Preseason
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
Infielder Cam Redding was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[2]
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team |
| Player |
No. |
Position |
Class |
| Ryan Peterson | | SP | |
| South Trimble | | 2B | |
Coaches poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. George Mason was picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic 10.[3]
Coaches' Poll
| Predicted finish |
Team |
Points |
| 1 | Davidson | 130 (5) |
| 2 | VCU | 125 (4) |
| 3 | Richmond | 103 (1) |
| 4 | Saint Louis | 103 |
| 5 | Dayton | 92 (1) |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 85 |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's | 81 |
| 8 | George Mason | 70 (1) |
| 9 | Fordham | 52 |
| 10 | George Washington | 51 |
| 11 | UMass | 27 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 17 |
Personnel
Starters
Lineup
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | | Connor Dykstra | |
| 1B | | South Trimble | |
| 2B | | Brett Stallings | |
| 3B | | Mark Trotta | |
| SS | | Carsen Pracht | |
| LF | | James Quinn-Irons | |
| CF | | Jordan Smith | |
| RF | | Derek Wood | |
| DH | | Brady Powell | |
Weekend pitching rotation
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | | Ben Shields | |
| Saturday | | Ryan Peterson | |
| Sunday | | Chad Gartland | |
Roster
| 2023 George Mason Patriots baseball roster[4] |
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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
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Catchers
- 10 - Tyler Cotten - Freshman
Infielders
- 6 - Daniel Brooks - Graduate
- 9 - Brett Stallings - Junior
- 11 - Carsen Pracht - Freshman
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Outfielders
- 2 - Jordan Smith - Sophomore
- 8 - Brett Ahalt - Freshman
- 12 - Kamron Smith - Graduate
Utility
- 5 - Danny Hosley - Graduate
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Offseason
Signing Day Recruits
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for George Mason in 2023.
| Player |
Hometown |
High School |
| Pitchers |
| Owen Stewart | Elmira, New York | Notre Dame (NY) |
| Ryan Edmonds | Severn, Maryland | Archbishop Curley |
| Chris Fidanza | New Fairfield, Connecticut | Pro5 Baseball Academy |
| Connor Knox | Manassas, Virginia | Charles J. Colgan |
| Logan Rumberg | Okotoks, Alberta | Foothills Composite |
| Michael Salina | Webster, New York | Webster Schroeder |
| Tyler Herkey | Cornelius, North Carolina | Southlake Christian |
| Hitters |
| Evan Blanchard | Manassas, Virginia | Charles J. Colgan |
| Brady Powell | Lusby, Maryland | Patuxent |
| Bennett Shealor | Blacksburg, Virginia | Blacksburg |
| James Quinn-Irons | Reston, Virginia | South Lakes |
| A.J. Martin | Olney, Maryland | St. John's College |
Game log
| 2023 George Mason Patriots baseball game log (36–27) |
| Regular season (29–24) |
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| March (11–8) |
| Date |
Time (ET) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Atlantic 10 |
Sources |
| March 4 | 11:00 p.m. | | Niagara* | | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA | W 15–2 | Shields (2–0) | Minckler (0–2) | None | 176 | 3–5 | — | Box Score |
| March 4 | 2:30 p.m. | | Niagara* | | Spuhler Field | W 6–3 | Gartland (1–0) | Hospital (0–1) | Mracna (2) | 176 | 4–5 | — | Box Score |
| March 5 | 10:30 a.m. | | Niagara* | | Spuhler Field | L 4–8 | Hospital (1–1) | Martins (0–1) | None | 120 | 4–6 | — | Box Score |
| March 5 | 3:30 p.m. | | Niagara* | | Spuhler Field | L 2–77 | Cashman (2–0) | Yount (0–1) | None | 120 | 4–7 | — | Box Score |
| March 7 | 2:00 p.m. | | Georgetown* | | Spuhler Field | L 13–18 | Jensen (2–1) | Stewart (0–1) | None | 338 | 4–8 | — | Box Score |
| March 10 | 3:00 p.m. | | Saint Peter's* | | Spuhler Field | Cancelled (inclement weather) | 4–8 | — | Report |
| March 11 | 11:00 a.m. | | Saint Peter's* | | Spuhler Field | W 15–6 | Shields (3–0) | Gannon (0–2) | None | 89 | 5–8 | — | Box Score |
| March 11 | 2:30 p.m. | | Saint Peter's* | | Spuhler Field | W 9–1 | Gartland (2–0) | Mahady (0–3) | None | 89 | 6–8 | — | Box Score |
| March 12 | 11:00 a.m. | | Saint Peter's* | | Spuhler Field | W 12–4 | Eaton (1–0) | Frasher (0–4) | None | 105 | 7–8 | — | Box Score |
