FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason swept a non-conference softball doubleheader against Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday. The Patriots took the opener 10-2 and then won the nightcap, 2-1.

Courtney Zingle (Ambler, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) paced the Mount (2-16) with three hits while Taylor Beebe (Olympia, Wash./Capital) added two hits, an RBI and a run scored on the afternoon.

Tori Dudley fueled George Mason (13-11) with three hits, four runs scored and five RBIs while Morgan Davis notched a 3-for-3 performance with three RBIs and a run scored in the opener.

In the nightcap, the Patriots scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning to erase a 1-0 deficit and go on for the 2-1 win.

Trailing 1-0 in the sixth, Rachael Davies walked with one out before Dudley smashed a two-run homer to left field to give George Mason the one-run advantage.

Mount St. Mary's got on the scoreboard in the fifth with a run to grab a 1-0 edge. Katie Donovan (Seabrook, Md./St. Vincent Palotti) reached on a fielder's choice and touched home on Beebe's RBI double to right field with two outs.

The Mount loaded the bases in the first inning, but could not push a run across. Amanda Burk (Bristow, Va./Stonewall Jackson), Lisa Curreri (Clinton, N.J./North Hunterdon) and Zingle recorded consecutive singles to load the bases with one out, but a pair of strikeouts ended the threat.

After the Patriots took a 2-1 advantage, Beth Everist (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) reached on an error and pinch runner Kristin Fusco (Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Palotti) moved to second on a groundout, but a strikeout ended the contest.

Becky Anderson allowed one run on five hits with nine strikeouts for the win while Jamie Fowler (Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown) allowed two runs on two hits with eight strikeouts in the loss.

George Mason scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back to earn a 10-2 victory in the opener.

Down 1-0, Dudley gave the Patriots the lead it would not relinquish on a three-run homer to left center before India Adams capped a five-run outburst with a two-run double to center for a 5-1 advantage.

Mount St. Mary's trimmed the margin to 5-2 in the second. Christiansen started the inning by being hit by the pitch, moved to second on a wild pitch and touched home on Donovan's RBI single to left field.

The Patriots got the run back in the bottom of the stanza on a Davis run-scoring double down the left field line for a 6-2 lead.

George Mason then crossed four runs across the plate in the third. Alison Bryan and Miranda Cranford each knocked in a run before Davis singled to right field to plate two runs for a 10-2 advantage.

The Mountaineers grabbed a 1-0 advantage in the first inning when Beebe doubled to start the contest and then came around to score on Curreri's double. The Patriots then scored five runs in the bottom of the stanza and never looked back for the win.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action on Saturday at Morgan State. Game time is 1 p.m.