Patriot Brew 2/16: Workin' The Weekend

Two Patriot Squads In Action At Home This Weekend

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Patriot Brew Crew
February 16, 2024

TGIF Patriots. While most of the country is enjoying a long weekend, the Patriots are doing just the opposite.

It’s time to wave that flag as ✌️ Mason squads will be in action at home this weekend!

We’ll preview the weekend ahead and much more! Check it out!

👟 Home Sweet Home
🏀 Back At It
⚾️ And Here’s The Pitch…
​⭐ And much, much more!

🎙 NEW HOME, SAME SHOW

The Coach’s Show with Tony Skinn returns MONDAY NIGHT at 7 pm… BUT, we’ve moved!

Patriot fans, join Voice of the Patriots Bill Rohland and our leader Coach Skinn at Velocity Wings in Fairfax to get all the insights and updates from the Mason’s men’s hoops program.

Come on down early for a great dinner and stay after the show for a special Q&A with Coach and a very special guest!

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Home Sweet Home. Next week, they chase a title.

This week, they enjoy the comforts of home one more time.

The Mason track & field programs are back in action at home this weekend at the annual Father Diamond Invitational as the Patriots put in the final prep for next week’s Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach.

🔺 And Here’s The Pitch. How about an encore?

After capturing the program’s first A-10 title since 2014, the George Mason baseball team is back and looking for more as they are set to kick off the 2024 slate against a loaded weekend slate at Coastal Carolina.

The Patriots, who were slotted second in the preseason A-10 rankings by the coaches, will take on perennial national contender Coastal Carolina, along with Power 5 programs in Duke and Indiana.

Mason returns 11 position players and 11 pitchers from last year's roster, including two weekend starters.  The Green & Gold added 18 newcomers, including eight pitchers for this spring.

🔺 Down The Stretch. With only five games left in the regular season, every single game is huge.

On the cusp of its first 20-win season since 2017-18, the Mason women’s hoops team find themselves battling for a top-four spot in the upcoming 2024 Atlantic 10 Tournament.

This weekend, the Patriots are back at home taking home local rival George Washington in one of three final home games of 2024.

Currently, the Green & Gold are tied in the 3-4-5 spot in the league standings with Duquesne and VCU, all with three conference losses.

⛳️ OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME

This is a spectacular event played on one of the world’s most spectacular golf courses.

If you would like to attend, we have 6 premium Golf Plus Eagle packages still available. This package includes the #1 and #8 ranked courses in the world outside the US. We have several other packages as well. 

Please contact Cian Booth [email protected] to book your Alumni/Supporter package.

🤔 PATRIOT TRIVIA

Last spring, Mason hurler Chad Gartland took home Atlantic 10 Pitcher of Year accolades after leading the league in ERA (3.50), ranking second in wins and third in innings pitched.

Who was the last Patriot to earn Conference Pitcher of the Year honors?

Think you got it?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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Two books = free hoops! Sign up now and your child can receive a ticket to the men’s basketball game on March 2nd when the Patriots host Duquesne.

📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

Friday, February 16
👟 Track & Field vs. Father Diamond Invite (Fairfax, Va.)
🥎 Softball vs. Lehigh @ 4pm (Harrisonburg, Va.)
⚾️ Baseball at Coastal Carolina @ 4pm
🏐 Men’s Volleyball at NJIT @ 6pm
🥎 Softball vs. Villanova @ 6:30pm (Harrisonburg, Va.)

Saturday, February 17
👟 Track & Field vs. Father Diamond Invite (Fairfax, Va.)
⚾️ Baseball vs. Duke (Conway, S.C.) @ 11am
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Kent State @ 1pm
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. George Washington @ 3pm
🥎 Softball vs. Lehigh @ 4pm (Harrisonburg, Va.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Delaware State @ 6:45pm
🏐 Men’s Volleyball at FDU @ 7pm
🎾 Men’s Tennis at JMU @ 8pm

Sunday, February 18
⚾️ Baseball vs. Indiana (Conway, S.C.) @ 11am
🤼‍♂️ Wrestling vs. Lindenwood @ 1pm
🥎 Softball vs. Villanova @ 1:30pm (Harrisonburg, Va.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Virginia Tech @ 2:30pm
🥎 Softball at JMU @ 4pm

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Trick question!

We know, we know… we shouldn’t be pulling this on a Friday, but Gartland was actually the first-ever Mason hurler to win a Pitcher of the Year award. The honor is fairly new among most conferences and has only been handed out over the past 10 seasons.

Patriot Trivia is sponsored by our official Student Housing Partner,
The Main on University

⭐️ Let’s have a great weekend y’all!