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By John Nolan
Assistant Director of Scouting/Content Management 

As we enter February, the high school season is quickly approaching. As the month progresses and February turns into March, we will take a look at high school programs throughout our coverage area as they prepare for the 2016 season.

Team: George Mason
Nickname: Mustangs
Class: 2A East
Conference: 35 and the Bull District
Coach: Adam Amerine
Twitter: @GMHS_baseball
2015 Record: 20-6
2015 Post Season: Regional Semifinals
Returning Starters/Position: 4
Returning Pitchers: 5
 

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Jake Abruzzi: (3B/RHP, 2016) Abruzzi was named to the Second Team All-Conference in 2015.
Noah Anderson: (INF/RHP, 2016) Anderson is a versatile infielder who can contribute on the mound.
Marsden Davis: (C, 2016) Davis is a fourth year starter behind the plate.
Zach Lang: (OF/RHP, 2017) Lang is back for his third season on varsity and earned All-Conference honors in 2015 as a sophomore.
Logan Nesson: (RHP/MIF, 2016, Brandeis) Nesson will be back for his fourth year on varsity and was All-Conference at second base in 2015. 
Devin Thomas: (OF, 2016) Thomas is a speedy outfielder who covers a lot of ground.


SEASON OUTLOOK
The 2015 Mustangs were one of the better teams in Group 2A and narrowly missed advancing to the State Tournament. The 2016 Mustangs will suffer from the loss of some key bats from the middle of their lineup including Evan Davis (OF, Eastern Mennonite) and Chris Meador (MIF, Virginia Tech). The Mustangs do bring back a ton of pitching and will have one of the deeper pitching staffs in all of 2A with Nesson, Abruzzi, Lang, and Anderson leading the way. Marsden Davis returning for his fourth year behind the dish will solidify the defense and further improve the effectiveness of the pitching staff. If the Mustangs can replace the run production they lost to graduation, George Mason will challenge powerhouse Strasburg for the Conference 35 Championship this spring and have a chance to go deep in the 2A playoffs.