2022: Earned Ohio Valley Conference All-Tournament Team honors…Ranked fourth on the team with a .317 batting average in 59 starts, including 57 in left field…Tied for second on the team with 73 hits…Ranked tied for third on the team in doubles (14) and third in home runs (14)…Was one of five players with 10 or more home runs…Posted a team-high 16 stolen bases…Led the Redhawks with a .438 on-base percentage…Boasted a .976 fielding percentage…Was first in the OVC and 23rd in the nation with 72 runs scored…Added 44 RBI…Rated 25th nationally with 1.2 runs per game…Also ranked among conference leaders in triples (3, t7th), total bases (135, t8th), walks (44, t2nd), total plate appearances (290, 1st), hit by pitch (10, t8th), stolen bases (7th) and at-bats (230, 7th)…Led the team with 24 muti-hit games…Posted two or more RBI in 19 of his starts…Finished the season on a six-game hitting streak…Hit safely in 11-straight games from Feb. 26-Mar. 13…Reached base a team-best 26-consecutive games…Homered in three-consecutive starts from Mar. 5-8…Went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBI vs. Saint Louis (3/1)…Was a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, a homer, double, three runs and two RBI vs. Missouri State (5/10)…Scored a season-high four times vs. UT Martin (5/15) and at Arkansas State (3/8)…Scored multiple runs 22 times.
2021: Named to the OVC All-Tournament Team…Ranked second on the team in batting average (.350) as one of two starters hitting over .300…Led the Redhawks in doubles (14) and on-base percentage (.447)…Ranked second on the team in walks (25) and registered 22 RBI…Hit a pair of home runs, including a three-run homer with two outs to tie the game in the eighth inning vs. Murray State (May 28)…Finished second on the team with a .475 slugging percentage…Stole four bases in eight attempts…Played in 43 games and made 40 starts, including 28 in left field…Had a season-high three hits on seven occasions…Ranked second on the team with 18 multiple-hit games…Delivered a walk off single to give the Redhawks a 6-5 win over Austin Peay (3/20)…Hit safely in eight of his final 10 starts of the season…Put together an 11-game hitting streak from Mar. 20-Apr. 9…Was one of three Redhawks who held a double-digit game hitting streak.
Iowa Western CC: Played two seasons at Iowa Western Community College…Hit .353 with 24 runs scored, 24 hits, six doubles, one home run and 16 RBI in 24 games during the 2020 campaign…Walked seven times and had a .423 on-base percentage…Played in 28 games and hit .286 with 17 runs, a double, two triples, two home runs and eight RBI in 2019.
Prep: All-Iowa selection in both baseball and football at West Des Moines Valley High School…Was the No. 11 ranked player in Iowa’s 2018 class by Prep Baseball Report.
Personal: Born August 20, 2000... Majoring in Corporate Communication...Son of Larry and Stacy Mason...Has two brothers, Tyus and Darius.
