WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In the first elimination game of the 2023 Winston-Salem Regional, the Northeastern Huskies (44-16) fell to the George Mason Patriots (35-26) by a score of 11-3 on Saturday afternoon at David F. Couch Ballpark.
 
The loss ends the season for the Northeastern Huskies, who suffered their first three-game losing streak of the season in their final three games of the season. The number five and six batters, Cam Maldonado (2-for-4) and Harrison Feinberg (2-for-4, HR) led the way offensively for the Huskies, with Spenser Smith (1-for-4, HR) and Alex Lane (1-for-4, HR) adding in solo shots.
 

• A leadoff single for George Mason turned into the first run of the ballgame in the opening frame, as a wild pitch and two ground outs brought him home for a 1-0 lead.
• Leading off the bottom of the third inning was Spenser Smith who tied the game on the first pitch of the at-bat with a solo shot over the right field wall.
• The Patriots retook the lead on a bases-loaded fielders' choice RBI in the top of the fourth, and extended the lead with an RBI single up the middle to lead 4-1.
• George Mason blew the game open in the top of the sixth with another three-run inning, giving its defense tons of breathing room going into the final three frames.
• After a shutout inning for the NU defense in the seventh, the Patriots got another run in the eighth to lead 8-1.
• Designated hitter Alex Lane hit a two-out solo shot over the left field wall, his 16^th of the year, but the Huskies were unable to rally around the long ball and were down six going into the ninth.
• A bases loaded walk and RBI single scored three more for the Patriots in the top of the ninth.
• Left fielder Harrison Feinberg led off the bottom of the ninth with a solo shot over the left field wall, his 10^th of the season, to cut the deficit to 11-3, but the offense stopped there.
• Senior third baseman Danny Crossen ends the 2023 season with a new program-record for consecutive games on base, reaching safely in 60 straight games, 59 this season.

 
The Huskies finish the 2023 season with a program record 44 wins, 106 homers, and their 10^th NCAA Tournament appearance. Northeastern tallied at least one run in every game of the season, and earned their first modern-era Top 25 ranking.
 
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