George Mason baseball completes first-ever road series sweep at Saint Louis behind key late-game hitting

Patriots take two on Saturday to finish three-game sweep in Fairfax

George Mason’s baseball team completed a three-game Atlantic 10 road series sweep of Saint Louis at Spuhler Field by winning both ends of an April 5, 2025 doubleheader, 7-2 and 8-6 in 10 innings. The sweep was described as the first time George Mason had taken a three-game series from Saint Louis since the programs became conference opponents in 2014.

The doubleheader featured contrasting scripts: a controlled opener in which George Mason built and protected a lead, followed by a nightcap that swung dramatically in the ninth inning before being decided by a walk-off home run.

Game 1: Early offense and steady pitching set the tone

In the opener, George Mason scored two runs in the third inning and added insurance across the middle and late innings to secure a 7-2 victory. Saint Louis’ two runs came on an unearned run in the fourth and an RBI single in the eighth.

Connor O’Hara worked 7.2 innings for George Mason, allowing one earned run while striking out five. Daniel Elliott recorded the final 1.1 innings without allowing a hit to earn the save.

• George Mason scored in the third, fourth, seventh and three times in the eighth.
• Saint Louis was held to five hits in the game.

Game 2: Six-run ninth by Billikens erased a 4-0 deficit

The second game was defined by late-inning volatility. George Mason carried a 4-0 lead into the ninth after runs in the second, fourth and eighth. Brandon Cassedy took a no-hitter into the sixth and completed 8.0 innings, charged with one run on two hits.

Saint Louis broke through in the ninth with six runs to take a 6-4 lead, including a three-run home run by Max McGwire and a two-run single by Austin Neuweg. The rally shifted the game from a near shutout to a one-inning reversal that forced George Mason to respond immediately.

Ninth-inning response and 10th-inning finish

George Mason tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on Jake Butler’s two-run single after Owen Hull opened the inning with an extra-base hit and the Patriots put two runners in scoring position.

In the 10th, Owen Clyne drew a walk, setting the stage for Hull’s two-run walk-off home run to end the game 8-6. Hull finished the nightcap 5-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored; across the doubleheader he went 7-for-8 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored.

The Patriots’ sweep required winning two different types of games in one day: a methodical opener and a comeback-and-answer finish after a late lead changed hands.

George Mason’s schedule continued with a road game at Towson on April 8, 2025.