2022 George Mason Patriots baseball team

2022 George Mason Patriots baseball
2022 George Mason Patriots baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	22–33 (13–11 A-10)
Head coach	Bill Brown (41st season);
Assistant coaches	Ryan Terrill (1st season); Kyle Wrighte (1st season); Tyler Nelin (1st season);
Hitting coach	James Beasley (1st season)
Pitching coach	Shawn Camp (3rd season)
Home stadium	The Diamond

2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Davidson ‍†‍‍	20	–	4	–	0	.833	43	–	13	–	0	.768
VCU ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	5	–	0	.792	42	–	20	–	0	.677
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0	.609	29	–	24	–	0	.547
Rhode Island ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0	.583	20	–	35	–	0	.364
George Mason ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0	.542	23	–	33	–	0	.411
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	12	–	11	–	0	.522	29	–	25	–	0	.537
Richmond ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	30	–	26	–	0	.536
Dayton ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0	.417	23	–	27	–	0	.460
George Washington ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0	.417	22	–	30	–	0	.423
Fordham ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0	.375	16	–	36	–	0	.308
UMass ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	22	–	26	–	1	.459
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	3	–	21	–	0	.125	6	–	39	–	0	.133

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament^[1] champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 George Mason Patriots baseball team represented George Mason University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Patriots played their home games at Spuhler Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Bill Brown, in his 41st season at Mason.

George Mason finished the season with a 22–33 record and a 13–11 record in Atlantic 10 play. They earned a berth into the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, where they were eliminated in game 8 by Richmond.

Previous season

The 2021 team finished the season with a 14–29 (7–17 Atlantic 10) record, and finished in last place in the South Division of the Atlantic 10. They did not earn a berth into the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament nor the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. George Mason was picked to finish tenth in the Atlantic 10.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Points
Coaches' Poll
1	VCU	143 (11)
2	Dayton	122 (1)
3	Rhode Island	101
4	Saint Louis	94
5	Davidson	91
6	Fordham	83
7	George Washington	80
8	Richmond	76
9	Saint Joseph's	73
10	George Mason	33
11	UMass	26
12	St. Bonaventure	14

Personnel

Roster

2022 George Mason Patriots baseball roster^[3]

Pitchers

7 - Jared Lyons - Senior
13 - Chris Ruckdeschel - Graduate
15 - Jackson Baird - Freshman
38 - Stephen Restuccio - Sophomore
40 - Thomas Little - Freshman
42 - Diego Barrett - Freshman
43 - Ben Shields - Graduate
45 - Christian Mracna - Sophomore
46 - Jalen Grant - Freshman

Catchers

10 - Tyler Cotten - Freshman

Infielders

6 - Daniel Brooks - Graduate
9 - Brett Stallings - Junior
11 - Carsen Pracht - Freshman

Outfielders

2 - Jordan Smith - Sophomore
8 - Brett Ahalt - Freshman
12 - Kamron Smith - Graduate

Utility

5 - Danny Hosley - Graduate

Game log

2022 George Mason Patriots baseball game log

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
February 18	at Wofford*		Russell C. King Field Spartanburg, SC	W 11–10	Henson (1–0)	Marchal (0–1)	Gartland (1)		287	1–0	—
February 19	at Wofford*		Russell C. King Field	L 4–12	Vitus (1–0)	Posey (0–1)	—		381	1–1	—
February 20	at Wofford*		Russell C. King Field	L 13–15	Rhadans (1–0)	Mracna (0–1)	—		331	1–2	—
February 23	at James Madison*		Russell C. King Field Harrisonburg, VA	L 0–14	McDonnell (1–0)	Mracna (0–2)	—		584	1–3	—
Spartanburg Series
February 25	vs. Presbyterian*		Cleveland Harley Park Spartanburg, SC	W 4–2	Gartland (1–0)	Howard (0–1)	Posey (1)		175	2–3	—
February 26	vs. Boston College*		Cleveland Harley Park	W 4–1	Lyons (1–0)	Coffey (0–1)	—		127	3–3	—
February 27	at USC Upstate*		Cleveland Harley Park	L 1–2	Davis (2–0)	Hosley (0–1)	—		347	3–4	—

