Good morning! And if you’re still a little groggy from all the baseball this weekend, we don’t blame you. George Mason scored not one but two upsets over the weekend to triple the total number of NCAA Tournament victories this program has earned in its history.

Watch the walk-off heard ‘round the world as the Patriots knocked off Big Ten champions Maryland in the bottom of the ninth—and keep scrolling for even more highlights!

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

⚾ Chances are low, but never zero
🚣 Maddy Baldwin earns A-10 All-Academic honors
​⭐ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Never Zero. George Mason was given a 1% chance of beating Northeastern. Then they were given a 1.8% chance of beating Maryland. The chances were low, but they were never zero… and the Patriots ended the weekend knocking both out of the postseason to make it as far as the NCAA Regional final this past weekend.

⭐ George Mason 11, Northeastern 3

Sophomore shortstop Carsen Pracht drove in a career-high five runs and sophomore starter Chad Gartland tossed a complete-game to lead the Patriots to an 11-3 victory over Northeastern in an elimination game. It would be their first NCAA Tournament win in over three decades and just the second in program history—and the 11 runs are the most the Patriots have ever scored in an NCAA Tournament game.

(But it wouldn’t be the last time this weekend they’d score 11 runs…)

🎤 Hear from the freshman sensation Evan Blanchard after George Mason’s first regional win since 1992.

🎤 Watch head coach Shawn Camp break down what this NCAA Tournament victory meant to the Patriots.

⭐ George Mason 11, Maryland 10

Sophomore catcher Connor Dykstra drove in five runs and senior shortstop Brett Stallings knocked in the winning run to lead the Patriots to an 11-10 walk-off win over Maryland in the Winston-Salem NCAA Regional at David F. Couch Ballpark.

🎤 Hear from the one and only Owen Stewart after his remarkable outing against the Terps.

🎥 Watch Brett Stallings connect on a deep sacrifice fly to right field to give George Mason their third-ever NCAA Tournament victory. (You know you want to.)

🔼 Driven Maddy. George Mason University rowing’s Maddy Baldwin has been named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team. The junior holds a perfect 4.0 GPA and is majoring in kinesiology, and as an accomplished member of Mason's Varsity 8+ she helped the Patriots show significant improvement throughout the season from the No. 7 seat.

Previous recipients of the A-10 All-Academic honor include Grace Moody (2021), Nicole Van Oort (2017, 2018) and Elizabeth Kearns (2016).

🤔 PATRIOT TRIVIA

Party like it’s 1992. It’s been more than three decades since George Mason won at the NCAA Tournament, so today’s trivia question is a blast from the past—and testing how much you know about what was going on the year that the Patriots last won.

How many of these do you know about the year 1992?

a. Highest grossing movie in the theaters

b. Oscar winner for Best Picture

c. Grammy winner for Best Album

d. The cost of a gallon of gas in Virginia

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

⭐ ONE BIG THING

George Mason University will welcome Marvin Lewis as the Patriots' Assistant Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at an introductory press conference and luncheon this Wednesday, June 7 at 1:00pm ET.

Announced to the leadership position on April 19, he’ll become Mason's sixth athletics director when he begins on July 1.

Join us for the welcome event and luncheon—immediately following the program, Athletics will host a reception to officially welcome Marvin and his family to the George Mason community.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday 6/5

No events scheduled

Tuesday 6/6

No events scheduled

Wednesday 6/7

👟 Men’s & Women’s Track @ NCAA Championships (Final Round)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answers: 

a: Disney’s Aladdin

b: The Silence of the Lambs

c: “Unplugged” by Eric Clapton

d: $0.62-$0.73 per gallon

Have a great Monday, y’all.