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]
 Mason in 2014 | |
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1994–1997 | Northeastern |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2003 | Boston College (asst.) |
| 2004 | Framingham State (asst.) |
| 2005–2010 | Northeastern (asst.) |
| 2011–2013 | Virginia Tech (asst.) |
| 2014–2017 | Virginia Tech |
| 2018–2019 | Northeastern (volunteer asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 90–126–1 (.417) |
On September 25, 2017, Mason returned to Northeastern as a volunteer assistant coach.[7]
Head coaching record
editThe following is a table of Mason's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech Hokies (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–2017) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 21–31 | 9–21 | 7th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2015 | Virginia Tech | 27–27 | 13–16 | T-3rd (Coastal) | |||||
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 19–36 | 6–24 | 7th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2017 | Virginia Tech | 23–32 | 9–21 | T-6th (Coastal) | |||||
| Virginia Tech: | 90–126–1 | 37–82 | |||||||
| Total: | 90–126–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
References
edit- ^ "Patrick Mason bio". Virginia Tech Hokies. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Mike Barber (June 28, 2013). "Tech turns to assistant to lead baseball program". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Frank Arena (July 1, 2013). "Franklin's Mason named Va. Tech's head baseball coach". MetroWest Daily News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Norm Wood (July 15, 2013). "Mason rises to Virginia Tech's head baseball job from humble New England roots". Daily Press. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Hank Kurz, Jr. (June 27, 2013). "Pete Hughes leaves for OU; Patrick Mason in as Virginia Tech baseball coach". Washington Times. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Mike Barber (May 21, 2017). "Virginia Tech baseball coach Mason fired one day after season ends". www.roanoke.com. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Glavine welcomes back Pat Mason to Huskies' staff". www.gonu.com. Northeastern University. September 25, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.