2019 Baseball Roster
Black, Mason
Jersey Number 14
Mason Black
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Archbald, Pa.
- Major:
- Bioengineering
Bio
2021 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Finished with one of the best overall seasons for a pitcher in program history, culminating with becoming Lehigh's first Patriot League Pitcher of the Year since 2002...drafted No. 85 overall in the third round by the San Francisco Giants in the 2021 MLB Draft. Became the program's highest drafted pitcher and the 15th player drafted...voted to the ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region team...named a Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, the second Mountain Hawk honored and the first since Frank Zawatski in 1972...Also was a First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District selection...Earned First Team All-Patriot League honors as a pitcher and was an Academic All-Patriot League selection with a 3.80 cumulative GPA...went 7-3 with a 3.11 ERA in 13 starts, striking out 95 batters, walked 31 and held opposing hitters to a .235 batting average. His 95 K's are a single-season program record, which broke Lehigh Athletics Hall of Famer and Lehigh Baseball legend Craig Anderson's 61-year record of 94 from 1960...He struck out 10 or more batters in six games with four complete games and two shutouts...finished with a career-high 12 strikeouts on two occasions, both against Bucknell (3/13, 4/24)...began season with five perfect innings at Coppin State (2/27), striking out 11 batters without allowing a hit or walk...was named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week a program record-tying four times (3/2, 3/30, 5/4, 5/11) and was Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week once (3/1)...was a member of the prestigious Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List...earned a slew of preseason honors including the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List, Preseason Patriot League Pitcher of the Year, Baseball America Third Team Preseason All-American, D1Baseball.com Preseason Patriot League Pitcher of the Year and Perfect Game Preseason Patriot League Pitcher of the Year...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Made four starts as the ace of the pitching rotation...went 1-2 with a 3.68 ERA, second on the team among qualified starting pitchers...struck out nine batters in three of his four starts...pitched six strong innings in a victory over CCSU (2/29), allowing just one run, none earned, while scattering three hits, striking out nine...threw seven innings of four-hit ball, allowing one earned run with nine strikeouts to beat North Carolina A&T (3/6)...held batters to a .207 batting average, first among starting pitchers...had five putouts and four assists on nine chances for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the mound...named Preseason Pitcher of the Year by Baseball America...named the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League's Pitcher of the Year during the summer 2020 season, going 3-0 with a 0.64 ERA, allowing just 10 hits in 28 innings with 42 strikeouts. Also started the league's All-Star Game...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Strong freshman season that saw the right-hander appear in 10 games and start five as the rotation's back-end starter...led all freshman pitchers in wins (3), ERA (4.36) and WHIP (1.36)...pitched six strong innings, allowing just one run, none earned with three hist and five strikeouts in a victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (4/10)...followed up strong pitching performance with 5.2 shutout innings against Lafayette (4/17) where he allowed just five hits and struck out four batters against the archrivals, earning him Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors (4/23)...finished freshman campaign with a nine-inning complete game victory over Holy Cross (5/6) on final day of regular season, where he struck out eight batters, giving up two earned runs on five hits...named D1Baseball.com Preseason Patriot League Freshman of the Year...had a standout summer in 2019 with the Brewster Whitecaps of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, going 3-0 with a 1.47 ERA, striking out 39 batters in 36.2 innings of work with only 12 walks. Named the team's MVP for the year and was named an All Star Game starter in just his first season in the league...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
CAREER STATISTICS
BEFORE LEHIGH
2018 Lackawanna League Player of the Year…2018 Times-Tribune Player of the Year…A three-time Lackawanna League First Team All-Star…2018 Times-Tribune All-Region selection…a two-year varsity captain who led Valley View to four-straight Lackawanna League titles and the PIAA District 2 AAAA title in 2018…also helped lead Valley View to the 2018 PIAA AAAA State Championship game…posted a career 1.19 ERA with 123 strikeouts and a 12-5 record in 94.3 innings of work…recorded a five-inning perfect game in his senior season…named the 2018 Times-Tribune Scholastic Superstar...three-year member and President of the National Honor Society, three-year member of the Math Honor Society, four-year member and President of the Student Council…2018 Valley View class salutatorian.
GETTING TO KNOW MASON
Nickname:Â Big B
Favorite Thing About Lehigh:Â The campus, all the steps make your legs look great
Major & Why:Â Bioengineering, it gives me the option of going to medical school after graduation or performing research in many different areas
Favorite Place on Campus:Â Secret room in Linderman Library
Favorite Food:Â Burritos
Favorite Color: Forest green
Favorite Musical Artist:Â Kanye West
Favorite Movie:Â Captain America: Civil War
Favorite TV Show:Â Impractical Jokers
Favorite Website:Â Foul Pole Sports
Favorite Pro Team:Â Philadelphia Phillies
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport:Â Aaron Rodgers
Hobbies:Â Hunting, golfing, and playing PS4.
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On:Â Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit:Â Alaska
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: The ability to do magic
Dream Job:Â Professional pitcher
If I Didn't Play Baseball, I Would Play:Â Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Secure financial stability for my family, donate a large portion towards medical research, then invest the rest.
