2023 George Mason Patriots baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2023
Team:	George Mason Patriots
Conference:	Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:	A-10
Record:	34–25
Conf Record:	13–11
Head Coach:	Shawn Camp
Hc Year:	1st
Asst Coach1:	Ryan Terrill
Ac1 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach2:	Kyle Wrighte
Ac2 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach3:	Matt Marsh
Ac3 Year:	1st
Pitch Coach:	Ryan Ricci
Pc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Spuhler Field
Champion:	Atlantic 10 tournament champions
Bowl:	Winston-Salem Regional, 2–2

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Coaches' Poll

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

Coaching staff

2023 George Mason Patriots baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at Mason	Alma Mater
	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.

Pitchers
Owen Stewart		Notre Dame (NY)
Ryan Edmonds		Archbishop Curley
Chris Fidanza		Pro5 Baseball Academy
Connor Knox		Charles J. Colgan
Logan Rumberg		Foothills Composite
Michael Salina		Webster Schroeder
Tyler Herkey		Southlake Christian
Hitters
Evan Blanchard		Charles J. Colgan
Brady Powell		Patuxent
Bennett Shealor		Blacksburg
James Quinn-Irons		South Lakes
A.J. Martin		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 * 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. 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 * 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. * Shipyard Park Charleston, SC L 4–5^10 Bello (1–0) Herkey (0–2) None 125 2–3 — Box Score February 26 1:00 p.m. vs. * Shipyard Park L 4–6 Consigli (1–0) Menaker (0–1) None 138 2–4 — Box Score February 28 3:00 p.m. at * 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. 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 2–7^7 Cashman (2–0) Yount (0–1) None 120 4–7 — Box Score March 7 2:00 p.m. Spuhler Field L 13–18 Jensen (2–1) Stewart (0–1) None 338 4–8 — Box Score March 10 3:00 p.m. 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. Spuhler Field W 11–1^7 Herkey (1–2) Nielsen (0–2) None 50 8–8 — Box Score March 18 11:00 a.m. 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. 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 * 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 0–5^8 Grosz (4–0) Eaton (1–1) None 3,816 11–12 — March 29 6:00 p.m. at * 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 * 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. 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 * 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+ 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 April 14 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ 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. Spuhler Field W 7–6^11 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 3–4^11 Hediger (1–5) Posey (1–3) Devine (5) 216 19–20 6–6 Box Score April 25 3:00 p.m. Spuhler Field W 3–1 Rumberg (2–0) King (0–2) Smith (1) 58 20–20 — Box Score April 29 11:00 a.m. 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 * 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 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 May 12 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at 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 * 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+ 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)
(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 5–4^11 Mracna (4–1) Bard (2–3) Lamere (1) 877 30–24 1–0 Box Score May 24 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ (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+ (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
(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) * (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.^[4]

Tournaments

NCAA Winston-Salem Regional

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Rankings

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

External links

• GMU Baseball

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sutherland . Troy . Conference Preview: Atlantic 10 . Perfect Game USA . February 6, 2023 . February 2, 2023.
2. Web site: Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite . atlantic10.com . February 8, 2023 . February 7, 2023.
3. Web site: 2023 Baseball Roster. GoMason.com. February 21, 2023.
4. Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule . gomason.com . April 1, 2023.