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Hey baseball fans....thought I would take the time and start a thread on my buddy Chris Mason. He's a pitcher for the Durham Rays. He's starting off pretty bad this season but he will work his way up... I'll give you insights on his games and his journey to the big leagues.
Bio:
Selected by Tampa Bay in the second round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. ... Graduated from Bessemer City (NC) High School, where he broke Kevin Millwood's record for strikeouts in a season with 182 in 91.0 IP. ... Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year as a junior at North Carolina-Greensboro. ... Struck out a school-record 16 on March 25, 2005 against East Tennessee State and was named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week.
Awards/Honors:
11/13/2007 Topps Double-A All-Star
10/30/2007 Topps SOU Player of the Year
10/10/2007 MiLB.com Double-A Starting Pitcher of the Year
10/08/2007 Baseball America Double-A All-Star
09/13/2007 MiLB Most Spectacular Pitcher, Double A
08/30/2007 SOU Most Outstanding Pitcher
08/30/2007 SOU Post-Season All-Star
07/09/2007 SOU Mid-Season All-Star
06/04/2007 SOU Pitcher of the Week
04/30/2007 SOU Pitcher of the Week
2007 Stats
He pitched for Montgomery Started 28 games and Won 15 and Lost 4. Had an ERA of 2.57 in 161.1 IP. Gave up only 7 Homers and had 44 BB to 136 SO. Batters had a .241 AVG. against Mason. Mason Pitched 1 Complete Game and had 1 Shutout.
Say the least had an amazing 2007 season....
Last 10 Games: (Current team only)
Date OPP W L ERA SV IP H ER BB SO
Apr 06 @TOL 0 0 0.00 0 4.1 3 0 1 4
Apr 11 SWB 0 1 8.44 0 5.1 7 5 3 3
Apr 16 COL 0 1 3.18 0 5.2 4 2 2 7
Apr 23 CHA 0 1 12.27 0 3.2 5 5 4 1
Apr 29 RIC 1 0 0.00 0 5.2 6 0 2 8
Totals 1 3 4.38 0 24.2 25 12 12 23
He started off slow and finally got his first W tonight against JoJo Reyes he did not perform to well. Hope everybody enjoys watching this young man make his way to the big leagues!
Bio:
Selected by Tampa Bay in the second round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. ... Graduated from Bessemer City (NC) High School, where he broke Kevin Millwood's record for strikeouts in a season with 182 in 91.0 IP. ... Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year as a junior at North Carolina-Greensboro. ... Struck out a school-record 16 on March 25, 2005 against East Tennessee State and was named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week.
Awards/Honors:
11/13/2007 Topps Double-A All-Star
10/30/2007 Topps SOU Player of the Year
10/10/2007 MiLB.com Double-A Starting Pitcher of the Year
10/08/2007 Baseball America Double-A All-Star
09/13/2007 MiLB Most Spectacular Pitcher, Double A
08/30/2007 SOU Most Outstanding Pitcher
08/30/2007 SOU Post-Season All-Star
07/09/2007 SOU Mid-Season All-Star
06/04/2007 SOU Pitcher of the Week
04/30/2007 SOU Pitcher of the Week
2007 Stats
He pitched for Montgomery Started 28 games and Won 15 and Lost 4. Had an ERA of 2.57 in 161.1 IP. Gave up only 7 Homers and had 44 BB to 136 SO. Batters had a .241 AVG. against Mason. Mason Pitched 1 Complete Game and had 1 Shutout.
Say the least had an amazing 2007 season....
Last 10 Games: (Current team only)
Date OPP W L ERA SV IP H ER BB SO
Apr 06 @TOL 0 0 0.00 0 4.1 3 0 1 4
Apr 11 SWB 0 1 8.44 0 5.1 7 5 3 3
Apr 16 COL 0 1 3.18 0 5.2 4 2 2 7
Apr 23 CHA 0 1 12.27 0 3.2 5 5 4 1
Apr 29 RIC 1 0 0.00 0 5.2 6 0 2 8
Totals 1 3 4.38 0 24.2 25 12 12 23
He started off slow and finally got his first W tonight against JoJo Reyes he did not perform to well. Hope everybody enjoys watching this young man make his way to the big leagues!
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