BASEBALL at Massachusetts
WHEN: Friday, April 18 (3 p.m.) - Saturday, April 19 (1 p.m.) - Sunday, April 20 (12 p.m.)
WHERE: Earl Lorden Field | Amherst, Mass.
ALL-TIME SERIES: Massachusetts leads 10-9.
LAST MEETING: The Minutemen won two-of-three games in the series April 19-21, 2024 at Spuhler Field.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team travels to the northeast for a three-game Atlantic 10 Conference series against Massachusetts beginning Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. at Earl Lorden Field in Amherst, Mass.

In the last meeting between the two clubs, the Minutemen won the series April 19-21, 2024 at Spuhler Field.  UMass won the first two games, 10-7 (11) and 9-6 and George Mason took the final game, 9-1. 

The Patriots last made the trip to Massachusetts April 29-May 1, 2022.  The Minutemen took the opener, 9-8, while the Patriots won the series with victories in the final two games, 8-0 and 3-2.

The Patriots are 5-5 against the Minutemen at home and 4-5 on the road.

Last time out, the Patriots won their seventh straight home game with an 11-10 victory over James Madison in a midweek, non-conference matchup on Tuesday at Spuhler Field. 

Junior shortstop Owen Clyne hit his fourth home run of the season, drove in three runs and scored three runs.  Freshman left fielder Lucas Alberti had three hits, reached base five times and drove in two runs.  Junior starter Owen Stewart earned his first win of the season and sophomore reliever Cole Egan notched his first collegiate save.

The Patriots have hit 13 home runs over the last 16 games.

George Mason has won eight of its last nine games and has a mark of 14-2 at home.

Among NCAA leaders (as of April 13), the Patriots are tied for third in the nation in sacrifice bunts (40), fourth in batting average (.332), sixth in on-base percentage (.441), ninth in both hits (418) and stolen bases (99) and 11th in runs scored (341).

Junior outfielder James Quinn-Irons is batting .430 (64-for-149) in 37 starts in center field.  He leads the team in hits (64), doubles (18), home runs (9) and RBI (53), second in runs scored (47) and stolen bases (18-23) and third in walks (21).

Among NCAA leaders, Quinn-Irons is tied for fifth in doubles (18), eighth in hits (64), ninth in batting average (.430), tied for 9th in RBI (53), tied for 14th in total bases (114), tied for 22nd in on-base percentage (.522), tied for 25th in runs scored (47) and 37th in slugging percentage (.745).

Sophomore utility player Owen Hull is hitting .414 (58-for-140) in 37 starts.  He paces the Patriots in runs scored (54), stolen bases (25-28) and walks (26), is second in hits (58), doubles (11) and home runs (5) and is fourth in RBI (42).  Among NCAA leaders, Hull is tied for 10th in runs scored (54), tied for 15th in stolen bases (25), 20th in batting average (.414) and tied for 22nd in hits (58).

Junior infielder Owen Clyne has a .343 average (48-for-140) in 37 starts at shortstop.  He is tied for first on the club in walks (26), is third in hits (48), RBI (46) and stolen bases (13-20), tied for third in home runs (4) and fourth in runs scored (35).

Sophomore infielder Jake Butler is batting .326 (45-for-138) in 37 starts.  He is second in RBI (48), tied for third in home runs (4), fourth in hits (45) and fifth in both runs scored (31) and stolen bases (9-10).

On the mound, graduate student Connor O'Hara (5-2, 2.26) leads the team in starts (10), innings pitched (55.2) and strikeouts (52).  Junior Brandon Cassedy (4-1, 3.42) is second in innings pitched (47.1) and strikeouts (47).  Graduate student Sam Lavin (3-0, 4.12) is third in innings pitched (43.2) and strikeouts (35).   

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.

The Patriots have a team batting average of .332 and a team ERA of 4.72 through 37 games.

SCOUTING MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts has an overall record of 10-20-1 this season including a mark of 4-11 against Atlantic 10 Conference opponents.  The Minutemen are 2-7 at home and 8-13-1 on the road.  

Last time out, UMass fell on the road at Sacred Heart, 16-7, on Tuesday in Fairfield, Conn.

Last weekend, the Minutemen dropped two-of-three games at Richmond.  The Spiders won the first game of the series, 9-3 and the finale, 3-1.  UMass won the middle game, 12-6.

The Minutemen will be playing their third home series of the A-10 schedule.  UMass dropped two-of-three to Rhode Island (March 28-29.  The Minutemen won the series opener, 6-3 and lost the last two, 13-1 and 17-6.  Dayton swept three games at UMass (April 4-6) by final scores of 14-6, 9-1 and 9-8.

UMass played to a 7-7 tie at Quinnipiac (March 4) with the game halted after nine innings due to darkness.

The Minutemen have a team batting average of .256 and a team ERA of 7.68 through 31 games.

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 scheduled 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.

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 downed Towson (March 18) with a 5-4 walk-off win.
The Patriots played a season-high eight straight on the road March 21 through April 1. 

The stretch began with the first A-10 road series of the season at St. Bonaventure (March 21-23) where George Mason won two-of-three games.  The Patriots won the first two games, 21-2 and 14-5 while the Bonnies took the finale, 7-3.

George Mason traveled for a midweek meeting at Maryland (March 25) and fell to the Terrapins, 15-8.

The Patriots lost the first two games at rival George Washington (March 8-30), 4-3 and 87-7, and then won the finale, 11-1 in eight innings.

The longest road stretch of the season concluded with a 6-5 loss 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 swept a league series against Saint Louis (April 4-6) by final scores of 7-5, 7-2 and 8-6 (10).  The Patriots swept the Billikens in a three-game series for the first time in program history.

The Patriots traveled north and won at Towson (April 8) 15-3 in seven innings.

The Patriots hit the road for a weekend series at VCU (April 11-13) and won two-of-three at The Diamond in Richmond, Va.  The Patriots won the first game, 4-2 and the finale, 6-5.  The Rams took the middle game, 10-6.

George Mason wrapped up the season series against James Madison (April 15) with an 11-10 midweek win.
The Patriots are 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 has faced UMass 19 times in program history, with 18 of the meetings as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
 
In the only non-conference game between the two teams, the Patriots defeated the Minutemen, 3-1, on March 16, 2009 at Spuhler Field.
 
Justin Bour, who went on to play for the Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Angels, provided all the offense for the Patriots in that game, with a solo home run and a two-run double.