Score: George Mason 3, VCU 2
Location: Fairfax, Va. (Spuhler Field)
Records: VCU 26-16 (8-5 Atlantic 10), George Mason 18-22 (6-8)
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The short story: Senior third baseman
Brandon Eike collected three hits, but George Mason rallied past VCU Saturday afternoon in Fairfax.
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LEADING OFF
- Eike recorded a 3-for-4 day at the plate, including a double, and scored both of VCU's runs
- Senior centerfielder Cooper Benzin (2-for-4) doubled and drove in a run for the Black and Gold, while graduate DH Eli Weisner finished 2-for-3 with an RBI
- Senior lefthander Christian Gordon started and allowed three runs over six innings of work for VCU. He struck out five
THE STRETCH
- George Mason plated two runs in the bottom half of the sixth to take a 3-2 lead. The Patriots hit three straight one-out singles to tie the game. Reece Woody followed with a fly ball to left to bring home James Quinn-Irons with the go-ahead run
- VCU grabbed a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth. Eike led off the inning with a double to right center, and Weisner beat out an infield single two batters later. Later, with two outs, Benzin bounced a ball over the first-base bag and into right field for an RBI double
- Weisner initially staked the Rams to a 1-0 lead with a sac fly in the fourth inning
NOTABLE
- Gordon extended his scoreless innings streak to 17 before the Patriots were able to squeeze across a run in the fifth
- VCU left nine runners on base
NEXT UP
VCU and George Mason will meet on Sunday in the rubber match of their three-game set. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Spuhler Field.
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