2023: Selected Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference catcher... Went 4-for-15 with a home run, five RBI and two runs scored over four games at the 2023 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championships... Selected Winston-Salem NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team catcher after going 4-for-15 with a home run, five RBI and two runs scored over four games... Against No. 19 Maryland in an elimination game (June 4), he went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a season-high five RBI at David F. Couch Ballpark in the Patriots 11-10 walk-off win... Led the club in home runs (9), doubles (18), RBI (48), slugging percentage (.520) and hit by pitch (33), was second in sacrifice flies (6), third in runs scored (45) and total bases (102), fourth in on-base percentage (.425), fifth in average (.291), hits (57), stolen base attempts (18) and stolen bases (15)... Nationally, Dykstra led the NCAA in hit by pitch (32) entering the Winston-Salem NCAA Regional... Among A-10 leaders during the regular season, he ranked second in hit by pitch (26), tied for the eighth-most home runs in the league (8), was 11th in doubles (15) and finished 30th in RBI (37)... Started all 59 games played his second year (junior) with the Patriots… Batted .291 (57-for-196) with 18 doubles, nine home runs, 48 RBI, 45 runs scored, 17 walks, 33 hit by pitch, six sacrifice flies, one sacrifice bunt and 15 stolen bases (15-18)… Started 54 games behind the plate and five games as the designated hitter… Against Atlantic 10 opponents, started all 23 games played, batted . 306 (26-for-85) with 10 doubles, six home runs, 25 RBI, 19 runs scored, seven walks, 10 hit by pitch, three sacrifice flies and five stolen bases (5-8)… Against non-conference opponents, started all 36 games played, hit .279 (31-for-111) with eight doubles, three home runs, 23 RBI, 26 runs scored, 10 walks, 23 hit by pitch, three sacrifice flies, one sacrifice bunt and 10 stolen bases (10-10)… At home, started all 25 games played, batted .338 (25-for-74) with seven doubles, three home runs, 17 RBI, 19 runs scored, nine walks, 19 hit by pitch, two sacrifice flies and 10 stolen bases (10-11)… On the road, started all 23 games played, hit .256 (22-for-86) with eight doubles, five home runs, 19 RBI, 17 runs scored, six walks, five hit by pitch, two sacrifice flies and three stolen bases (3-5)… At neutral sites, started all 11 games played, batted .278 (10-for-36) with three doubles, one home run, 12 RBI, nine runs scored, two walks, nine hit by pitch, two sacrifice flies, one sacrifice bunt and two stolen bases (2-2)… In day games, started all 50 games played, batted .315 (52-for-165) with 17 doubles, eight home runs, 45 RBI, 40 runs scored, 14 walks, 30 hit by pitch, fie sacrifice flies, one sacrifice bunt and 12 stolen bases (12-15)… In night games, started all nine games played, hit .161 (5-for-31) with one double, one home run, three RBI, five runs scored, three walks, three hit by pitch, one sacrifice fly and three stolen bases (3-3)… Hit .313 (31-for-99) with runners on base, .286 (2-for-7) with the bases loaded, .310 (22-for-71) with runners in scoring position and .290 (18-for-62) with two outs… Hit .231 (12-for-52) vs. lefthanders and .313 (45-for-144) vs. righthanders… Had 15 multi-hit games, tied for fourth-most on the team (2H 11x, 3H 4x) and 13 multi-RBI games, tied for the most on the club (2 RBI 8x, 3 RBI 2x, 4 RBI 2x, 5 RBI 1x)… Had a 25-game on-base streak, fourth-longest on the team (March 4-April 14)… Had a 15-game hitting streak, second-longest on the club (March 11-April 2)… 15-for-18 in stolen base attempts.
2022: Selected to the 2022 Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team after hitting .500 (5-for-10) with one RBI and two runs scored in three games at the A-10 Baseball Championship. … Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for week ending Feb. 22, 2022... Played in 51 games with 50 starts in his first year with the Patriots… Batted .298 (48-for-161) with seven doubles, two triples, six home runs, 33 RBI, 40 runs scored, 23 walks, 21 hit by pitch and two sacrifice flies… Started 46 games behind the plate and four games as the designated hitter, and was a pinch hitter one time (0-1 vs. Georgetown 4/16)… Started the 21 games he played during the regular season against Atlantic 10 opponents and batted .296 (21-for-71) with two doubles, one triple, one home run, 16 RBI, 16 runs scored, 11 walks, six hit by pitch and two sacrifice flies… He led the club in home runs (6), runs scored (40) and hit by pitch (21), ranked second in walks (23), was third in RBI (33), fourth on the team in batting average (.298) and finished the season sixth in at-bats (161) and hits (48)... Finished the season 4-4 in stolen base attempts… Among A-10 leaders, ranked third in hit by pitch (21), 13th in on-base percentage (.444), 25th in OPS (.992), 26th in runs scored (40), 27th in home runs (6), 30th in slugging percentage (.478), 35th in RBI (33), 36th in games played (51), 37th in walks (23), 38th in batting average (.298), 41st in total bases (77) and 49th in hits (48)... Had an 11-game on-base streak (Apr. 8-Apr. 30), seventh-longest on the team during the season and a six-game hitting streak (Apr. 22-Apr. 30)… Had 11 multi-hit games, fifth-most on the club (2H 7x, 3H 3x, 4H 1x) and tied for second on the team with 10 multi-RBI games (2 RBI 8x, 3 RBI 1x, 4 RBI 1x)… At home, played 24 games with 23 starts, and batted .329 (24-for-73) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs, 18 RBI, 20 runs scored, 18 walks and six hit by pitch… On the road, started all 23 games played, and batted .257 (19-for-74) with three doubles, one triple, four home runs, 14 RBI, 18 runs scored, five walks and 13 hit by pitch… Hit .284 (21-for-74) with runners on base, .333 (2-for-6) with the bases loaded, .277 (13-for-47) with runners in scoring position and .317 (19-for-60) with two outs… Hit .289 (11-for-38) vs. lefthanders and .301 (37-for-123) vs. righthanders…
PRIOR TO MASON: Played two years (catcher) at Galveston Community College in Galveston, Texas... Played in 38 games for the Whitecaps in 2021 with a .244 batting average (22-for-120), 22 hits, three doubles, eight RBI, 20 runs scored, 16 walks, 10 hit by pitch and three stolen bases (3-of-5)... Played in 25 games for the Whitecaps in 2020 with a .265 batting average (18-for-81), 18 hits, four doubles, one triple, one home run, eight RBI, eight runs scored, 10 walks, three hit by pitch and three stolen bases (3-of-4)... Over two years at Galveston CC, played in 63 games with a .253 batting average, 40 hits, seven doubles, one triple, one home run, 16 RBI, 26 walks and six stolen bases.
