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GMUgemini said:
Definitely. I saw a stat after UMD won the B1G baseball championship that had Rutgers with 3 championships across all sports since they joined the conference. And I was thinking “well, at least we aren’t Rutgers”
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Fair- but if you look at Rutgers main sports (Football and Basketball), they have been very competitive in basketball especially the last 7-8 years including making the NCAAs. Football not so much.

Pikiell is a magician because that was probably the worst job in D1 when he took over on the BCS level.
 
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mkaufman1 said:
Fair- but if you look at Rutgers main sports (Football and Basketball), they have been very competitive in basketball especially the last 7-8 years including making the NCAAs. Football not so much.

Pikiell is a magician because that was probably the worst job in D1 when he took over on the BCS level.
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I feel like Rutgers and Mason are very similar. Big state schools in a metropolitan area. Lackluster fan bases. Both schools should be better at athletics but their administrations made some bad choices
 
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phoenix-arizona said:
It is nice to see a selection show and have the excitement of seeing your school get placed somewhere.

vs Wake Forest as a 4 seed.
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4 seed with 15 other 4 seeds

i'd call it as #1 vs #64
but still happy to be in it
 
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Shazbot! I missed all of this! Thrilled to read about it, though. Can someone help a lazy guy out and tell me when/how to view the next GMU baseball game???
 
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Looks like it will be a Pluser

Friday June 2 4:00 PM
ESPN+

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NCAA Baseball Championship - Winston-Salem Regional
 
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I was one that did not think we'd go to Wake as the #64 seed, but our RPI is the worst of all the teams in it:
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DI Baseball Rankings - RPI | NCAA.com

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The conference has never been known for baseball and this year is no exception with only 5 conferences with a worst RPI:

Conference RPI - 2023 College Baseball | WarrenNolan.com

2023 College Baseball Conference RPI (Rating Percentage Index): A Ranking of Every Conference Based on the Average RPI of the Teams in Each Conference
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Still, I thought Tulane being 19-40 should've been the #64 seed even if their RPI was better than ours. But unlike hoops, in every other sport the NCAA tries to keep teams close to home which is why Tulane is the 4 seed at LSU and we are the 4 seed at Wake. Though, its a lot tougher to beat LSU at LSU than Wake at Wake.......
 
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phoenix-arizona said:
Looks like it will be a Pluser

Friday June 2 4:00 PM
ESPN+

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    George Mason

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    Wake Forest
    (47-10)
NCAA Baseball Championship - Winston-Salem Regional
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Its now a 7pm first pitch:
Winston-Salem Regional hosted by Wake Forest
#2 Maryland (41-19) vs. #3 Northeastern (44-14), 1 p.m., ESPN+
#1 Wake Forest (47-10) vs. #4 George Mason (34-25), 7 p.m., ESPN+
www.ncaa.com

2023 NCAA Division I baseball championship bracket announced

The field of 64 teams competing for the 2023 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee.
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phoenix-arizona said:
It is nice to see a selection show and have the excitement of seeing your school get placed somewhere.

vs Wake Forest as a 4 seed.
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Has Mason baseball ever been in the NCAA tourney? I know I can look this up but been drinking wine with the wife and a bit fried -- and lazy
 
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A few times.

NCAA Tournament appearances
1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2023

if wiki is to be believed. A staggering 1-14 in their appearances.
 
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Has Mason baseball ever been in the NCAA tourney? I know I can look this up but been drinking wine with the wife and a bit fried -- and lazy
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From Bill Brown's bio:

"Brown has led Mason to the NCAA Tournament in 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2009 and 2014."

I don't know about '85 and '88, but I don't think we won more than one game total in all the other NCAA regionals.
 
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psyclone said:
From Bill Brown's bio:

"Brown has led Mason to the NCAA Tournament in 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2009 and 2014."

I don't know about '85 and '88, but I don't think we won more than one game total in all the other NCAA regionals.
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1-14 is correct. the only win came in '92 against Rider.

1985 in Tallahassee, FL (Florida St)
Florida St 11
Mason 0

Arkansas 13
Mason 9


1988 in Tallahassee, FL (Florida St)
Florida 7
Mason 0

Stetson 2
Mason 1


1992 in Gainesville, FL (Florida)
Georgia Tech 5
Mason 4

Mason 10
Rider 2

California 16
Mason 5


1993 in Tempe, AZ (Arizona St)
Arizona St 13
Mason 4

St Johns 16
Mason 9


2004 in Charlottesville, VA (Virginia)
Vanderbilt 7
Mason 3

Virginia 7
Mason 2


2009 in Greenville, NC (East Carolina)
South Carolina 11
Mason 3

Binghamton 11
Mason 6


2014 in Houston, TX (Rice)
Rice 7
Mason 2

Texas A&M 7
Mason 3
 
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Five Two said:
1-14 is correct. the only win came in '92 against Rider.

1985 in Tallahassee, FL (Florida St)
Florida St 11
Mason 0

Arkansas 13
Mason 9


1988 in Tallahassee, FL (Florida St)
Florida 7
Mason 0

Stetson 2
Mason 1


1992 in Gainesville, FL (Florida)
Georgia Tech 5
Mason 4

Mason 10
Rider 2

California 16
Mason 5


1993 in Tempe, AZ (Arizona St)
Arizona St 13
Mason 4

St Johns 16
Mason 9


2004 in Charlottesville, VA (Virginia)
Vanderbilt 7
Mason 3

Virginia 7
Mason 2


2009 in Greenville, NC (East Carolina)
South Carolina 11
Mason 3

Binghamton 11
Mason 6


2014 in Houston, TX (Rice)
Rice 7
Mason 2

Texas A&M 7
Mason 3
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Pretty much got slaughtered.
Hopefully better days are ahead!
 
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