Patriots score early, hold Saint Joseph's medium -sized rally to advance

Tysons, va. – George Mason jumped in the lead early and held a late comeback to defeat Saint Joseph's 11: 7 on Thursday in Capital One Park in the Atlantic 10 baseball championship with 11: 7.

The patriots (22-11) climb in the consolation class in front of the winner of Thursday night cap between Davidson No. 4 and Dayton on Friday at 11:00 a.m. The Hawks were eliminated with the loss.

George Mason scored eight runs in the first two innings. James Quinn-Irons opened the gate with an RBI single in the first inn. Jake Butler added a run with the choice of a field player.

In the second inning, George Mason used a wild field, a mistake and a two-day single of Quinn-Irons to add four more runs. Butler followed with a Homerun with two runs to extend the lead to 8: 0.

George Mason added three other runs in the fourth, including a butler's RBI single, a home-of-home-from Quinn-Irons, and a balk that made it possible Lucas Alberti to score a goal, which was 11-0.

Saint Josephs (24-28) began to go under the bottom of the fourth. Carson Applegate scored a run home, and in the fifth Alex Kelsey met a solo homerun. Later in the inning, a wild playing field achieved another run, and Aidan Duda met a Grand Slam to reduce the deficit to 11: 7.

No team achieved in the last four innings.

Logan Rumberg won George Mason with four goalless innings and scored six. Nathan Stein took the loss for Saint Josephs and allowed eight runs in 1.2 Innerings.

Quinn-Irons went with three RBI and two stolen bases 4: 5. Butler had three RBI and one Homerun. Duda led the Hawks with four RBI on his Grand Slam.