The 2023 George Mason Patriots baseball team represented George Mason University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Patriots play their home games at Spuhler Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Shawn Camp, in his fourth season at Mason, and his first as a head coach.

This was the first season since 1981 that Bill Brown did not coach George Mason. Brown retired at the conclusion of 2022 season.

Mason won the Atlantic 10 baseball tournament and went 2–2 in the Winston-Salem Regional.

Previous season

The 2022 team finished the season with a 22–33 (13–11 Atlantic 10) record, and finished in fifth place of the Atlantic 10. They went 1–2 in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.

Preseason Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors Infielder Cam Redding was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team Player No. Position Class Ryan Peterson SP South Trimble 2B

Coaches poll The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. George Mason was picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic 10.

Coaches' Poll 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

Personnel

Starters LineupPos. 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

Roster 2023 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 

Coaching staff 2023 George Mason Patriots baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atMason Alma mater Shawn Camp Head coach 4 George Mason University (1997) Ryan Terrill Assistant Coach 2 Liberty University (2003) Ryan Ricci Pitching Coach 1 George Mason University (2018) Matt Marsh Assistant Coach 1 Loyola University Maryland (2015) Kyle Wrighte Director of Player Development 2 College of William & Mary (2019) Hannah Stapleford Athletic Trainer 3 Longwood University (2017) Matt Collins Student Manager 2 George Mason University (2024)

Offseason Signing Day Recruits The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for George Mason in 2023. 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

Game log 2023 George Mason Patriots baseball game log (36–27) Regular season (29–24) February (2–5) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources February 17 7:30 p.m. at * Infinity Insurance ParkMiami, FL W 8–2 Shields (1–0) Cabarcas (0–1) None 1,002 1–0 — Box Score February 18 5:00 p.m. CUSA.tv at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park L 2–3 Santana (1–0) Martins (0–1) None 938 1–1 — Box Score February 19 1:00 p.m. at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park W 5–2 Peterson (1–0) Hernandez (0–1) Mracna (1) 552 2–1 — Box Score February 21 3:00 p.m. at * Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial ParkHarrisonburg, VA L 2–10 Cone (1–0) Knox (0–1) None 357 2–2 — Box Score Swig and Swing College Classic February 24 5:00 p.m. vs. * Shipyard ParkCharleston, SC L 4–510 Bello (1–0) Herkey (0–2) None 125 2–3 — Box Score February 26 1:00 p.m. vs. * Shipyard Park L 4–6 Consigli (1–0) Menaker (0–1) None 138 2–4 — Box Score February 28 3:00 p.m. at * Plumeri ParkWilliamsburg, VA L 3–4 Wall (2–1) Knox (0–2) None 227 2–5 — Box Score 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. * Spuhler FieldFairfax, 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. * Spuhler Field L 13–18 Jensen (2–1) Stewart (0–1) None 338 4–8 — Box Score March 10 3:00 p.m. * 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. * Spuhler Field W 11–17 Herkey (1–2) Nielsen (0–2) None 50 8–8 — Box Score March 18 11:00 a.m. * 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. * 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 * Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, 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 * Bolding StadiumFarmville, VA W 13–6 Posey (1–1) Taylor (0–5) None 183 12–12 — Box Score March 31 12:00 p.m. at * Bill Beck FieldKingston, 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 ParkWashington, DC W 5–4 Lamere (1–0) Mead (0–3) None 217 15–13 — Box Score April 5 3:00 p.m. at * John B. Schuerholz ParkTowson, 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 April 14 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at VCU The DiamondRichmond, 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. 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. * 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 May (8–3) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources May 3 6:00 p.m. at * Terwilliger Brothers FieldAnnapolis, MD W 4–1 Rumberg (3–0) Hamill (0–3) Menaker (1) 247 22–21 — Box Score May 5 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Houlihan ParkThe Bronx, NY L 1–2 Lavelle (1–4) Shields (6–3) Kovel (7) 155 22–22 7–8 Box Score May 6 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Fordham Houlihan Park W 10–5 Gartland (5–2) Sachen (0–4) Stewart (1) 211 23–22 8–8 Box Score May 7 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Fordham Houlihan Park W 11–10 Lamere (2–0) Simeone (0–2) Posey (1) 264 24–22 9–8 Box Score May 12 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Barcroft ParkArlington, VA W 8–7 Lamere (3–0) Haug (1–2) Mracna (4) 146 25–22 10–8 Box Score May 13 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at George Washington Barcroft Park W 13–6 Gartland (6–2) Brennan (2–4) Stewart (2) 172 26–22 11–8 Box Score May 14 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at George Washington Barcroft Park W 9–5 Rumberg (4–0) Foltz (1–4) None 216 27–22 12–8 Box Score May 16 6:00 p.m. at * Hawk StadiumPrincess Anne, MD W 4–3 Posey (2–3) Horner (0–1) Salina (1) 76 28–22 — Box Score May 18 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Joseph's Spuhler Field L 4–9 Falco (3–1) Stewart (1–2) None 65 28–23 12–9 Box Score May 19 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Joseph's Spuhler Field W 4–3 Mracna (3–1) Stetzart (2–3) None 143 29–23 13–9 Box Score May 20 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Joseph's Spuhler Field L 6–13 Picone (5–5) Grant (0–1) None 266 29–24 13–10 Box Score Post-Season (7–3) (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 DiamondRichmond, 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 (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 BallparkWinston-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) * (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      = CanceledBold =George Mason team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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