Completed Event: Baseball versus Arizona State on May 30, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 17
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FINAL
Baseball
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vs Arizona State
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 13
Mason Lang
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chaska, Minn.
- High School:
- Chanhassen H.S.
- Major:
- Business Economics
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2026: Contributed off the bench, seeing action in 28 games ... as the team's top pinch hitter, drove in 10 runs on only six hits in 30 at-bats ... started at designated hitter in series finale at Oklahoma State and responded by going 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs batted in (3/18) ... delivered RBI triple to ignite 12-run rally in eighth inning of win at Northern Colorado (3/28) ... launched a three-run pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning to cap a season-best six-homer day for the Jackrabbits versus Minnesota Morris (4/29) ... came through with a pinch-hit run-scoring single versus St. Thomas (5/9)Â
2025: Backed up at the catching position ... played in 12 games with three starts, posting a .294 batting average ... drew a walk in first collegiate plate appearance, in second game of doubleheader at Pacific (Calif.) (2/22) ... collected first collegiate hit in start as the designated hitter at Air Force (3/12) ... went 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk and run scored while recording season highs of seven putouts and two assists in start at catcher versus Southwest Minnesota State (3/25) ... singled twice and drove in pair of runs at Kansas (4/2) ... recorded a pinch-hit single in final at-bat of the season, versus North Dakota State (4/26)
2024: Redshirted while making the transition to the collegiate game
BEFORE SDSU: Mason was a mainstay behind the plate for the successful Chanhassen High School baseball program … team placed third at Class 4A state tournament his junior season … also played football … served as Student Council president and was inducted into the National Honor Society
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2025)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2025)
2026: Contributed off the bench, seeing action in 28 games ... as the team's top pinch hitter, drove in 10 runs on only six hits in 30 at-bats ... started at designated hitter in series finale at Oklahoma State and responded by going 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs batted in (3/18) ... delivered RBI triple to ignite 12-run rally in eighth inning of win at Northern Colorado (3/28) ... launched a three-run pinch-hit home run in the sixth inning to cap a season-best six-homer day for the Jackrabbits versus Minnesota Morris (4/29) ... came through with a pinch-hit run-scoring single versus St. Thomas (5/9)Â
2025: Backed up at the catching position ... played in 12 games with three starts, posting a .294 batting average ... drew a walk in first collegiate plate appearance, in second game of doubleheader at Pacific (Calif.) (2/22) ... collected first collegiate hit in start as the designated hitter at Air Force (3/12) ... went 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk and run scored while recording season highs of seven putouts and two assists in start at catcher versus Southwest Minnesota State (3/25) ... singled twice and drove in pair of runs at Kansas (4/2) ... recorded a pinch-hit single in final at-bat of the season, versus North Dakota State (4/26)
2024: Redshirted while making the transition to the collegiate game
BEFORE SDSU: Mason was a mainstay behind the plate for the successful Chanhassen High School baseball program … team placed third at Class 4A state tournament his junior season … also played football … served as Student Council president and was inducted into the National Honor Society
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