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Massachusetts Baseball Claims 9-6 Victory At George Mason After Ninth Inning Rally
April 20, 2024 | Baseball
The Minutemen earned their first Atlantic 10 Conference series win of the season with game two triumph.
FAIRFAX, Va. – University of Massachusetts baseball earned its first Atlantic 10 Conference series win of the season after defeating George Mason University, 9-6, in game two on Saturday afternoon at Spuhler Field. The win also marked the third straight for UMass.
UMass improved to 14-20 overall, including 5-6 in the A-10, while George Mason fell to 16-20 on the year and 476 in the conference.
Austin Burgess and Michael Toth led the Minutemen with three hits apiece, as Jack Beverly and Carter Hanson tallied one each, with Burgess and Toth recording a double. Burgess totaled two of the Minutemen's nine runs with seven other players contributing to the score. Toth registered a career-high and team-best three RBI, followed by Hanson with two and Beverly with one.
Massachusetts got on the board early in the first, grabbing a 3-0 lead. After Kevin Skagerlind walked, Burgess doubled down the left field line. Mike Gervasi loaded up the baseas after being hit by a pitch. With two outs, a wild pitch advanced Skagerlind to home to make it a 1-0 game, and both Burgess and Gervasi moved into scoring position. Hanson singled through the right side, pushing Burgess and Gervasi across the plate to pull ahead 3-0.
George Mason grabbed two runs in the second, as the Minutemen led by one run at 3-2. The Patriots scored another run in the fourth to knot the game up at three apiece.
UMass reclaimed the lead in the fifth, plating two runs. Burgess led off with a single followed by a walk for Matt Travisano and Gervasi getting hit by another pitch to load the bases once more. Beverly hit an RBI ground out, as Burgess headed home. Toth gave the Minutemen a 5-3 lead off an RBI single that scored Travisano.
The Patriots took a 6-5 lead in the sixth inning after notching three runs. George Mason remained in its one run lead until through the seventh and eighth innings, but UMass rallied in the ninth.
Gervasi started off the final frame with a walk, as Zack Zaetta came in as a pinch runner. Beverly followed with a bunt to the third baseman to reach first and advance Zaetta to second. Hanson was walked to load up the bases, before Toth singled up the middle to drive in Zaetta and Beverly to give Massachusetts he go-ahead run at 7-6. A throwing error on the Patriots' first baseman allowed Hanson and Toth to touch home plate and extend the lead to 9-6.
The Minutemen defense held off George Mason's offense to claim their first series win of the season, 9-6.
Callen Powers (1-1) picked up the first winning decision of his career after tossing three complete innings and allowing no runs, three hits, two walks and striking out one. Andrew Middleton notched his second save of the year in consecutive games dealing the final strikeout out of the contest. Ryan Edmonds had the loss for George Mason, giving up four runs on two hits, walking two and striking out one in 0.1 innings.
The series finale between Massachusetts and George Mason is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, on ESPN+.
UMass improved to 14-20 overall, including 5-6 in the A-10, while George Mason fell to 16-20 on the year and 476 in the conference.
Austin Burgess and Michael Toth led the Minutemen with three hits apiece, as Jack Beverly and Carter Hanson tallied one each, with Burgess and Toth recording a double. Burgess totaled two of the Minutemen's nine runs with seven other players contributing to the score. Toth registered a career-high and team-best three RBI, followed by Hanson with two and Beverly with one.
Massachusetts got on the board early in the first, grabbing a 3-0 lead. After Kevin Skagerlind walked, Burgess doubled down the left field line. Mike Gervasi loaded up the baseas after being hit by a pitch. With two outs, a wild pitch advanced Skagerlind to home to make it a 1-0 game, and both Burgess and Gervasi moved into scoring position. Hanson singled through the right side, pushing Burgess and Gervasi across the plate to pull ahead 3-0.
George Mason grabbed two runs in the second, as the Minutemen led by one run at 3-2. The Patriots scored another run in the fourth to knot the game up at three apiece.
UMass reclaimed the lead in the fifth, plating two runs. Burgess led off with a single followed by a walk for Matt Travisano and Gervasi getting hit by another pitch to load the bases once more. Beverly hit an RBI ground out, as Burgess headed home. Toth gave the Minutemen a 5-3 lead off an RBI single that scored Travisano.
The Patriots took a 6-5 lead in the sixth inning after notching three runs. George Mason remained in its one run lead until through the seventh and eighth innings, but UMass rallied in the ninth.
Gervasi started off the final frame with a walk, as Zack Zaetta came in as a pinch runner. Beverly followed with a bunt to the third baseman to reach first and advance Zaetta to second. Hanson was walked to load up the bases, before Toth singled up the middle to drive in Zaetta and Beverly to give Massachusetts he go-ahead run at 7-6. A throwing error on the Patriots' first baseman allowed Hanson and Toth to touch home plate and extend the lead to 9-6.
The Minutemen defense held off George Mason's offense to claim their first series win of the season, 9-6.
Callen Powers (1-1) picked up the first winning decision of his career after tossing three complete innings and allowing no runs, three hits, two walks and striking out one. Andrew Middleton notched his second save of the year in consecutive games dealing the final strikeout out of the contest. Ryan Edmonds had the loss for George Mason, giving up four runs on two hits, walking two and striking out one in 0.1 innings.
The series finale between Massachusetts and George Mason is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, on ESPN+.
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