# 2022 George Mason Patriots baseball team

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 :
| Predicted finish | Team | Points |
| 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 |

## Game log

2022 George Mason Patriots Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| February 18 | at Wofford* | Russell C. King Field Spartanburg, 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 James Madison* | Russell C. King Field Harrisonburg, VA | L 0–14 | McDonnell (1–0) | Mracna (0–2) | — | 584 | 1–3 | — |
| Spartanburg Series ||||||||||||
| February 25 | vs. Presbyterian* | Cleveland Harley Park Spartanburg, SC | W 4–2 | Gartland (1–0) | Howard (0–1) | Posey (1) | 175 | 2–3 | — |
| February 26 | vs. Boston College* | Cleveland Harley Park | W 4–1 | Lyons (1–0) | Coffey (0–1) | — | 127 | 3–3 | — |
| February 27 | at USC Upstate* | Cleveland Harley Park | L 1–2 | Davis (2–0) | Hosley (0–1) | — | 347 | 3–4 | — |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| March 2 | Navy* | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA | L 6–7 | Russell (1–0) | Mracna (0–3) | Jorgenson (1) | | 143 | 3–5 | — |
| March 4 | Monmouth* | 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 Wake Forest* | David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC | L 2–14 | Mascolo (1–0) | Yount (0–1) | — | | 352 | 5–7 | — |
| March 11 | Quinnipiac* | 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) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) |
| March 15 | Coppin State* | Spuhler Field | W 9–3 | Hosley (2–1) | Freudenburg (0–1) | — | | 50 | 7–8 | — |
| March 16 | Georgetown* | Spuhler Field | L 4–5 | Bosch (2–1) | Yount (0–2) | Tonas (3) | ESPN+ | 74 | 7–9 | — |
| March 18 | at William & Mary* | Plumeri Park Williamsburg, 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 Mount St. Mary's* | Straw Family Stadium Emmitsburg, MD | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) |
| March 25 | at The Citadel* | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| April 1 | VCU Rivalry | Spuhler Field | W 7–6 | Lyons (3–3) | Hungate (3–2) | Gartland (2) | ESPN+ | 133 | 9–15 | 1–0 |
| April 2 | VCU Rivalry | Spuhler Field | L 2–9 | Tyler (2–2) | Shields (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 226 | 9–16 | 1–1 |
| April 3 | VCU Rivalry | Spuhler Field | L 5–15 | Masloff (2–1) | Posey (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 207 | 9–17 | 1–2 |
| April 5 | at Maryland* | Turtle Smith Stadium College Park, MD | L 5–8 | | | | | | 9–18 | — |
| April 8 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field Philadelphia, PA | | | | | | | | |
| April 9 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 10 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 12 | at Longwood* | Bolding Stadium Farmville, 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 Field Charlottesville, VA | | | | | | | | |
| April 29 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA | | | | | | | | |
| April 30 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | | | | | | | | |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| May 1 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field |
| May 3 | Towson* | Spuhler Field |
| May 3 | at Mount St. Mary's* | Straw Family Stadium |
| May 6 | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, 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. Field Davidson, NC |
| May 20 | at Davidson | T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field |
| May 21 | at Davidson | T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field |
Postseason :
A10 Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T Record |
| May 24 | vs. (4) Rhode Island | (5) | T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field | W 7–3 | Gartland (3–1) | Twitchell (1–5) | — | ESPN+ | 377 | 23–31 | 1–0 |
| May 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 | 1–1 |
| May 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 member Rankings 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 |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Davidson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | George Mason | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 3 | 5 | George Mason | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Mason | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Mason | 7 | | | | 1 | Davidson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Saint Louis | 1 | | | | 2 | VCU | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | 2 | VCU | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Saint Joseph's | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | VCU | 4 | 6 | Saint Joseph's | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 10 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Richmond | 7 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | 5 | George Mason | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 1 | 7 | Richmond | 7 | | | | 1 | Davidson | 9 | |
| 7 | Richmond | 4 | | | | 7 | Richmond | 16 | 7 | Richmond | 12 | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Saint Louis | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Saint Louis | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Saint Joseph's | 6 | | | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † 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.