2015: Career-high's in number of starts, wins, innings pitched and strikeouts... 14 appearances, all starts with a 7-5 record... 43 earned runs in 83.2 IP for an ERA of 4.63... 65 strikeouts compared to 19 walks... 92 hits and 53 runs allowed... Involved in four shutouts, two of them complete games... One against George Washington on 4/25 with only four hits allowed over nine innings... Only gave up two hits and struck out nine batters in the complete game shutout against UMass on 5/15... Earned Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week for both performances... Seven shutout innings in a win over Kansas State on 2/14... Seven shutout innings in the win over La Salle on 5/9.
2014: A Sunday starter for the Patriots, appearing in 10 games with 10 starts... Career-best 5-2 record along with innings pitched (60.2), hits allowed (59), runs allowed (24), earned runs (19) and ERA (2.82)... First win of the season at George Washington on April 6 when he threw six innings in the victory... Season-high eight innings pitched vs. Saint Louis, allowing zero runs on six hits... Tossed back-to-back scoreless outings against Saint Joseph's (7 IP, 3H, 2K) and Dayton (5 IP, 3H, 5K)... Five strikeouts in a game two times, at Rhode Island (4/20) and at Dayton (5/17)... Opponent batting average of .249... Did not allow a homerun on the season.
2013: Started the season out of the bullpen before moving to a weekend starting role midway through ... went 2-6 (both wins in relief) with an 8.81 ERA over 48.0 innings pitched ... allowed 81 hits, 54 runs (47 earned), 24 wakls and 37 strikeouts ... claimed first win of the season on February 24 against Iona, working 1.2 innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits with two walks and a strikeout ... earned first career save on February 26 at Georgetown after throwing one scoreless inning with three hits and two strikeouts ... picked up saves in consecutive appearances on March 16 against Northeastern (2.0 IP, 1H, 2K) and March 19 against Radford (1.0 IP, 3H, 2R, 1 BB) ... made first start of the season on March 23 against James Madison ... struck out a season-high eight batter in longest outing of the season (6.0 innings) on April 14 against Towson ... also threw 6.0 innings at Old Dominion on May 5.
2012: Served primarily as a weekday starter for the Patriots, appearing in 12 contests with eight starts ... posted a 5.24 ERA and 4-3 record ... allowed 32 runs (27 earned) on 50 hits while striking out 32 and walking 16 ... earned his first collegiate win in first collegiate start on February 26 versus West Virginia after going five scoreless innings and scattering two hits while striking out three ... longest outing of the season came during a 5-4 win over George Washington on March 21, working seven innings and giving up just one unearned run on six hits with a season-high seven strikeouts.
Prep: Earned three letters each in baseball and golf at Battlefield HS ... collected first team all-district honors over three seasons ... also earned first team all-area accolades in 2009 and 2011, first team northwest region honors in 2011 and AAA first team all-state in 2011 ... three-time high school Cy Young award winner ... in golf, named first team all-district in 2009 ... named to the honor roll all four years.
Personal: Son of Greg and Jenny Williams ... has three siblings ... father was a member of the Washington Redskins from 1982-87, and was a part of the 1983 Super Bowl Champion team and 1983 NFC Champion team.
CAREER MASON PITCHING STATISTICS
YEAR |
GP/GS |
CG |
W-L |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
2012 |
13/8 |
0 |
4-3 |
0 |
46.1 |
50 |
32 |
27 |
16 |
32 |
5.24 |
2013 |
17/8 |
0 |
2-6 |
3 |
48.0 |
81 |
54 |
47 |
24 |
37 |
8.81 |
2014 |
10/10 |
0 |
5-2 |
0 |
60.2 |
59 |
24 |
19 |
19 |
30 |
2.82 |
2015 |
14/14 |
2 |
7-5 |
0 |
83.2 |
92 |
53 |
43 |
19 |
65 |
4.63 |
TOTALS |
54/40 |
2 |
18-16 |
3 |
238.2 |
282 |
163 |
136 |
78 |
164 |
5.14 |