Finished with one of the best overall seasons for a pitcher in program history, culminating with becoming Lehigh's first Patriot League Pitcher of the Year since 2002...drafted No. 85 overall in the third round by the San Francisco Giants in the 2021 MLB Draft. Became the program's highest drafted pitcher and the 15th player drafted...voted to the ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region team...named a Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, the second Mountain Hawk honored and the first since Frank Zawatski in 1972...Also was a First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District selection...Earned First Team All-Patriot League honors as a pitcher and was an Academic All-Patriot League selection with a 3.80 cumulative GPA...went 7-3 with a 3.11 ERA in 13 starts, striking out 95 batters, walked 31 and held opposing hitters to a .235 batting average. His 95 K's are a single-season program record, which broke Lehigh Athletics Hall of Famer and Lehigh Baseball legend Craig Anderson's 61-year record of 94 from 1960...He struck out 10 or more batters in six games with four complete games and two shutouts...finished with a career-high 12 strikeouts on two occasions, both against Bucknell (3/13, 4/24)...began season with five perfect innings at Coppin State (2/27), striking out 11 batters without allowing a hit or walk...was named Patriot League Pitcher of the Week a program record-tying four times (3/2, 3/30, 5/4, 5/11) and was Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week once (3/1)...was a member of the prestigious Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List...earned a slew of preseason honors including the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List, Preseason Patriot League Pitcher of the Year, Baseball America Third Team Preseason All-American, D1Baseball.com Preseason Patriot League Pitcher of the Year and Perfect Game Preseason Patriot League Pitcher of the Year...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Made four starts as the ace of the pitching rotation...went 1-2 with a 3.68 ERA, second on the team among qualified starting pitchers...struck out nine batters in three of his four starts...pitched six strong innings in a victory over CCSU (2/29), allowing just one run, none earned, while scattering three hits, striking out nine...threw seven innings of four-hit ball, allowing one earned run with nine strikeouts to beat North Carolina A&T (3/6)...held batters to a .207 batting average, first among starting pitchers...had five putouts and four assists on nine chances for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the mound...named Preseason Pitcher of the Year by Baseball America...named the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League's Pitcher of the Year during the summer 2020 season, going 3-0 with a 0.64 ERA, allowing just 10 hits in 28 innings with 42 strikeouts. Also started the league's All-Star Game...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Strong freshman season that saw the right-hander appear in 10 games and start five as the rotation's back-end starter...led all freshman pitchers in wins (3), ERA (4.36) and WHIP (1.36)...pitched six strong innings, allowing just one run, none earned with three hist and five strikeouts in a victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (4/10)...followed up strong pitching performance with 5.2 shutout innings against Lafayette (4/17) where he allowed just five hits and struck out four batters against the archrivals, earning him Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors (4/23)...finished freshman campaign with a nine-inning complete game victory over Holy Cross (5/6) on final day of regular season, where he struck out eight batters, giving up two earned runs on five hits...named D1Baseball.com Preseason Patriot League Freshman of the Year...had a standout summer in 2019 with the Brewster Whitecaps of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, going 3-0 with a 1.47 ERA, striking out 39 batters in 36.2 innings of work with only 12 walks. Named the team's MVP for the year and was named an All Star Game starter in just his first season in the league...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
CAREER STATISTICS
| W-LÂ Â Â Â | SVÂ Â Â Â | ERAÂ Â Â Â | APPÂ Â Â Â | GSÂ Â Â Â | CGÂ Â Â Â | IPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | HÂ Â Â Â | RÂ Â Â Â | ERÂ Â Â Â | BBÂ Â Â Â | SOÂ Â Â Â | |
| 2019Â Â Â | 3-0 | 0 | 4.36 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 33.0 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0 | 3.68 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22.0 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 2021Â | 7-3 | 0 | 3.11 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 72.1 | 64 | 36 | 25 | 31 | 95 |
| Total | 11-5 | 0 | 3.53 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 127.1 | 114 | 67 | 50 | 51 | 152 |
BEFORE LEHIGH
2018 Lackawanna League Player of the Year…2018 Times-Tribune Player of the Year…A three-time Lackawanna League First Team All-Star…2018 Times-Tribune All-Region selection…a two-year varsity captain who led Valley View to four-straight Lackawanna League titles and the PIAA District 2 AAAA title in 2018…also helped lead Valley View to the 2018 PIAA AAAA State Championship game…posted a career 1.19 ERA with 123 strikeouts and a 12-5 record in 94.3 innings of work…recorded a five-inning perfect game in his senior season…named the 2018 Times-Tribune Scholastic Superstar...three-year member and President of the National Honor Society, three-year member of the Math Honor Society, four-year member and President of the Student Council…2018 Valley View class salutatorian.
GETTING TO KNOW MASON
Nickname:Â Big B
Favorite Thing About Lehigh:Â The campus, all the steps make your legs look great
Major & Why:Â Bioengineering, it gives me the option of going to medical school after graduation or performing research in many different areas
Favorite Place on Campus:Â Secret room in Linderman Library
Favorite Food:Â Burritos
Favorite Color: Forest green
Favorite Musical Artist:Â Kanye West
Favorite Movie:Â Captain America: Civil War
Favorite TV Show:Â Impractical Jokers
Favorite Website:Â Foul Pole Sports
Favorite Pro Team:Â Philadelphia Phillies
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport:Â Aaron Rodgers
Hobbies:Â Hunting, golfing, and playing PS4.
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On:Â Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit:Â Alaska
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: The ability to do magic
Dream Job:Â Professional pitcher
If I Didn't Play Baseball, I Would Play:Â Hockey
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Secure financial stability for my family, donate a large portion towards medical research, then invest the rest.
Baseball vs. Coppin State
Tuesday, April 29
Baseball vs. Penn
Wednesday, March 19
Baseball vs. UAlbany
Sunday, March 16
Season Preview Baseball
Thursday, February 13