| March 14 | 2:00 p.m. | | Maine* | | Spuhler Field | W 11–17 | Herkey (1–2) | Nielsen (0–2) | None | 50 | 8–8 | — | Box Score |
| March 18 | 11:00 a.m. | | Cornell* | | Spuhler Field | W 10–5 | Shields (4–0) | Baker (0–2) | None | 191 | 9–8 | — | Box Score |
| March 18 | 2:30 p.m. | | Cornell* | | Spuhler Field | W 4–3 | Stewart (1–1) | Edwards (0–2) | Edmonds (1) | 191 | 10–8 | — | Box Score |
| March 19 | 1:00 p.m. | | Cornell* | | Spuhler Field | W 15–4 | Martins (1–1) | Urofsky (0–3) | None | 117 | 11–8 | — | Box Score |
| March 21 | 2:00 p.m. | | William & Mary* | | Spuhler Field | L 10–16 | Pierce (2–1) | Posey (0–1) | None | 95 | 11–9 | — | Box Score |
| March 24 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 10 East Carolina* | | Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC | L 3–11 | Yesavage (4–0) | Shields (4–1) | None | 4,137 | 11–10 | — | Box Score |
| March 25 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 10 East Carolina* | | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 1–8 | Spivey (2–1) | Gartland (2–1) | None | 5,542 | 11–11 | — | Box Score |
| March 26 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 10 East Carolina* | | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 0–58 | Grosz (4–0) | Eaton (1–1) | None | 3,816 | 11–12 | — | |
| March 29 | 6:00 p.m. | | at Longwood* | | Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA | W 13–6 | Posey (1–1) | Taylor (0–5) | None | 183 | 12–12 | — | Box Score |
| March 31 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island* | | Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI | W 7–6 | Shields (5–1) | Sposato (1–3) | Mracna (3) | 135 | 13–12 | 1–0 | Box Score |
| March 31 | 3:30 p.m. | | at Rhode Island* | | Bill Beck Field | L 4–8 | Levesque (4–2) | Gartland (2–2) | None | 117 | 13–13 | 1–1 | Box Score |
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| April (8–8) |
| Date |
Time (ET) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Atlantic 10 |
Sources |
| April 2 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island* | | Bill Beck Field | W 5–0 | Mracna (1–0) | Perry (2–3) | None | 147 | 14–13 | 2–1 | Box Score |
| April 4 | 4:00 p.m. | BEDN | at Georgetown* | | Fort Dupont Park Washington, DC | W 5–4 | Lamere (1–0) | Mead (0–3) | None | 217 | 15–13 | — | Box Score |
| April 5 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Towson* | | John B. Schuerholz Park Towson, MD | L 8–10 | Santangelo (1–1) | Herkey (1–2) | None | 167 | 15–14 | — | Box Score |
| April 7 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Dayton | | Spuhler Field | L 5–6 | Packard (1–5) | Mracna (1–1) | Bard (1) | 193 | 15–15 | 2–2 | Box Score |
| April 8 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Dayton | | Spuhler Field | W 11–0 | Gartland (3–2) | Majick (2–2) | None | 320 | 16–15 | 3–2 | Box Score |
| April 9 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Dayton | | Spuhler Field | L 5–6 | Wissman (2–1) | Posey (1–2) | Zapka (1) | 187 | 16–16 | 3–3 | Box Score |
| April 11 | 3:00 p.m. | | Longwood* | | Spuhler Field | L 5–10 | Fisher (2–2) | Knox (0–3) | None | 88 | 16–17 | — | Box Score |
| George Mason–VCU Series |
| April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at VCU | | The Diamond Richmond, VA | L 0–5 | Peters (2–3) | Shields (5–2) | Erka (2) | 451 | 16–18 | 3–4 | Box Score |
| April 15 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at VCU | | The Diamond | W 10–5 | Gartland (4–2) | Ellis (4–3) | None | 716 | 17–18 | 4–4 | Box Score |
| April 16 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at VCU | | The Diamond | L 3–11 | Gladden (4–1) | Eaton (1–2) | None | 508 | 17–19 | 4–5 | Box Score |
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| April 21 | 3:00 p.m. | | St. Bonaventure | | Spuhler Field | W 7–611 | Mranca (2–1) | O'Connell (1–1) | None | 66 | 18–19 | 5–5 | Box Score |
| April 22 | 2:00 p.m. | | St. Bonaventure | | Spuhler Field | W 17–5 | Rumberg (1–0) | Watts (2–5) | None | 123 | 19–19 | 6–5 | Box Score |
| April 23 | 1:00 p.m. | | St. Bonaventure | | Spuhler Field | L 3–411 | Hediger (1–5) | Posey (1–3) | Devine (5) | 216 | 19–20 | 6–6 | Box Score |
| April 25 | 3:00 p.m. | | Mount St. Mary's* | | Spuhler Field | W 3–1 | Rumberg (2–0) | King (0–2) | Smith (1) | 58 | 20–20 | — | Box Score |
