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[GMU79]

LSU advances, wins 2 in a row vs Wake, plays Florida in best of 3 Finals. Link to the details of last night's extra inning elimination game:

A pitching duel for the ages and an 11th-inning walk off: LSU-Wake Forest immediately enters in GOAT territory

LSU and Wake Forest played an instant classic in Omaha. How does it rank among the greatest of all time in MCWS history?

www.espn.com

Too bad. I was pulling for Wake. Small school. Arnold Palmer went there. I went to grad school on their original campus and played intermurals in their old gym where Bones McKinney coached. He actually came and spoke at our sports banquet one year. He was hilarious!

 

[Pablo]

Ben Shields Signs with New York Yankees - George Mason University Athletics

FAIRFAX, Va. – Pitcher Ben Shields has been signed as a free agent by the New York Yankees.

gomason.com

"Shields, a native of Boston, Mass., just completed a graduate student season with the Patriots. He finished the season with a 7-4 record and 4.69 ERA in 17 appearances with 16 starts.

Shields is the fourth Mason player in program history to sign with the Yankees.

Selected Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team All-Conference pitcher, Shields led the team in starts (16) and strikeouts (107), tied for first in wins (7) and ranked second in innings pitched (80.2). Nationally, he tied for 30th in the NCAA in strikeouts (107). Shields pitched at least 5.0 innings in 11 of his 16 starts.

Among A-10 leaders, Shields ranked first in starts (16) and strikeouts (107), tied for first in wins (7) and was sixth in innings pitched (80.2). He walked just 36 batters, tied for the 16th-fewest in the league.

Shields helped the Patriots set a new program record for strikeouts in a season (516), post the lowest team ERA in the Atlantic 10 and the lowest by the program since 2018 (5.02) and record the lowest opponent batting average in school history (.258)."

 

[Pablo]

Mason releases the 2024 schedule for the defending A10 champion - https://gomason.com/news/2023/11/27/baseball-releases-2024-schedule.aspx

 

[Pablo]

Patriots Picked to Finish Second in A-10 Preseason Coaches Poll - George Mason University Athletics

2024 Schedule

gomason.com

2024 Baseball Predicted Order of Finish
(Number of first place votes in parenthesis)
1. Saint Louis - 125 (3)
2. George Mason - 121 (2)
3. Saint Joseph's - 114 (1)
4. Davidson -113 (2)
5. vcu - 97 (2)
6. Dayton -96 (1)
7. Rhode Island - 77 (1)
8. Richmond - 63
9. George Washington - 51
10. Fordham - 38
11. Massachusetts -22
12. St. Bonaventure - 19

 

[Verdad]

Patriots Picked to Finish Second in A-10 Preseason Coaches Poll - George Mason University Athletics

2024 Schedule

gomason.com

2024 Baseball Predicted Order of Finish
(Number of first place votes in parenthesis)
1. Saint Louis - 125 (3)
2. George Mason - 121 (2)
3. Saint Joseph's - 114 (1)
4. Davidson -113 (2)
5. vcu - 97 (2)
6. Dayton -96 (1)
7. Rhode Island - 77 (1)
8. Richmond - 63
9. George Washington - 51
10. Fordham - 38
11. Massachusetts -22
12. St. Bonaventure - 19

I just looked over the roster (returners and transfers) and the roster looks pretty loaded - excited what they can do this year.

They have some great opportunities out of the gate this weekend with games vs ranked Coastal Carolina and Duke, and Indiana who is receiving votes.

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Hashtag Patriot Sweep.

 

[Pablo]

Baseball vs George Mason on 2/16/2024 - Box Score - Coastal Carolina University Athletics

The official box score of Baseball vs George Mason on 2/16/2024

goccusports.com

MASON (0-1) -VS- #18 COASTAL CAROLINA (1-0)​

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MASON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Coastal Carolina	6	0	7	6	1	3	3	0	X	26	15	1

W:Eikhoff, Riley (1-0) L:Chad Gartland (0-1)

 

[Pablo]

Score after 1 inning: Duke 8 - Mason 1 - https://goccusports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Man they are going to get outscored this weekend like 50 to 10.

 

[GMUgemini]

Man they are going to get outscored this weekend like 50 to 10.

What happened to their pitching? Wasn’t that a strength last season?

 

[phoenix-arizona]

I don't know. 39 runs in 2 games. Got to shake off the start of the year rust.

 

[GMU79]

I don't know. 39 runs in 2 games. Got to shake off the start of the year rust.

Can only get better....right?

 

[Pablo]

0-2
5

FINAL
23

2-0

Team Names	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
George Mason	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	7	4
Duke	8	3	2	0	0	1	7	2	0	23	23	0

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Outscored 49-5 in 2 games. Ouch.

 

[dr. gunnie]

Duke -5.5 was stealing money today. Hopefully oddsmakers will continue to offer free money against Indiana tomorrow.

 

[Pablo]

Patriots Drop Second Game at Baseball at the Beach to No. 12 Duke - George Mason University Athletics

Box score (PDF)

gomason.com

• "The Blue Devils hit 11 home runs in the game.

UP NEXT

The Patriots play their final game at Baseball at the Beach when they take on Indiana for the first time in program history on Sunday with the first pitch scheduled for 11 a.m."

 

[Pablo]

Here is a link for Coastal Carolina's stadium where the Patriots are currently playing - https://goccusports.com/sports/2018/5/24/facilities-springs-brooks-stadium-html.aspx

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Nice little park. They won a national title I think so a nice field and complex would make sense.

 

[Pablo]

Score after 2 innings: Indiana 2 - Mason 0 - https://goccusports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary

 

[Pablo]

https://d1baseball.com/scores/

Final: Indiana 9 - Mason 3

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