BASEBALL vs. Towson
WHEN: Tuesday, March 18 (3 p.m.)
WHERE: Spuhler Field | Fairfax, Va.
RECORDS: George Mason (13-7, 2-1 A10), Towson (6-14, 0-0 CAA)
LAST MEETING: The Patriots defeated the Tigers, 7-5, on March 9 at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team wraps up its four-game homestand, hosting Towson on Tuesday with the first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. at Spuhler Field.

Last time out, the Patriots swept a doubleheader from Dayton, 8-0 and 11-5, on Saturday to take two of the three games in the series against the Flyers.

Sophomore third baseman Jake Butler had six hits over the two games with five RBI and three runs scored.  Sophomore right fielder Owen Hull had five hits and scored five runs over the two games of the doubleheader.

Graduate student Connor O'Hara made his sixth start of the year in game one and tossed a complete-game five-hitter.  He struck out six and walked just one and faced only 33 batters in the outing. 

O'Hara was named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week on Monday. 

In the last meeting against Towson, the Patriots downed the Tigers 7-5 on March 9 at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.  Freshman outfielder Lucas Alberti hit his first career home run and junior catcher Garrett Pancione recorded his first hit as a Patriot in the game.

Junior outfielder James Quinn-Irons is batting .463 (37-for-80) in 20 starts in center field.  He leads the club in hits (36), doubles (7), home runs (6) and runs scored (32), and is tied for first in RBI (32).

Hull is batting .365 (27-for-74) in 20 starts.  He leads the Patriots in stolen bases (12-for-12), is second in hits (27) walks (13) and runs scored (29), and is tied for third in RBI (20).

Butler has a .356 average (26-for-73) in 20 starts in the infield.  He is tied for first on the team in RBI (32), third in hits (26) and fourth in runs scored (23).

Junior infielder Owen Clyne is hitting .319 (23-for-72) in 20 starts at shortstop.  He is second on the club in RBI (23), tied for third in home runs (2) and is fifth in hits (23).

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.

SCOUTING TOWSON

Towson has an overall record of 6-14 this season.  The Tigers are 3-6 at home, 0-3 on the road and 3-5 in games played at a neutral site.

Last time out, Towson dropped two of three against Cornell.  The Tigers took the opener, 6-5 while the Big Red won the last two games, 18-7 and 8-5.

Towson has played three games against teams from the Atlantic 10.  The Tigers lost to both Richmond (March 4) 14-3 in seven innings and George Mason (March 9) 7-5.  Towson topped George Washington (March 12) 16-2 in seven innings at Schuerholz Park.

The Tigers are 3-11 in their last 14 games.

Sophomore infielder Taye Robinson is batting .323 (20-for-62) in 20 games with 18 starts.  He leads the team in home runs (4) and RBI (17) and is second in hits (20). 

Senior infielder Jordan Peyton is hitting .329 (26-for-79) in 20 starts.  He leads the club in hits (26) and is second in doubles (4), home runs (2) and RBI (13).

The Tigers have a team batting average of .279 and a team ERA of 7.04.
  
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 traveled to take on Duke (March 11-12) in Durham, N.C.  The Blue Devils won both games by identical final scores of 6-3.  Duke 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 began Atlantic 10 play with a three-game set at Spuhler Field against Dayton (March 14-15).  The Patriots dropped the first game, 8-2 and then swept a doubleheader, 8-0 and 11-5.
George Mason will host Towson (March 18) for 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

The Patriots have 51 all-time wins against Towson, third-most in program history against an opponent.  Mason has recorded 63 victories against William & Mary, 53 against James Madison and VCU, 51 against Towson and 50 against George Washington.