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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.
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]
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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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.
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