Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
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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
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
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
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
Signing Day Recruits
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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
2023 George Mason Patriots Baseball Game Log (36–27)
Regular Season (29–24)
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
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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Atlantic 10 tournament
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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 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final 1 Saint Joseph's 8 4 Saint Louis 23 4 Saint Louis 6 5 Richmond 3 4 Saint Louis 6 6 George Mason 5 3 Dayton 4 6 George Mason 5 6 George Mason 15 2 Davidson 11 2 Davidson 8 7 Rhode Island 4 4 Saint Louis 1 2 6 George Mason 4 6 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final 1 Saint Joseph's 4 7 Rhode Island 3 5 Richmond 0 6 George Mason 3 5 Richmond 13 1 Saint Joseph's 10 3 Dayton 2 3 Dayton 15 3 Dayton 15 2 Davidson 4
NCAA Winston-Salem Regional
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NCAA Winston-Salem Regional Teams
(1) Wake Forest Demon Deacons
(2) Maryland Terrapins
(3) Northeastern Huskies
(4) George Mason Patriots
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Coaches' [ 6] — —* — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — RV RV Baseball America [ 7] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Collegiate Baseball ^[ 8] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — RV RV NCBWA †[ 9] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — RV RV RV 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.
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^ 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 .