GEORGE MASON 2014 NOTES

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GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School 2014 MASON BASEBALL SCHEDULE Location Fairfax, Va. FEBRUARY Founded 1957 (Univ. Status, 1972) 15 Sat. vs. Morehead St. W, 14-4 Enrollment 33, 917 at USC Upstate W, 7-0 Nickname Patriots 16 Sun. vs. Moorehead St. W, 22-5 School Colors Green & Gold 20 Fri. vs. Coastal Carolina L, 3-2 President Dr. Angel G. Cabrera 21 Sat. vs. illinois W, 3-0 22 Sun. vs. Wichita State W, 5-4 (13) Dir. of Athletics Tom O’Connor vs. Connecticut L, 11-2 Athletic Dept. Phone (703) 993-3220 26 Wed. at Longwood W, 2-1 Athletic Dept. Fax (703) 993-3239 MARCH 1 Sat. HARTFORD (DH) W, 1-0 TEAM INFORMATION W, 1-0 (7) Affiliation NCAA I 2 Sun. HARTFORD L, 4-3 (12) 5 Sun. TOWSON Cancelled Conference Atlantic 10 8 Sat. FAIRFIELD L, 3-1 Facility/Capacity /1,000 9 Sun. FAIRFIELD (DH) W, 9-4 2013 Record 18-35 L, 6-1 CAA Record/Finish 7-20/10th 11 Tues. at No. 13 L, 13-3 Postseason CAA 14 Fri. BROWN L, 6-3 15 Sat. BROWN W, 5-2 Starters Returning/Lost 16 Sun. BROWN W, 2-1 Position 7/2 19 Wed. TEMPLE Cancelled Pitchers 3/0 21 Fri. FORDHAM* W, 7-4 Newcomers 11 22 Sat. FORDHAM* W, 6-0 23 Sun. FORDHAM* L, 8-5 COACHING STAFF 28 Fri. VCU* W, 6-1 30 Sun. VCU* Cancelled Head Coach Bill Brown (George Mason ‘80) VCU* Cancelled Record at School/Years 929-821-6/33 APRIL Career Record/Years Same 1 Tues. CORNELL W, 2-1 (7) Office Phone (703) 993-3227 2 Wed. CORNELL L, 3-2 (7) E-mail [email protected] 4 Fri. at George Washington* L, 4-3 Associate Head Coach Stephen Hay (Webber Intl. ‘99) 5 Sat. at George Washington* W, 7-3 6 Sun. at George Washington* W, 10-3 Assistant Coach Tag Montague (VCU, ‘98) 8 Tues. MARYLAND L, 11-0 Vol. Asst. Coach Justin Walker (Rio Grande Univ.) 9 Wed. GEORGETOWN W, 6-5 11 Fri. ST. BONAVENTURE* W, 8-3 12 Sat. ST. BONAVENTURE* L, 8-6 (11) SPORTS INFORMATION 13 Sun. ST. BONAVENTURE* W, 6-1 15 Tues. at Georgetown Cancelled Asst., Comm./Baseball Contact Greg Piduch 18 Fri. at Rhode Island* W, 5-0 Office Phone (703) 993-3260 19 Sat. at Rhode Island* W, 7-0 Cell Phone (716) 465-1224 20 Sun. at Rhode Island* L, 7-6 E-mail [email protected] 22 Tues. at Towson L, 13-9 Associate AD/Media Relations Maureen Nasser 23 Tues. at Maryland L, 13-4 Office Phone (703) 993-3263 25 Fri. SAINT LOUIS W, 2-1 (13) 26 Sat. SAINT LOUIS L, 4-3 E-mail [email protected] 27 Sun. SAINT LOUIS W, 9-2 Assistant. Dir., Communications Casey Goldstein 30 Wed. at Navy Cancelled Office Phone (703) 993-3264 MAY E-mail [email protected] 2 Fri. at UMass* W, 12-7 Assistant Dir., Communications Elizabeth Ryan 3 Sat. at UMass* W, 7-0 Office Phone (703) 993-3246 4 Sun. at UMass* L, 9-1 6 Tues. LONGWOOD W, 2-0 E-mail [email protected] 9 Fri. SAINT JOSEPH’S* L, 5-3 Director, Patriot Productions Jeff O’Bier 10 Sat. SAINT JOSEPH’S* L, 9-0 Office Phone (703) 993-3261 11 Sun. SAINT JOSEPH’S* W, 2-1 E-mail [email protected] 15 Thurs. at Dayton* W, 8-5 SID Fax (703) 993-3259 16 Fri. at Dayton* W, 9-1 17 Sat. at Dayton* L, 2-1 Athletic Web Site GoMason.com 21 Wed. vs. Dayton^ W, 4-3 (11) SID Mailing Address 4400 University Drive 22 Thurs. vx. Saint Joseph’s^ W, 5-4 MS 3A5 23 Fri. vs. VCU^ W, 3-0 Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 24 Sat. vs. VCU^ W, 3-2 (10) 30 Fri. vs. Rice# 8:00 p.m. EDT

