Austin Mason

Class:
Junior
Position:
RHP
Ht. / Wt.:
6-2 / 200
B / T:
R/R
Hometown:
Greer, S.C.
High School:
Eastside

CAREER (entering 2015 season): Has appeared in 28 games with 25 starts over the past two seasons … has a record of 4-9 with an ERA of 5.80, allowing 133 hits and 88 runs (72 earned) in 111.2 innings … walked 48 and struck out 73.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Worked in 14 games with 12 starts after returning from offseason shoulder surgery … posted a record of 1-5 with an ERA of 5.02 in 57.1 innings, allowing 60 hits and 38 runs (32 earned) with 32 walks and 39 strikeouts … made three non-conference starts and one relief appearance before returning to the SoCon rotation against Samford (3/23), shutting out the Bulldogs over the first four innings … blanked Wofford over a season-high seven innings, allowing three hits and no walks in a no-decision (5/3) … established a career high with six strikeouts against Georgia Southern (4/5) … surrendered only one unearned run in six innings against UNC Wilmington … earned win against Winthrop (3/19), allowing two runs in the first before throwing three shutout frames.

FRESHMAN (2013): Earned a spot in the weekend rotation as the Sunday starter … appeared in 14 games with 13 starts … had a record of 3-4 and an ERA of 6.63 in 54.1 innings … allowed 73 hits, 50 runs (40 earned) with 16 walks and 34 strikeouts … went six innings and gave up three hits and one run while taking a no-decision in his debut against High Point (2/17) … the following week at North Florida (2/24) he threw six innings of one-hit shutout ball and allowed four hits and two runs with four strikeouts in 6.1 innings overall in another no-decision … finally broke through in the win column in his third start against UNC Asheville (3/3) when he went seven innings, giving up three runs and striking out five … started and threw two innings against Georgia Tech (3/26), giving up one hit and striking out a pair of Yellow Jackets … turned in his best outing of the season in a win over Georgia Southern (4/14) … went a season-high eight innings, allowed five hits and two runs (both unearned) and matched his season best with five strikeouts without walking a batter against the Eagles … did not allow an earned run and only four hits in 4.2 innings in a no-decision against Appalachian State (4/21).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Eastside High School … earned four letters in baseball and one in football … three-time all-region selection and participated in North/South All-Star game following his senior season … rated the No. 6 right-handed pitcher and No. 13 overall prospect in South Carolina by The Diamond Prospects … member of the Diamond Devils eight-time national championship program.

PERSONAL: Austin Greer Mason ... born Dec. 10, 1993 ... son of Ray and Paula Mason … majoring in criminal justice.