BASEBALL at James Madison and Towson
WHEN: Tuesday, March 3 (4 p.m.) – Wednesday, March 4 (2 p.m.)
WHERE: Tuesday at James Madison at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Va. | Wednesday at Schuerholz Park in Towson, Md.
ALL-TIME SERIES: James Madison leads, 71-54; George Mason leads Towson, 53-46-1
LAST MEETING: George Mason and James Madison split two games last season, with both teams winning at home.  The Dukes posted a 6-5 victory in Harrisonburg, Va. and the Patriots won 11-10 at Spuhler Field.  The Patriots won all three games against the Tigers last season.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason baseball team will play its first midweek games of the season on the the road against James Madison on Tuesday with the first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m. in Harrisonburg, Va., and against Towson on Wednesday, March 4 at Schuerholz Park with the first pitch slated for 2 p.m.

The Patriots won all three games against Towson last season, 7-5 (March 9 at Capital One Park), 5-4 (March 18 at Spuhler Field) and 15-3 in 7 innings (April 8 at Schuerholz Park).  The Patriots split two games with James Madison last year, with each team winning at home.  The Dukes downed the Patriots 6-5 (April 1 in Harrisonburg, Va.) and George Mason won 11-10  two weeks later (April 15 in Fairfax, Va.).

George Mason and James Madison have met 125 times, the most games the Patriots have played against an opponent.  Among the Patriots most common opponents, Mason has faced James Madison 125 times, followed by VCU (122), Richmond (113), William & Mary (108), Towson (102), UNC-Wilmington (100) and Old Dominion. (90).

Last time out, Patriots senior starter Logan Rumberg and redshirt-sophomore reliever Brant Ertel combined on a no-hitter in the Patriots 3-0 win over Lehigh on Sunday night at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.  Rumberg struck out six over six innings of work and Ertel worked the final three innings with two strikeouts to notch his first collegiate save.

It's the fourth no-hitter in George Mason program history and third in the regular season.  Rick Vaughn no-hit American during the 1978 season, and Kevin Kawecki and Chris Murray accomplished the feat against Coppin State during the 2001 campaign.

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 and were 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 JAMES MADISON

James Madison finished the 2025 season with an overall record of 17-38, including a mark of 10-20 against Sun Belt Conference opponents.  The Dukes went 9-17 at home and 8-21 on the road last season.

James Madison is 5-5 through the first 10 games this season, 3-1 at home, 0-3 on the road and 2-1 in games played at a neutral site.

Last weekend, the Dukes won two of three at the First Pitch Invitational in Greenville, S.C.  James Madison fell to the College of Charleston, 8-7 in 10 innings, before picking up a 6-3 win over Albany and a 4-2 victory over Michigan State.

SCOUTING TOWSON

Towson finished the 2025 season with an overall record of 21-35, including a mark of 11-16 against Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) opponents.  The Tigers were 12-13 at home, 6-17 on the road and 3-5 in games played at a neutral site.

Towson is 5-4 in the first nine games of the 2026 season.  The Tigers won their lone home game, are 4-2 on the road and 0-2 in games played at a neutral site.

The Tigers dropped two of three against Canisius this past weekend at Schuerholz Park in Towson, Md.  The Golden Griffins won the first two games, 3-2 and 4-2, and the Tigers salvaged the finale, 16-7.

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 played nine games in the first month of the 2026 campaign.  The Patriots began the season with a four-game series at No. 23 Oregon (Feb. 13-15) in Eugene, Ore.  The Ducks, who were the 12th seed in the NCAA Eugene Regional last year, swept the series.

George Mason traveled for games against Seton Hall and Ball State at the Swig & Swine Classic in Charleston, S.C. (Feb. 20-21).  The Patriots dropped their first game against Seton Hall, 8-6, then defeated Ball State, 6-1, and Seton Hall 11-4.

The Patriots had their home opener against William & Mary (Feb. 24) postponed. 

George Mason faced Lehigh (Feb. 27-March 1) for a two-game set at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.  The Patriots defeated the Mountain Hawks 7-4 (Feb. 27) and senior starter Logan Rumberg and redshirt-sophomore reliever Brant Ertel combined on a no-hitter in the Patriots 3-0 win (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.

STRIKE ZONE

The Patriots have faced James Madison more than any other opponent in program history.  George Mason is 54-71 all-time against the Dukes.

Among the Patriots most common opponents, George Mason has faced James Madison 125 times, followed by VCU (122), Richmond (113), William & Mary (108), Towson (102), UNC-Wilmington (100) and Old Dominion. (90).

The Patriots have 53 all-time wins against Towson, fourth-most in program history against an opponent.  George Mason has recorded 65 victories against William & Mary, 55 against VCU, 54 against James Madison, and 52 against George Washington.