All home games are played at Spuhler Field Home games in all caps * Atlantic 10 Game ^A-10 Tournament Game # NCAA Tournament Game

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2013-14 George Mason Baseball Roster 2 Gallo, Nick OF L/R 5-11 195 Fr. Washington Township, N.J. (Paul VI) 3 Willis, Luke OF R/R 5-11 185 Jr. Annandale, Va. (Coastal Carolina) (Oakton) 5 Cook, Chris SS/2B S/R 5-11 180 RSr. Riva, Md. (DeMatha) 6 Foley, Mick 1B/OF L/L 6-3 190 Sr. Oreland, Pa. (William Penn Charter School) 7 Montefusco, Anthony RHP/DH R/R 6-0 185 RSr. Medford, N.J. (Shawnee) 8 Toto, Ray C R/R 6-0 210 Jr. Drexel Hill, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Prep) 9 Fernandez, Blaise 3B/OF R/R 6-1 175 Sr. Bernville, Pa. (Tulpehocken Area) 10 Leemhuis, Josh OF R/R 5-11 185 RSr. Potomac, Md. (North Carolina) (St. John’s College H.S.) 11 Esposito, Patrick C R/R 5-11 190 Sr. Amarillo, Texas (Western Texas College) (Randall) 13 Hoffa, Neight RHP R/R 6-2 175 Sr. Manssas Park, Va. (Manassas Park) 14 Murray, Jayme 1B L/L 6-1 190 Fr. Alexandria, Va. (West Potomac) 15 Gum, Brandon SS R/R 6-1 170 So. Woodbridge, Va. (Woodbridge) 16 Galvin, Ryan LHP L/L 6-3 210 Fr. Beach, Va. (Kellam) 17 Bowie, Michael RHP R/R 5-11 210 Sr. Hughesville, Md. (St. John’s College H.S.) 18 Kalish, Jake LHP/OF S/L 6-2 200 Sr. Shrewsbury, N.J. (Red Bank Regional) 19 Williams, John RHP R/R 6-1 190 Jr. Haymarket, Va. (Battlefield) 20 Hunt, Taylor RHP R/R 6-2 225 RJr. Tooele, Utah (Western Texas College) (Stansbury) 21 McMahon, Rich LHP L/L 6-0 185 RSr. Springfield, Va. (Chesapeake CC) (West Springfield HS) 22 Evans, Derek 2B/SS R/R 5-10 185 So. Haymarket, Va. (Battlefield) 23 Driscoll, Garett C R/R 5-11 205 Fr. Burke, Va. (Lake Braddock) 25 Tobin, Tucker C S/R 6-0 185 Sr. Springfield, Va. (Chesepeake C.C.) (West Springfield) 26 Maksimow, Mark RHP R/R 6-2 180 So. Hamilton, N.J. (Notre Dame) 29 Sable, Andrew Utl R/R 6-0 185 RJr. Alexandria, Va. (Mount Vernon) 30 Porcella, Evan LHP L/L 6-2 195 So. Orange, Calif. (Orange Coast College) (El Modena) 31 Hill, Jordan SS/2B R/R 6-1 165 Sr. Media, Pa. (Penncrest) 32 Kardas, Tyler LHP L/L 6-3 165 Fr. Hopewell Junction, N.Y. (John Jay) 33 Gaynor, Jared LHP L/L 6-0 170 Sr. Cave Creek, Ariz. (South Mountain CC) (Scottsdale Christian) 35 Geisler, Isaac C R/R 5-10 175 So. Fredericksburg, Va. (College of Central ) (Mountain View) 37 Tobin, Tyler RHP R/R 5-10 165 So. Springfield, Va. (Chesapeake College) (West Springfield) 38 Mocabee, Tyler RHP R/R 6-3 210 So. Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge) 39 Coverdale, Riley RHP R/R 6-0 205 Jr. Puslinch, Ontario (Western Texas) (Parkside) 42 Zombro, Tyler RHP R/R 6-1 205 Fr. Staunton, Va. (Robert E. Lee) 43 Ball, Steven RHP R/R 6-3 225 Sr. Blacksburg, Va. (Lehigh)

