The George Mason Patriots softball team represents

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

in the NCAA Division I

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. The team participates in the

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(A-10). From 2002 until 2013, the team was a member of the

Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universi ...

(CAA). The Patriots are currently led by head coach Justin Walker. The team plays its home games at George Mason Softball Complex located on the university's campus.

History

George Mason qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament for the first time in

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after winning the

tournament, defeating

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by a score of 6-3. The Patriots faced off against Duke in their first game of the tournament, losing 2-1 in a close contest. They were eliminated from the tournament by Campbell, losing by a score of 7-1. Former shortstop Stacy James was named

Rookie of the Year in 2002, and in 2003 was named CAA Player of the Year. In 2010, James was named to the CAA's 25th Anniversary softball team. In 2017, former pitcher Marina Vitalich was named as the Atlantic 10 Co-Pitcher of the Year, sharing the honors with Fordham pitcher Lauren Quense.

Coaching history

Roster

Season by season results

Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic

References

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