2018 Baseball Roster
Mason Mamarella
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- B/T:
- B/L
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Dover, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Akron
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• Kent State's 2018 recipient of MAC Medal of Excellence
• 2018 First Team All-MAC
• 2017 Second Team All-MAC
• 2017 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• 2017 Academic All-MAC
• 2016 & 2018 All-MAC Defensive Team
• 2016 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
• 2016 Academic All-MAC
• Earned Sam J. Crea Baseball Endowment
2018 SEASON
- Named MAC player of the week for his performance in Nashville during the second weekend series of the season
2017 SEASON
• Only player to start all 55 games on the season
• Second on the team with a .330 batting average
• Also led the team with five triples, 18 stolen bases, and 34 walks
• Added in six doubles and 26 RBI on the year
• Had eight hits through the first five games of the season
• Had three hits with two stolen bases in the final game at College of Charleston
• Picked up three hits in the final two games at Ball State, including a triple and three RBI in the final game of the series
• Was a perfect 3-for-3 at Ohio State on April 5
• Had three hits in back-to-back games at Youngstown State and at Pittsburgh
2016 SEASON
• Played in 58 games with 51 starts
• Batted .303 with 11 doubles and 13 RBI
• Second on the team with 12 stolen bases in 17 attempts
• Led with 17 sacrifice hits
• Had two outfield assists with a .985 fielding percentage
• Started the season with a double against reigning CWS champion Virginia
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI against Pittsburgh on March 16
• Was a perfect 2-for-2 with three walks and four runs scored on March 26 at CMU
• Put together an eight-game hit streak from March 29 to April 8
• Had three hits with a double and run scored in first game against Toledo
• Scored three runs on one hit and two walks in first game with EMU on April 15
• Went 2-for-3 with two walks, one sacrifice and one stolen base April 23 at Ohio
• Had at least two hits in next three games including 3-for-4 day with two doubles and two runs against Miami on April 29
• Scored three runs at Youngstown State on May 17 with two walks and two stolen bases
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Played at the University of Akron
• Hit .248 in 2015 for the Zips, playing in 49 games with 40 starts
• Stole 14 bases in 17 attempts
• Hit .375 as a senior and .380 as a junior at Dover High School with 63 career stolen bases
• Was First Team All-District as a junior and senior
PERSONAL
• Born June 29, 1994 in Dover, Ohio
• Son of Mickey
• Has two brothers, Marcus and Merrick
• His father played baseball at West Virginia
• Lists his mother, Jodi, as the person he most admires as she passed away after a two-year battle with breast cancer
• Majoring in marketing
