TUCSON, Ariz. – Missouri State second baseman Mason Hull was honored Monday with a spot on Collegiate Baseball’s Preseason All-America Third Team, powered by Diamond Sports, the publication announced.
A fifth-year senior from Effingham, Ill., Hull batted .282 with 15 home runs and 50 RBI in 52 games for the Bears in 2022, adding 18 doubles for a share of the team lead with 33 extra-base hits. Hull slugged .574 and posted a stellar .969 fielding percentage, one year after a .982 mark at second base that earned him all-Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Team honors as a junior.
Hull recorded two hits in an inning on three different occasions for the high-powered Bears last season, was the MVC Player of the Week on Feb. 21, and hit the go-ahead home run in the ninth inning of MSU’s 8-7 victory over Grand Canyon in the NCAA Regional.
The Bears begin the 2023 season Feb. 17 with a three-game series at Cal Poly, and open the home slate on Feb. 24 against Central Arkansas. Season tickets are on sale now by calling Duane Miller at (417) 836-8899, the main MSU Athletics ticket office at (417) 836-7678 or visiting the box office at Great Southern Bank Arena during normal hours.