Coaches

Head Coach: #27 Bill Brown, 33rd (George Mason ‘80)

Associate Head Coach: #34 Steve Hay, Eighth Season (Webber International ‘99)

Assistant Coach: Tag Montague, First Season (VCU ‘98)

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Justin Walker, First Season (Rio Grande University) Pronunciation Bowie = Boo - ee

Leemhuis = Leem – iss

Maksimow = Max – i – moe

Montefusco = Monte – few - sco

Porcella = Por – chella

Geisler = G – eye – sler

Mocabee = Mock – a - bee

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Bill Brown Head Coach 33rd Season • 929-821-6 at Mason Bill Brown is in his 33rd season as the head coach of George Mason baseball, and his 37th season involved with the Patriots. After two seasons as a Patriots catcher and two years as an assistant coach, Brown has maintained the success he inherited with the program and lifted it to new heights. George Mason’s all-time leader in coaching victories with a 32-year record of 895-801-6, Brown surpassed the program’s founder, Raymond H. “Hap” Spuhler, in 1993. Spuhler was 318-169-3 in 12 seasons before George Mason entered the Division I ranks. Brown guides the Patriots through their inaugural season in 2014, and before that, left a mark as one of the most decorated coaches in Colonial Athletic Association history. Brown was honored as CAA Coach of the Year a record six times and has guided George Mason to some of its greatest accomplishments. Since 1985, the Patriots have won two CAA titles and finished second three other times, and they have made six appearances in the NCAA Tournament. George Mason also has posted at least 30 victories in a season 14 times in the last 25 years, including a school-record 42 wins and an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2009. Mason was nationally-ranked for the first time in school history that year, rising into the top 30 in both the National College Baseball Writer’s Association and Collegiate Baseball polls. Twice in two years,a Mason player was named a finalist for a national award. In 2009, Chris Henderson was a finalist for the Bench Award as the nation’s top catcher while in 2010, Ryan Soares was a finalist for the Wallace Award as the nation’s top shortstop. In 2008, Brown took a team that was young and lost several starters to injury and led it to a 30-25 mark and a third- place finish in the CAA. The Patriots took a pair of wins over nationally-ranked schools and Brown was named CAA Co-Coach of the Year. In 2005, Mason finished the year with a 35-19 record and in 2004, Brown picked up the Coach of the Year award when he led Mason to a 39-19 record and an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. In 1992, Brown earned CAA Coach of the Year honors as he guided George Mason to its third conference champion- ship and a school Division I-record for victories with a 39-18 mark. He then saw his squad win for the first time ever in NCAA Tournament action when the Patriots routed Rider in Gainesville, FL. The next season, Brown shared Coach of the Year laurels as he led George Mason to its first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and an overall 33-15 record. The Patriots won the CAA regular season championship for the second year in a row and advanced to the CAA Tournament finals. George Mason won its first conference championship by claiming the ECAC South title in 1985, finishing the year with a 38-23 record. Brown earned his first Coach of the Year honor after leading the Patriots to a 31-23 record in 1987, then he guided them to the CAA crown in 1988 as they finished with a 34-27-1 mark. The Patriots advanced to NCAA Tournament regional play in 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2004 and 2009. Brown took the helm of the Patriot program at age 24 in the fall of 1981 and has seen the team move from a field on George Mason’s North campus to area high school fields before finally finding a permanent on-campus home with Spuhler Field in 1985. A native of nearby Vienna, Brown grew up playing baseball and helped lead George C. Marshall High School to the Virginia state finals as a senior in 1975. He came to George Mason as a player in 1978 after spending seasons at the University of and Allegany Community College. While catching for the Patriots, Brown was selected as the NAIA All-District catcher as the Patriots were 36-17-1 during his junior year. Brown worked in the George Mason athletic department for the next two years, earning his B.S. degree in govern- ment and political science in 1980. He was named the third head coach in George Mason baseball history when Walt Masterson, who was the head coach for two years, retired in 1981. Since Brown has been the head coach, 27 Patriots have been drafted by clubs and several others have been signed as free agents.

