Elmira College Athletics

Honors & Awards
EC Booster Club Baseball Player of the Year (2021)
Empire 8 Rookie of the Week (5/6/2019)
EC Athlete of the Week (5/6/2019)

2023 Season
Started all 23 games that he appeared in for the Soaring Eagles after returning at the end of the season following an injury...Recorded 15 hits to go along with 11 runs scored, five doubles, five runs batted in, and 17 walks through 74 at-bats...Had four multi-hit outings on the season including consecutive two-hit performances in the final series of the season against Keuka (5/6)...Defensively he fielded .983 at shortstop with 68 put-outs, 48 assists, and 12 double plays turned...His name can be found in numerous offensive and defensive categories all-time at Elmira as he holds the program record for walks (76) and sacrifice flies (8).

2022 Season
A true Iron Man, he started all 38 games for the Soaring Eagles...Batted .262 with a career-high 37 hits to go along with 25 runs scored, 22 runs batted in, and 20 walks...Delivered a 3-hit effort against Cazenovia (3/25) and followed with three consecutive 2-hit contests...Had a 7-game hitting streak late in the season that featured a 3-for-5 performance against Utica (4/24) and a 4-for-5 outing with four RBIs against Sage (4/30)...Notched his 100th career hit in his final at-bat of the season with a double against St. John Fisher in the E8 Tournament.

2021 Season
Made 22 starts in 22 games played for the Soaring Eagles...Batted .364 with 24 hits, 25 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, and 20 walks...Opened the season by setting the program's single-game record with four stolen bases against Houghton (3/8) and finished 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs...Scored a run in eight consecutive games for Elmira...Recorded three 3-hit outings on the season, including a 3-for-5 effort against St. John Fisher (4/28).

2020 Season
Made seven starts at shortstop during the shortened 2020 season...Batted .278 (5-of-18) and had as many walks (4) as strikeouts (4) to up his on-base percentage to .440...Combined for a .625 clip with three runs, three RBIs, two walks and one stolen base in the first three games of the season...Picked up three hits in three at-bats in the series opener against Bates (2/17), followed by a 1-for-3 showing with three RBIs in a 6-4 win over the Bobcats in the finale (2/18)...Scored twice and drove in one run in the nightcap at Franklin & Marshall (3/7).

2019 Season
Led all freshmen in starts (36), hits (33), runs (20), RBIs (17), stolen bases (10), and doubles (8)...Paced the team in runs scored, was tied for second in multi-hit games, and finished third in RBIs...Made all but one start at shortstop and recorded a team-best 86 assists in the field...Logged his first two collegiate hits in a 2-for-3 showing at Guilford (2/19)...Plated a pair of runs with a two-bagger in a 12-5 win over Houghton (3/29)...Went 2-for-5 with three runs against SUNY Cobleskill (4/3)...Played well in a three-game set vs. Ithaca (4/6-7), slugging two hits in each contest for a .500 batting average against the Bombers...Set season-highs with three hits in wins over Keuka (4/30) and Utica (5/5)...Batted 3-for-5 with a program-record three doubles, two RBIs and two runs in the season-ending 10-4 win over the Pioneers.

Before Elmira
Was a two-time All-New York State honoree as a middle infielder at Union-Endicott High School in Endicott, New York...Named to the Class A All-State Third Team following his senior season...Helped U-E qualify for the state tournament by sweeping a best-of-three series for the Section IV Class A title in 2018.

Personal
Mason is a Biology major with a Pre-Dental concentration. He joins his brother and former high school teammate, Mark Ryan '21, on the Elmira baseball team.