BASEBALL at Towson
WHEN: Tuesday, April 8 (3 p.m.)
WHERE: Schuerholz Park | Towson, Md.
RECORDS: George Mason (20-12, 8-4 A-10), Towson (12-20, 4-5 CAA)
ALL-TIME SERIES: George Mason leads, 52-46-1
LAST MEETING: The Patriots defeated the Tigers, 5-4, on March 18 at Spuhler Field.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team begins a stretch of four straight games on the road with a midweek game at Towson on Tuesday with the first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. at Schuerholz Park in Towson, Md.

In the last meeting between the teams on March 18 at Spuhler Field, sophomore infielder Jake Butler tied the game with a two-run single in the eight and sophomore Owen Hull drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Patriots to a 5-4 walk-off win.

In the first meeting this season 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.

Last time out, the Patriots swept both games of a doubleheader against Saint Louis, 7-2 and 8-6 (10) on Saturday, April 5, to complete a three-game sweep against the Billikens at Spuhler Field.  In the nightcap, Hull hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning.

Among NCAA leaders (as of April 6), the Patriots are second in sacrifice bunts (35), seventh in batting average (.329), eighth in on-base percentage (.441) and 11th in both hits (358) and runs scored (299).

Junior outfielder Quinn-Irons is batting .442 (57-for-129) in 32 starts in center field.  He leads the team in hits (57), doubles (15), home runs (8) and RBI (45), second in both runs scored (45) and stolen bases (17-22) and tied for fourth in walks (17).

Among NCAA leaders, Quinn-Irons is seventh in hits (57), eighth in batting average (.442), tied for ninth in doubles (15), 13th in on-base percentage (.538), tied for 13th in RBI (45), 15th in total bases (98), tied for 18th in runs scored and 36th in slugging percentage (.760).

Sophomore utility player Owen Hull is hitting .402 (49-for-122) in 32 starts.  He paces the Patriots in stolen bases (20-21) and runs scored (46), is second in hits (49), second in doubles (8), home runs (5), and walks (20) and is fourth in RBI (36).

Among NCAA leaders, Hull is tied for 12th in runs scored (46), tied for 19th in stolen bases (20) and tied for 35th in hits (49).

Junior infielder Owen Clyne has a .350 average (41-for-117) in 32 starts at shortstop.  He is tied for first on the club in walks (24), is third in hits (41), RBI (40) and stolen bases (10-16), tied for third in home runs (3), and fourth in runs scored (28).

Sophomore infielder Jake Butler is batting .325 (39-for-120) in 32 starts.  He is second in RBI (44), fourth in both hits (39), tied for third in home runs (3), tied for fourth in stolen bases (9-10) and fifth in runs scored (27).

On the mound, graduate student Connor O'Hara (4-2, 2.27) leads the team in starts (9), innings pitched (47.2) and strikeouts (47).  Graduate student Sam Lavin (3-0, 3.46) is second is innings pitched (39.0) and third in strikeouts (31).  Junior Brandon Cassedy (3-1, 2.88) is second in innings pitched (40.2) and strikeouts (43).  

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 4.59 through 32 games.

SCOUTING TOWSON

Towson has an overall record of 12-20 this season including a mark of 4-5 against Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) opponents.  The Tigers are 6-8 at home, 3-7 on the road and 3-5 in games played at a neutral site.
 
This past weekend, Towson won two-of-three games at Delaware to earn its first CAA road series win since May of 2021.  The Tigers won the first game of the series, 12-6 on Friday and then split a doubleheader with the Blue Hens with a 9-5 win in game one and a 4-2 loss in the nightcap on Saturday.
 
The Tigers are 2-3 against Atlantic 10 Conference teams this season.  Towson lost 14-3 (7) at Richmond (March 4), fell 7-5 to George Mason (March 9), defeated George Washington 16-2 (7) at Schuerholz Park (March 12), lost 5-4 on the road at George Mason (March 18) and topped Massachusetts at home 20-15 (March 19).
 
Junior catcher Brian Heckleman is batting .356 (32-for-90) in 30 games with 23 starts.  He leads the team in triples (2) and RBI (26), is second in hits (32), tied for second in doubles (6) and home runs (4) and is third in runs scored (19).
 
Junior outfielder Max D'Alessandro is hitting .333 in 25 starts.  He leads the club in home runs (8) and runs scored (25) and is third in both hits (31) and RBI (22).
 
Freshman infielder A.J. Kolb was named CAA Rookie of the Week after batting .545 (6-for-11) with a triple, three RBI and five runs scored to help the Tigers post a 3-1 record last week.
 
The Tigers have a team batting average of .271 and a team ERA of 6.49 through 32 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 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 will travel 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 52 all-time wins against Towson, third-most in program history against an opponent.

George Mason has recorded 63 victories against William & Mary, 53 against James Madison and VCU, 52 against Towson and 52 against George Washington.