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Elizabeth Mason

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Elizabeth Mason - Softball - Florida State Seminoles

Elizabeth Mason

position
Utility
year
Redshirt Sophomore
hometown
Tampa, Fla.
high school
Gaither

Career Honors

2018 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION
2020 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
2020 SOFTBALL AMERICAN PRESEASON TOP 100 (No. 65)
2019 NFCA SOUTHEAST ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM
2019 ALL-ACC SECOND TEAM
2019 ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
2018 WCWS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

RECORD BOOK

Ranks eighth all-time at Florida State with 32 career home runs…finished her career ranked 10th in program history with 146 RBI.

SENIOR SEASON (2021)

Started all 63 games at first base during her final season at Florida State…she finished the season with a .230 batting average (44-for-191) with nine doubles and a team high 10 home runs… she was second on the team with 36 RBI and tied for the team lead in total bases with 83, mason was also second on the team in stolen bases as she was a perfect 18-for-18…Mason finished the season with a .987 fielding percentage with 446 putouts and seven assists…recorded three home runs in the opening weekend of the season with one each against Missouri (2/12), Memphis (2/13) and Missouri (2/13)…recorded eight multi RBI games, including a three RBI game against Alabama (6/7) in the WCWS when she hits a three run home run in the first inning against the Crimson Tide… Mason also recorded three RBI against Auburn on March 20, she was a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs scored… against Florida (3/6), she went 1-for-4 with a double, scoring two runs in the Seminoles 7-2 win over the Gators at home…had one of her best games against LSU in the Super Regional (5/28) when she recorded two RBI after going 2-for-4 with a home run, down 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs, Mason hit her 30th career home run to left field to tie the game.

Redshirt Junior Season (2020)

Appeared in all 24 games, including 21 starts, of the shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing with a .200 batting average (12-for-60) with a double, four home runs, 19 RBI and 15 runs scored…her 12 walks ranked second on the team, while her seven stolen bases were third-most…ended with three sacrifice flies which tied for second in the ACC and ranked in a tie for ninth in the NCAA…hit an RBI single on opening day against North Carolina…drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning against No. 1 Alabama on February 7 as the Seminoles came back from a 7-2 deficit in the seventh inning; also drew three walks and stole two bases against the Crimson Tide…walked twice and scored three runs on February 8 against Detroit Mercy…drew a walk, scored a pair of runs and hit a three-run home run on February 12 against Florida A&M…hit a pair of singles, drove in two runs and scored twice against No. 13 Minnesota on February 14…posted an RBI double and scored a run on February 29 at No. 21 Arkansas…drove in two runs and recorded a stolen base against Holy Cross (March 3)…was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run and a stolen base on March 7 against Charleston Southern…hit a solo home run and scored twice against Penn on March 8…opened the scoring on the road at No. 7 Florida with a solo home run in the top of the first inning on March 11.

Redshirt Sophomore Season (2019)

Was a versatile player in 2019 that saw action in the outfield, as a catcher and as a designated player in her 60 starts…finished third on the team with 57 RBI and second with 15 doubles…posted a .343 batting average and added two triples, 11 home runs, 55 runs scored, 30 walks, a .651 slugging percentage and four stolen bases…was one of seven different Seminole players to have at least 10 HR on the season and one of six to record at least 40 RBI…walked and scored a run against UNC Wilmington in the season opener on February 8…hit an RBI double and a solo home run on February 9 against UNCG…singled, walked and scored a run against UNCW on Feb 10…hit a game-tying home run versus No. 3 Oklahoma on February 15…went 2-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored against Minnesota on February 16…drove in a pair of runs and had two hits versus Florida Atlantic (Feb 17)…hit a solo home run against No. 6 Tennessee on Feb. 17…drew two walks and scored two runs against Elon on February 22…batted 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI on February 23 against Samford…had two hits and scored two runs versus Lipscomb (Feb 23)…was a perfect 2-for-2 from the plate on February 24 against Samford with two doubles, a walk and two runs scored…tied a season high with three hits against Dartmouth on March 3…had two hits including a double at UCF on March 4…set a career high with four runs scored, and tied a career high on 3-for-3 hitting with two RBI at Grand Canyon on March 6…hit a two-run double at Arizona in FSU’s 5-3 win over the Wildcats on March 8…drove in three runs on March 17 against Notre Dame…hit a pair of sacrifice flies against Florida A&M (March 19) and North Florida (March 20)…drew a walk and tallied a pair of RBI on March 22 against NC State…hit a home run in each of the final two games of the NC State series on March 23 and 24…drew two walks and scored two runs at Virginia on March 29…set a career high with two home runs on March 30 against the Cavaliers, tying a career high with four RBI…scored three runs on March 31 at UVA along with a pair of doubles, two RBI and a walk…drove in the game-winning run at No. 8 Florida with a sacrifice fly to left…singled, walked and drove in a run on the road at Louisville (April 8)…drew a walk and scored two runs on April 20 against Boston College…hit a two-RBI double on April 24 against Troy…combined to go 4-for-8 in the Duke series (April 26-28) with a triple, two home runs, four RBI and four runs scored…matched a career high with three hits at Syracuse on May 5, finishing a triple short of the cycle and adding three runs scored…walked and scored a run against Georgia Tech (May 9)…drew two walks, drovein two RBI and stole a base in the ACC Championship Game against North Carolina on May 11…hit a double in each of the last two games of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional against USF and South Carolina…batted 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in a 4-1 win over No. 13 Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional.