| April 29 | 11:00 a.m. | | Richmond | | Spuhler Field | W 4–3 | Shields (6–2) | Weirather (4–3) | Gartland (1) | 89 | 21–20 | 7–6 | Box Score |
| April 29 | 2:30 p.m. | | Richmond | | Spuhler Field | L 0–7 | Neff (3–0) | Eaton (1–3) | Subers (1) | 213 | 21–21 | 7–7 | Box Score |
| April 30 | 1:00 p.m. | | Richmond | | Spuhler Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | 21–21 | 7–7 | |
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| Post-Season (7–3) |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament (5–1) |
| Date |
Time (ET) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
A10T Record |
Sources |
| May 23 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (3) Dayton | (6) | The Diamond Richmond, VA | W 5–411 | Mracna (4–1) | Bard (2–3) | Lamere (1) | 877 | 30–24 | 1–0 | Box Score |
| May 24 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (2) Davidson | (6) | The Diamond | W 15–11 | Shields (7–3) | Feczko (6–6) | None | 835 | 31–24 | 2–0 | Box Score |
| May 26 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (4) Saint Louis | (6) | The Diamond | L 5–6 | Weber (3–2) | Rumberg (4–1) | Bell (4) | 703 | 31–25 | 2–1 | Box Score |
| May 26 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (3) Dayton | (6) | The Diamond | W 3–2 | Smith (1–0) | Wissman (4–2) | Gartland (2) | 703 | 32–25 | 3–1 | Box Score |
| May 27 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (4) Saint Louis | (6) | The Diamond | W 4–1 | Menaker (1–1) | Smith (1–3) | Shields (1) | 817 | 33–25 | 4–1 | Box Score |
| May 27 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (4) Saint Louis | (6) | The Diamond | W 6–2 | Stewart (2–2) | Holmes (3–2) | None | 817 | 34–25 | 5–1 | Box Score |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold =George Mason team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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Tournaments
Atlantic 10 tournament
| Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams |
| (1) Saint Joseph's Hawks |
(2) Davidson Wildcats |
(3) Dayton Flyers |
(4) Saint Louis Billikens |
(5) Richmond Spiders |
(6) George Mason Patriots |
(7) Rhode Island Rams |
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 | | | Upper final | | | | | | Final |
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| 1 | Saint Joseph's | 8 |
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| | | 4 | Saint Louis | 23 | | |
| 4 | Saint Louis | 6 | | | | |
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| 5 | Richmond | 3 | | |
| | | 4 | Saint Louis | 6 | |
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| | | 6 | George Mason | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Dayton | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
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| 6 | George Mason | 5 | | |
| | | 6 | George Mason | 15 |
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| | | 2 | Davidson | 11 | | |
| 2 | Davidson | 8 | | | | |
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| 7 | Rhode Island | 4 | | |
| | | 4 | Saint Louis | 1 | 2 |
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| | | 6 | George Mason | 4 | 6 |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |
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| 7 | Rhode Island | 3 | | | 5 | Richmond | 0 | | | | 6 | George Mason | 3 |
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| 5 | Richmond | 13 | | | | 1 | Saint Joseph's | 10 | | | 3 | Dayton | 2 | | |
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| | | | 3 | Dayton | 15 | | | |
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| 3 | Dayton | 15 | |
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| 2 | Davidson | 4 | | |
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NCAA Winston-Salem Regional
| NCAA Winston-Salem Regional Teams |
| (1) Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
(2) Maryland Terrapins |
(3) Northeastern Huskies |
(4) George Mason Patriots |
Rankings
^ 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
- ↑ "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ↑ Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Baseball Roster". GoMason.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Baseball Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ↑ "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.
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