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Jersey Number 30
Mason Erla
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Cass City, Mich.
- High School:
- Cass City
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Has fired 243 career strikeouts, now No. 3 MSU's career list, the most since Tony Bucciferro's 273 Ks (2009-12), and behind record-holder Bryan Gale (2001-04) with 277 ... Became just the fifth pitcher in MSU history to reach the 200 strikeout plateau, topping the 200 K mark on with seven strikeouts on April 9 vs. Penn State; in next outing, on April 17 vs. Purdue, passed Cam Vieaux (2014-16) at 202 Ks for the No. 4 spot on the list and took over the No. 3 spot from Ron Perranoski (1956-58) with 223 strikeouts on May 7 vs. Michigan with his third eight-K outing. ... Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on March 10, 2020 ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 12, 2018.
2021 (REDSHIRT-JUNIOR): Robin Roberts Most Valuable Pitcher MSU team award recipient for second-straight season ... Registered five wins in 13 starts, leading MSU in 79.2 IP, ringing up a team-leading 80 strikeouts, which ranked tied for 10th in the B1G, and also ranking 10th in the conference with a 3.50 ERA ... Fired six or more strikeouts in 11 of his 13 starts, including seven or more in his first three starts ... Rang up his season-high eight strikeouts in three different games, including two of his first three outings, highlighted by his match-up vs. Illinois on March 20 at the Ann Arbor pod weekend, firing 7.0 IP and eight strikeouts without a run, yielding a season-low of four hits, all singles, and only walking two ... Had two appearances without allowing an earned run, with an outing on April 17 vs. Purdue joining the aforementioned outing vs. Illinois, as well as two appearances with only one earned run (April 9 vs. Penn State; May 21 at Rutgers).
2020 (REDSHIRT-JUNIOR-COVID SEASON): Named a Second-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball (RELEASE) ... Robin Roberts Most Valuable Pitcher MSU team award recipient ... Posted a 2-0 record with a paltry 1.04 ERA in four starts, firing 42 strikeouts with only four overall runs allowed, with three earned, and just six walks in 26.0 IP ... Ranked second in the B1G and 10th in the NCAA with 42 strikeouts, along with tied for sixth in the conference with eight strikeouts looking ... Also ranked second in the league and 49th in the nation with a 1.04 ERA, and ranked 16th in conference with a .211 batting average against ... Also ranked fourth in the B1G and tied for 30th in the NCAA with 14.54 strikeouts per nine innings ... Also ranked tied for fourth in the league and 74th in the nation with a 7.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... Tied for second in the league and tied for 29th in the nation with four starts ... Named the Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week and one of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s National Players of the Week on March 10 for his performance vs. Troy on March 6 in which he fired a career-high 12 strikeouts, and had a no-hitter going for 5.2 IP, not allowing a hit until the sixth inning to lead Michigan State to a 1-0 win over Troy in a Friday night pitchers’ duel ... The Spartan hurler ended with 12 strikeouts over 7.0 IP, allowing just two hits, going 5.2 IP of no-hit baseball, before a single in the sixth and a bloop wind-aided, wind-blown double in the seventh, and only allowed one walk, as well as chalking up one pick off ... He didn’t allow a Troy base-runner to touch second base until the seventh inning, as he rang up a three-up, three-down inning in the first, second, fourth and fifth frames, and didn’t face more than four Troy batters in any inning, as the Trojans came into the game hitting .320 as a team and he stymied their bats ... The 12 strikeouts was a new career-high, marking the third time this season that he has set or tied a new career-best in four appearances ... He tallied 11 Ks in the season-opener vs. Morehead State on Feb. 14 and matched that with 11 punchouts on Feb. 21 vs. Merrimack ... The Spartan hurler’s 12 Ks are the most since former teammate Riley McCauley tallied 12 punchouts on Feb. 16, 2018 at Fresno State, allowing two hits and a run in 6.0 IP ... Fired a then-career-high 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings in the season-opener vs. Morehead State on Feb. 14, including striking out the side in the opening inning, on the way to four-straight Ks, and also striking out the side in the fourth around a two-out walk, and in the sixth ... The 11 strikeouts made him the first Spartan pitcher with double-digit strikeouts since former teammate Mike Mokma fired 11 Ks vs. Ohio State on March 9, 2019 in Greenville ... He didn’t yield a hit until the third, and didn’t face more than four batters in an inning twice, while also retiring Morehead State three-up, three-down in the fifth on another double play, after getting an earlier twin-killing in the third ... Allowed two hits in the third and two in the seventh, until departing after seven innings, with the score 15-1 ... He then matched that mark a week later with 11 Ks in 7.0 IP vs. Merrimack on Feb. 21 in a no-decision, going 7.0 IP, allowing six hits and two runs without a walk ... In Feb. 28 game vs. Kansas, fired eight strikeouts over 5.0 IP, giving him 30 Ks in his three starts this season ... Scattered eight hits with three walks, yielding just one run, coming in the second inning ... He rang up one of his punchouts in the fifth, leaving the bases full of Jayhawks and getting out of jam.
