2024 George Mason Patriots baseball | |
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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 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.
Further information: 2023 George Mason Patriots baseball team |
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 |
Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball 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.