2023 Baseball Roster
LaPlante, Mason
Jersey Number 3
Mason LaPlante
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Allen, Texas
- Shop:
- R/R
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
Combined Playing Career Yale/Georgia (2019-23): Batted .294 with 25 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 64 RBI and 62-for-66 in stolen bases in 139 games including 137 starts...Registered a .969 Fielding Percentage in 485 total chances.
2023 (Graduate/UGA): Batted .281 with six doubles, two triples, four home runs and 26 RBI for Georgia and coach Scott Stricklin as they finished 29-27 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Appeared in 55 games with 54 starts (46-2B, 8-SS) and fielded .985 in 194 total chances with 67 putouts, 124 assists and three errors
*Led the team in stolen bases, going 10-for-10 plus tied a school record by going 4-for-4 against No. 18 Tennessee on May 6
*Went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, a home run and two RBI in a 17-11 win over Georgia Southern at SRP Park in N. Augusta, S.C.
*Career-high five RBI day in going 2-for-6 with two runs scored in a 24-7 rout of Auburn
*Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a series-clinching victory against No. 5 Arkansas
2022 (Senior/Yale): Batted .281 with nine doubles, two home runs and 16 RBI for the Bulldogs and coach John Stuper as they finished 20-18
*Started all 38 games and fielded .943 in 158 total chances with 50 putouts, 99 assists and nine errors
*Led the team in stolen bases, going 19-for-21 plus posted a .379 on-base percentage
*Tallied four-hit games against Quinnipiac (4-for-5, 3 runs, two RBI) and Princeton (4-for-6, 3 runs, two RBI)
*Batted .500 (7-for-14) with six runs scored, a home run and three RBI in a series with Princeton
*Went 2-5 with two runs scored and a solo home run against Dartmouth
*Hit .400 (4-for-10) with two runs scored, a double and two RBI in a series against Harvard
*Earned a degree in political science from Yale
2021 (Junior/Yale): Ivy League did not conduct a conference spring season due to ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 (Sophomore/Yale): Batted .297 (11-for-37) in 10 games as the Bulldogs went 3-7 under John Stuper in the COVID-shortened season
*Collected one double, one triple, four RBI and finished a perfect five-for-five in stolen bases
*Posted a .977 fielding percentage in 44 total chances with 12 putouts, 31 assists and only one error
*Went 4-5 and scored three runs and stole two bases against Old Dominion
*Went 2-3 including a triple, two runs scored and three RBI against Richmond
2019 (Freshman/Yale): Appeared in 36 games with 35 starts for coach John Stuper as the team went 18-23
*Earned Freshman All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball and Second Team All-Ivy selection
*Hit .326 with 18 RBI and tied for third on the team in hits with 46 plus had a .423 on-base percentage
*Finished second on the team with 28 stolen bases and third on the squad with 29 runs scored
*Posted a .978 fielding percentage in 89 total chances with 22 putouts, 65 assists and only two errors
*Batted .500 (7-for-14) with five runs scored, a double and three RBI in the Penn series
*Hit .429 (6-for-14) with a double and two runs scored in the Dartmouth series
*Posted a 12-game hitting streak from March 13 through April 1
High School: An Honor graduate of Allen (Texas) where he played for Paul Coe
*A four-year starter and two-time District 6-6A Defensive MVP for the Eagles
*Named a three-time Defensive MVP and earned MVP honors as a senior
*A two-time Performance Course Star of the Year recipient
*Selected to 2018 NTHSBCA All-Star Game
*Member of the National Honor Society
Personal: Born Jan. 29, 2000
*Son of Lisa and Michael LaPlante
*Major: Currently pursuing a master’s degree in Kinesiology-Sport Management and Policy after earning a degree in political science from Yale in 2022
2023 (Graduate/UGA): Batted .281 with six doubles, two triples, four home runs and 26 RBI for Georgia and coach Scott Stricklin as they finished 29-27 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Appeared in 55 games with 54 starts (46-2B, 8-SS) and fielded .985 in 194 total chances with 67 putouts, 124 assists and three errors
*Led the team in stolen bases, going 10-for-10 plus tied a school record by going 4-for-4 against No. 18 Tennessee on May 6
*Went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, a home run and two RBI in a 17-11 win over Georgia Southern at SRP Park in N. Augusta, S.C.
*Career-high five RBI day in going 2-for-6 with two runs scored in a 24-7 rout of Auburn
*Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a series-clinching victory against No. 5 Arkansas
2022 (Senior/Yale): Batted .281 with nine doubles, two home runs and 16 RBI for the Bulldogs and coach John Stuper as they finished 20-18
*Started all 38 games and fielded .943 in 158 total chances with 50 putouts, 99 assists and nine errors
*Led the team in stolen bases, going 19-for-21 plus posted a .379 on-base percentage
*Tallied four-hit games against Quinnipiac (4-for-5, 3 runs, two RBI) and Princeton (4-for-6, 3 runs, two RBI)
*Batted .500 (7-for-14) with six runs scored, a home run and three RBI in a series with Princeton
*Went 2-5 with two runs scored and a solo home run against Dartmouth
*Hit .400 (4-for-10) with two runs scored, a double and two RBI in a series against Harvard
*Earned a degree in political science from Yale
2021 (Junior/Yale): Ivy League did not conduct a conference spring season due to ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 (Sophomore/Yale): Batted .297 (11-for-37) in 10 games as the Bulldogs went 3-7 under John Stuper in the COVID-shortened season
*Collected one double, one triple, four RBI and finished a perfect five-for-five in stolen bases
*Posted a .977 fielding percentage in 44 total chances with 12 putouts, 31 assists and only one error
*Went 4-5 and scored three runs and stole two bases against Old Dominion
*Went 2-3 including a triple, two runs scored and three RBI against Richmond
2019 (Freshman/Yale): Appeared in 36 games with 35 starts for coach John Stuper as the team went 18-23
*Earned Freshman All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball and Second Team All-Ivy selection
*Hit .326 with 18 RBI and tied for third on the team in hits with 46 plus had a .423 on-base percentage
*Finished second on the team with 28 stolen bases and third on the squad with 29 runs scored
*Posted a .978 fielding percentage in 89 total chances with 22 putouts, 65 assists and only two errors
*Batted .500 (7-for-14) with five runs scored, a double and three RBI in the Penn series
*Hit .429 (6-for-14) with a double and two runs scored in the Dartmouth series
*Posted a 12-game hitting streak from March 13 through April 1
High School: An Honor graduate of Allen (Texas) where he played for Paul Coe
*A four-year starter and two-time District 6-6A Defensive MVP for the Eagles
*Named a three-time Defensive MVP and earned MVP honors as a senior
*A two-time Performance Course Star of the Year recipient
*Selected to 2018 NTHSBCA All-Star Game
*Member of the National Honor Society
Personal: Born Jan. 29, 2000
*Son of Lisa and Michael LaPlante
*Major: Currently pursuing a master’s degree in Kinesiology-Sport Management and Policy after earning a degree in political science from Yale in 2022
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