BASEBALL at Oregon
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 13 (6:05 p.m. EST) – Saturday, Feb. 14 (2:05 p.m. EST) – Sunday, Feb. 15 (3:05 p.m. EST)
WHERE: PK Park | Eugene, Ore.
ALL-TIME SERIES: First meeting
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team begins the 2026 season with a four-game series against Oregon beginning Friday at PK Park in Eugene, Ore.
The Patriots and Ducks will meet for the first time.
George Mason has 13 returners and added 19 newcomers on the roster heading into the season under
Shawn Camp, who enters his fourth year as the head coach of the Patriots.
Last season, the Patriots finished in second place in the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2025, with an overall record of 40-21 and a 20-10 mark in league play. The Patriots went 20-5 at home, 14-13 on the road and 6-3 in games played at a neutral site. George Mason advanced to the championship game at the Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship played at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.
The 40 wins were the most for the program since the 2009 season and the 20 conference victories were the most that the Patriots have posted since joining the A-10, the most league wins for the program since 2004 when George Mason went 20-4 in the CAA.
The Patriots broke the NCAA record for runs in an inning by scoring 23 runs in the second inning against Holy Cross on March 4th at Spuhler Field. The record had stood for since 1984.
The 2025 club set seven team offensive records and five players set single-season marks. The team set single-season offensive program records for runs scored (524), hits (677), team batting average (.326), on-base percentage (.429), RBIs (458), walks (316), stolen bases (167) and stolen base attempts (210). The club also posted the fifth-highest total bases (962), tied for fifth in hit by pitch (76) and tied for the 11th-best slugging percentage (.463).
On the mound in 2025, the Patriots set single-season program records for innings pitched (526.0) and lowest opponent batting average (.257), recorded the second-most strikeouts (465) and second-fewest hits per nine innings (8.83), third-best strikeouts per nine innings (7.96) and the 10th-best strikeout to walks ratio (1.96) in school history.
Eight George Mason players earned Atlantic 10 end of season accolades last year, with 11 awards given to those eight Patriots in five categories, the most among any school in the conference after the 2025 season.
SCOUTING OREGON
Oregon finished the 2025 season with an overall record of 42-16, including a mark of 22-8 against Big Ten Conference opponents. The Ducks went 28-10 at home and 13-5 on the road last season.
Oregon hosted the NCAA Eugene Regional and fell to both Utah Valley, 6-5, and Cal Poly, 10-8.
The Patriots and Ducks are meeting for the first time. Oregon hosted Rhode Island last season (Feb. 21-23) and won three of the four games in the series against the Rams. Rhode Island went on the win the 2025 A-10 Baseball Championship held at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.
Oregon is heading into its second season in the Big Ten and since 2021 has the fourth-most wins (198) and fourth-best winning percentage (.662) among teams in the West, trailing only Oregon State, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine in both categories.
Last season, the Ducks set a new program record for home runs in a season for the fourth time in the last five years with 115 and averaged 1.98 home runs per game. Oregon also set the program mark for RBI with 438.
Junior shortstop Maddox Molony is one of 55 players nationally on the Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list. He was also named preseason All-America Third Team by Perfect Game. Molony finished 2025 with a .309 average, 15 home runs, 45 RBI and scored 41 runs and was a Third Team All-Big Ten selection.
Last season, first baseman/designated hitter Dominic Hellman hit .326 with 13 home runs and 44 RBI and was also selected Big Ten All-Conference Third Team.
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
George Mason has 13 returners and 19 newcomers on the roster heading into the season under
Shawn Camp, who enters his fourth year as the head coach of the Patriots. He is assisted by
Tyler Nelin,
Tommy Winterstein,
Evan Duhon,
Gardner Meeks and
Kyle Darmstead.
The Patriots have five seniors on the club with pitcher
Logan Rumberg (Okotoks, Alberta, Canada), infielders
Evan Blanchard (Manassas, Va.) and
Owen Clyne (Wichita, Kan.), and outfielders
Drew Canody (Tampa, Fla.) and
Laken Tignor (Tappahannock, Va.).
The junior class includes pitchers Shaun OKeeffe (Toms River, N.J.) and
Owen Stewart (Elmira, N.Y), along with infielder
Toby Hueber (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Sophomores returning for their second year with the Green and Gold are outfielder
Lucas Alberti (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and pitchers
Jake Drumm (Burke, Va.),
Brant Ertel (Cedar Grove, Ind.) and
Michael Madigan (Syracuse, N.Y.)
The Patriots added 19 new players, with four freshmen, one sophomore, four juniors and 10 graduate students entering their first year at George Mason.