2019 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE): Made 14 appearances, all starts, posting a pair of wins on the season ... Totalled 61 strikeouts in 82.0 IP, with a 5.49 ERA, yielding 29 walks ... Went at least 5.0 IP in 12 of 14 starts, highlighted by career-high 9.0 innings in a no-decision vs. Indiana State (April 5), getting the start of MSU’s historic first-ever night home game at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field ... also went 7.0 IP in back-to-back outings vs. Northwestern (April 26) and at Purdue (May 3) ... Struck out season-high seven in two different outings, first in season-opener at New Orleans (Feb. 15) and vs. Western Carolina (March 9) ... Fired five or more Ks in six-straight outings (April 5-May 3), as part of eight total outings on the season ... Yielded two or fewer runs in four starts, including the aforementioned 9.0 innings without a run vs. Indiana State (April 5), while allowing one run in 5.1 IP vs. Western Carolina (March 9), with two outings with two runs, at New Orleans (Feb. 15) and at Purdue (May 3) ... Fielded his position with six putouts and eight assists.
2018 (REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN): Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Ranked second in the B1G in opposing batting average at .216 in addition to tied for seventh in games started with 15, as well as tied for 14th in innings pitched with 79.2 and tied for 15th in strikeouts looking with 18 ... Led MSU and ranked tied for 10th in the B1G with six wins ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 12) following his performance vs. Illinois (March 10) in Greenville, striking out five while stymieing Illinois with just one hit allowed in 6.1 IP ... Also named 10 Innings Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 26) for his 5.0 IP, four K, 2 H, 0 BB for first collegiate win ... Ranked 16th in the B1G in strikeouts with 63 punchouts and was also just outside the top 15 in the conference with a 3.73 ERA ... Posted a 6-4 record in 15 starts ... Started and went 6.0+ IP in both of MSU’s shutouts this season, first going 5.0 IP with four strikeouts, two hits and no walks in MSU’s 1-0 win at Pepperdine (Feb. 25), as well as 7.0 IP with six Ks and three walks in 6-0 win vs. Rutgers (April 1) ... The six Ks vs. Rutgers was second-highest outing of the season behind career-best nine vs. Niagara on March 17 ... Posted four or more punchouts in last four outings as part of 11 total times on the season, including five outings of five+ strikeouts.
2017 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in two games, starting in both, before a season-ending injury ... Was granted medical redshirt ... Made first Spartan debut in starting second game of season at Abilene Christian (Feb. 19), pitching 4.0 IP, scattering eight hits ... Threw 3.2 IP at UNCG (Feb. 26) with three strikeouts.
2021 (REDSHIRT-JUNIOR): Robin Roberts Most Valuable Pitcher MSU team award recipient for second-straight season ... Registered five wins in 13 starts, leading MSU in 79.2 IP, ringing up a team-leading 80 strikeouts, which ranked tied for 10th in the B1G, and also ranking 10th in the conference with a 3.50 ERA ... Fired six or more strikeouts in 11 of his 13 starts, including seven or more in his first three starts ... Rang up his season-high eight strikeouts in three different games, including two of his first three outings, highlighted by his match-up vs. Illinois on March 20 at the Ann Arbor pod weekend, firing 7.0 IP and eight strikeouts without a run, yielding a season-low of four hits, all singles, and only walking two ... Had two appearances without allowing an earned run, with an outing on April 17 vs. Purdue joining the aforementioned outing vs. Illinois, as well as two appearances with only one earned run (April 9 vs. Penn State; May 21 at Rutgers).
