2020 Softball Roster
Mazon, Mariah
Jersey Number 34
Mariah Mazon
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Mission Oak HS
- Hometown:
- Tulare, Calif.
Bio
Senior (2022):
- NFCA All-American
- Softball America All-American
- All-Pacific Region
- All-Pac-12
- Pac-12 Player of the Week on March 1
- Made 26 starts in the circle, recording a record of 17-11
- Recorded a 1.66 ERA, good for second in the Pac-12
- Struck out 224 batters on the season, and set the Oregon State career record for strikeouts
- Hit .360 on the season, with 12 homers and 40 RBI
- Threw seven innings, striking out 11 vs. Stanford in the first game of the Super Regional
- Threw a five-inning no-hitter, striking out eight at Robert Morris
- Threw a seven-inning no-hitter, striking out 13 vs. Cal State Northridge
- Struck out double-figure batters seven times on the season
- Tallied four hits including two homers against Utah on May 12
- Had two doubles and a homer against Cal State Northridge
- Recorded three hits, including a home run against Texas State
- Second Team All-Pacific Region
- First Team All-Pac-12
- Named Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 6) after going 8-for-14 against Oregon, tallying three RBI, one double, and one run.
- Earned the Benny for Most Valuable Player.
- Pitched three no-hitters, including one perfect game, against Sacramento State (3/12), that opened the home season at Kelly Field. The other two no-hitter were against Utah State (2/13) and California (3/19).
- Closed the season with 204 strikeouts to be ranked eighth in the program's single-season records.
- After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Mazon holds many spots in the program's career record book:
- 3rd with 10 saves
- 4th with 74 complete games
- 5th with 641 strikeouts
- 5th with 682 innings pitched
- 6th with 317 runs
- 6th with 232 earned runs
- 6th with 53 wins
- 7th with 18 complete game shutouts
- Started at 46 games in the circle or as the designated player with one start in the outfield.
- Served as the team's main pitcher, starting 27 games in the circle and pitching for 14 wins and 23 complete games.
- Finished first on the team with 26 runs; second with 42 hits and seven doubles; and third with five home runs and 23 RBI.
- In the field, she led the team with nine runners caught stealing.
- Pitched five games with double-digit strikeouts - at Cal State Fullerton (2/12), at Loyola Marymount (2/14), against Sacramento State (3/12), against California (3/21), and against Washington (4/9).
- Tallied 11 multi-hit games, five multi-RBI games, and three multi-run games.
- Batted over .500 on nine occasions - 3-for-4 at Loyola Marymount (2/14), 2-for-3 against Colorado State (3/5), 4-for-5 at Northern Colorado (3/7), 2-for-3 against Sacramento State (3/12), 2-for-3 against California (3/21), 2-for-3 at Arizona (3/28), 2-for-3 against Oregon (4/1), 3-for-4 against Oregon (4/2), and 2-for-2 at Utah (5/15).
- Totaled 204 strikeouts in 204 innings pitched; faced 857 batters throughout her 14 wins, 23 complete games, and six shutouts.
- Finished the season with 42 hits, 23 RBI, seven doubles, one triple, five home runs, and 26 runs.
- Softball America All-America Third Team
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 18.
- Started all 26 games in 2020 - 16 at pitcher, seven at designated player and three at first base.
- Final rankings in the NCAA: T3. Shutouts (six), T6. Saves (four), 7. Strikeouts (130) and 32. ERA (1.18).
- Began the season with her first-career no-hitter at UNLV on Feb. 7 with nine strikeouts.
- Pitched her second no-hitter at Houston with seven strikeouts in a 5.0 inning run-rule victory on Feb. 15.
- Threw a career-high 12 strikeouts on Feb. 14 vs. Dayton.
- Picked up four saves in 2020 to bring her career total to nine to rank third in OSU's Career Records.
- Finished the season with a 10-6 record with 113.0 innings pitched, a 1.18 ERA and 130 strikeouts with six solo-shutouts.
- Hit her first-career home run on Feb. 9 vs. CSUN.
- Went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run against Nevada on Feb. 29.
- Led the team with a .377 batting average and 29 hits.
- Finished the season with four homers, five doubles, 15 RBI and eight runs scored.
- NFCA All-Region Second Team.
- Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team.
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week on April 29.
- Started in 27 games this season; 26 in the circle and one as designated player.
- Threw 20 complete games including four shutouts.
- Finished the season with 166 strike outs in 174.0 innings pitched.
- Pitched 8.0 innings with nine strike outs to lead the Beavers to a 4-3 victory over Missouri on Feb. 9.
- Tied her career-high for strike outs with 11 against New Mexico on Mar. 9.
- Finished the regular season at No. 4 in the Pac-12 for batters struck out looking (41) and No. 6 for batters struck out (166).
- Captured a series sweep over Oregon finishing with eight strike outs through 15.2 innings.
- Pac-12 All-Conference Third Team.
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.
- Softball Team MVP at The Benny Awards.
- Made a team-high 25 starts as a freshman picking up five saves.
- Threw 17 complete games including two shutouts.
- Finished the season with 141 strikeouts in 191.0 innings pitched.
- Ranks No. 5 in single season saves at Oregon State with five.
- Ranked tied for 13th for most saves in the NCAA.
- Set the Oregon State record for innings pitched in a single game on April 8 against No. 7 Arizona State throwing 15.0 innings.
- Threw a career-high 11 strikeouts against No. 7 Arizona State on April 8.
- Lettered all four years in softball at Mission Oak H.S.
- Also lettered two years on the water polo team
- Team captain for softball all four years
- 2014 and 2017 East Yosemite League MVP
- 2015 and 2016 Time Delta/Advance Register Player of the Year
- 2015 and 2016 CIF Central Section Division IV Champions
- Daughter of Joe and Maryellen
- Both parents are self-employed
- Has two sisters, Georgina and Mayleen, and one brother Joey
- Sister, Mayleen, plays softball for Sonoma State
- Majoring in psychology
- Enjoys camping and fishing with her family
- Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter
- Biggest athletic thrill is winning the first CIF Championship for her high school when she struck out 10 and allowed one hit in a 2-0 victory
- Chose Oregon State because she loved the atmosphere, was the perfect distance from home and because she wanted to go somewhere that had a different scenery.
- Trying out for the Mexico National Team in the summer of 2019
OSU Softball Preview for Civil War
Thursday, April 11
Spring FB - Coach Brennan mic'd up
Thursday, April 11
Coach Berg MIC'D UP for CAL practice 5/1/12
Thursday, April 11
Recap: Oregon State softball takes series finale from California with Natalie Hampton's blast
Sunday, May 14