Redshirt Freshman Season (2018)

Versatile and dynamic player in her first season of collegiate softball as she helped the Seminoles win the 2018 NCAA National Championship…was named to the 2018 Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team after leading the team and tournament with nine RBI, along with five hits, a double, two home runs and five runs scored…the nine RBI in the 2018 WCWS ranks in a tie for fourth in tournament history and she safely advanced eight runners to set a WCWS record…for the season, she tallied a .282 batting average (42-for-149) with 12 doubles, one triple and seven home runs with 34 RBI, 22 walks, 37 runs scored and 14 stolen bases…recorded five sacrifice flies, which led the team, and ranked 15th in the NCAA…hit an RBI single in her first career plate appearance and later scored a run versus Portland State (Feb 9)…pinch ran and scored, and later drew a walk against No. 14 Minnesota on February 16…had a single and also drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly on February 18 vs. Michigan…batted 2-for-3 with a double and her first career home run on February 24 against Georgia State…hit a double, walked, scored a run and drove in an RBI on March 3 against Florida Gulf Coast…drove in the game-winning run against No. 6 Oregon on March 4 with a sacrifice fly…walked twice, stole a base and scored a run against Penn on March 8…had a pair of hits at North Florida on March 10, a double and a two-run home run…drove in the first run of both games of a doubleheader against Troy on March 21. She hit a solo home run in game one and drew a bases-loaded walk in game two. She finished the day 3-for-3 from the plate with two walks, four RBI and two runs scored…was 2-for-3 from the plate with a double and two RBI on March 24 against Syracuse…walked, stole a base and scored a run in FSU’s 5-4 win over the Orange on March 25… earned NFCA Top Performer of the Week honors on March 27…had two hits, including a double on March 30 at Georgia Tech…tied a season high with two stolen bases on March 31 at GT…batted 5-for-7 over both games of the doubleheader against No. 19 Louisiana, including a double, two RBI, three runs scored and three stolen bases…went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base against Pitt on April 8…drove in a run, stole a base and scored in FSU’s come-from-behind win over BC on April 13…tallied three RBI and hit her fourth home run of the season in FSU’s 8-0 win against Louisville (4/22)…walked and hit a home run at NC State on May 4…singled, walked, stole a base and scored in FSU’s 7-4 win over Louisville in the ACC Tournament on May 10…drew two walks and scored two runs, including one each in the seventh inning, as Florida State won the 2018 ACC Championship with a 5-4 win over Pitt on May 12…hit an RBI single and scored as part of a six-run inning on May 18 against Jacksonville State…walked, hit a sacrifice fly and scored a run on June 2 against Georgia…hit a double and drove in the first two runs of the game against No. 1 Oregon in a 4-1 win over the Ducks in a WCWS elimination game on June 2…hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to carry the Seminoles to a 3-1 come-from-behind win over No. 3 UCLA on June 3…batted 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in game two of the WCWS Championship Series against No. 5 Washington on June 5 as FSU won its first NCAA National Championship with a 8-3 win over the Huskies.

Freshman Season (2017)

Redshirted her freshman season.

High School

Excelled at Gaither High School in Tampa, Fla., earning All-Western Conference accolades in all four seasons for the Cowboys…recorded her best season in 2016, earning All-Hillsborough County, All-Tampa Bay and 7A All-State First Team honors on her way to being named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 15 Class 7A Player of the Year…participated on the Clearwater Bombers Gold (Mason) travel ball team, earning a USSSA World Series championship in 2012 and winning ASA National Qualifiers in 2013 and 2015…also competed for Gaither on the volleyball team, earning Most Valuable Player honors as a junior as she registered the most aces and kills on the team…an excellent student and held a 6.4 GPA and was among the top five percentile at Gaither while being a member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club…chose Florida State after being recruited by West Point, Alabama and Boston College, among others…mentioned that one of the reasons that she chose Florida State was how the players treated her like a sister and the coaches made her feel like a part of the family.