George Mason Patriots baseball
# George Mason Patriots baseball

The George Mason Patriots baseball team is an intercollegiate baseball team representing George Mason University in NCAA Division I college baseball and has made six appearances in the NCAA tournament.

George Mason participates as a full member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They have won four regular season championships and two tournaments as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

## History

### Conference

* 1968–1981: Independent
* 1982–1985: Eastern College Athletic Conference
* 1986–2013: Colonial Athletic Association
* 2014–present: Atlantic 10 Conference

## Head coaches

| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968–1979 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 12 | 318–169–3 | .652 |
| 1980–1981 | Walt Masterson | 2 | 33–43–1 | .428 |
| 1982–2022 | Bill Brown | 41 | 1,083–1,056–7 | .506 |
| 2023-Present | Shawn Camp | 1 | 34–27 | .557 |
| Totals | 4 coaches | 56 seasons | 1468–1295–10 | .531 |

## Year-by-year results

| Year | Coach | Record | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 8–12 | |
| 1969 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 16–15 | |
| 1970 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 21–9 | |
| 1971 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 21–15 | |
| 1972 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 24–17 | |
| 1973 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 32–12 | |
| 1974 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 32–13 | |
| 1975 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 30–9 | |
| 1976 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 42–14 | Reached NAIA World Series |
| 1977 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 28–19–1 | |
| 1978 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 36–17–1 | |
| 1979 | Raymond "Hap" Spuhler | 28–17–1 | |
| 1980 | Walt Masterson | 14–25–1 | |
| 1981 | Walt Masterson | 19–18 | |
| 1982 | Bill Brown | 19–24 | |
| 1983 | Bill Brown | 19–24 | |
| 1984 | Bill Brown | 21–20 | |
| 1985 | Bill Brown | 38–23 | |
| 1986 | Bill Brown | 27–20–1 | |
| 1987 | Bill Brown | 31–23 | |
| 1988 | Bill Brown | 34–27–1 | |
| 1989 | Bill Brown | 23–25 | |
| 1990 | Bill Brown | 30–28 | |
| 1991 | Bill Brown | 30–27 | |
| 1992 | Bill Brown | 39–18 | |
| 1993 | Bill Brown | 33–18 | |
| 1994 | Bill Brown | 18–32–1 | |
| 1995 | Bill Brown | 31–25 | |
| 1996 | Bill Brown | 25–29 | |
| 1997 | Bill Brown | 29–24 | |
| 1998 | Bill Brown | 26–28 | |
| 1999 | Bill Brown | 30–24–1 | |
| 2000 | Bill Brown | 21–34–1 | |
| 2001 | Bill Brown | 21–32 | |
| 2002 | Bill Brown | 28–29 | |
| 2003 | Bill Brown | 31–20 | |
| 2004 | Bill Brown | 39–19 | |
| 2005 | Bill Brown | 35–19 | |
| 2006 | Bill Brown | 20–31 | |
| 2007 | Bill Brown | 27–27 | |
| 2008 | Bill Brown | 30–25 | |
| 2009 | Bill Brown | 42–12 | |
| 2010 | Bill Brown | 28–22 | |
| 2011 | Bill Brown | 21–32–1 | |
| 2012 | Bill Brown | 33–24 | |
| 2013 | Bill Brown | 18–35 | |
| 2014 | Bill Brown | 34–22 | |
| 2015 | Bill Brown | 23–27–1 | |
| 2016 | Bill Brown | 19–35 | |
| 2017 | Bill Brown | 26–33 | |
| 2018 | Bill Brown | 29–27 | |
| 2019 | Bill Brown | 19–35 | |
| 2020 | Bill Brown | 1–14 | |
| 2021 | Bill Brown | 14–29 | |
| 2022 | Bill Brown | 23–33 | |
| 2023 | Shawn Camp | 34–27 | |

## NCAA tournament

* The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
* The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Arkansas in the South II Regional |
| 1988 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Stetson in the East Regional |
| 1992 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by California in the East Regional |
| 1993 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by St. John's in the West Regional |
| 2004 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Virginia in the Charlottesville Regional |
| 2009 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Binghamton in the Greenville Regional |
| 2014 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Texas A&M in the Houston Regional |
| 2023 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Wake Forest in the Winston-Salem Regional |
| Totals | 3–16 | .158 | |

## Notable players

* Justin Bour, 1B - Los Angeles Dodgers
* Shawn Camp, RP - Retired
* Mike Colangelo, OF - Retired
* Jake Kalish, RP
* Chris O'Grady, RP - Free Agent
* Chris Widger, C - Retired*
* Logan Driscoll, C - Tampa Bay Rays
* Tyler Zombro, RP - Tampa Bay Rays organization
