BASEBALL at Mount St. Mary's
WHEN: Tuesday, April 22 (3 p.m.)
WHERE: Straw Family Stadium | Emmitsburg, Md.
ALL-TIME SERIES: George Mason leads, 17-4.
LAST MEETING: The Patriots defeated the Mountaineers, 3-1, April 25, 2023 at Spuhler Field.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The Patriots on are the road for a mid-week, non-conference matchup against Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday with the first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. in Emmitsburg, Md.

In the last meeting between the Patriots and Mountaineers, then-freshman Logan Rumberg earned the win in his first collegiate start in a 3-1 victory two years ago at Spuhler Field.

Last time out, the Patriots took two-of-three at Massachusetts over the weekend in Amherst, Mass.  George Mason won the first game, 16-7 and the series finale, 12-1 in eight innings.  The Minutemen won the middle game, 2-1.

On Sunday, junior starter Brandon Cassedy tossed seven strong innings and didn't allow an earned run to notch his fifth win of the season.  Every player in the lineup reached base at least once, five players had a multi-hit game and five players each scored two runs.

The Patriots have won nine of their last 11 games.  George Mason has hit 15 home runs in the last 19 games.

Junior outfielder James Quinn-Irons is batting .428 (68-for-159) in 40 starts in center field.  He leads the team in hits (68), doubles, (19), home runs (10) and RBI (58), is second in runs scored (51) and stolen bases (19-24) and fourth in walks (24).

Sophomore utility player Owen Hull is hitting .417 (63-for-151) in 40 starts.  He paces the Patriots in runs scored (60), is second in hits (63), doubles, (12) and home runs (6), third in walks (29) and fourth in RBI (46).

Sophomore infielder Jake Butler has a .331 average (49-for-148) in 40 starts.  He is second on the club in RBI (54), tied for third in stolen bases (13-15), fourth in hits (49) and fifth in both runs scored (33) and walks (21).

Junior infielder Owen Clyne is batting .325 (50-for-154) in 40 starts at shortstop.  He is second in walks (26), third in both hits (50) and RBI (48), tied for third in stolen bases (13-20) and fourth in runs scored (38).

On the mound, graduate student Connor O'Hara (5-2, 2.12) leads the team in starts (11), innings pitched (63.2) and strikeouts (62).  Junior Brandon Cassedy (5-1, 2.98) is second in innings pitched (54.1) and strikeouts (51).  Graduate student Sam Lavin (3-0, 5.16) is third in innings pitched (45.2) and strikeouts (36). 

Graduate student Gardner Meeks is second on the club in appearances (16) and leads the team in saves (3).  

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 .329 and a team ERA of 4.58 through 37 games.

SCOUTING MOUNT ST. MARY'S

Mount St. Mary's has an overall record of 15-23 this season including a mark of 8-10 against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) opponents.  The Mountaineers are 5-8 at home, 10-13 on the road and 0-2 in games played at a neutral site.

Last time out, Mount St. Mary's dropped two-of-three games to Marist this past weekend at Straw Family Stadium in Emmitsburg, Md.  The Mountaineers won the series opener, 5-4 in 12 innings and lost the last two games, 7-4 and 8-3.

Freshman infielder Sam Grube is hitting .319 (46-for-144) in 37 starts.  He leads the team in walks (29), is second in hits (46), runs scored (31) and stolen bases (18-27) and is third in RBI (27).

Freshman infielder Nolan Book is batting .307 (43-for-140) in 38 starts.  He is second in RBI (32), third in hits (43) and fourth in runs scored (22).

Sophomore infielder Ty Fredo has a .306 average (48-for-157) in 38 starts.  He leads the team in hits (48), runs scored (36) and stolen bases (21-24) and is fourth in RBI (26).

The Mountaineers have a team batting average of .263 and a team ERA of 6.44 through 38 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 won two-of-three at Massachusetts (April 18-20) in Amherst, Mass.  George Mason won the first game, 16-7 and the finale, 12-1 in eight innings.  The Minutemen won the middle game of the series, 2-1.

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.