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
March 2	Navy*		Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA	L 6–7	Russell (1–0)	Mracna (0–3)	Jorgenson (1)		143	3–5	—
March 4	Monmouth*		Spuhler Field	W 11–5	Lyons (2–0)	Miller (1–1)	—		141	4–5	—
March 5	Monmouth*		Spuhler Field	L 7–9	Klepchick (1–1)	Barrett (0–1)	Interdonato (1)		230	4–6	—
March 6	Monmouth*		Spuhler Field	W 5–4	Hosley (1–1)	Hensey (0–2)	Posey (2)		160	5–6	—
March 9	at Wake Forest*		David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC	L 2–14	Mascolo (1–0)	Yount (0–1)	—		352	5–7	—
March 11	Quinnipiac*		Spuhler Field	L 5–6	Garcia (2–2)	Lyons (2–1)	Hagan (1)	ESPN+	137	5–8	—
March 12	Quinnipiac*		Spuhler Field	W 8–4	Peterson (1–0)	Seitter (0–2)	Posey (3)	ESPN+	128	6–8	—
March 13	Quinnipiac*		Spuhler Field	Canceled (inclement weather)
March 15	Coppin State*		Spuhler Field	W 9–3	Hosley (2–1)	Freudenburg (0–1)	—		50	7–8	—
March 16	Georgetown*		Spuhler Field	L 4–5	Bosch (2–1)	Yount (0–2)	Tonas (3)	ESPN+	74	7–9	—
March 18	at William & Mary*		Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA	L 3–9				ESPN+		7–10	—
March 19	William & Mary*		Spuhler Field	L 1–2				ESPN+		7–11	—
March 20	William & Mary*		Spuhler Field	L 5–9				ESPN+		7–12	—
March 23	at Mount St. Mary's*		Straw Family Stadium Emmitsburg, MD	Canceled (inclement weather)
March 25	at The Citadel*		Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, SC	L 3–6						7–13	—
March 26	at The Citadel*		Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park	L 4–5						7–14	—
March 27	at The Citadel*		Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park	W 6–4						8–14	—
March 30	Maryland*		Spuhler Field	L 1–3						8–15	—

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
April 1	VCU Rivalry		Spuhler Field	W 7–6	Lyons (3–3)	Hungate (3–2)	Gartland (2)	ESPN+	133	9–15	1–0
April 2	VCU Rivalry		Spuhler Field	L 2–9	Tyler (2–2)	Shields (0–2)	—	ESPN+	226	9–16	1–1
April 3	VCU Rivalry		Spuhler Field	L 5–15	Masloff (2–1)	Posey (0–2)	—	ESPN+	207	9–17	1–2
April 5	at Maryland*		Turtle Smith Stadium College Park, MD	L 5–8						9–18	—
April 8	at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field Philadelphia, PA
April 9	at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field
April 10	at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field
April 12	at Longwood*		Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA
April 15	Saint Louis		Spuhler Field
April 16	Saint Louis		Spuhler Field
April 17	Saint Louis		Spuhler Field
April 20	James Madison*		Spuhler Field
April 22	Fordham		Spuhler Field
April 23	Fordham		Spuhler Field
April 24	Fordham		Spuhler Field
April 26	Longwood*		Spuhler Field
April 27	at Virginia*		Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA
April 29	at UMass		Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA
April 30	at UMass		Earl Lorden Field

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
May 1	at UMass		Earl Lorden Field
May 3	Towson*		Spuhler Field
May 3	at Mount St. Mary's*		Straw Family Stadium
May 6	at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA
May 7	at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field
May 8	at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field
May 13	George Washington		Spuhler Field
May 14	George Washington		Spuhler Field
May 15	George Washington		Spuhler Field
May 19	at Davidson		T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field Davidson, NC
May 20	at Davidson		T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field
May 21	at Davidson		T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field

Postseason

A10 Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10T Record
May 24	vs. (4) Rhode Island	(5)	T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field	W 7–3	Gartland (3–1)	Twitchell (1–5)	—	ESPN+	377	23–31	1–0
May 25	at (1) Davidson	(5)	T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field	L 2–6	Devos (9–2)	Peterson (4–3)	Flynn (6)	ESPN+	455	23–32	1–1
May 26	vs. (7) Richmond	(5)	T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field	L 3–7	Argomaniz (6–0)	Shields (2–4)	Willitts (2)	ESPN+	237	23–33	1–2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
* = Non-conference game Bold = GMU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[4]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

Atlantic 10 tournament teams
(1) Davidson Wildcats	(2) VCU Rams	(3) Saint Louis Billikens	(4) Rhode Island Rams	(5) George Mason Patriots	(6) Saint Joseph's Hawks	(7) Richmond Spiders


Upper round 1			Upper round 2			Upper final						Final



			1	Davidson	6

			5	George Mason	2
4	Rhode Island	3

5	George Mason	7
						1	Davidson	6

						2	VCU	14
3	Saint Louis	1

6	Saint Joseph's	2
			2	VCU	8

			6	Saint Joseph's	4
2	VCU	4

7	Richmond	3
												2	VCU	10	—

												7	Richmond	7	—

Lower round 1			Lower round 2			Lower round 3			Lower final



			5	George Mason	3

4	Rhode Island	1	7	Richmond	7				1	Davidson	9

7	Richmond	4				7	Richmond	16	7	Richmond	12

						3	Saint Louis	4

			3	Saint Louis	10

			6	Saint Joseph's	6

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[5]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball^[9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

↑ "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference.
↑ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
↑ "2022 Baseball Roster". GoMason.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
↑ "2022 Baseball Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
↑ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
↑ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
↑ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
↑ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
↑ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

External links

GMU Baseball

[1] "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference.

[2] "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[roster-3] "2022 Baseball Roster". GoMason.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[4] "2022 Baseball Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[coaches_poll-5] "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[6] "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[7] "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.

[8] "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[9] "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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George Mason Patriots baseball
Venue	Various (1968–1985) Spuhler Field (1986–present)
Rivalries	George Washington VCU
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026