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Former George Mason standout Greg Filson returns to the program to begin his first season as a student assistant coach. Filson will assist head coach Bill Brown in coaching the infielders and outfielders in addition to giving hitting instruction. He also will coach first base during games. Filson, 26, rejoins the Patriots as he continues pursuit of his undergraduate degree in communication. The two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association third baseman (1998, 2000) completed an outstanding four-year career in 2000 with a .327 batting average, 47 doubles, seven triples, 21 home runs and 171 runs batted in. On George Mason's career lists, he ranks first in RBI, tied for first with two grand slam home runs, second in hits (251), third in at bats (767), tied for fourth in walks (101), fifth in games started (192), sixth in doubles and games played (198), eighth in runs (139) and stolen bases (39), and tied for 10th in triples. Filson had his best season as a sophomore in 1998 as he batted .365 with 19 doubles, seven home runs and 54 RBI. He established the school record for RBI in a game (tied last season by current Patriot Jeff Palumbo) with eight at Coppin State on April 22, 1999, and he is tied for the school records with five hits, four walks and three doubles in a contest. He also holds Mason's single-season mark for at bats with 240 in 2000. Filson signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox in 2000 and played that season in the Red Sox organization. He played two more years in the independent Frontier League. A native of Bowie, MD, Filson is a 1996 graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School. He was named co-Player of the Year in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and was an All-Metropolitan Washington selection by The Washington Post as a senior, and he was a two-time All-WCAC choice as he helped lead the Stags to three straight WCAC championships. |
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