University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA

2022

• Appeared in 27 games in 2022 with a .994 fielding percentage, second on the team
• Ended the season five runs, six hits, one double, a home run, a stolen base and six RBI
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a in a 7-4 win against Pepperdine (May 3)
• Had the best performance of his career in a game against UC Riverside (May 22), ending the day with two hits and two RBI, one of which was his first and only home run as a Gaucho

2021

• Mason Eng played 46 games in 2021 with a .997 fielding percentage
• With 85 at-bats, he made 16 hits with two doubles
• Ranked third in the Big West for fielding
• Out of 46 games played, he only allowed two passed balls
• Eng controlled the pitching staff and helped the Gauchos to a 41-20 record

2020

• Mason Eng played in eight games for UCSB in 2020
• Had a slash line of .400/.500/.467 in 22 plate appearances
• Had six hits in his 15 at bats, including one double
• Tied for the team-lead with two sacrifice hits
• Walked four times despite coming to the plate just 22 times
• His four walks came over a three-game span, all wins, No. 1 UCLA and No. 25 Oregon State
• Had his best game of the season when he was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring two runs and driving in a thred in a Mar. 3, 8-5 win over top-ranked UCLA
• Long extra base hit was a double on Feb. 15 at Sacramento State.

2019
Appeared in eight games during his freshman season as a backup catcher…Recorded one hit and one walk in three at-bats…Behind the plate, had a fielding percentage of 1.000.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played Catcher for three years at Bellarmine College Prep under coach Mike Rodriguez…Honors include second team all-league in his senior year…Notable performances include a grand slam against Huntington Beach (2/24/18) and a 2-run walk-off home run against Davis High School (3/2/18)…Won the Boras Classic North Championship in 2017 and 2018…In 2017, hit .296 and in 2018 hit .316 with 2 HR, 7 runners picked off, and 15 caught stealing…Graduated with 4.22 GPA as a National Merit Commended Scholar…Also recruited by UC Davis.

PERSONAL
Born on Mar. 28, 2000 to Franco and Lora Eng in San Jose, Calif.…Has two younger sisters, Taryn and Janessa…Most memorable sports moment was hitting a walk-off home run against Davis High School…Aspires to work at Tesla or Facebook…Majoring in Mechanical Engineering…Roots for the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, and Golden State Warriors…Favorite athlete is Buster Posey…Favorite movie is The Waterboy…Lists Rick Riordan as his favorite writer and Percy Jackson as his favorite book…Listens to Drake, Post Malone, and A Boogie with da Hoodie…Enjoys listening to music.