2023 George Mason Patriots baseball team

American college baseball season

2023 George Mason Patriots baseball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record34–25 (13–11 A-10)
Head coach
  • Shawn Camp (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Terrill (2nd season)
  • Kyle Wrighte (2nd season)
  • Matt Marsh (1st season)
Pitching coachRyan Ricci (1st season)
Home stadiumSpuhler Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 17 7 0   .708 28 24 1   .538
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 15 8 0   .652 30 24 0   .556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 33 23 0   .589
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 26 34 0   .433
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 14 9 0   .609 27 28 0   .491
George Mason ‍‍y 13 10 0   .565 36 27 0   .571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 23 29 0   .442
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 12 0   .478 21 34 0   .382
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 25 30 0   .455
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 19 36 0   .345
UMass  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 14 35 0   .286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 8 40 0   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 George Mason Patriots baseball team represented George Mason University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Patriots play their home games at Spuhler Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Shawn Camp, in his fourth season at Mason, and his first as a head coach.

This was the first season since 1981 that Bill Brown did not coach George Mason. Brown retired at the conclusion of 2022 season.

Mason won the Atlantic 10 baseball tournament and went 2–2 in the Winston-Salem Regional.

Previous season

The 2022 team finished the season with a 22–33 (13–11 Atlantic 10) record, and finished in fifth place of the Atlantic 10. They went 1–2 in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.

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]
 

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
 

Coaching staff

2023 George Mason Patriots baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Mason
Alma Mater
Shawn Camp Head Coach 4 George Mason University (1997)
Ryan Terrill Assistant Coach 2 Liberty University (2003)
Ryan Ricci Pitching Coach 1 George Mason University (2018)
Matt Marsh Assistant Coach 1 Loyola University Maryland (2015)
Kyle Wrighte Director of Player Development 2 College of William & Mary (2019)
Hannah Stapleford Athletic Trainer 3 Longwood University (2017)
Matt Collins Student Manager 2 George Mason University (2024)

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)
February (2–5)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources
February 17 7:30 p.m. at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park
Miami, FL
W 8–2 Shields (1–0) Cabarcas (0–1) None 1,002 1–0 Box Score
February 18 5:00 p.m. CUSA.tv at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park L 2–3 Santana (1–0) Martins (0–1) None 938 1–1 Box Score
February 19 1:00 p.m. at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park W 5–2 Peterson (1–0) Hernandez (0–1) Mracna (1) 552 2–1 Box Score
February 21 3:00 p.m. at James Madison* Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park
Harrisonburg, VA
L 2–10 Cone (1–0) Knox (0–1) None 357 2–2 Box Score
Swig and Swing College Classic
February 24 5:00 p.m. vs. Rutgers* Shipyard Park
Charleston, SC
L 4–510 Bello (1–0) Herkey (0–2) None 125 2–3 Box Score
February 26 1:00 p.m. vs. Canisius* Shipyard Park L 4–6 Consigli (1–0) Menaker (0–1) None 138 2–4 Box Score
February 28 3:00 p.m. at William & Mary* Plumeri Park
Williamsburg, VA
L 3–4 Wall (2–1) Knox (0–2) None 227 2–5 Box Score
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
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
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
May (8–3)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources
May 3 6:00 p.m. at Navy* Terwilliger Brothers Field
Annapolis, MD
W 4–1 Rumberg (3–0) Hamill (0–3) Menaker (1) 247 22–21 Box Score
May 5 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Fordham Houlihan Park
The Bronx, NY
L 1–2 Lavelle (1–4) Shields (6–3) Kovel (7) 155 22–22 7–8 Box Score
May 6 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Fordham Houlihan Park W 10–5 Gartland (5–2) Sachen (0–4) Stewart (1) 211 23–22 8–8 Box Score
May 7 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Fordham Houlihan Park W 11–10 Lamere (2–0) Simeone (0–2) Posey (1) 264 24–22 9–8 Box Score
Revolutionary Series
May 12 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at George Washington Barcroft Park
Arlington, VA
W 8–7 Lamere (3–0) Haug (1–2) Mracna (4) 146 25–22 10–8 Box Score
May 13 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at George Washington Barcroft Park W 13–6 Gartland (6–2) Brennan (2–4) Stewart (2) 172 26–22 11–8 Box Score
May 14 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at George Washington Barcroft Park W 9–5 Rumberg (4–0) Foltz (1–4) None 216 27–22 12–8 Box Score
May 16 6:00 p.m. at Maryland Eastern Shore* Hawk Stadium
Princess Anne, MD
W 4–3 Posey (2–3) Horner (0–1) Salina (1) 76 28–22 Box Score
May 18 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Joseph's Spuhler Field L 4–9 Falco (3–1) Stewart (1–2) None 65 28–23 12–9 Box Score
May 19 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Joseph's Spuhler Field W 4–3 Mracna (3–1) Stetzart (2–3) None 143 29–23 13–9 Box Score
May 20 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Joseph's Spuhler Field L 6–13 Picone (5–5) Grant (0–1) None 266 29–24 13–10 Box Score
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
NCAA Winston-Salem Regional (2–2)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record Sources
June 2 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ at (1) No. 1 Wake Forest* (4) David F. Couch Ballpark
Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–12 Keener (7–1) Shields (7–4) None 3,823 34–26 0–1 Box Score
June 3 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (3) Northeastern* (4) David F. Couch Ballpark W 11–3 Gartland (7–2) Cabral (9–4) None 783 35–26 1–1 Box Score
June 4 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (2) No. 19 Maryland* (4) David F. Couch Ballpark W 11–10 Smith (2–0) Falco (4–1) None 781 36–26 2–1 Box Score
June 4 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at (1) No. 1 Wake Forest* (4) David F. Couch Ballpark L 1–15 Hartle (10–2) Rumberg (4–2) None 3,823 36–27 2–2 Box Score
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
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Saint Joseph's8
4Saint Louis23
4Saint Louis6
5Richmond3
4Saint Louis6
6George Mason5
3Dayton4
6George Mason5
6George Mason15
2Davidson11
2Davidson8
7Rhode Island4
4Saint Louis12
6George Mason46
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Saint Joseph's4
7Rhode Island35Richmond06George Mason3
5Richmond131Saint Joseph's103Dayton2
3Dayton15
3Dayton15
2Davidson4

NCAA Winston-Salem Regional

NCAA Winston-Salem Regional Teams
(1) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2) Maryland Terrapins (3) Northeastern Huskies (4) George Mason Patriots
Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Wake Forest 12
4 George Mason 0
1 Wake Forest 21
2 Maryland 6
3 Northeastern 2
2 Maryland 7
1 Wake Forest 15
Winston-Salem Regional – David F. Couch Ballpark
4 George Mason 1
4 George Mason 11
3 Northeastern 3
4 George Mason 11
2 Maryland 10
1 Wake Forest
16 Alabama
1 Alabama 4
4 Nicholls 3
1 Alabama 11
3 Troy 8
3 Troy 11
2 Boston College 10
1 Alabama 8
Tuscaloosa Regional – Sewell–Thomas Stadium
2 Boston College 0
4 Nicholls 6
2 Boston College 14
2 Boston College 4
3 Troy 1

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[6]—*RVRV
Baseball America[7]
Collegiate Baseball^[8]RVRV
NCBWA[9]RVRVRV
D1Baseball[10]

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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

  1. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Baseball Roster". GoMason.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  9. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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