George Washington University
14-21, 4-3
GEORGE MASON
10-24, 2-8
GW Baseball Blanks Mason, 1-0, in Opener
4/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
WASHINGTON - George Washington pitchers stranded a total of 12 George Mason baserunners in a series-opening 1-0 shutout on Friday afternoon at Tucker Field at Barcroft Park.
Senior Bobby LeWarne earned the win to improve to 5-2 after tossing six shutout innings, scattering five hits with three walks and six strikeouts. The Des Moines, Iowa, native found himself in trouble in multiple innings but escaped the jams to hold George Mason (10-24, 2-8 A-10) scoreless. He worked around a two-out walk to retire the side in the top half of the first and then escaped a two-on, no-out jam in the top of the second.
George Mason starter Tyler Zombro did not allow a hit through the first five innings but junior Bobby Campbell led off the bottom of the sixth with a double down the left field line. He moved to third on a groundout and then scored on a RBI double by junior Cody Bryant for the lone run of the game.
LeWarne stranded another baserunner, following a one-out walk, in the top of the sixth to preserve the 1-0 lead.
Freshman Justin Friedman entered in relief to open the seventh inning and found himself in a bases-loaded jam with two outs, but got a groundout to end the inning and thwart the threat.
Sophomore Mark Osis led off the bottom half of the frame with a single to left field. He stole second base and then advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Campbell, but was stranded there to send the game to the eighth inning with the Colonials clinging to a 1-0 lead.
Friedman yielded a leadoff walk to start the eighth before being relieved by junior Eddie Muhl, who allowed a one-out single to put two runners on before retiring the side with consecutive strikeouts.
In the ninth, George Mason got a leadoff walk and the base runner reach third base with two outs, but Muhl shut the door to clinch the win and record his ninth save of the season.
GW and George Mason will play game two on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Junior Shane Sweeney will be on the mound for the Colonials against the Patriots' Joe Williams.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LeWarne, Bobby (5-2)
L: Zombro, Tyler (1-7)
S: Muhl, Eddie (9)
Batting:
SH: Walls, Caleb 1 ; Hansen, Jonathan 1 ; Smith, Michael 1
Base Running:
SB: Walls, Caleb 1 ; Blackstone, Kent 1
CS: Blackstone, Kent 1
Batting:
2B: Campbell, Bobby 1 ; Bryant, Cody 1
RBI: Bryant, Cody 1
SH: Campbell, Bobby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Campbell, Bobby 1
SB: Osis, Mark 1
