WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Up one run with the bases loaded and two out in the bottom of the ninth inning in Plumeri Park, the George Mason Patriots shut the door on William & Mary’s late game rally with a flyout to center to end Wednesday evening’s sub-four hour game with an 8-7 win. The Patriots improve their overall record to 33-16 and sweep the season home-and-home series against the Tribe.

THE LEADOFF

• Owen Hull tied his season-high of three stolen bases for the fourth time and currently has 37 stolen bases this season. He is now the single season record holder in bases stolen, breaking Lonnie Goldberg’s record of 36 set in 1992.
• The Patriots scored six unanswered runs in the middle inning, which proved to be enough to hold off William and Mary’s late-game rally.
• Freshman pitcher Jake Drumm won his fourth game of the season. He is now 4-0 in his rookie season and has won his first decision since getting the win as a reliever against Towson on March 9 in Tysons, Va.
• Freshman pitcher Miachel Bilo notched his first collegiate save.
• Junior shortstop Owen Clyne recorded a game-high three RBI which included an RBI triple in the sixth inning; Along with Clyne, freshman left fielder Lucas Alberti had a team-high two hits.
• George Mason has swept William & Mary in the season’s home-and-home series; the last time the Patriots have defeated the Tribe twice in a row was in the 2012 season (March 23 & 25).
• The Patriots have won 16 of their last 20 games and are now on a four-game winning streak. They now hold a 12-12 record on the road.

The Patriots struck first in the top of the first inning with Clyne on third and sophomore center fielder Owen Hull stealing second. Sophomore third baseman Jake Butler drove in the game’s first run with a single up the middle.

After Butler stole second, there were runners again on second and third with only one out. Freshman left fielder Lucas Alberti plated the second run of the inning with an RBI groundout to short, scoring Hull from third.

The Patriots did not hold the initial lead for long, as William & Mary (20-28, 13-8 CAA) put up three runs in the bottom of the first.

Similar to the Patriots, the Tribe had runners on second and third with only one out when freshman third baseman Jamie Laskofski single through the right side to score leadoff runner Ben Parker.

With runners on the corners, the following batter, graduate student first baseman Derek Holmes, laid down a squeeze play scoring redshirt senior Lucas Carmichael from third and advancing Laskofski to second.

The third run of the inning was plated by subsequent batter, sophomore designated hitter Anthony Greco, with an RBI single through the right side, bringing Carmichael home.

After the Patriots were retired in order in the second, the Tribe added one more run with two out in the bottom of the inning due to a Patriot infield error, scoring Parker for a second time in the game.

After the Tribe’s second inning score, they would be held scoreless until the bottom of the eighth. In that six inning span, the Patriots were able to score in every inning except for the seventh.

George Mason (33-16, 17-7 A-10) brought the game back to within one run the following inning, not before sophomore center fielder Owen Hull broke the Patriot single season steals record.

Hull, the leadoff hitter, got on first by a hit by pitch. He then stole his second bag of the day during James Quinn-Irons’ at-bat. After Quinn-Irons drew a walk, Hull stole the record-breaking base at third during Jake Butler’s at-bat.

With his 37^th stolen base, the Alexandria, Va., native has sole possession of the program’s single season stolen bases record. The previous record was set in 1992 by Lonnie Goldberg.

With Hull on third and junior center fielder James Quinn-Irons on second, Hull scored on a wild pitch during Butler’s at-bat.

Though the Patriots scored early in the inning with nobody out, that would be the only run generated.

The bottom of the third was quick for the Tribe, as they were retired in order. In the top of the fourth, the Patriots scored two runs to take the lead on zero hits in the inning.

After back-to-back walks drawn by graduate students Jonny Wall and Nick Barenz to lead off the frame, they both advanced one base due to a wild pitch during junior right fielder Drew Canody’s at-bat. Canody drove in the game-tying run with an RBI ground out to short, scoring Wall and advancing Barenz to third.

The next Patriot batter, Clyne, also grounded out to short, scoring Barenz. After a Hull flyout to end the inning, the Patriots had taken a 5-4 lead.

The Patriots handed the Tribe another shutdown inning to close out the fourth, and Alberti collected his second RBI of the game with an one run single to left center, scoring Butler from second.

In the top of the sixth with the Patriots leading 6-4, George Mason hit back-to-back triples to once again extend the lead. After the Tribe struck out leadoff hitter Barenz, Canody lined a triple to right center. Following Canody was Clyne, who hit a triple to right center of his own, easily plating the seventh run of the game.

George Mason scored their eighth and final run with the eighth inning when leadoff Patriots Wall and Barenz were both hit by pitch by Tribe reliever Connor Kolarov. After Daniel Lingle replaced Kolarov on the mound, both Patriots advanced one base due to a balk.

With runners on second and third with one out, Clyne grounded out to first, but Wall was able to sprint home to score.