2014 Mason Baseball GEORGE MASON 2014 BASEBALL NOTES Stephen Hay Associate Head Coach Seventh Season

Steve Hay enters his seventh season as a member of the George Mason coach- ing staff and he is in his 12th season as a collegiate assistant coach. Hay came to Mason after five seasons at Webber International University where he was pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. In 2002 the NAIA school finished among the top five in the country in ERA and in 2003, WIU was among the top 15 in that category. The team also won the NAIA Baseball Scholar Team Award two years in a row.

In Hay’s 12 seasons, 14 different pitchers he has coached have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft and 25 players have moved on to professional careers. Most recently, pitchers Chris O’Grady and Brandon Kuter were selected in the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft.

With Mason, he is not just the team’s pitching coach, but the recruiting coordinator as well. In his first season at Mason, Hay helped guide Jordan Flasher to the school record in single-season and career saves as he finished among the top five in the nation in that category. He also coached J.J. Pannell who was named second-team All- CAA and was selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.

In his second season at Mason, Hay helped Ryan Brecko transition in midseason from starter to closer and he finished the year third-team All-CAA. Starter Dan Gerjets also was named third-team All-CAA. The 2008 season saw the Patriots have the fourth-most strikeouts in team history, the fourth-best strikeout-to-walk ratio and the seventh-best season in school history in terms of fewest walks allowed per nine innings. Two of his pitchers were selected in the Major League Baseball draftthat year as well, Mike Modica and Jordan Flasher. Both chose to return to Mason and continue to work under Hay.

In his third season at Mason, Hay coached a pair of starters to first-team All-CAA status, the first time in school his- tory Mason has placed two hurlers on the first team. Additionally, Mike Modica earned second-team All-American honors, best-ever for a Mason pitcher. The Patriots’ pitching staff was sixth in school history in ERA, ninth in lowest opponent’s batting average, fourth in strikeouts and fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Modica and Flasher were again selected in the Major League Baseball Draft as was Shawn Griffith. The trio are currently playing professional baseball.

In his fourth season, Hay guided Anthony Montefusco to the CAA Rookie of the Year Award, the first-ever such honor for a Mason player. Montefusco was also named second-team All-CAA and a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. Montefusco set school records for ERA and opponent’s batting average.

In his fifth season with the Patriots, Hay took a young staff and guided three first-year pitchers to ERA’s better-than 4.30. Freshman Jake Kalish led the staff in ERA and opponent’s batting average and had one-third of the team’s saves while freshman Neight Hoffa was second on the team in appearances and ERA.

Hay also coached the Edenton Steamers in the Coastal Plains League, first as an assistant in 2002, then as head coach in 2003. Hay played collegiate baseball at Gulf Coast Community College before transferring to WIU. He set the single-season record at WIU for innings pitched and finished fifth all-time in school history in wins. He was the school’s Pitcher of the Year in 1999 and that same season, he set Florida Sun Conference records for fewest walks with 100-plus innings pitched (10) and most innings pitched in a single game (13).

2014 Mason Baseball GEORGE MASON 2014 BASEBALL NOTES Tag Montague Assistant Coach First Season

Lewis “Tag” Montague is in his first season as assistant coach at George Mason.

Montague arrived in Fairfax following two seasons in the same role at the . While there, he worked with the hitters, infielders and baserunners, while also assisting in the Spiders’ recruiting efforts.

Montague came to the Spiders after spending two years as an assistant at Old Dominion University. Prior to that, Montague was the head baseball coach at Douglas Freeman High in Richmond, where his team finished second in the district in 2008-09.

Entering the 2014 season, Montague has coached 44 players that were drafted by the MLB, three All-Americans, five Freshman All-Americans, and two conference Players of the Year. During his stint at Old Dominion, he also helped Josh Wright earn First-Team All-CAA honors and also saw Chris Baker post a 34-game hitting streak.

Prior to Douglas Freeman, Montague was an assistant coach at Marist College from 2005-07. Marist led the confer- ence regular season in batting average, hits and runs scored. He was an assistant coach at George Washington Uni- versity from 2002-04 where the Colonials averaged 39 wins per year.Montague has also served as an assistant coach at Virginia Wesleyan College from 2001-02, at Richmond from 1998-99 and at Randolph-Macon in 1997-98.

