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 |
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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 represented George Mason University during the 2024 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 Shawn Camp, in his fifth season at Mason, and his second as a head coach.
George Mason was entering the season as the defending Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament champions.
Previous season
[edit]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
[edit]Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.