BASEBALL at Davidson
WHEN: Friday, May 9 (3 p.m.) – Saturday, May 10 (1 p.m.) – Sunday, May 11 (1 p.m.)
WHERE: Wilson Field | Davidson, N.C.
RECORDS: George Mason (33-16, 17-7 A-10); Davidson (22-24, 15-9 A-10)
ALL-TIME SERIES: Davidson leads, 11-8.
LAST MEETING: May 16-17, 2024 in Fairfax, Va.: The Wildcats won two of three against the Patriots. The Wildcats won Game 1, 9-7, the Patriots won Game 2, 6-3, and the Wildcats won Game 3, 10-9
GAME NOTES: Click here
WATCH: Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Patriots will travel to Davidson for a three-game weekend series that will feature a top-four Atlantic 10 Conference matchup beginning Friday, with the first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. at Wilson Field.

In the last meeting between the Patriots and Davidson, The Wildcats won two of three against the Patriots. The Wildcats won Game 1, 9-7, the Patriots won Game 2, 6-3, and the Wildcats won Game 3, 10-9

The Patriots have a 8-11 record in the all-time series against the Wildcats.  The last time the Patriots were in Davidson was in 2022, they lost to the Wildcats who were the top-seed in the 2022 A-10 Championship. A few days prior to that tournament, the Patriots and Wildcats finished their regular season there, with Davidson winning two of three.

The last time George Mason won a series against Davidson was in their first-ever meeting in 2015, when the Patriots won two of three in Fairfax. Aside from the 2015 meeting and a four-game series split in 2021, the Wildcats have won every series (but have never swept), and have 2-1 advantage over the Patriots in tournament head-to-head play.

Brandon Cassedy was named this week's Atlantic 10's Pitcher of the Week. It was the starting pitcher's first weekly award of the season. Cassedy pitched six scoreless innings and won his sixth game of the season in his Sunday start to complete the weekend series sweep against Saint Joseph's. The Manassas, Va., native held the Hawks to a .158 opposing batting average, struck out five batters and only allowed three hits.

Last time out, the Patriots held off a late William & Mary rally and beat the Tribe 8-7. The Patriots swept the season home-and-home series with William & Mary and sophomore outfielder Owen Hull broke the single season stolen bases record after stealing three more bags in the game to raise his total to 37. The previous record was set in 1992 by Lonnie Goldberg.

The Patriots have won 16 of their last 20 games and are currently on a four-game winning streak. They now hold a 12-12 record on the road and have won seven of their eight seven A-10 series matchups.  George Mason has hit 22 home runs in the last 27 games.

Among NCAA leaders (as of May 8), the Patriots are third in the nation in sacrifice bunts (54), fourth in batting average (.332), fifth in hits (552), seventh in on-base percentage (.438) and eighth in runs scored (441).

Junior outfielder James Quinn-Irons is batting .415 (81-for-195) in 49 starts.  He leads the team in hits (81), doubles, (19), home runs (13) and RBI (70), is second in runs scored (60) and stolen bases (25-30) and fourth in walks (27).

Among NCAA leaders, Quinn-Irons is fourth in RBI (70), fifth in hits (81) eighth in total bases (143), 15^th in batting average (.415), 18^th in doubles (19), 22nd in on-base percentage (.513), 27th in runs scored (60) and 29^th in slugging percentage (.733).

Sophomore utility player Owen Hull is hitting .400 (74-for-185) in 49 starts.  He paces the Patriots in runs scored (70), and stolen bases (37-42), is second in hits (74), doubles, (14) and home runs (7), second in walks (34) and third in RBI (56).

Among NCAA leaders, Hull is fourth in runs scored (70), tied for sixth in stolen bases (37), 19^th in hits (74) and 28^th in batting average (.400) and on-base percentage (.509).

Junior infielder Owen Clyne is batting .330 (64-for-194) in 49 starts at shortstop.  He is third in hits (64), walks (29) and stolen bases (17-24) and fourth in RBI (55) and runs scored (46) and fifth in home runs (4, tied).

Sophomore infielder Jake Butler has a .313 average (57-for-182) in 49 starts.  He is second on the club in RBI (59), fourth in home runs (4, tied) and stolen bases (16-18) fifth in hits (57) and sixth in runs scored (37, tied).