New pitchers joining the Patriots are graduate students
Diego Cardenas (South Bend, Ind.),
Sam DiLella (Wayne, Pa.),
Brandon Hsu (Brookline, N.H.),
Carter Kelsey (Westport, Conn.),
Jackson Peters (Plano, Texas),
Tyson Willis (Snohomish, Wash.) and
Thomas Wrehe (Southlake, Texas).
New position players include three graduate students, utility player
Cooper Smith (Eden Prairie, Minn.), outfielder
Luciano Terilli (Dallas, Texas) and catcher
Logan Vaughan (Coweta, Okla.). Junior transfers include catcher/outfielder
Vincent Cowdrey (White Lake, Mich.), utility player
Matthew Westley (Manassas, Va.) along with pitchers
Tanner Kaler (Concord, N.C.) and
Parker Thomas (Bowie, Md.).
Redshirt-sophomore catcher
Jack McCarthy (Burke, Va.) is set for his first year with the Green and Gold. Freshmen position players embarking on their rookie year are catcher
Austin O'Hara (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.), and infielders
Julius Bagnerise (Manassas, Va.) and
Jackson Morse (Raynham, Mass.), and pitcher
Aiden Parker (Virginia Beach, Va.)
GEORGE MASON 2026 SCHEDULE
The Patriots are scheduled to play a 55-game slate that includes 30 contests against Atlantic 10 Conference rivals, 26 games at Spuhler Field, and eight games against three teams that earned a NCAA Regional appearance last season.
George Mason is scheduled to play 11 games in the first month of the 2026 campaign.
The Patriots begin the season with a four-game series at Oregon (Feb. 13-15) in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks were the 12th seed in the NCAA Eugene Regional last year.
George Mason will travel for two games against Seton Hall and one against Ball State at the Sig & Swine Classic in Charleston, S.C. (Feb. 20-21).
The Patriots open a four-game homestand with a midweek matchup against William & Mary (Feb. 24) and then host Lehigh for a three-game set at Spuhler Field (Feb. 27-March 1).
In March, George Mason is scheduled to play 18 games with 10 at home and eight on the road.
The Patriots will alternate road and home games over their next seven. The stretch begins with the club traveling to take on James Madison (March 3) in Harrisonburg, Va., followed by a home game against Towson (March 4), three games against Georgetown (March 6-8) with two of the games at Spuhler Field and one at Capital One Park in Tyson, Va., and a midweek road contest against Longwood in Farmville, Va.
George Mason begins Atlantic 10 play with a three-game series at Spuhler Field against St. Bonaventure (March 13-15). The Patriots then host Mount St. Mary's (March 18) in a midweek game.
The Patriots play six of their next seven games on the road. The stretch begins with the first A-10 road series against defending Atlantic 10 Champion Rhode Island (March 20-22), followed by a home midweek game against Longwood (March 24) and concludes with a three-game league series at Saint Louis (March 27-29) in St. Louis, Mo.
The month concludes with the Patriots beginning a four-game homestand when they host USC-Upstate (March 31). The Spartans won both the Big South regular season and tournament championship last season and played in the NCAA Clemson Regional.
In April, the Patriots are scheduled to play 16 games, with eight at home and eight on the road.
George Mason is back home for a league series against Davidson (April 3-5) before a traveling north for a midweek game at Towson to wrap up the season series with the Tigers (April 8).
The Patriots return home for three games against Richmond (April 10-12) at Spuhler Field.
George Mason begins a stretch of eight-of-nine on the road with a stop at Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, Md. (April 15), followed by three games at Saint Joseph's (April 17-19). After hosting James Madison (April 21), the Patriots pack their bags for a three-game set at Fordham in Bronx, N.Y. (April 24-26) and a midweek game at Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. (April 28) to wrap up the month.
In May, the Patriots are scheduled to play 10 games with six at home and four on the road.
The month begins when George Washington makes a visit to Fairfax for three games (May 1-3).
The Patriots will then play four games on the road with a stop at William & Mary (May 5) in Williamsburg, Va. and a three-game conference series at Dayton (May 8-10) in Dayton, Ohio.
The Patriots wrap up the regular season at home with three games against La Salle (May 14-16).
The club will play six home-and-home series during the 2025 season, taking on Georgetown, Longwood, James Madison, Mount St. Mary's, Towson and William & Mary both at home and on the road.
George 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 St. Bonaventure (March 13-15), Davidson (April 3-5), Richmond (April 10-12) and La Salle (May 14-16). The Patriots will visit Rhode Island (March 21-22), Saint Louis (March 27-29), Saint Joseph's (April 17-19) and Fordham (April 24-26).
The 2025 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship will be held May 19-23 at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.
