BASEBALL vs. Monmouth
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 28 (2 p.m.) – Saturday, March 1 (1 p.m.) – Sunday, March 2 (12 p.m.)
WHERE: Spuhler Field | Fairfax, Va.
RECORDS: George Mason (4-4), Monmouth (3-4)
ALL-TIME SERIES: George Mason leads, 5-4
LAST MEETING: The Patriots won two of three against the Hawks March 8-10, 2024 at Spuhler Field.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team opens a three-game series against Monmouth on Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. at Spuhler Field.

Last time out, the Patriots defeated William & Mary, 12-1, on Tuesday at Spuhler Field.  Junior starter Logan Rumberg scattered three hits and struck out six without a walk to earn the win.  Eight players in the lineup drove in at least one run and four players had a multi-hit game, including sophomore Owen Hull, who went 3-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored.

The Patriots have scored 64 runs over their last five games.

George Mason and Monmouth met last season, with the Patriots taking two of three games March 8-10, 2024 at Spuhler Field.  The Green and Gold swept a doubleheader to start the series, 6-5 in 10 innings in the opener and 2-1 in the nightcap.  The Hawks won the finale, 12-7.

Junior outfielder James Quinn-Irons was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week and freshman catcher Andrew Raymond was selected Rookie of the Week, the league announced on Monday.  Quinn-Irons, from Reston, Va., hit .667 (12-for-18) with two home runs, four doubles, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored over four starts in center field last week.  He posted a slash line of .667 / .684 / 1.222 and notched at least one extra-base hit in three of the four games.  Raymond, from Middletown, Md., batted .500 with three doubles, two his first two NCAA home runs, eight RBI and four runs scored in four games with three starts behind the plate.  He recorded a slash line of .500 / .571 / 1.250.

George 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 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.  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).   

SCOUTING MONMOUTH
 
Monmouth finished the 2024 season with an overall record of 18-30, including a mark of 11-16 against Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) opponents.  The Hawks went 8-5 at home and 9-22 on the road last season.

The Hawks began the 2025 season with seven games in Cary, N.C.

Monmouth swept a doubleheader against Dayton (Feb. 14) with a 5-2 win in the first game and a 13-3 victory in the nightcap.

Monmouth then dropped a pair of games to Michigan State (Feb. 15) by final scores of 2-0 and 4-1.  The Hawks lost two of three to Pittsburgh (Feb. 21-23).  The Panthers won the first two games of the series, 6-1 and 5-1, before the Hawks took the finale, 7-6.

Graduate student infielder Casey Caufield is batting .308 (8-for-26) with five RBI and one run scored in seven starts.  Sophomore infielder Chris Walsh is hitting .308 (8-for-26) with five runs scored in seven starts.

On the mound, junior Tommy Kent (1-1, 2.70) has made two starts and worked 10.0 innings.  Senior J.D. Greeley (0-1, 3.60) has also started two games and pitched 10.0 innings. 

The Hawks have a team batting average of .226 and a team ERA of 2.89.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Friday
George Mason: RHP Sam Lavin (1-0, 2.25)
Monmouth: RHP Kevin Opanel (0-0, 0.00)

Saturday
George Mason: RHP Connor O'Hara (0-1, 3.00)
Monmouth: LHP Tommy Kent (1-1, 2.70)

Sunday
George Mason: RHP Brandon Cassedy (0-0, 3.00)
Monmouth: RHP J.D. Greeley (0-1, 3.60)  

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 began the season with three games at East Carolina (Feb. 14-15) at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C.  George Mason won the first game of a doubleheader, 7-3, then dropped the nightcap, 4-3 on Feb. 14.  East Carolina won the series with a 4-3 victory in the finale on Feb. 15.
 
George Mason fell to Georgetown, 15-14, at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va. (Feb. 18). 

The Patriots took two-of-three against St. Peter's (Feb. 21-23) at Spuhler Field.  The Patriots won the opener, 17-2 in seven innings and the series final, 14-4 in seven innings while the Peacocks won the middle game, 10-7.

George Mason continued the homestand with a 12-1 win in seven innings over William & Mary (Feb. 25).

The Patriots welcome Monmouth for three games (Feb. 28-March 2), Holy Cross (March 4) 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.

STRIKE ZONE

George Mason and Monmouth have played nine games with all three series held at Spuhler Field.

The Patriots and Hawks met for the first time March 15-17, 2019.  George Mason won the opener, 10-7, while Monmouth claimed the final two games, 9-3 and 7-3.

The Patriots took two of three from the Hawks March 4-6, 2022 with an 11-5 win in the opener and 5-4 victory in the rubber game.  The Hawks won the middle game of the series, 9-7.

Last year, the Patriots won the series March 8-10, 2024, sweeping a doubleheader by final scores of 6-5 and 2-1.  The Hawks won the finale, 12-7.