A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS’ ROSTER GOING INTO THE NEW SEASON By Hogan Lepore, Staff Writer Mason Baseball announced incoming freshman/transfer acquisitions for the upcoming 2018 season during the fall semester. With the spring season right around the corner, head…
By Mitchell Westall, Sports Editor As part of their college day series targeting students or fans of seven Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia universities, the Nationals will host George Mason University day Thursday, Sept. 28. The promotion allows students and…
BY MICHAEL ABLER, STAFF WRITER The Mason Baseball team seems to be showing signs of turning this season around. Mason has gone on a five-game winning streak over the past week. The streak includes a three-game series sweep…
After 2016 ended with more playoff disappointment, the Nationals have entered “win-now” mode. BY MITCHELL WESTALL, SPORTS EDITOR In the 2016 National League Division Series, the Nationals came oh-so-close to winning the franchise’s first playoff series since they…
BY BEN CRISWELL AND MITCHELL WESTALL, STAFF WRITERS More than a week after losing the final game of the National League Division Series, the Washington Nationals find themselves in a familiar position—a position that does not include a baseball…
BY BEN CRISWELL, STAFF WRITER The Washington Nationals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 Oct. 13 in the deciding Game 5 of the National League Division Series. Twenty-year-old Julio Urias picked up the win in two innings of…
Ben Criswell, staff writer The year was 1998. For 37 years, the single season home run mark had remained in the possession of Roger Maris. A seemingly unbreakable record had stood fast for almost four decades, resistant to attempts made by some of the…
Ben Criswell, staff writer 2016, this is the year. Sound familiar? On paper, the Washington Nationals’ rotation is as good if not better than any other rotation in baseball. On paper, the team’s lineup is as formidable as their competitors. On…
Ben Cowlishaw, assistant sports editor Beat the drum and hold the phone, the sun came out today. There’s no better symbol for a change of seasons like baseball spring training. Everyone’s team is in first place, everyone believes this is…
Over the course of the upcoming weekend, Mason baseball will battle Rhode Island in a three-game series nestled in the middle of the Atlantic 10 schedule. While the Rams are hoping to climb out of the cellar of the conference,…