2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Mason Fox
- Position:
- OF/RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Canton, N.C.
- High School:
- Pisgah HS
2017 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 50 games with 47 starts in the outfield … Also made eight appearances on the mound, including his first career start against Longwood (4-9) … Batted .235 for the season with 39 base hits, including seven doubles and five home runs … Collected a total of 17 RBI … Had a .367 slugging percentage and a .299 on-base percentage … Had 10 games with multiple base hits … Stole 12 bases throughout the season … Went 3-for-5 on opening day, driving in two runs with a home run against Canisius (2-17) … Was 3-for-4 with a double against Wright State (2-28) … Earned his first career save against Canisius (2-18), recording the final out of a 6-5 win … Worked 2.1 innings in his first career start against Longwood, allowing two runs on six hits with one strikeout … Fanned a career-high four batters in 2.0 innings of work against UNC Asheville (5-19).
2016 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in 51 games, including 33 starts in the outfield … Had a batting average of .274 with an on base percentage of .333, driving in 13 runs throughout the year … Led the team with 16 stolen bases … Hit two home runs … Had nine doubles throughout the season … Batted .383 on the season against left-handed batters … Had seven multiple-hit games … Hit first home run of his career at Wofford (3-19) … Hit two doubles with two RBI against Furman (3-22) … Had three RBI against Presbyterian (3-24) … Hit home run against High Point (4-16) … Had a pair of doubles at UNC Asheville (5-14).
High School: Starred at Pisgah (N.C.) High in the outfield and on the mound … Runs the 60-yard dash in a quick 6.5 seconds … Fastball touches 93 mph … One of the state’s top-100 prospects in the Class of 2015 … A two-time All-Western North Carolina choice by the Asheville Citizen-Times … Also an All-WNC choice in football as a kicker and holds the school’s record with a 53-yard field goal in that sport … Batted .448 with 20 RBI, 16 steals and a home run as a senior … Posted a .539 on base percentage and fanned only five times in 56 at bats … Scored 29 runs … Had an OPS of 1.167 on the season … Fanned six batters in 4.0 innings of relief work on the mound … Batted .394 and belted nine home runs for American Legion Post 47 during the summer of 2015 … Earned Class 4A All-State honors as a junior in 2014 … Led Black Bears to an 18-3 record and the program’s first league title in 47 seasons … Batted .516 with five doubles, 28 runs scored and 12 RBI … Swiped 14 bases … Earned All-Tournament honors at the Perfect Game Southeast Qualifier after batting .538 with five steals during the event … Earned All-WNCAC honors three consecutive seasons … Also played for the Mountain Expos travel team.
