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.

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.

Coaches' Poll 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

Personnel

Roster 2022 George Mason Patriots baseball roster 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 February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record February 18 at Wofford* Russell C. King FieldSpartanburg, 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 * Russell C. King FieldHarrisonburg, VA L 0–14 McDonnell (1–0) Mracna (0–2) — 584 1–3 — February 25 vs. * Cleveland Harley ParkSpartanburg, SC W 4–2 Gartland (1–0) Howard (0–1) Posey (1) 175 2–3 —February 26 vs. * Cleveland Harley Park W 4–1 Lyons (1–0) Coffey (0–1) — 127 3–3 —February 27 at * 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 * Spuhler FieldFairfax, VA L 6–7 Russell (1–0) Mracna (0–3) Jorgenson (1) 143 3–5 —March 4 * 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 * David F. Couch BallparkWinston-Salem, NC L 2–14 Mascolo (1–0) Yount (0–1) — 352 5–7 —March 11 * 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 * Spuhler Field W 9–3 Hosley (2–1) Freudenburg (0–1) — 50 7–8 —March 16 * Spuhler Field L 4–5 Bosch (2–1) Yount (0–2) Tonas (3) ESPN+ 74 7–9 —March 18 at * Plumeri ParkWilliamsburg, 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 * Straw Family StadiumEmmitsburg, MD Canceled (inclement weather)March 25 at The Citadel* Joseph P. Riley Jr. ParkCharleston, 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 — April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record April 1 VCURivalry Spuhler Field W 7–6 Lyons (3–3) Hungate (3–2) Gartland (2) ESPN+ 133 9–15 1–0April 2 VCURivalry Spuhler Field L 2–9 Tyler (2–2) Shields (0–2) — ESPN+ 226 9–16 1–1April 3 VCURivalry Spuhler Field L 5–15 Masloff (2–1) Posey (0–2) — ESPN+ 207 9–17 1–2 April 5 at Maryland* Turtle Smith StadiumCollege Park, MD L 5–8 9–18 —April 8 at Saint Joseph's Smithson FieldPhiladelphia, PA April 9 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field April 10 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field April 12 at * Bolding StadiumFarmville, VA April 15 Saint Louis Spuhler Field April 16 Saint Louis Spuhler Field April 17 Saint Louis Spuhler Field April 20 James Madison* Spuhler Field April 22 Fordham Spuhler Field April 23 Fordham Spuhler Field April 24 Fordham Spuhler Field April 26 Longwood* Spuhler Field April 27 at Virginia* Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA April 29 at UMass Earl Lorden FieldAmherst, MA April 30 at UMass Earl Lorden Field 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 * Spuhler Field May 3 at Mount St. Mary's* Straw Family Stadium May 6 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt FieldTuckahoe, 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. FieldDavidson, NC May 20 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field May 21 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field Postseason Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T RecordMay 24 vs. (4) Rhode Island (5) T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field W 7–3 Gartland (3–1) Twitchell (1–5) — ESPN+ 377 23–31 1–0May 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 1–1May 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 memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

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

Rankings

References

External links GMU Baseball