The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Masen Hibbeler
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
- High School:
- Cypress Ranch
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
AS A SENIOR (2019)
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team...played shortstop and second base during senior season...finished with a .239 batting average with three doubles and three homers...drove in 18 runs and scored 28 runs....went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in his final game on Senior Day....went 2-for-5 with one RBI in the series finale with West Virginia on April 28...had a 3-for-5 game with three runs scored and one RBI against West Virginia on April 27...had two hits, two RBI and a run against Texas State on April 23…had two hits including a double and a run against Oklahoma State on April 20…had two hits including a double against Lamar on April 16…went 2-for-4 with one RBI and a run against Kansas State on April 12…went 2-for-4 with a two run home run against Baylor on April 5…got two hits and scored a run during win against Arkansas on March 20…during the win against Texas Tech on March 17, went 2-for-3 with one run, a stolen base, and a season high three RBI…went 4-for-4 with two RBI, a stolen base, and a season high three runs against Texas Southern on March 15…went 2-for-4 with two RBI, two runs, and a double during the first game of the series sweep against LSU on March 1…won Week 5 Big 12 Player of week…first hit of the season was on Feb. 22 against Purdue.
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Finished the season with a .261/.357/.386 line to go along with four homers, 15 doubles, two triples, and 30 RBI…went 13-for-15 in stolen base attempts…also had a team-most five outfield assists in his first season playing outfield…made 46 starts in left, eight at first, six at second, and five at shortstop…closed the season on a three-game hitting streak including a 2-for-4 effort vs. Florida in the Longhorns' final College World Series game…named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week for the second time on May 21 after going 4-for-9 with a home run and three RBI in the three-game sweep over TCU to clinch the conference title…hit his third homer of the year on April 27 at West Virginia…named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week (March 19) after compiling a .333/.391/.571 line with a home run, two doubles, and five runs scored on the week…on April 24 vs. Houston, threw out a runner (his former high school teammate) at the plate…hit his first collegiate home run on March 18 vs. Kansas, taking the first pitch delivered over the left field wall for a leadoff homer…made his first career start at shortstop on March 11 vs. Stanford…went 4-for-5 with two RBI, three runs scored, his first career triple and a stolen base on March 4 vs. Northwestern…drove in four runs in a 1-for-2 day on March 3 in game two of the doubleheader vs. Northwestern…made his first career start in left field on Feb 18 vs. Louisiana…went 3-for-5 in his second career game on Feb 17 vs. Louisiana and picked up his first career RBI in the game…on opening night, went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in his Longhorns debut…named to the 2017 Fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
ODESSA COLLEGE (2017)
Named team captain on the conference champion Wranglers…earned first team All-Conference and first team All-Region honors…compiled a .493/.561/.792 line in 39 games during his sophomore season…hit 10 homers, 2 triples, and 9 doubles while driving in 40…also stole 14 bags for the Wranglers.
ODESSA COLLEGE (2016)
Hit .312 with 8 doubles, 4 triples and 4 home runs during his freshman season at Odessa…stole 11 bases in 43 games…also appeared in 3 games on the mound.
HIGH SCHOOL
In his senior season, named to the second team All-State, second team All-Greater Houston and Academic All-State while helping to lead his Cypress Ranch team to the Class 6A state title…hit .321 that season.
PERSONAL
Parents are Bernice and Darren Hibbeler…has a younger brother, Logan.
