Mason Nichols

Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 220
Experience:
3L
Hometown:
Jackson, Miss.
High School:
Jackson Prep
Major:
Biological Science

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 MLB Draft Pick (Round 9 - Tampa Bay Rays)
• 2024-25 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2025 University of Mississippi Taylor Medal Winner
• 2025 Walter Byers Graduate Scholarship Recipient
• 2024 SEC Baseball Community Service Team
• 2024 & 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2024 & 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
• 2022 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2024, 2023 & 2022 Fall and Spring Chancellor's Honor Roll
• 2024, 2023 & 2022 Fall and Spring Dean's Honor Roll
• 2024, 2023 & 2022 Fall and Spring AD's Honor Roll

2025 (Senior): Made 16 appearances, starting in 14 of them ... Posted a record of 3-2 with an ERA of 5.40 and 56 strikeouts over 53.1 innings as the team's primary Sunday starter ... Allowed just one run over four innings while striking out five batters against Eastern Kentucky (2/23) ... Struck out a career-high 10 batters over four innings against Wright State (3/2) ... Worked four scoreless innings while striking out five against Jacksonville State (3/9) ... Allowed just one earned run and struck out five over 4.2 innings against Arkansas (3/16) ... Earned the win and struck out three over five innings against South Carolina (4/19) ... Worked 1.1 scoreless innings in relief against Murray State in the Oxford Regional (6/2)

2024 (Junior): Made 17 appearances, starting six games... Tied the team lead for wins with a 4-2 record, posting a 4.15 ERA... Threw 39.0 innings, allowed 31 hits, and 18 earned runs... Held opponents to a .217 average, striking out 42 hitters... Picked up his first win of the season on 2/16 against Hawaii, working 4.1 innings, allowing no hits or runs, striking out a season-high five... Made five consecutive appearances to start the year before allowing a run... Picked up the victory against ULM (3/12) tossing 0.2 inning of scoreless ball... Worked 1.1 innings and got the win on 3/23 against Tennessee, striking out four... Picked up his fourth win of the year in a start on 4/14 against Mississippi State, worked a career-high 6.1 innings allowing just one earned run, punching out four... Worked 5.0 innings of one run ball on 5/12 against Texas A&M

2023 (Sophomore): Made 23 relief appearances, most on the team... Led Ole Miss in saves with four and finished second in wins with four... Posted a 4-3 record with a 5.45 ERA and 45 strikeouts over 38 innings... Did not allow a run through his first four appearances... Worked two scoreless innings against Maryland (2/25)... Worked 2.2 hitless innings with four strikeouts against Maryland (3/3)... Allowed just one earned run over three innings with five strikeouts and picked up the win against Purdue (3/11)... Allowed just one earned run over 2.2 innings of work against Vanderbilt (3/18)... Allowed just one earned run with three strikeouts against Texas A&M (4/2)... Worked three scoreless innings with four strikeouts and picked up the win against Arkansas State (4/18)... Allowed just one earned run with three strikeouts over three innings against LSU (4/22)... Struck out four over two scoreless innings against Mississippi State (4/25)... Picked up the win with a scoreless inning against Georgia (4/28)... Worked three innings and struck out five and earned the win against Missouri (5/4)

2022 (Freshman): Made 21 relief appearances… Finished third on the team in appearances… Fourth on the team in ERA with a 2.84… Fifth on the team in opponent batting average with a .193… Posted a record of 1-0 with 41 strikeouts over 31.2 innings of work… Did not allow an earned run over his six first appearances (2/18-3/13)… Worked 2.1 scoreless innings and struck out three batters against UCF (3/5)… Worked two scoreless innings against Oral Roberts (3/11)… Worked five total scoreless innings in back-to-back outings against Mississippi State (4/22-26)… Worked 2.1 scoreless innings against Texas A&M (5/21)… Did not allow a hit or run in his first collegiate postseason (6/5-26)… Picked up the win with 2.1 hitless innings and three strikeouts against Arizona at the Coral Gables Regional (6/5)… Worked 1.2 hitless innings against Arkansas in game two of the College World Series (6/20)… Worked two hitless innings with five strikeouts against Oklahoma in game one of the CWS Finals (6/25)

High School: Four-time letterwinner at Jackson Preparatory School in Flowood, Mississippi ... Ranked as the No. 207 right-handed pitcher by Perfect Game ... Rated the No. 13 overall prospect in the state of Mississippi ... Competed at the 2020 National Academic Showcase ... A two-time MAIS First Team All-State selection ... Garnered Wendy’s Heisman High School Scholar-Athlete laurels ... Helped lead Jackson Prep to three state championships ... Posted a 6-1 record as a senior with a 0.85 ERA and 96 strikeouts ... Also played football, helping Jackson Prep to a state title ... Coached by Brent Heavner.

Personal: Full name is Mason Grey Nichols ... Son of Kimberly and Michael Nichols ... Born April 23, 2003 ... Has one sister, Mackenzie ... Mother played tennis at Southern Miss.