TYSONS, Va, -- Saint Joseph’s leaned on a complete-game effort from Cole Fehrman and a late offensive surge to roll past George Mason, 14-4, Friday evening at Capital One Park in the Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship. SJU advacned to the consolation final with the win.

Fehrman set the tone for the Hawks from the outset, working all nine innings while navigating traffic throughout the night to keep Saint Joseph’s firmly in control. The right-hander scattered eight hits, allowed four runs and struck out seven on 103 pitches, earning his fifth victory of the season.

After the Patriots scored in the second inning on Evan Blanchard’s RBI bunt single, Fehrman stranded two runners to limit the damage. George Mason added another run in the third on Luciano Terilli’s RBI single, but Fehrman settled in through the middle innings and repeatedly worked out of trouble.

The Patriots cut the deficit to 6-4 in the sixth when Terilli launched a solo homer to center field, but Fehrman responded by retiring seven of the next eight hitters and did not allow another earned run the rest of the night.

That stability on the mound allowed Saint Joseph’s offense to break the game open.

Trailing 2-1 early, the Hawks grabbed control with a three-run fourth inning. Jason Janesko drove in a run on a fielder’s choice before Tim Dickinson and Alex Venezia added RBIs to give Saint Joseph’s a 4-2 lead.

After George Mason trimmed the margin to one, the Hawks delivered the decisive blow in the sixth inning with two outs. Joey Gale singled to extend the frame, Alex Kelsey followed with a two-run homer to deep right field, and Richard Beggy crushed another two-run shot to left just moments later as Saint Joseph’s suddenly stretched the lead to 10-4.
The Hawks added four more runs in the seventh inning, highlighted by Gale’s two-run single and RBI walks from Joey Pagano and Janesko.
Saint Joseph’s (38-20) finished with 13 hits and drew 11 walks while continuing the balanced offensive approach that carried the Hawks to the conference’s top record.

Gale led the attack with three hits and two RBIs, while Kelsey finished 2-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored. Beggy drove in three runs, and Janesko added three RBIs and his 26th stolen base of the season. Dickinson chipped in two RBIs, and Blake Primrose reached base four times.
George Mason (30-26) was led by Terilli, who went 3-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored. Blanchard added two hits, while Alberti doubled and scored once.

Patriots starter Aiden Parker (3-1) took the loss after allowing four runs over three innings. George Mason used seven pitchers overall as Saint Joseph’s continued to apply pressure throughout the evening.