Justin Walker Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season

Justin Walker is in his first season as volunteer assistant coach at George Mason.

Walker arrives in Fairfax after previous college coaching experience at Bowling Green State University in 2011, and a season working with John Carroll University.

A native of Marengo, Ohio, Walker is a graduate of Rio Grande University in Ohio, where he earned his degree in sports and exercise studies with a minor in coach leadership.

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• 3 appearances with Mason Steven Ball after transfering from Lehigh Senior • RHP mid-season Blacksburg, Va. • Lehigh • 5 strikeouts in seven innings pitched with a 1.29 ERA

• Made five appearances with Michael Bowie three starts in 2014 Senior • RHP Hughesville, Md. • 6 strikeouts in 12.2 IP St. John’s College H.S.

• First team All-Atlantic 10 in 2014 Chris Cook • Atlantic 10 All-Academic team Redshirt Senior • 2B Riva, Md. • DeMatha • Leads team with OBP of .465 and leads the country with 31 HBP, setting a new school record.

Riley Coverdale • 10 appearances with a Junior • RHP 1-0 record Puslinch, Ontario Western Texas College • 11 innings pitched this season

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• 21 appearances with 13 starts in 2014 Patrick Esposito Junior • C • Career .289 average in two Amarillo, TX seasons at George Mason Western Texas College • Opponents 19-25 in stolen base attempts

• 18 appearances with Derek Evans 4 starts in 2014 So. • INF Haymarket, Va. • Six hits with four RBI and Battlefield H.S. two runs scored

Blaise Fernandez • Leads the team in runs scored Senior • 3B (38), doubles (21), total bases Bernville, Pa. (104), RBI’s (40), slugging Tulpehocken Area H.S. percentage (.475) • Program leader with 61 career doubles Mick Foley • Leads the team with four Senior • 1B triples and 11 sacrifice bunts Oreland, Pa. William Penn Charter School • Walk-off single to advance Mason to the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament

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• Team-high 107.2 IP and a team-low 1.67 ERA, good for Jared Gaynor 34th in the country Senior • LHP Cave Creek, AZ • Two complete-game shutouts South Mountain CC in 2014 and 72 total strikeouts • Opponents batting .235 Isaac Geisler Sophomore • C • Six appearances with Fredericksburg, Va. one hit in nine at-bats College of Central Florida

• Team-high .314 Brandon Gum batting average Sophomore • SS • Has started all 50 games Woodbridge, Va. he has played in Woodbridge H.S. • On-base streak of 26 games in 2014

• 16 appearances, 8 of Jordan Hill them starts in 2014 Senior • SS Media, Pa.• Penncrest H.S. • 8 hits, two of them doubles with 4 RBI

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Neight Hoffa • 8.1 IP in seven Senior • RHP appearances in 2014 Manassas, Va. Manassas Park H.S.

• 2.91 ERA in 14 relief appearances Taylor Hunt Redshirt Junior • RHP • Earned first save of the season Tooele, Utah in 5-4 win over Saint Joseph’s Western Texas College in A-10 Tournament • 19 SO, 4 BB in 21.1 IP

• 36 K’s in 33.1 inning pitched Jake Kalish • 2-1 with a 2.43 ERA in 8 Redshirt Junior• LHP appearances, 5 of them starts Shrewsbury, N.J. Red Bank Regional H.S. • 9 IP in 10-inning, conference tournament-winning game over VCU

• Has started 53 of 54 games in 2014 Josh Leemhuis Redshirt Senior • OF • .289 average with Potomac, Md. 57 hits and 15 RBI North Carolina - Chapel Hill • Only player on team with five-hit game this season

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• Five saves in 2014 is Mark Maksimow tied for team lead Sophomore • RHP • 16 relief appearances and Hamilton, N.J. part of a team-high Notre Dame H.S. four shutouts • 26 innings pitched with 14 SO

• Made first career start and Rich McMahon earned first career victotory Redshirt Senior • LHP in 2014 Springfield, Va. Chesapeake CC • 3.68 ERA with an opponent batting average of .226 in nine appearances • Team-high 9 wins Anthony Montefusco • 1.96 ERA in 101.0 IP Redshirt Senior • RHP/DH Medford, N.J. • Shawnee H.S. • 78 strikeouts in regluar season led the Atlantic 10 Conference

