The 2026 George Mason Patriots baseball team represents George Mason University in the sport of college baseball for the 2026 season. The Patriots compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) and play their home games at Spuhler Field in Fairfax, Virginia. The team is led by head coach Shawn Camp in his fourth season.
Previous season
The Patriots are coming off a 40–21 (20–10) season, where they qualified as the second-overall seed for the 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. There, the Patriots went 4–2, losing in the final to Rhode Island. George Mason did not receive an at-large berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Outfielder, James Quinn-Irons, was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, and for the first time George Mason history, was named a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist. Quinn-Irons was drafted in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB draft by the Tampa Bay Rays and assigned to their single-A affiliate, Charleston RiverDogs. Additionally, Quinn-Irons was named to the 2025 College Baseball All-America Team.
In addition to Quinn-Irons, shortstop Owen Clyne and starting pitchers, Brandon Cassedy and Connor O'Hara were named to the all-Atlantic 10 first team. Designated hitter, Owen Hull, was named to the All-Atlantic 10 second team. Lucas Alberti and Andrew Raymond were named to the All-Rookie team while Gardner Meeks, and O'Hara were named to the All-Academic team.
Preseason Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors Preseason awards will be announced in February 2026.
Owen Clyne 11 SS First Senior Perfect Game Lucas Alberti 16 OF First Sophomore Perfect Game Carter Kelsey 45 RP First Graduate Perfect Game
Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on February 13, 2026. George Mason was selected to finish second.
1 Rhode Island 136 (5) 2 George Mason 122 (4) T−3 Saint Joseph's 98 (1) Saint Louis 98 T−5 Dayton 83 (1) Richmond 83 7 Davidson 77 8 VCU 71 (1) 9 George Washington 68 10 Fordham 56 11 St. Bonaventure 24 12 La Salle 20
Personnel
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 12 Logan Vaughan 1B 13 Matthew Westley Junior 2B 3 Jake Bagnerise Freshman 3B 2 Jake Butler Junior SS 11 Owen Clyne Senior LF 16 Lucas Alberti Sophomore CF 9 Luciano Terilli Graduate RF 8 Drew Canody Senior DH 5 Jackson Morse Freshman
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 43 Diego Cardenas Graduate Saturday 31 Logan Rumberg Senior Sunday 38 Jake Drumm Sophomore
Roster
Coaching staff
2026 George Mason Patriots baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atGMU Alma mater Shawn Camp Head coach 4 George Mason University (1996) Evan Duhon Assistant coach 2 Queens University of Charlotte (2019) Tyler Nelin Hitting coach 3 George Mason University (2017) Tommy Winterstein Pitching coach 2 Charleston Southern University (2016) Kyle Darmstead Director of Operations 3 Christopher Newport University (2020) Hannah Stapleford Athletic Trainer 6 Longwood University (2017) Brandon Golden Director of Player Performance 1 East Carolina University (2012) Danile Ostberg Strength & Conditioning Coach 3 Rutgers University–New Brunswick (2016)
Offseason Departures Offseason departuresNameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes 3 RHP Manassas, VA Did not return 13 C Algonquin, IL Graduated 14 RHP Davie, FL Graduated 15 INF Virginia Beach, VA Graduated 17 C Potomac Falls, VA Graduated 21 RHP Fulton, MD Graduated 22 RHP Severn, MD Did not return 35 LHP Parlin, NJ Graduated 37 RHP Stafford, VA Graduated 45 RHP Virginia Beach, VA Graduated
Outgoing transfers Outgoing transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew schoolSource 5 OF Blue Bell, PA Jefferson 6 INF Alexandria, VA North Carolina 7 C Warrenton, VA Ferrum 9 C Middletown, MD Mississippi State 12 LHP Viera, FL Grand Valley State https://gvsulakers.com/sports/baseball/roster/ty-uchman/18411 18 INF Portage, MI Western Michigan https://wmubroncos.com/sports/baseball/roster/ty-tomlinson/15712 25 RHP Milford, OH Morehead State 28 RHP Chester, VT Stonehill 32 LHP Pittsburgh, PA Eastern Michigan 33 RHP Mason, OH Wright State 34 C Wake Forest, NC Brunswick
2025 MLB draft
2025 MLB draft selections 5 11 147 James Quinn-Irons OF Tampa Bay Rays 18 16 541 Connor Knox P Chicago Cubs
Acquisitions Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNo.Pos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious school 7 C/OF White Lake, MI Macomb 13 INF Manassas, VA Virginia Tech 17 C Burke, VA Marymount 33 LHP Concord, NC Charlotte 36 RHP Bowie, MD Wright State
Incoming recruits
2025 GMU RecruitsName Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School 3 R/R INF Woodbridge, VA Colgan 5 R/R INF Raynham, MA Xaverian Brothers 35 R/R RHP Virginia Beach, VA First Colonial 40 R/R C Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Jacksonville Episcopal
Game log