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Varsity Baseball
Mustangs Go on 4-Game Win Streak; 
Districts Begin Tuesday, May 25 

By: Sam Ehsani (May 21, 2004)

On the strength of some outstanding pitching and timely hitting, the varsity baseball team has surged to 11-7 overall, 6-4 in the district, and has a four game winning streak heading into the playoffs. 

Currently the Mustangs stand third place in the district, pending the outcome of tonight’s game between district leaders Strasburg and ClarkeCounty. If Strasburg wins, the Mustangs will move to second place, but if ClarkeCounty wins, the Mustangs will stay in third place. 

Bull Run Districts start Tuesday, and if the Mustangs are second place they will play Thursday, but if they are in third place, they will begin on Tuesday. 

The Mustangs four game winning streak began May 10 with a 7-4 victory over Woodlawn Baptist. Sophomore pitcher Matthew Foley earned his first victory and junior catcher William Straub led the hitting with two RBIs. 

Their winning ways continued the next day against district rival ClarkeCounty as senior pitcher Joseph Mauro won his fifth game of the season with a complete game. “One of his best games,” said freshman Byron Mendenhall. The Mustangs bounced back from a deficit to win 3-2. 

On May 13 ClarkeCounty came to George Mason and Mendenhall pitched a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts, and Josh Sadtler scored the only run. It was a real “pitchers duel, with good defense from both teams,” according to head coach Adam Amerine and the Mustangs won 1-0. 

Finally, the last game of the winning streak occurred May 14. The scoring was led by freshman Jimmy Piscopo’s two hits, a run and an RBI. Sophomore pitcher John Schwangel earned his second victory of the season in a 4-3 victory. 


 

Mason Baseball 2004
Hitting Stats 5-19-04 Team AVG. .278 OnBase % .394

PLAYER
Gr.
GP
GS
AB
Runs
Hits
RBI
2
3
HR
BB
SO
SAC
AVG.
PA
SB
HBP
OBP
Jimmy Piscopo
9
19
16
45
12
13
7
1
1
6
7
3
.288
56
11
.358
Byron Mendenhall
9
16
11
12
3
2
2
1
3
4
1
.166
16
1
1
.333
Eric Blush

10
19
19
38
9
8
2
2
5
5
.210
44
6
1
.318
Joe Mauro

12
18
18
62
20
16
12
3
2
11
17
.258
75
10
2
.386
Josh Sadtler

12
19
19
58
16
16
11
2
9
5
2
.275
73
11
4
.408
Andrew Yancey
12
18
18
57
14
22
18
1
7
3
3
.385
72
8
4
.478
Andrew Phelps
11
8
2
6
2
2
1
1
.333
6
.333
Will Straub

11
19
19
53
10
15
13
6
1
2
6
11
.283
63
1
4
.396
Andrew Campanelli
11
5
0
3
1
1
.000
3
.000
Dan Stroup

11
18
16
46
9
10
8
3
1
12
11
.217
58
5
.379
Jon Schwengel
10
19
19
41
7
12
3
2
3
11
.292
44
1
.340
Matt Foley

10
19
19
54
13
18
15
7
19
15
1
.333
74
1
.506
Paul Mene

10
17
13
42
7
10
7
4
3
7
2
.238
47
3
.288

Robert Steinberg
11
0
0
.000
.000
Totals
19
517
122
144
100
32
5
2
84
98
12
.278
631
58
16
.394

Varsity Pitching Stats 5-19-04

Player
W
L
S
IP
H
K
BB
ER
HB
BK
BF
R
WP
ERA
SB

Mauro, Joe
6
3
0
52.0
56
38
9
21
2
0
245
35
0
2.82
3
Mendenhall, B
2
2
1
43.0
40
28
10
16
3
0
161
22
3
2.60
4
Phelps, A
1
1
0
12.0
7
18
21
10
0
0
61
10
5
5.83
6
Schwengel, J
2
1
0
13.0
15
12
12
12
3
1
71
16
0
6.46
0
Foley, M
1
0
0
11.0
15
8
2
7
3
0
52
8
0
4.45
0
Totals
12
7
1
131.0
133
104
54
66
11
1
590
91
8
3.52
13

 
 
 

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