2023: Played 54 games with 53 starts in his first year (sophomore) with the Patriots… Batted .313 (60-for-192) with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs, 46 RBI, 33 runs scored, 16 walks, four hit by pitch, five sacrifice flies, five sacrifice bunts and six stolen bases (6-12)… Started 44 games at first base, seven games in left field and two games as the designated hitter… Against Atlantic 10 opponents, started all 22 games played, batted a team-high 346 (28-for-81) with five doubles, one triple, three home runs, 26 RBI, 17 runs scored, eight walks, two hit by pitch, two sacrifice flies, two sacrifice bunts and three stolen bases (3-6)… Against non-conference opponents, played 32 games with 31 starts, hit .288 (32-for-11) with three doubles, 20 RBI, 16 runs scored, eight walks, two hit by pitch, three sacrifice flies, three sacrifice bunts and three stolen bases (3-6)… In home games, played 24 with 23 starts, batted .300 (24-for-80) with four doubles, one triple, one home run, 20 RBI, 15 runs scored, nine walks, three sacrifice flies, two sacrifice bunts and three stolen bases (3-4)… In road games, started 21 games, batted .301 (22-for-73) with four doubles, two home runs, 20 RBI, 14 runs scored, five walks, four hit by pitch, two sacrifice flies, three sacrifice bunt and three stolen bases (3-7)… At neutral sites, started nine games, hit .359 (14-for-39) with six RBI, four runs scored, two walks, 0-1 in stolen base attempts… In day games, played 49 games with 48 starts, batted .339 (59-for-174) with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs, 44 RBI, 31 runs scored, 14 walks, three hit by pitch, five sacrifice flies, four sacrifice bunts and five stolen bases (5-10)… In night games, started five games, hit .056 (1-for-18) with two RBI, two runs scored, two walks, one hit by pitch, one sacrifice bunt and one stolen base (1-2)… Hit . 381 (37-for-97) with runners on base, .667 (6-for-9) with the bases loaded, .391 (25-for-64) with runners in scoring position and .318 (21-for-66) with two outs… Hit .314 (16-for-51) vs. lefthanders and .312 (44-for-141) vs. righthanders… 18 multi-hit games, tied for third-most on the team (2H 14x, 3H 1x, 4H 2x, 5H 1x) and 13 multi-RBI game, tied for the most on the club (2 RBI 8x, 3 RBI 4x, 5 RBI 1x)… Had an 11-game on-base streak (May 3-20) and a seven-game hitting streak (May 24-June 4)… 6-for-12 in stolen base attempts.
PRIOR TO MASON: Played at Fayetteville Technical Community College.
PREP: Attended Bartram Trail High School where he earned varsity letters in baseball his junior and senior year… Member of the Honors Society… Played club for the Phipps Park Barracudas… Selected to the SFCBL All-State Team.
PERSONAL: Son of Melissa and Bill… Has two siblings, Will and Regan… Hobbies include working out and going to the beach… Plans to major in kinesiology… Has the eligibility of a Covid-Sophomore.
