2022 George Mason Patriots baseball team

The 2022 George Mason Patriots baseball team will represent 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 are led by head coach Bill Brown, in his 41st season at Mason.

2022 George Mason Patriots baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2022 record5–7 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Terrill (1st season)
  • Kyle Wrighte (1st season)
  • Tyler Nelin (1st season)
Hitting coachJames Beasley (1st season)
Pitching coachShawn Camp (3rd season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 12–3–0 .80033–9–0 .786
VCU  ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66725–17–0 .595
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60024–17–0 .585
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60022–19–0 .537
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60014–29–0 .326
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53320–23–0 .465
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53316–26–0 .381
UMass  ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .46719–18–1 .513
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40021–18–0 .538
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40018–22–0 .450
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33312–29–0 .293
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 1–14–0 .0672–31–0 .061
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 2, 2022[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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.

Preseason

Coaches Poll

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
1VCU143 (11)
2Dayton122 (1)
3Rhode Island101
4Saint Louis94
5Davidson91
6Fordham83
7George Washington80
8Richmond76
9Saint Joseph's73
10George Mason33
11UMass26
12St. Bonaventure14

Personnel

Roster
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
  

Game log
2022 George Mason Patriots Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record A10 Record
March 2Navy*Spuhler Field
Fairfax, VA		L 6–7Russell (1–0)Mracna (0–3)Jorgenson (1)1433–5—
March 4Monmouth*Spuhler FieldW 11–5Lyons (2–0)Miller (1–1)—1414–5—
March 5Monmouth*Spuhler FieldL 7–9Klepchick (1–1)Barrett (0–1)Interdonato (1)2304–6—
March 6Monmouth*Spuhler FieldW 5–4Hosley (1–1)Hensey (0–2)Posey (2)1605–6—
March 9at Wake Forest*David F. Couch Ballpark
Winston-Salem, NC		L 2–14Mascolo (1–0)Yount (0–1)—3525–7—
March 11Quinnipiac*Spuhler FieldL 5–6Garcia (2–2)Lyons (2–1)Hagan (1)ESPN+1375–8—
March 12Quinnipiac*Spuhler FieldW 8–4Peterson (1–0)Seitter (0–2)Posey (3)ESPN+1286–8—
March 13Quinnipiac*Spuhler FieldCanceled (inclement weather)
March 15Coppin State*Spuhler FieldW 9–3Hosley (2–1)Freudenburg (0–1)—507–8—
March 16Georgetown*Spuhler FieldL 4–5Bosch (2–1)Yount (0–2)Tonas (3)ESPN+747–9—
March 18at William & Mary*Plumeri Park
Williamsburg, VA		L 3–9ESPN+7–10—
March 19William & Mary*Spuhler FieldL 1–2ESPN+7–11—
March 20William & Mary*Spuhler FieldL 5–9ESPN+7–12—
March 23at Mount St. Mary's*Straw Family Stadium
Emmitsburg, MD		Canceled (inclement weather)
March 25at The Citadel*Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Charleston, SC		L 3–67–13—
March 26at The Citadel*Joseph P. Riley Jr. ParkL 4–57–14—
March 27at The Citadel*Joseph P. Riley Jr. ParkW 6–48–14—
March 30Maryland*Spuhler FieldL 1–38–15—
Postseason
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]

Rankings
Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[5]——*——
Baseball America[6]————
Collegiate Baseball^[7]————
NCBWA†[8]————
D1Baseball[9]————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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. "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. "2022 Baseball Roster". GoMason.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. "2022 Baseball Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  8. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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