Similar to the top of the inning, William & Mary’s first two hitters got on base due to hit by pitches. After both advanced one base on a wild pitch, Laskofski singled up the middle with a two-run single. Laskofski would later score in the inning with a Henry Jackson RBI single. At the end of the three-run Tribe inning, the Patriots were hanging on to a 8-7 advantage.

The Patriots were retired in order in the top of the ninth, and the Tribe began their last rally. With freshman Michael Bilo taking the mound, he started the inning getting leadoff hitter Owen Wilson to flyout to right. However, William & Mary’s second batter, Ben Parker, drew a walk, and Charlie Iriotakis doubled to left center.

Bilo recorded a crucial second out of the inning, striking out Tribe slugger Christian Rush looking.

Up next was Laskofski, who was intentionally walked in order to load the bases and create a force-out on any infield hit. With the bases loaded and two out, William & Mary’s Holmes ultimately ended the game with a flyout to center field’s Hull.

Bilo recorded his first collegiate save and George Mason pitcher Jake Drumm got the winning decision. Drumm now has four wins on the season and won his first game since March 9 against Towson in Tysons, Va.

The Patriots hit the road again, this time for a three-game Atlantic 10 series at Davidson beginning Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. at Wilson Field.

 

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University Athletics continued its academic success with 10 teams registering a perfect yearly Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 1,000, all teams posting a score above 950, and the department posting a score of 987.9 for the 2023-24 academic year, as released in the NCAA’s annual APR Report, Tuesday.

10 Austin Peay teams – baseball, men’s golf, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, beach volleyball, women’s cross country, women’s golf, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, and volleyball – posted perfect single-year APR scores of 1,000 for the academic year. All 10 teams with perfect APR scores of 1,000 also surpassed the national yearly average for their respective sports.

“The commitment of our student-athletes to excel in all phases of the ‘Total Gov Concept’ continues to impress me every year,” said Austin Peay Vice President and Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison. “I am so proud of our student-athletes’ work in the classroom, and I want to congratulate them on their success. I also want to thank our coaches and Student-Athlete Support Services staff for their hard work to ensure all our Governors student-athletes can excel in the classroom.”

Every Division I sports team calculates its APR each academic year using a simple and consistent formula. Each term, scholarship student-athletes can earn one point for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating.

The APR measures eligibility, graduation, and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport. All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.

Austin Peay Single-Year APR Scores (National Average)

• Baseball: 1,000 (981)
• Football: 959 (963)
• Men’s Basketball: 972 (977)
• Men’s Cross Country: 957 (986)
• Men’s Golf: 1,000 (988)
• Men’s Tennis: 1,000 (989)
• Softball: 973 (990)
• Women’s Basketball: 1,000 (987)
• Beach Volleyball: 1,000 (996)
• Women’s Cross Country: 1,000 (991)
• Women’s Golf: 1,000 (995)
• Women’s Soccer: 1,000 (990)
• Women’s Track & Field: 958 (987)
• Volleyball: 1,000 (990)

For more information on APR Reports, visit the NCAA APR Database.

By: Tim Flynn

GOLDEN, Colo. – Cross country and track & field distance stars Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge and Loic Scomparin have been named the Spring 2025 President’s Senior Scholar-Athletes before Colorado School of Mines’ Commencement ceremonies on May 8 and 9.

Awarded twice annually prior to the May and December commencements, the prestigious award is given to one male and one female student-athlete who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and the leadership qualities of an exemplary student-athlete. On Friday, McDermott will receive a B.S. in quantitative biosciences & engineering and McLeod will get a M.S. in engineering & technology management.

The most-awarded student-athlete in Mines history with 14 all-America honors (and counting), Scomparin is Mines’ only three-time top-10 finisher at the NCAA Cross Country Championships with individual placings of 10th, eighth, and eighth, leading Mines to the 2022 and 2024 team national championships along the way. On the track, Scomparin is an 11-time all-American and six-time medalist including the NCAA silver medal indoors in the 2025 3,000m and 5,000m runs, the 2024 indoor bronze medalist in the 3,000m, the 2023 bronze medalist outdoors in the 10,000m, and the 2021 bronze medals in the indoor 3,000m and 5,000m runs. He holds the program records for the indoor 3K and outdoor 10K and is among the all-time NCAA Division II leaders in both. Scomparin is a three-time Academic All-American and has earned a multitude of other academic awards in his career including RMAC Academic Athlete of the Year, RMAC First-Team All-Academic, and USTFCCCA All-Academic. Scomparin earned his B.S. in environmental engineering in May 2023 and a master’s in advanced energy systems in May 2024, and is receiving a second master’s in hydrology this week. 

The 2025 NCAA Division II national champion in the indoor 5,000m, Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge is a five-time all-American distance runner for the Orediggers. One of only three national champions in women’s track & field history, Ramsey-Rutledge is the NCAA Division II all-time recordholder in the indoor 5K and holds the Mines records in that event as well as the outdoor 5K and 10K distances. In cross country, her third-place individual finish at the 2024 NCAA Division II Championships marks the best ever by a Mines woman, and she was also 20th in 2023 to earn all-America honors. With the 2025 outdoor track season still ongoing, she ranks #2 nationally in the 5,000m and has the fastest 10K run by a D-II collegian this spring. Ramsey-Rutledge has been an Academic All-District, USTFCCCA All-Academic, and RMAC First-Team All-Academic honoree over her career. Ramsey-Rutledge is receiving her B.S. in applied mathematics & statistics.