• All-time strikeout leader at Mason with 248

• Eight starts, 15 appearances in 2014 Jayme Murray Freshman • 1B • 5 RBI, 8 hits and 3 runs scored Akexandria, Va. West Potomac H.S. • First collegiate hit was an RBI-single

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Evan Porcella • 15 appearances with one Sophomore • LHP start in 2014 Orange, Calif. • Opponent batting average of Orange Coast College .275 with 18 strikeouts

Andrew Sable • 15 appearances, all in pinch Redshirt Junior • Util. running or hitting roles Alexandria, Va. Mount Vernon H.S. • Three hits in seven at-bats with a run scored

• One of four Patriots to start every game in 2014 Tucker Tobin Senior • OF • .282 average with two Springfield, Va. homeruns and 23 RBI Chesapeake CC • .371 slugging percentage with 11 multi-hit games

• Has appearaed in 45 Ray Toto games, starting 42 Junior • C Drexel Hill, Pa. • Feilding % of .989 St. Joseph’s Prep • Opponents are 37-49 in stolen base attempts

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• 10 appearances in 2014, John Williams all of them starts Junior • RHP Haymarket, Va. • 2.82 ERA and a 5-2 record Battlefield H.S. • Opponent batting average of .249 in 60.2 innings pitched

• Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player Luke Willis Junior • OF • Has started every game with a .309 Annandale, Va. average, , 69 hits, 34 RBI, 36 runs Coastal Carolina • 19-21 in stolen bases, team-high active eight-game hit streak

• Team-high 19 appearances Tyler Zombro Freshman • RHP • Six wins and five saves in 2014 Staunton, Va. with 26 SO in 46 IP Robert E. Lee H.S. • 1.92 ERA and a member of the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team

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A New Era Category Leaders After spending 28 years as inaugural members of the Batters Colonial Athletic Conference, 2014 is the first year of At-Bats...... Luke Willis, 223 Mason baseball in the Atlantic 10. Mason won conference championships in ‘88 and ‘92 and three additonal runner- Avg (min 10 ab)...... Brandon Gum, .314 up performances as members of the CAA. Mason was Runs...... Blaise Fernandez, 38 picked to finish 5th in the A-10 preseason coaches poll Hits...... Luke Willis, 69 and earned the third seed in the 2014 A-10 Tournament. Doubles...... Blaise Fernandez, 21 Triples...... Mick Foley, 4 Conference Champions George Mason went a perfect 4-0 in the 2014 Atlantic 10 Home Runs...... Chris Cook & Blaise Fernandez, 4 Tournament, winning four games in four days to win the RBI...... Blaise Fernandez, 40 A-10 title in its first season as a member of the conference. Total Bases...... Blaise Fernandez,104 The Patriots defeated Dayton, Saint Joseph’s and VCU Slugging Pct (min 10 ab)...... Blaise Fernandez, .475 twice to claim the A-10 Crown. Walks...... Chris Cook, 27 Post-Season Honors On-Base Pct (min 10 ab)...... Chris Cook, .465 Four Patriots earned 2014 All-Conference honors this Stolen Bases...... Luke Willis, 21 season. Chris Cook was named first team All-Conference at second base, Montefusco and Gaynor each earned sec- Pitchers ond team honors as starting pitchers and freshman Tyler Appearances...... Tyler Zombro, 19 Zombro earned a spot on the All-Rookie team. In addition, Montefusco, Gaynor, Zombro and Luke Willis were named Starts...... Anthony Montefusco, 15 to the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team with Willis being Innings...... Jared Gaynor, 107.2 named Most Outstanding Player after batting 10-15 with Wins...... Anthony Montefusco, 9 4 walks, 3 RBI, 2 runs scored and 2 stolen bases. ERA (min. 5 app.)...... Jared Gaynor, 1.67 Strikeouts...... Anthony Montefusco, 81 A-10 Leaders Several Patriots ended the season atop the Atlantic 10 Opp. Avg...... Jake Kalish, .217 in several categories. Blaise Fernandez finished with a Saves...... Mark Maksimow & Tyler Zombro, 5 conference-high 20 doubles and Chris Cook ranked first with 29 HBP, setting a new program record. Anthony Mason Record When Montefusco leads the way with 78 strikeouts on the Overall...... 34-20 mound while he and Jared Gaynor placed first with an ERA of 1.72 and Montefusco third with a 2.15. Home ...... 16-11 Away...... 11-8 Walk-Off Winners Neutral...... 7-1 Mason has had four walk-off victories this season, scoring Non-Conference...... 14-11 two runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Georgetown vs. Ranked...... 0-1 6-5 along with Fernandez’s 13th-inning single to defeat Saint Louis 2-1 and his two-run homerun in the bottom of A-10...... 16-9 the ninth to send Mason to a 2-0 victory over Longwood. Day...... 32-18 Mick Foley came up with the game-winning single in the Night...... 2-2 bottom of the 11th inning to defeat Dayton in the first 1-run games...... 12-7 round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. 2-run games...... 1-3 Seventh Inning 5+ run games...... 15-7 In 2014, the Patriots are a perfect 26-0 when leading the Extra Innings...... 4-3 game after seven innings. On the other hand, they are Shutouts...... 10 1-15 when trailing after the seven inning mark. Leading after 7 innings...... 26-0 Trailing after 7 innings...... 1-15 Away From Spuhler Field The Patriots have an away record of 11-8 this season and Tied after 7 innings...... 5-3 a neutral site record of 7-1. They have out-scored and out- When Mason scores first...... 26-7 hit their opponents in these games, scoring 164 runs and When opponent scores first...... 8-13 totaling 274 hits to their opponents’ 117 runs and 238 hits.

