Austin Masel

Photo by: Spiders Athletics

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Stoneham, Mass.
High School:
Belmont Hill

2021

Appeared in 25 games making 22 starts in his season as a Spider
Hit for a .273 average with seven doubles
Drove in 10 runs and score 13 times
Added a stolen base on one attempt for the year
Had five multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs in three games
Season-high four-game hitting streak and reached base in five-consecutive to close the season
Began the season going 1-for-3 with two RBI in the win over Mount Saint Mary's (2/26)
Season-high three hits against George Mason twice (3/21 and 5/20)
Drove in a season-high two runs against VMI (3/6) and Dayton (5/9)
Scored a season-high two runs against VMI (3/6), George Mason (3/21) and Norfolk State (3/30)

Career Honors at Holy Cross:
One of only four Holy Cross players to be a three-time All-Patriot League selection
2019 Second Team All-Patriot League (outfielder)
2019 Academic All-Patriot League
2019 NEIBA All-Star Game Selection
Two-time Hop Riopel Award recipient (Holy Cross’ Most Valuable Player) (2019, 2020)
Two-time Preseason All-Patriot League (2019, 2020)
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)
2018 First Team All-Patriot League (outfielder)
2018 Patriot League Player of the Week (3/12)
2017 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
2017 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2017 Second Team All-Patriot League (outfielder)
2017 Patriot League Rookie of the Week (3/28, 5/2)
Ranks fourth in program history in career fielding percentage (.993)
Ranks sixth in program history in career total bases (273)
Ranks sixth in program history in career hits (191)
Ranks eighth in program history in career at-bats (615)
Ranks tied for ninth in program history in career doubles (36)
Ranks tied for 10th in program history in career RBI (95)
Ranks tied for 10th in program history in career triples (eight)
Earned 2019 Cape Cod Baseball League's Manny Robello 10th Player Award as a member of the Falmouth Commodores

2020

Started all 15 games in center field
Batted a team-leading .344 (21-for-61), primarily as Holy Cross’ cleanup hitter, with an on-base percentage of .414 and slugging percentage of .443
Recorded four doubles and a triple with 12 RBI and 13 runs scored
Ranked first in Patriot League in hits, second in batting average, fifth in runs scored and fifth in RBI
Named Preseason All-Patriot League
Earned Hop Riopel Award as Holy Cross’ Most Valuable Player
Went 2-for-5 with a double and RBI at Old Dominion (2/22)
Hit 2-for-4 with an RBI against CSU Bakersfield (2/29)
Went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored against CSU Bakersfield (3/2)
Hit 2-for-5 with two runs scored, a double and RBI at CSU Bakersfield (3/3)
Batted 2-for-4 with a double and pair of RBI at UC Riverside (3/5)
Went 2-for-5 with three RBI against UC Riverside (3/6)
Hit 3-for-6 with an RBI at Boston College (3/10)
Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Season concluded on March 12 due to COVID-19

2019

Named to All-Patriot League second team as an outfielder
Named to Patriot League All-Academic team
Earned Hop Riopel Award as Holy Cross’ Most Valuable Player
Preseason All-Patriot League selection as an outfielder
Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Appeared in 53 games with 50 starts in outfield and one start at shortstop
Led team with a .312 batting average with an on-base percentage of .352
Led team with 64 hits, ranking tied for eighth in single-season program history
Posted team-best .454 slugging percentage with team-high 13 doubles, five triples and two home runs
Led team with 31 RBI
Stole team-high 12 bases
Hit 3-for-4 with a double, triple, two runs scored and four RBI vs. Dartmouth (4/3)
Went 4-for-4 with a double and two RBI at Navy (4/6)
Went 2-for-5 with two triples and two RBI at Bucknell (4/14)
Hit 4-for-4 with two doubles, one home run, two runs scored and three RBI vs. Lafayette (4/21)
Batted 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and two RBI in Patriot League semifinal win vs. Army West Point (5/11)
Selected for NEIBA All-Star Game

2018

Named to the All-Patriot League first team
Appeared in 43 games with 40 starts as an outfielder
Led the team with a .322 batting average with an on-base percentage of .408
Recorded 25 RBI, seven doubles, two triples and four home runs with a .477 slugging percentage
Hit 3-for-5 with a double, home run, three runs scored and three RBI at Charleston Southern (3/10)
Named Patriot League Player of the Week (3/12)
Hit 3-for-5 with two triples, three runs scored and an RBI at Lehigh (3/31)
Went 3-for-5 with two RBI vs. Lafayette (5/5)

2017

Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball
Earned Patriot League Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-Patriot League honors
Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week twice (3/28, 5/2)
Appeared in all 53 games
Tallied a .290 batting average
Led the team in hits with 58
Posted a slugging percentage of .410
Tallied 27 RBI for the season
Registered a season-high 4 RBI against UMass (3/21)
Hit 2-for-4 with two RBI in the NCAA Tournament win over No. 25 Nebraska (6/3)

Prep

Played three varsity seasons at Belmont Hill under head coach Michael Grant
Served as team captain his senior year
First team All-League selection as a junior
Also played three varsity seasons of basketball, where he was named All-League as a senior
Named to the Honor Roll all four years and graduated cum laude

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