Broadside Sports

By John Powell, Asst. Sports Editor There is a difference between coaching and managing, but neither a coach nor a manager can teach the intangibles. Coaches have to teach the game to players; managers merely have to get all the moving parts to work together. Now managers cannot be in high school or intramural or [...]

By Brian T. Chan, Sports Editor Senior starting pitcher Becky Anderson continued her mastery over Maryland schools. In her latest outing, Anderson had a no-hit bid with two outs in the fifth inning, but was unable to register her second no-hitter of the season. Regardless, the George Mason University softball team went on to sweep [...]

By Kimmy Moss, Broadside Correspondent You may know me as the future 800-meter U.S. Olympian in the 2012 London Games, as you may have read in the paper a few weeks ago. While it is quite an accomplishment, considering the fact that I was able to qualify easily, one must ask, “Really? Craigslist?” Before I [...]

By Brian T. Chan, Sports Editor Sophomores Rachael Davies and Tori Dudley may not ride a tandem bicycle, but the two coalesce as a formidable pair of middle infielders for the George Mason University softball team. While Davies and Dudley continue to develop for one of the emerging teams in the Colonial Athletic Association, the [...]

By Brian T. Chan, Sports Editor Senior starting pitcher Becky Anderson allowed a one-out single in the first inning and was untouchable after that as she recorded back-to-back one-hit performances, leading the George Mason University softball team to a 3-0 win over the Towson Tigers in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. Mason battled closely [...]

By Brian T. Chan, Sports Editor During warmups, the Washington Generals head coach had a message to the fans, the Harlem Globetrotters and the George Mason University basketball team. In a Michael Clarke Duncanesque voice, the coach stated that the Generals were going to humiliate the Globetrotters — humiliate them more than Mason’s own basketball [...]

By Fernanda Bartels, Staff Writer The George Mason University men’s volleyball team beat the Saint Francis Red Flash in five sets on Wednesday, ending a five-match losing streak. The win came at a good time, as the Patriots are getting closer to the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) quarterfinals. With the win, Mason improved its [...]

By Cody Norman, Staff Writer It took freshman pitcher Nick Kendrick just 17 batters and 49 pitches to get through four scoreless innings of work against the Maryland Terrapins in a 3-1 victory for the George Mason University baseball team on Tuesday afternoon. Kendrick was in a groove early and retired 12 of the first [...]

By Yasin Jama, Staff Writer This week, the George Mason University baseball team hosts a series of key games beginning with one against the Maryland Terrapins on Tuesday at 3 p.m., followed by a three-game weekend series versus the Old Dominion Monarchs. The Patriots have been up and down in 2010. After last season’s appearance [...]

By Brian T. Chan, Sports Editor Senior starting pitcher Jennifer Connell completed the Georgetown Hoyas’ pitching masterpiece, blanking the George Mason University softball team 4-0 in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader at the George Mason Softball Complex. The Hoyas mowed through Mason 12-0 in the first game. With the sweep, the Hoyas improved to [...]