 

The Seminoles led the regional from start to finish as they won their single-season school-record seventh team championship of the season. Florida State has won team championships at the Landfall Tradition, Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club, Moon Invitational, Briar’s Creek Invitational, Florida State Match Up, ACC Championship, and now the NCAA Lexington Regional Championship. The Seminoles have won team championships in six of their seven events this spring and in seven of their last eight dating to their final event of the fall season.

Florida State will now play in the NCAA Championship Finals for the school-record ninth consecutive year. The Seminoles have qualified for each NCAA Championship Finals tournament since 2016 (there was no tournament played in 2020). The NCAA Championship Finals will be played in Carlsbad, Calif., at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa May 16-21.

Florida State will be joined at the NCAA Finals by Georgia Southern, Kansas State, Southern California and Vanderbilt as the top five finishing teams from the Lexington Regional Championship.

Both Woad and Ting finished with 10 under par totals of 210 to finish in a tie for second place in the individual standings. Woad carded a 69 in the final round and Ting scored a 70 to close the tournament. Carla Bernat of Kansas State carded a 6 under par 66 in the final round to and finished with a 12 under par score of 204 to win the individual regional championship.

The 10 under par and 206 scores for both Woad and Ting tied the school record for lowest individual score under par and lowest overall score in an NCAA regional championship in school history. Morgane Metraux and Amanda Doherty also totaled scores of 10 under par 206 in leading the Seminoles to the team championship at the NCAA regional championship in Tallahassee in 2018.

“All of the girls played really good golf this week, and I’m so proud of all of them,” said Seminole head coach Amy Bond, the 2025 ACC Coach of the Year. “Advancing from the regional championship is one of the goals we set for ourselves when the season began. The girls took a lot of stress out of the week because they all played well.

“To make it to the national championship is what we’ve worked all spring to do. Now we have the opportunity to test ourselves against the best teams in the nation as one of the last 30 teams standing.”

Woad led the Seminoles in the final round with a 3 under par score of 69 for a three-round total of 10-under par 206. She totaled six birdies in the third round and finished the 54 hole tournament with 15 birdies – the second-highest total of birdies by any player in the field.

Woad has now finished in the top three in the individual standings of each of her 10 collegiate tournaments during her junior season. She is a total of 44 strokes under par for her junior season and has finished under par in seven consecutive collegiate events. Woad also finished in third place with a 9 under par score of 207 at the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Championship.

Woad, the 2024 ACC Golfer of the Year, is the No. 1 ranked player in the world according to the WAGR and the No. 2 ranked collegiate player by the NCAA.

Ting carded a 2 under par score of 70 in the final round and finished with a 10-under par score of 206. She totaled three birdies – including her third birdie on her final hole of the day – to finish under par for her eighth consecutive tournament. Ting has now finished under par in each of her eight collegiate events during her junior season.

Ting, the 2025 ACC Golfer of the Year, is the No. 1 ranked player in the NCAA and the No. 2 ranked amateur in the world by the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Senior captain Kaylah Williams carded an even par 72 and finished in a tie for 18^th place in the individual standings with an even par score of 216. She totaled five birdies and was never above par in the final round. Williams totaled 11 birdies in her three rounds of play as she finished in the top 20 of the individual standings for the fifth time in 10 events during her final season as a collegiate player.

Freshman Layla Pedrique, who played in the first postseason round of her Seminole career, carded a 76 – a score that counted towards the Seminoles’ third consecutive under par team total.

Florida State finished the championship at 15 under par and as the only team to play under par golf in each of the three rounds of the championship.

“I am happy for the girls who have worked hard to earn a trip to the national championships,” said Bond. “It’s a great feeling to be able to finish the season with an opportunity to play for a national championship.”

NCAA Lexington Regional Championship/May 5-7, 2025

Keane Trace Golf Club/Nicholasville, Ky./Par 72

1/12.-Florida State, 849

T2.-Mirabel Ting, 206

T2.-Lottie Woad, 206

T18.-Kaylah Williams, 216

T38.-Sophia Fullbrook, 223

S.-Layla Pedrique, 76

S.-Alexandra Gazzoli, 158

 

NCAA Lexington Regional Championship/May 5-7, 2025

Keane Trace Golf Club/Nicholasville, Ky./Par 72

1.-Florida State, 849

T2.-Georgia Southern, 854

T2.-Kansas State, 854

4.-Southern California, 857

5.-Vanderbilt, 866

6.-TCU, 867

7.-Louisville, 871

8.-Miami, 874

9.-Pepperdine, 878

10.-Western Kentucky, 884

10.-Morehead State, 888

12.-Fairleigh Dickinson, 916