2021 Georgia Baseball Roster
Meadows, Mason
Jersey Number 30
Mason Meadows
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Roswell, Ga.
- High School:
- Pope
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
UGA Career (2017-21): Batted .229 with eight doubles, one triple, six home runs and 43 RBI in 117 games including 91 starts
*Registered a .998 career fielding percentage in 881 total chances which ranks as a school record for a catcher with less than 1,000 total chances
*Earned a degree in Business Management in 2020
2021 (RS-Senior): Appeared in seven games with no starts for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .125 (1-for-8) in limited action
*Fielded a perfect 1.000 in 13 total chances with one passed ball
*Served as one of the team captains, helped with younger catchers and spearheaded community service efforts
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (RS-Junior): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Appeared in 13 games with seven starts, all at catcher, and batted .179 (5-for-28) with one double and three RBI
*Went 1-for-1 with two RBI in a 5-0 win over UMASS on March 6
*Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 79 total chances
*Earned a degree in Business Management
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (RS-Sophomore): Appeared in 45 games with 40 starts, all at catcher, and batted .180 with three doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI
*Excellent defender, fielded .997 with 323 putouts, 41 assists and just one error in 365 total chances plus threw out 55% of would-be base stealers (11-for-20)
*Missed nine games due to facial fracture after a foul tip struck him in the right eye while batting in a game against LSU on March 24 and was able to return to action by April 9…Wore a protective face guard while batting and used a special catcher’s mask for the remainder of the season
*Notched first career triple in a win over Alabama to end the regular season and smacked a two-run home run versus No. 22 Ole Miss at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
*Worked with the pitching staff that set school records for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*The Bulldogs went 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC), earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2018 (RS-Freshman): Batted .289 with three home runs and 25 RBI in 52 games with 44 starts at catcher as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Named a 2ndTeam Freshman All-American by D1Baseball.com and to the Freshman All-SEC team by the league coaches
*Set a single season school record for catchers with a .998 fielding percentage, making just one error in 424 total chances; Also threw out 29 percent of base stealers (14 out of 48) and had nine passed balls
*Ranked second on the team with a .421 on base percentage
*All three home runs were timely blasts including a memorable first one, a seventh inning grand slam to beat The Citadel in Charleston; also hit a two-run shot in the eighth inning of a series-clinching win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and a three-run home run to break a 4-4 tie in the series-opening victory over Tennessee
*Tallied a career-high 5 RBI including a grand slam in a 9-4 road win over The Citadel
*Posted a three-hit game against No. 15 Vanderbilt in Nashville
*Compiled a career-high nine-game hitting streak that culminated with a two-run double in a 3-1 series sweep of Ga. Tech at SunTrust Park in front of a crowd of 17,741
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2017 (Freshman): Redshirted as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
High School: A graduate of Pope where he played his senior year for Jeff Rowland and attended Johnson Ferry Christian Academy for three years where he played for David Reynolds
*Batted a team-best .413 with four home runs and team-leading 43 RBI as a senior for the Greyhounds
*Helped Pope go 28-8 including a region title and advanced to the finals of the state playoffs
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
*Earned 1st Team All-Region honors and named a Georgia Dugout Club All-Star in 2016
*Earned a Golden Glove and named first team All-State, All-County and All-Region
*Batted .321 with two home runs and 31 RBI as a junior for the Saints plus earned Defensive Player of the Year honors
*Named MVP as a sophomore at JFCA after hitting team-best .380 with 38 RBI
*A four-year letterman in baseball, football and two-year letterman in basketball
*Named to Honor Roll and Presidential Gold Service during prep career
*Played summer baseball with the East Cobb Astros and part of numerous successful teams including Perfect Game Super 25 champions, PG East Cobb Invitational and WWBA 18u National Champions
Personal: Born Feb. 8, 1998
*Son of Drew and Nita Meadows
*Major: Management
*Registered a .998 career fielding percentage in 881 total chances which ranks as a school record for a catcher with less than 1,000 total chances
*Earned a degree in Business Management in 2020
2021 (RS-Senior): Appeared in seven games with no starts for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .125 (1-for-8) in limited action
*Fielded a perfect 1.000 in 13 total chances with one passed ball
*Served as one of the team captains, helped with younger catchers and spearheaded community service efforts
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (RS-Junior): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Appeared in 13 games with seven starts, all at catcher, and batted .179 (5-for-28) with one double and three RBI
*Went 1-for-1 with two RBI in a 5-0 win over UMASS on March 6
*Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 79 total chances
*Earned a degree in Business Management
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (RS-Sophomore): Appeared in 45 games with 40 starts, all at catcher, and batted .180 with three doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI
*Excellent defender, fielded .997 with 323 putouts, 41 assists and just one error in 365 total chances plus threw out 55% of would-be base stealers (11-for-20)
*Missed nine games due to facial fracture after a foul tip struck him in the right eye while batting in a game against LSU on March 24 and was able to return to action by April 9…Wore a protective face guard while batting and used a special catcher’s mask for the remainder of the season
*Notched first career triple in a win over Alabama to end the regular season and smacked a two-run home run versus No. 22 Ole Miss at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala.
*Worked with the pitching staff that set school records for most strikeouts (601) and lowest opponent's batting average (.200) plus posted the second-best ERA in school history at 3.24
*The Bulldogs went 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC), earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2018 (RS-Freshman): Batted .289 with three home runs and 25 RBI in 52 games with 44 starts at catcher as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Named a 2ndTeam Freshman All-American by D1Baseball.com and to the Freshman All-SEC team by the league coaches
*Set a single season school record for catchers with a .998 fielding percentage, making just one error in 424 total chances; Also threw out 29 percent of base stealers (14 out of 48) and had nine passed balls
*Ranked second on the team with a .421 on base percentage
*All three home runs were timely blasts including a memorable first one, a seventh inning grand slam to beat The Citadel in Charleston; also hit a two-run shot in the eighth inning of a series-clinching win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and a three-run home run to break a 4-4 tie in the series-opening victory over Tennessee
*Tallied a career-high 5 RBI including a grand slam in a 9-4 road win over The Citadel
*Posted a three-hit game against No. 15 Vanderbilt in Nashville
*Compiled a career-high nine-game hitting streak that culminated with a two-run double in a 3-1 series sweep of Ga. Tech at SunTrust Park in front of a crowd of 17,741
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
2017 (Freshman): Redshirted as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
High School: A graduate of Pope where he played his senior year for Jeff Rowland and attended Johnson Ferry Christian Academy for three years where he played for David Reynolds
*Batted a team-best .413 with four home runs and team-leading 43 RBI as a senior for the Greyhounds
*Helped Pope go 28-8 including a region title and advanced to the finals of the state playoffs
*Named a 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
*Earned 1st Team All-Region honors and named a Georgia Dugout Club All-Star in 2016
*Earned a Golden Glove and named first team All-State, All-County and All-Region
*Batted .321 with two home runs and 31 RBI as a junior for the Saints plus earned Defensive Player of the Year honors
*Named MVP as a sophomore at JFCA after hitting team-best .380 with 38 RBI
*A four-year letterman in baseball, football and two-year letterman in basketball
*Named to Honor Roll and Presidential Gold Service during prep career
*Played summer baseball with the East Cobb Astros and part of numerous successful teams including Perfect Game Super 25 champions, PG East Cobb Invitational and WWBA 18u National Champions
Personal: Born Feb. 8, 1998
*Son of Drew and Nita Meadows
*Major: Management
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