left center field, earning a run on the board, 1-0.
 
In the top of the third, Drexel reached first base on a Patriots error, then Izzy Alamillo singled and advanced to second on a throw to home. A double from Lana Mooney got the Dragons on the board, 1-1.
 
Elyssa DeRosa was on first base when Emily Lampela stepped up to bat and hit a double down the left field line, scoring a run. Maya McGowan hit a single to right center field, scoring DeRosa, 3-1.
 
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kamryn Inman got another hit, a single to left field, and Logan Pickford reached first on an error by the catcher.
 
The Patriots scored seven more runs off six hits and zero errors in the bottom of the fifth.
 
Maddy Johnson hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to beat the Dragons 10-1.

• Kamryn hit her first double of the season
• Logan Pickford, Maddy Johnson, Elyssa DeRosa, Kamryn Inman, Emily Lampela, and Maya McGowan recorded doubles in this game
• Jordan Tallman (4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 E) and Abbey Lane pitched (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 E)
• Maya McGowan recorded her first career stolen base
• Maddy Johnson hit a walk-off home run, her second home run of her career

 
UP NEXT
SUNDAY'S GAME (2/16) AGAINST PRINCETON HAS BEEN CANCELED.
The George Mason Softball team opens at home on February 22-23 with their first tournament of the season at the George Mason Softball Complex. The Patriots have a doubleheader on the 22^nd against Saint Francis, starting at noon, and another doubleheader on the 23^rd against Niagara starting at noon.