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#29 Mason Patel

Mason Patel - Baseball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year Graduate
B/T R/R
Height 6-1
Weight 210
Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.
Last School Georgia State
Major History, Technology & Society
Mason Patel - Baseball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2025 All-Atlantic Coast Conference (2nd Team)

2025 NCBWA All-America (2nd Team)

2025 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Finalist

2025 National Pitcher of the Year Semifinalist

ACC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 24)

 

2025 (2nd Season at GT): Enjoyed one of the most dominant seasons by a pitcher in Georgia Tech history, appearing in 23 games, all out of the bullpen and finishing with 70.0 innings pitched, a 3.34 ERA and an 11-2 record and five saves…the first Tech pitcher to be named All-American by the NCBWA since 2019 and the first to be named to one of the first two All-American teams by the NCBWA since 2016…His 11 victories set a program record, as he became the first Yellow Jacket to record at least 11 wins in a single season without ever starting a game…That win total was tied for 7th-most in the nation and 2nd in the ACC…He was the only pitcher in the nation to collect double-digit wins and at least five saves and the first relief pitcher to do so from a Power 4 conference since Kevin Kopps’ Golden Spikes Award winning season in 2021 (Arkansas)…Became the first Yellow Jacket pitcher in the 21st century to win each of his first six starts, finishing with the 13th-most wins in a single season in GT history and the most since Kyle Bakker in 2002…pitched the first 22.2 innings of the season without allowing a run and posted career-bests in wins (11), saves (5), innings pitched (70.0), strikeouts (64) and opponent’s batting average (.223)…His 1.9 WAR was fifth in the nation among pitchers according to 6-4-3 charts…Became the first Tech pitcher since at least the turn of the century to be apart of the winning outcome in each of his first eight appearances (seven wins and one save)…Got his All-American season started with 5.1 innings of work over 50 pitches, retiring 16 straight with a career-high nine strikeouts to get the win at Georgia Souther (Feb. 18)…Set a career-high for innings pitched (6.2) at Notre Dame (March 22) entering the game in the third inning with the bases loaded and one out with a two-score lead, recording a three-pitch strikeout and an inning ending groundout as a part of his 6.2 innings pitched and seven strikeouts on only 73 pitches…Led the team with a 1.14 WHIP and a 2.91 component ERA.

2024 (1st Season at GT): Saw action in 14 games, making five starts and posting a 8.25 ERA over 36.0 innings … struck out a career-best 32 batters … finished with a 2-3 record … recorded his first win as a Yellow Jacket against Youngstown State (March 8), coming out of the bullpen in the fourth inning and pitching the final 4.1 innings, giving up only two runs while striking out a season-high five batters … began the year as the team’s Sunday starter before settling into a bullpen roll later on into the season … started the Regional Final in the NCAA Tournament, throwing the first 4.1 innings against Georgia (June 2) striking out three before leaving the mound with a 5-3 lead in the fifth inning.

2021-23 (Georgia State): Right-handed pitcher with a 3.47 ERA in three seasons (19 appearances) but has been limited by injuries … Has 60 strikeouts in 59.2 innings and a .247 average against … In 2023, Made three starts (15.2 innings) before a season-ending injury … 1-0 record with a 2.87 ERA … Earned a victory at Presbyterian when he pitched five innings and allowed just one unearned run … Struck out six in 6.0 innings vs. Brown … In 2022, starting pitcher with 2-3 record and 3.54 ERA … Collected 29 strikeouts in 28 innings … Made his first start of 2022 at No. 7 Georgia and struck out five in two scoreless innings … Pitched three scoreless innings in relief in Friday win at Coastal Carolina … Made his first weekend start of the season at Troy and allowed just one run in 4.2 innings … Started and earned the win at Arkansas State, when he allowed one run on three hits in five innings … In 2021, Was off to a strong start as a true freshman before a season-ending injury … Named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week after spectacular effort in win over No. 10 Georgia Tech as he pitched six scoreless innings, allowed just four singles and one walk and struck out eight. That is the most strikeouts for a GSU freshman since Nathan Bates had 11 vs. New Orleans in 2013 … At Kentucky he pitched into the sixth inning and allowed two runs on three hits with six strikeouts … Made his first start vs. No. 7 Georgia and allowed three runs in four innings … Went 1-2 with a 3.94 ERA on the season … Made four appearances, including three starts.

High School: Ranked the No. 14 right-handed pitcher and No. 40 overall prospect in Tennessee by Perfect Game … Named to 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region (honorable mention) … Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American in 2018 (honorable mention) and 2019 (high honorable mention) … 2019 All-District and All-Region selection at The Webb School.

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