Pat Mason Explained

Pat Mason
Player Years1:1994–1997
Player Team1:Northeastern
Player Positions:Catcher
Coach Years1:2000–2003
Coach Team1:Boston College (asst.)
Coach Years2:2004
Coach Team2:Framingham State (asst.)
Coach Years3:2005–2010
Coach Team3:Northeastern (asst.)
Coach Years4:2011–2013
Coach Team4:Virginia Tech (asst.)
Coach Years5:2014–2017
Coach Team5:Virginia Tech
Coach Years6:2018–2019
Coach Team6:Northeastern (volunteer asst.)
Overall Record:90–126–1

Patrick Mason was an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He was the volunteer assistant coach at Northeastern University. Mason played college baseball at Northeastern University for coach Neil McPhee from 1994 to 1997 and played in the Heartland League for one season in 1997. He served as the head coach at Virginia Tech from 2014–2017. Mason was a catcher for Northeastern for four years, before a brief minor league career. He helped lead the Huskies to a pair of conference titles in 1994 and 1997. He then earned an assistant coaching position at Boston College, his first position under Pete Hughes. After four season with the Eagles, he spent one year at Framingham State before returning to his alma mater for six seasons. Mason was reunited with Hughes at Virginia Tech in 2011, earning the associate head coach position in 2012. Following Hughes' departure for Oklahoma following the Hokies' first-ever selection as a regional host in 2013, Mason was promoted to head coach.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] After a 90–126–1 record in 4 season at Virginia Tech, Mason was fired.[6]

On September 25, 2017, Mason returned to Northeastern as a volunteer assistant coach.[7]

Head coaching record

The following is a table of Mason's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick Mason bio. Virginia Tech Hokies. July 16, 2013.
  2. News: Tech turns to assistant to lead baseball program. Richmond Times-Dispatch . Mike Barber. June 28, 2013. July 16, 2013.
  3. News: Franklin's Mason named Va. Tech's head baseball coach. Frank Arena. July 1, 2013. MetroWest Daily News. July 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130708143747/http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/pros_and_colleges/x208442474/Franklins-Mason-named-Va-Techs-head-baseball-coach. July 8, 2013. dead.
  4. News: Mason rises to Virginia Tech's head baseball job from humble New England roots. Daily Press. Norm Wood. July 15, 2013. July 16, 2013.
  5. News: Pete Hughes leaves for OU; Patrick Mason in as Virginia Tech baseball coach. Washington Times. Hank Kurz, Jr.. June 27, 2013. July 16, 2013.
  6. Web site: Virginia Tech baseball coach Mason fired one day after season ends . Mike Barber . May 21, 2017 . BH Media Group, Inc. . www.roanoke.com . June 27, 2018.
  7. Web site: Glavine welcomes back Pat Mason to Huskies' staff . September 25, 2017 . Northeastern University . www.gonu.com . June 27, 2018.
  8. Web site: 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings . D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. June 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140527010257/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_acc.htm. dead . May 27, 2014.