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New Strikeout King With three strikeouts in the 3-0 victory against VCU in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, Anthony Montefusco became the new all-time program leader with 248 career strike- outs at George Mason. He passes Stacen Gant on the all- time list, who totaled 246 career strikeouts from 2002-05. Mason in the NCAA Tournament Active Career Leaders George Mason has two NCAA active career leaders on its • Six previous Tournament appearances roster. Cook leads all active players by a wide margin with • 1-12 record in the NCAA Regional round 96 career hit-by-pitches while Fernandez currently leads • First appearance since 2009 with 70 career doubles. • First game played in the state of Texas • Has never faced Rice, Texas or Texas A&M Reaching Base Three Patriots come into the NCAA Regional round with 1985 on-base streaks of at least 10 games. Brandon Gum has South Regional (Tallahassee, FL) reached in 13 consecutive contests followed by Blaise Fernandez (11) and Chris Cook (10). Luke Willis comes Game 1...... Loss, 11-0 to Florida St. into action with an active eight-game hitting streak. Game 2...... Loss, 13-9 to Arkansas 1988 Return from Injury East Regional (Tallahassee, FL) Chris Cook and Jake Kalish have each had impressive Game 1...... Loss, 7-0 to Florida seasons after missing part or all of 2013 with injury. Cook Game 2...... Loss, 2-1 to Stetson missed all of last year with a thumb injury and returned 1992 to earn first-team All Atlantic 10 honors along with East Regional (Gainesville, FL) leading the Patriots in walks and on-base percentage. Game 1...... Loss, 5-4 to Georgia Tech Kalish missed the second half of 2013 with Tommy John Game 2...... Win, 10-2 over Rider surgery and has bounced back with an ERA of 2.43 with 36 strikeouts in just over 33 innings. Game 3...... Loss, 16-5 to California 1993 Back To Texas West Regional (Tempe, AZ) Catcher Patrick Esposito makes his return to the state of Game 1...... Loss, 13-4 to Arizona State Texas after originally hailing from Amarillo, TX while he, Game 2...... Loss, 16-9 to St. John’s Riley Coverdale and Taylor Hunt are each transfer 2004 students from Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas. Charlottesville Regional (Charlottesville, Va.) Game 1...... Loss, 7-3 to Vanderbilt Doubles Record Game 2...... Loss, 7-2 to Virginia George Mason recorded 10 doubles in the 22-5 win over 2009 Morehead St. on Sunday, February 16, a new team record. On April 2nd Fernandez set a new individual program Greeneville Regional (Greeneville, NC) record with his 61st career double at George Mason. Game 1...... Loss, 11-3 to Game 2...... Loss, 11-6 to Binghamton Win Number 900 For Coach Brown With a 5-4, 13-inning win over Wichita St. on Saturday, Feb. 22, head coach Bill Brown reached career victory number 900, all with George Mason. Brown earned his first career victory on March 14, 1982 in a win over St. Augustine’s and became the all-time leader in baseball coaching victories at George Mason on March 31, 1993 in a victory over Rider for his 319th career win. He enters the 2014 NCAA Regional with 929 career victories.

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