On the mound, graduate student Connor O'Hara (7-2, 2.18) leads the team in starts (13), innings pitched (74.1) and strikeouts (72).  Junior Brandon Cassedy (6-1, 3.43) is second in innings pitched (65.2) and strikeouts (61).  Graduate student Sam Lavin (3-0, 5.59) is third in innings pitched (52.1) and strikeouts (42).

Among NCAA leaders, O'Hara is seventh in innings pitched (74.1) and 11^th in earned run average (2.18)

Graduate student Gardner Meeks is second on the club in appearances (20) and leads the staff in saves (4). Graduate student Daniel Elliot is second 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 .332 and a team ERA of 4.65 through 49 games.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Friday

George Mason: RHP Sam Lavin (3-0, 5.59) 
Davidson: LHP Isaac Fix (5-4, 7.79) 

Saturday

George Mason: RHP Connor O'Hara (6-2, 1.95) 
Davidson: RHP Wilson Perkins (6-4, 5.94) 

Sunday

George Mason: RHP Brandon Cassedy (5-1, 3.77)
Davidson: LHP Jacob Vokal (0-2, 7.99) 

SCOUTING DAVIDSON

Saint Joseph's has an overall record of 22-24 this season including a mark of 15-9 against Atlantic 10 Conference opponents.  The Wildcats are 15-9 at home, 7-14 on the road and 0-1 in neutral locations.

In the A-10 standings, Davidson is in fourth place. The Patriots, on the other hand, are at top of the standings with a 17-7 record along with Rhode Island.

Last time out, Davidson won two of three against A-10 foe George Washington at Wilson Field in Davidson, N.C last weekend (May 2-4). The Wildcats won the first game, 11-6, lost the second, 13-8 and won the series finale, 11-10.

Sophomore outfielder Cider Canon is batting .403 (64-for-159) in 38 starts.  He leads the club in batting average (.403), triples (3) home runs (15, tied) and slugging percentage (.805) and is second in doubles (13), on-base percentage and stolen bases (9-9).

Junior infielder Michael O'Shaughnessy is hitting .354 (64-for-181) in 46 starts.  He leads the team in RBI (59), doubles (15, tied), and sacrifice flies (5) is second in home runs (14).

Redshirt junior infielder Eli Putnam has a .350 batting average (71-for-203) in 46 starts.  He paces the Wildcat squad in hits (71), RBI (52), home runs (15, tied), total bases (131) and stolen bases (10-12).

On the mound, redshirt junior Wilson Perkins (6-4, 5.94, 12 starts) leads the team in innings pitched (69.2) and strikeouts (67).  Senior Isaac Fix (5-4, 7.79, 12 starts) is second in innings pitched (52.0) and strikeouts (42).  Freshman utility player Jacob Vokal (0-2, 7.99, 4 starts) is third in innings pitched (32.2), whereas junior reliever Ed Hall (2-1, 8.80, 0 starts) is third on the staff in strikeouts (40).

The Hawks  have a team batting average of .302 and a team ERA of 8.35 through 46 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 traveled to western Maryland and picked up a 16-3 win in a midweek game at Mount St. Mary's (April 22) in Emmittsburg, Md.

The Patriots won two-of-three against Rhode Island in Fairfax (April 25-28) and claimed the top spot in the A-10.

George Mason then wrap up the month with a game at North Carolina (April 29) in Chapel Hill, N.C., where they rallied late to tie the No. 4 Tarheels 4-4 in the seventh but ultimatey lost 13-4.  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.

George Mason began the month with a three-game A-10 series sweep against Saint Joseph's (May 2-4) at home.

The Patriots then started their five game road trip with an 8-7 win at William & Mary (May 7) in Williamsburg, Va. They will now prepare for 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 won two of three games against the Wildcats May 1-3, 2015 at Spuhler Field in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. 

The last time George Mason won a series against Davidson was in their first-ever meeting in 2015, when the Patriots won two of three in Fairfax. Mason won the first game 3-2, dropped the middle game 12-8 and recorded an 8-7 victory in the final game of the series.

Aside from the 2015 meeting and a four-game series split in 2021, the Wildcats have won every series (but have never swept), and have 2-1 advantage over the Patriots in tournament head-to-head play.

The Patriots defeated the Wildcats, 15-11, on day two of the 2023 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship May 24, 2023 at The Diamond in Richmond, Va.