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.

2022 George Mason Patriots baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record22–33 (13–11 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Terrill (1st season)
  • Kyle Wrighte (1st season)
  • Tyler Nelin (1st season)
Hitting coachJames Beasley (1st season)
Pitching coachShawn Camp (3rd season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Davidson ‍†‍‍ 20–4–0 .83343–13–0 .768
VCU ‍‍‡‍y 19–5–0 .79242–20–0 .677
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 14–9–0 .60929–24–0 .547
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58320–35–0 .364
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54223–33–0 .411
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52229–25–0 .537
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45830–26–0 .536
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41723–27–0 .460
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41722–30–0 .423
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37516–36–0 .308
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33322–26–1 .459
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .1256–39–0 .133
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of October 27, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1VCU143 (11)
2Dayton122 (1)
3Rhode Island101
4Saint Louis94
5Davidson91
6Fordham83
7George Washington80
8Richmond76
9Saint Joseph's73
10George Mason33
11UMass26
12St. Bonaventure14

Personnel

Roster
2022 George Mason Patriots baseball roster[3]
 

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
Postseason
A10 Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T Record
May 24vs. (4) Rhode Island(5)T. Henry Wilson, Jr. FieldW 7–3Gartland (3–1)Twitchell (1–5)—ESPN+37723–311–0
May 25at (1) Davidson(5)T. Henry Wilson, Jr. FieldL 2–6Devos (9–2)Peterson (4–3)Flynn (6)ESPN+45523–321–1
May 26vs. (7) Richmond(5)T. Henry Wilson, Jr. FieldL 3–7Argomaniz (6–0)Shields (2–4)Willitts (2)ESPN+23723–331–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
* = Non-conference game     Bold = GMU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[4]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament
See also: 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball 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 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Davidson6
5George Mason2
4Rhode Island3
5George Mason7
1Davidson6
2VCU14
3Saint Louis1
6Saint Joseph's2
2VCU8
6Saint Joseph's4
2VCU4
7Richmond3
2VCU10—
7Richmond7—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
5George Mason3
4Rhode Island17Richmond71Davidson9
7Richmond47Richmond167Richmond12
3Saint Louis4
3Saint Louis10
6Saint Joseph's6

Rankings
Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[5]——*—————————————
Baseball America[6]———————————————
Collegiate Baseball^[7]———————————————
NCBWA†[8]———————————————
D1Baseball[9]———————————————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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
  1. "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. "2022 Baseball Roster". GoMason.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. "2022 Baseball Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  8. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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