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18 Mason Peterson

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown North Richland Hills, Texas
  • Prev School Howard College

Biography

Career
Debut: February 1st, 2019 versus Washburn
First Start: February 1st, 2019 versus Washburn
Stats: 47 games played, 34 starts; .311 batting average (41-132); 27 runs scored, 23 RBIs; nine doubles, one triple, four homeruns; 64 total bases; .485 slugging percentage; 16 walks, six hit by pitches, 35 strikeouts; .406 on-base percentage; one sacrifice fly; 6-8 on stolen base attempts; 142 putouts, 9 assists, two errors, .987 fielding percentage
 
2020
Played in and started all 23 games in a shortened season….378 batting average (34-90)…21 runs scored, 18 RBIs…7 doubles, one triple, three homeruns…52 total bases….578 slugging percentage…eight walks, five hit by pitches, 21 strikeouts….452 on-base percentage…6-8 on stolen base attempts…95 putouts, seven assists, one error, .990 fielding percentage…ten multi-hit games…five games with three or more hits…drew two walks and stole a base in season opener versus Oklahoma Panhandle (1/31)…went 2-4 with a double and a homerun versus Newman (2/1)…went 2-4 with a homerun and two RBIs in win over Colorado Christian (2/2)…went 3-4 with two stolen bases and three runs scored in home opener versus Missouri Western (2/7)…went 3-5 with a double, a homerun and three RBIs versus Missouri Western (2/9)…went 3-4 with a double and a stolen base versus Henderson State (2/16)…went 5-8 in doubleheader against Harding (2/22)…went 6-11 in three-game series versus Northwestern Oklahoma (2/29-3/1)...led the team in hits and doubles…second on the team in batting average and on-base percentage
 
2019
Played in 24 games, making 11 starts….167 batting average (7-42)…six runs scored, five RBIs…two doubles and one homerun…12 total bases….286 slugging percentage…eight walks, one hit by pitch, 14 strikeouts….314 on-base percentage…47 putouts, two assists, one error, .980 fielding percentage…drove in two runs versus Arkansas-Fort Smith (2/7)…went 2-3 with a double and a RBI against Mississippi College (2/26)…RBI double against Northwestern Oklahoma (3/1)…solo homerun against Arkansas-Monticello (3/19)
 
Previous School
Peterson, a native of North Richland Hills, Texas, is a 2018 transfer from Howard College

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2019Junior

    Infielder
    6'1" 225 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2020Senior

    Infielder
    6'1" 225 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2021Senior

    Outfielder
    6'2" 230 lbs
    18