George Mason University Athletics

2012: Earned first team All-CAA Honors ... also tabbed to the ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team ... one of just two Patriots to start all 57 games ... hit .370 with 88 hits and 16 doubles ... had 34 RBI's and 44 runs scored ... led the team in batting average, runs scored, hits and stolen bases (13), and was second in doubles (16) and total bases (104), and third in on-base percentage (.424) and RBI's ... ranked among Mason single season leaders in games played (57, 17th), games started (57, 16th), at-bats (238, 8th), plate appearances (272, 3rd), hits (88, 6th) and batting average (.370, 17th) ... had 29 multiple-hit games and eight multiple-RBI contests ... drove in a season-high six runs with a 3-for-5 showing at the plate as Mason defeated Georgetown on March 20 ... ended the season with a season-best 12-game hitting streak starting on April 28 at JMU ... went 21-for-50 (.420) with five runs scored and five RBI's during the span ... ended his career at Mason ranking in several career categories including games played (159, 29th), games started (153, 27th), at-bats (689, 15th), plate appearances (776, 16th), runs scored (133, 21st), hits (254, 4th), doubles (42, 15th), triples (5, 33rd), RBI's (110, 29th), total bases (315, 19th), stolen bases (36, 12th), sacrifices (24, 5th), on-base percentage (.414, 26th) and batting average (.369, 2nd).

2011: Was named second-team All-CAA as a utility player ... started all 54 games with 22 at shortstop, 20 at third base, nine in rightfield and three at second base ... hit .368 with 16 doubles, three triples, 42 RBI, 44 runs scored and eight steals ... set a school record with a 27-game htting streak ... broke the school record for at-bats in a season with 247 ... also had a 14-game hitting streak and is the only player in school history to have at least three hitting streaks of 13 or more games ... spent much of the season leading the nation in hits ... led the team with 34 multi-hit games ... had nine multi-RBI games ... led the team in batting average and steals, was second in doubles, RBI and runs scored and led the squad in total bases ... hit .431 against left-handed hitters and .438 with the bases loaded ... reached base 52.4 percent of the time when leading off an inning ... opened the year with three-straight multi-hit games ... had eight three-hit games ... from Feb. 25 through March 16, hit in 14-straight games, then went hitless in a three-game series against William & Mary only to start a 27-game hitting streak that went from March 22 through May 4 ... had a season-high five RBI against James Madison, going 2 for 4 with a double ... had two steals in a game against Navy.

2010: Was named second-team All-CAA as a utility player ... appeared in 45 games with 42 starts, 21 in left, 17 at second, two in right and two at shortstop ... had a 17-game hitting streak, tied for sixth-longest in school history ... had 24 multi-hit games, second-most on the team ... finished the year batting .367 with 33 RBI, 45 runs scored and a team high 15 steals in 16 attempts ... his .938 stolen base success rate was one of the best seasons in school history ... moved into the starting lineup on Feb. 27 in the second game of a doubleheader against Georgetown and had first of three-straight two-hit games ... went 4 for 5 with two runs scored against Duquesne (3/19) ... followed that with a 3-for-4 day against Duquesne (3/20) ... against George Washington (3/24), went 3-for-5 with two doubles ... had a career-high four RBI against James Madison (3/26) with first career home run ... tied career high with four hits at UNCW (4/3) while tying the school record for at-bats with seven ... homered at George Washington (4/7) with three RBI and three runs scored ... against Coppin State (4/14) went 3-for-6 with three RBI ... had four straight two-hits games going 2-for-5, 2-for-4 and 2-for-3 against Delaware (4/23-4/25) and then 2-for-7 against Maryland (4/27) ... finished the season on a 10-game hitting streak ... was one of the 50 toughest players in the nation to strikeout with just 13 in 199 at-bats.

2009: Appeared in three games and hit .400 on the year with an RBI ... went 0-for-3 against Marist on March 17 ... Went 1-for-1 against George Washington (4/7) ... went 1-for-1 with an RBI against Liberty (4/8).

High School: Earned three letters in four years of baseball at James Madison High School ... named both All-District and All-Region and selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Orlando National Classic ... finished career with a .350 batting average, two homers, 19 doubles and nine triples.

Personal: Full name is John Bridges Tison ... parents are Kathy and Brig Tison ... Has two siblings, Sloan and Sidney ... a 2008 graduate of James Madison High School ... selected to the A-B Honor Roll and a member of DECA ... hobbies include fishing ... also recruited by VMI and Mount St. Mary's ... major is marketing.

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