Paxton's Career Stats 

2015: Started 44 of the 46 games he appeared in as a third baseman for the Bulldogs ... Hit .260 on the season with 38 hits in 146 at bats ... Totaled four doubles, drove in 13 runs and scored 27 ... Walked 18 times and tied for second on the team after being hit by a pitch 11 times ... Had a .372 on base percentage, five sacrifice fly balls and eight sacrifice bunts ... Successfully stole three of the six bases he attempted ... Recorded 10 multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games ... Enjoyed a five-game hitting streak and 11-game reached base streak over the course of the season ... Scored three runs and drove in a run in a 2-for-4 effort to help LA Tech to a 12-2 win at McNeese State (2/18) ... Notched a season-high three hits in four at bats against UAPB (2/21) ... Was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, three runs scored and a walk in a win over Grambling State (3/31) ... Walked three times and went 1-for-3 at FIU (4/25).

2013-14 (Hill College): Appeared in 53 games for the Rebels as a freshman ... Posted a .351 batting average with 57 hits, 33 RBI, 2 home runs and 35 runs scored ... Successfully stole seven bases in 12 attempts ... Reached base on walks 22 ... Helped lead his team to a 32-22 record in 2013 ... Hit .250 as a sophomore at Hill College under head coach Chris Rateike.

High School: Lettered all four years in both baseball and football at West High School ... Named second team all-state as a third baseman as a senior ... Earned first team all-district honors as a sophomore and junior at West High School ... Named first team Super Centex team as a sophomore and senior ... Named Offensive MVP in high school after hitting .463, .478, .377, .455 as a four-year starter for head coach Cory Beckham and West ... Member of the Waco Storm and Clarinda A's in Iowa.

Personal: Full name is Mason Neal Paxton ... Son of Ken and Tina Paxton ... Has two younger siblings, Griffin and Easton ... Born on Oct. 7, 1993 in Waco, Texas.