BASEBALL at Duke
WHEN: Tuesday, March 11 (3 p.m.) – Wednesday, March 12 (Noon)
WHERE: Jack Coombs Field | Durham, N.C.
RECORDS: George Mason (11-4), Duke (10-6)
ALL-TIME SERIES: Tied, 1-1
LAST MEETING: The Blue Devils defeated the Patriots on Feb. 17, 2024 in Conway, S.C.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team travels to play a two-game set at Duke on Tuesday at 3 p.m. and Wednesday at noon at Jack Coombs Field in Durham, N.C.
Last time out, the Patriots defeated Towson, 7-5, at the DMV Classic on Sunday afternoon at Capital One Park. The Patriots extended their winning streak to nine games and have outscored opponents by a combined 122-38. It's the longest winning streak for the Patriots since a 10-game streak March 6-18, 2009.
Freshman left fielder
Lucas Alberti his first collegiate home run, sophomore center fielder
James Quinn-Irons had a multi-hit game with his sixth home run of the year and senior
Britt Yount retired the Tigers in order in the ninth to notch his first career save.
The Patriots hit at least two home runs in the same game for the fourth time.
George Mason is tied for the fourth-highest batting average in the nation (.347), only behind UCF (.356) and Tennessee (.348) and the Patriots are 20th in the NCAA in total hits (175). Six Patriots are hitting .300 or better through the first 15 games of the season.
Among NCAA leaders, Quinn-Irons leads the nation in both batting average (.574) and hits (35), is second in runs scored (30) and on-base percentage (.649), fifth in RBI (32) and is eighth in slugging percentage (1.016)
Sophomore infielder
Jake Butler has a .385 average (20-for-52) in 15 starts in the infield. He is second on the club in RBI (27), tied for second in home runs (2), third in hits (20) and fourth in runs scored (20).
Sophomore first baseman/designated hitter
Owen Hull is batting .345 (19-for-55) in 15 starts. He paces the Patriots in stolen bases (11-for-11), is second in walks (11), third in RBI (18) and runs scored (23) and fourth in hits (19).
Alberti is batting .328 (21-for-64) in 15 starts in left field. He ranks second on the club in hits (21) and runs scored (25), tied for second in doubles (5) and tied for third in walks (10).
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.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Tuesday
George Mason: LHP
Ty Uchman (1-0, 9.00)
Duke: TBD
Wednesday
George Mason: RHP
Logan Rumberg (1-1, 5.54)
Duke: TBD
SCOUTING DUKE
Last year, the Blue Devils played in the NCAA Norman Regional and notched wins over Bryant and South Carolina before falling to N.C. State in an elimination game.
Duke has an overall record of 10-6 including a mark of 2-1 against Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponents in 2025. The Blue Devils are 10-5 at home and 0-1 on the road this season.
Duke dropped two-of-three against Cincinnati (Feb. 14-16). The Bearcats won the first game, 8-3 and the finale, 19-5. The Blue Devils won the middle game 6-5 in 12 innings.
Duke won its series against Cornell (Feb. 21-23). After dropping the first game, 11-8, the Blue Devils won the last two, 16-2 and 18-1. Duke swept three games against Northwestern (Feb. 28-Mar.2) by final scores of 14-5, 6-5 and 11-2.
The Blue Devils are 2-2 in midweek games this season. Duke has recorded an 8-4 win against UNCW (Feb. 18) and a 13-1 victory over N.C. A&T (Mar. 4). The Blue Devils lost 9-6 in their lone road game of the season at Campbell (Feb. 25) and fell 12-4 to Liberty at Jack Coombs Field (Feb. 26).
Last time out, Duke took two-of-three in its ACC series against California (March 7-9). The Bears won the first game, 14-1 while the Blue Devils claimed the last two games, 6-2 and 7-3.
The Blue Devils rank sixth in the NCAA with 120 walks this season, only behind VMI (154), Georgia State (131), Tennessee (131), Georgia (127), and Alabama (126).
Senior infielder Wallace Clark is batting .418 (23-for-55) in 16 starts. He leads the club in hits (23) and runs scored (18), is tied for second in home runs (3) and third in doubles (3).
Graduate student infielder Ben Miller is hitting .297 (19-for-64) in 16 starts. He paces the Blue Devils in home runs (9) and RBI (24), is second in hits (19) and third in runs scored (14).
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. 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 swept a three-game series against Monmouth (Feb. 28-March 2) by final scores of 9-3, 12-11 and 16-2.
George Mason hosted Holy Cross (March 4) and the Patriots broke the NCAA Division I record for runs in an inning, scoring 23 times in the bottom of the second in a 26-6 win over Holy Cross in seven innings on Tuesday afternoon at Spuhler Field.
The previous Division I record for most runs in an inning had stood for nearly 42 years. The record of 21 runs in an inning was set by the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 and again by Wichita State in 1984.
The Patriots defeated Georgetown 8-6 (March 7), Longwood 18-0 in seven innings (March 8) and Towson 7-5 (March 9) in the DMV Challenge at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.
In March, George Mason is scheduled to play 19 games with 10 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 Duke met for the first time on March, 8, 1989 in Durham, N.C. The Patriots defeated the Blue Devils, 6-5.
