2024 George Mason Patriots baseball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 21–32 (7–17 A-10) |
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Home stadium | Spuhler Field |
Seasons ← 2023 2025 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis † | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 37 | – | 16 | .698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU ‡y | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | 37 | – | 21 | .638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 33 | – | 22 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 31 | – | 26 | .544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 29 | – | 26 | .527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 27 | – | 32 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 24 | – | 29 | .453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 19 | – | 28 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 24 | – | 28 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 19 | – | 33 | .365 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | 18 | – | 31 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 21 | – | 32 | .396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2024 George Mason Patriots baseball team represents George Mason University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Patriots play their home games at Spuhler Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Shawn Camp, in his fifth season at Mason, and his second as a head coach.
George Mason is entering the season as the defending Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament champions.
Previous season
George Mason is entering the season off of one of its most successful seasons in program history, having clinched their fourth-ever conference tournament championship, their second Atlantic 10 Conference tournament title, and their first in the A-10 since 2014.[2]
The Patriots finished the 2023 season 36–27 record, with a conference record of 13–10. Starting pitcher, Chad Gartland, was named the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Year.[3]
In the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, George Mason entered the Winston-Salem Regional as the fourth seed, facing off against the third-seeded Northeastern of the CAA, the second-seeded Maryland of the Big Ten, and the top-seeded hosts, Wake Forest of the ACC.[4] Mason went 2–2 in the tournament, defeating Northeastern and Maryland,[5] but losing twice to Wake Forest.[6]
Preseason
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
Connor Dykstra, Chad Gartland, and South Triumble were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team, while Gartland was also named the Preseason Pitcher of the Year.[7]
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team | ||||
Player | No. | Position | Class | |
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Connor Dykstra | 16 | C | Junior | |
Chad Gartland | 21 | SP | Junior | |
South Trimble | 3 | 2B | Graduate |
Coaches poll
The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. George Mason was picked to finish second in the conference and received two first-place votes.[8]
Pos. | Team | Points |
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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 | UMass | 22 |
12 | St. Bonaventure | 19 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
Coaches'[9] | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Baseball America[10] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NCBWA†[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
D1Baseball[12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Perfect Game[13] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
† 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.
References
- ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Gatz, Nick (May 31, 2023). "George Mason University Baseball Team Punches Ticket to NCAA Tournament". Falls Church News-Press. Benton Media. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Wilson Recognized as #A10BASE Player of the Year, Gartland Garners Pitcher Accolades, Jaffe Named Rookie". atlantic10.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Wake Forest baseball receives no. 1 national seed in NCAA tournament". Chatham Journal. May 29, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Wolf, Ben (June 4, 2023). "Maryland baseball bounced from NCAA Tournament with 11-10 loss to George Mason". Testudo Times. SB Nation. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Sosic, Ryan; Kovar, Andrew (June 5, 2023). "Deacs Win Winston-Salem Regional, Set to Host Super Regionals". godeacs.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites". Atlantic 10. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Flaherty, Peter; Cahill, Teddy (February 26, 2024). "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". Baseball America. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "NCBWA Division I Poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Dallas. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "D1Baseball.com Top 25". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Division I - Top 25 Rankings". Perfect Game USA. February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
External links
- GMU Baseball