FAIRFAX, Va. — George Mason posted victories of 10-5 and 4-3 over the Cornell baseball team in the first two games of a three-game series at Spuhler Field on Saturday.

The Patriots (10-8) recorded the first six runs of the opening game of the twinbill to coast to their five-run victory over Cornell (0-11).

Junior right-handed pitcher Von Baker was the losing pitcher for the Big Red as he surrendered six hits and six runs in two-plus innings of work.

Freshman Carson Mayfield recorded the bulk of the innings out of the bullpen, logging 5.1 innings of work where he scattered four runs on three hits, striking out five, while not walking any Patriot batters.

In the nightcap, Cornell and George Mason traded one-run innings throughout the contest, but a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth helped break a 3-3 tie, aiding the Patriots to the doubleheader sweep.

Senior left-hander Spencer Edwards was saddled the loss in the nightcap after allowing runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

Freshman right-hander Ethan Hamill had a stellar outing on the mound for Cornell, earning his first collegiate quality start. Hamill yielded two runs on seven hits over six innings, while issuing one walk and fanning three.

Game One Recap

George Mason jumped out to a 6-0 lead at the end of the third inning as the Patriots continually increased its run total in each of the first three frames.

Senior infielder Joe Hollerbach cut the Big Red's deficit in half with a two-out, three-run home run in the fourth inning. Junior infielder Matt Barnhorst reached on a fielding error by George Mason's left fielder and later scored thanks to a wild pitch and an RBI single by freshman infielder TJ Swidorski.

The Patriots increased their lead to 8-4 with a two-out, two-run home run by Dykstra in the home-half of the fifth.

Swidorski drew a leadoff walk in the seventh, which proved to be costly for George Mason as a passed ball and a throwing error on a failed pickoff attempt enabled him to reach third base before scoring on an RBI single by sophomore outfielder Jakobi Davis.

A pair of insurance runs were added by George Mason in the bottom of the eighth to increase the Patriots' lead to 10-5.

Game Two Recap

A sacrifice fly by Woody in the bottom of the eighth broke a 3-3 tie to help George Mason to its 4-3 win over Cornell in the nightcap, ensuring the sweep of the twin bill.

Cornell had a chance to tie the game as the Big Red had runners at second and first with one out, but a game-ending double play allowed George Mason to improve to 8-3 on the year at Spuhler Field.

George Mason opened the scoring with an RBI fielder's choice hit by Carsen Pracht.

The Big Red plated the next two runs over the fourth and fifth innings to give Cornell its first lead of the day.

Senior outfielder Wils Guy registered the Big Red's first hit of the day, sending a pitch with one out over the fence in left-center field.

A sacrifice fly by Barnhorst in the fifth gave Cornell the lead, but an RBI single by South Trimble in the home-half tied the game at 2-all.

The next three half-innings featured Cornell and George Mason swapping runs coming on sacrifice flies.

Trimble was the first player to bring in a run in the bottom of the seventh before sophomore John Quinlan and Reece Woody traded sac flies in the eighth.

Game Notes

• Cornell and George Mason met for the eighth and ninth times on Saturday. George Mason improved to 6-3 all-time over the Big Red, having won three of the last four meetings.

• Hollerbach's home run in the opening game was his first since March 13, 2022, against Georgetown, snapping a 127-at-bat drought.

• Guy's round-tripper in the nightcap was his first home run since last year on May 8 against Brown.

• Hamill's six-inning outing was the longest of his collegiate career, and became the first Cornell pitcher to be eligible for — and record — a quality start this season.

• The Big Red recorded five steals on the day and has recorded multiple stolen bases in four of its last five games.

Looking Ahead

Cornell and George Mason will conclude its three-game series at Spuhler Field on Sunday with a 1 p.m. first pitch. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.