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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.
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 .
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. George Mason was picked to finish tenth in the Atlantic 10.[ 2]
Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish
Team
Points
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
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
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
—
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]
Atlantic 10 tournament [ edit ]
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
^ 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.
^ "2022 Baseball Standings" . atlantic10.com . Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved August 19, 2024 .
^ "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 .