2020 (REDSHIRT-JUNIOR-COVID SEASON): Named a Second-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball (RELEASE) ... Robin Roberts Most Valuable Pitcher MSU team award recipient ... Posted a 2-0 record with a paltry 1.04 ERA in four starts, firing 42 strikeouts with only four overall runs allowed, with three earned, and just six walks in 26.0 IP ... Ranked second in the B1G and 10th in the NCAA with 42 strikeouts, along with tied for sixth in the conference with eight strikeouts looking ... Also ranked second in the league and 49th in the nation with a 1.04 ERA, and ranked 16th in conference with a .211 batting average against ... Also ranked fourth in the B1G and tied for 30th in the NCAA with 14.54 strikeouts per nine innings ... Also ranked tied for fourth in the league and 74th in the nation with a 7.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio ... Tied for second in the league and tied for 29th in the nation with four starts ... Named the Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week and one of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s National Players of the Week on March 10 for his performance vs. Troy on March 6 in which he fired a career-high 12 strikeouts, and had a no-hitter going for 5.2 IP, not allowing a hit until the sixth inning to lead Michigan State to a 1-0 win over Troy in a Friday night pitchers’ duel ... The Spartan hurler ended with 12 strikeouts over 7.0 IP, allowing just two hits, going 5.2 IP of no-hit baseball, before a single in the sixth and a bloop wind-aided, wind-blown double in the seventh, and only allowed one walk, as well as chalking up one pick off ... He didn’t allow a Troy base-runner to touch second base until the seventh inning, as he rang up a three-up, three-down inning in the first, second, fourth and fifth frames, and didn’t face more than four Troy batters in any inning, as the Trojans came into the game hitting .320 as a team and he stymied their bats ... The 12 strikeouts was a new career-high, marking the third time this season that he has set or tied a new career-best in four appearances ... He tallied 11 Ks in the season-opener vs. Morehead State on Feb. 14 and matched that with 11 punchouts on Feb. 21 vs. Merrimack ... The Spartan hurler’s 12 Ks are the most since former teammate Riley McCauley tallied 12 punchouts on Feb. 16, 2018 at Fresno State, allowing two hits and a run in 6.0 IP ... Fired a then-career-high 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings in the season-opener vs. Morehead State on Feb. 14, including striking out the side in the opening inning, on the way to four-straight Ks, and also striking out the side in the fourth around a two-out walk, and in the sixth ... The 11 strikeouts made him the first Spartan pitcher with double-digit strikeouts since former teammate Mike Mokma fired 11 Ks vs. Ohio State on March 9, 2019 in Greenville ... He didn’t yield a hit until the third, and didn’t face more than four batters in an inning twice, while also retiring Morehead State three-up, three-down in the fifth on another double play, after getting an earlier twin-killing in the third ... Allowed two hits in the third and two in the seventh, until departing after seven innings, with the score 15-1 ... He then matched that mark a week later with 11 Ks in 7.0 IP vs. Merrimack on Feb. 21 in a no-decision, going 7.0 IP, allowing six hits and two runs without a walk ... In Feb. 28 game vs. Kansas, fired eight strikeouts over 5.0 IP, giving him 30 Ks in his three starts this season ... Scattered eight hits with three walks, yielding just one run, coming in the second inning ... He rang up one of his punchouts in the fifth, leaving the bases full of Jayhawks and getting out of jam.
2019 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE): Made 14 appearances, all starts, posting a pair of wins on the season ... Totalled 61 strikeouts in 82.0 IP, with a 5.49 ERA, yielding 29 walks ... Went at least 5.0 IP in 12 of 14 starts, highlighted by career-high 9.0 innings in a no-decision vs. Indiana State (April 5), getting the start of MSU’s historic first-ever night home game at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field ... also went 7.0 IP in back-to-back outings vs. Northwestern (April 26) and at Purdue (May 3) ... Struck out season-high seven in two different outings, first in season-opener at New Orleans (Feb. 15) and vs. Western Carolina (March 9) ... Fired five or more Ks in six-straight outings (April 5-May 3), as part of eight total outings on the season ... Yielded two or fewer runs in four starts, including the aforementioned 9.0 innings without a run vs. Indiana State (April 5), while allowing one run in 5.1 IP vs. Western Carolina (March 9), with two outings with two runs, at New Orleans (Feb. 15) and at Purdue (May 3) ... Fielded his position with six putouts and eight assists.
2018 (REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN): Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Ranked second in the B1G in opposing batting average at .216 in addition to tied for seventh in games started with 15, as well as tied for 14th in innings pitched with 79.2 and tied for 15th in strikeouts looking with 18 ... Led MSU and ranked tied for 10th in the B1G with six wins ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 12) following his performance vs. Illinois (March 10) in Greenville, striking out five while stymieing Illinois with just one hit allowed in 6.1 IP ... Also named 10 Innings Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 26) for his 5.0 IP, four K, 2 H, 0 BB for first collegiate win ... Ranked 16th in the B1G in strikeouts with 63 punchouts and was also just outside the top 15 in the conference with a 3.73 ERA ... Posted a 6-4 record in 15 starts ... Started and went 6.0+ IP in both of MSU’s shutouts this season, first going 5.0 IP with four strikeouts, two hits and no walks in MSU’s 1-0 win at Pepperdine (Feb. 25), as well as 7.0 IP with six Ks and three walks in 6-0 win vs. Rutgers (April 1) ... The six Ks vs. Rutgers was second-highest outing of the season behind career-best nine vs. Niagara on March 17 ... Posted four or more punchouts in last four outings as part of 11 total times on the season, including five outings of five+ strikeouts.
2017 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in two games, starting in both, before a season-ending injury ... Was granted medical redshirt ... Made first Spartan debut in starting second game of season at Abilene Christian (Feb. 19), pitching 4.0 IP, scattering eight hits ... Threw 3.2 IP at UNCG (Feb. 26) with three strikeouts.
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