Mariah Mazón

Personal: Mazón is the daughter of Joe and Maryellen Mazón. She earned a dual degree in psychology and sociology from Oregon State. Currently, Mazón is pursuing a master’s degree in sport and performance psychology at Fresno State. She is the youngest of four children in her family, and her oldest sister, Mayleen, played softball for Sonoma State. Mazon's hobbies include reading, playing pickleball, and spending time with her friends, family, and her Chocolate Lab named Enzo. Growing up, Mazón was involved in water polo, cheerleading, and volleyball. In 2024, Mazón worked as an assistant coach at the Academy of Art after beginning her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Holy Names University. Mazón lists her high school weight training and softball coach, Dina Dasilva, as a person who has made a difference in her life. Her proudest accomplishment is going to the NCAA Women’s College World Series in 2022.

2024 Championship Season: Mazón collected 1,092 leaderboard points, including 900 win points and 192 stat points. She made 12 appearances in the circle with four starts, finishing the season with a 0-4 record and a 4.07 earned run average. Mazón struck out 13 hitters over 31.0 innings and also took one at-bat as a hitter. She pitched a season-high 4.0 innings in back-to-back outings against Team Faraimo on August 17 and Team Lorenz on August 18. Mazón notched a season-best two strikeouts against Team McQuillin and Team Kilfoyl during Week Three. She accumulated 100 or more leaderboard points in a game seven times throughout the season.

2024 AUX Season: Mazón had the best finish of her Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball career after ending the season in fifth place. She tallied 1,200 leaderboard points, including 780 win points and 320 stat points. Mazón tied for seventh in the league with 480 inning win points. As a team captain, she authored a 2-2 record. She notched seven games with 100 or more leaderboard points and was one of four players to surpass 250 points in a game during the season. Mazón appeared in seven games with five starts and collected a 2-2 record with a 2.89 earned run average. She ranked second in the league by throwing 36.1 innings and notched 14 strikeouts. Mazón earned MVP 1 recognition against Team Alo on June 19 after becoming the first pitcher in Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball AUX history to throw a complete game shutout. She scattered four hits and registered three strikeouts to earn her first win of the season. Mazón received MVP 2 laurels after allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts over 6.0 innings against Team Clark. She opened the season with a complete game performance against Team Leach on June 11 and threw a career-high 7.1 innings in an extra-inning loss against Team Nickles on the final day of the season.

2023 Championship Season: Mazón completed the season with 1,056 leaderboard points, including 650 win points. She tied for sixth in the league with 160 MVP points after receiving four Game MVP awards. She fashioned a 5-2 record in the circle to tie for second in the league in wins with Rachel Garcia. She ranked sixth in the league with 31.1 innings pitched over 10 appearances with two starts. Mazón completed the season with a 2.90 earned run average, allowing 13 earned runs over 31.1 innings. She tallied 14 strikeouts, including a season-high three strikeouts in three different outings. She opened the season by earning a win in the first five decisions. She threw 3.2 hitless innings against Team McCleney with three strikeouts to earn a victory in relief along with MVP 2 honors. She made her first start of the season against Team Garcia on August 5. Mazón earned a win after giving up two runs on three hits in 4.0 innings with two strikeouts. She opened Week Three with a relief victory and MVP 2 notice against Team Romero at the AU Pro Games at the Little League Softball World Series, allowing just two hits in 2.2 innings with three strikeouts. She set a season-high with 234 leaderboard points in an August 13 victory over Team Faraimo. Mazón conceded just two hits over 5.1 innings to earn MVP 1 award. She secured MVP 2 honors on August 19 after throwing 4.1 scoreless innings in a victory over Team Nickles. She matched her season high with three strikeouts while scattering four hits. 

2023 AUX Season: Mazón accumulated a total of 520 leaderboard points. This included 420 win points and 40 stat points. On June 24, she received the MVP 1 recognition in Team Leach's 11-4 victory over Team Warren. Mazón made a total of six appearances, with three of them being starts in the pitching circle. Throughout the season, she achieved a record of 1-2 and recorded eight strikeouts over 15.0 innings. Her sole win of the campaign came against Team Leach on June 24, where she allowed two earned runs on five hits over 6.0 innings and struck out three batters.

2022 Championship Season: Mazón was a talented newcomer who finished with 960 leaderboard points, including 190 stat points. She ranked fifth in the league with a 3.97 earned run average while appearing in 11 games, including five starts. She had a 2-5 record with a save over 30.0 innings and recorded 24 strikeouts, including a season-high four against Team McCleney in Week Five. Mazón registered at least two strikeouts in 10-of-11 appearances. 

2022 AUX Season: Mazón compiled 548 leaderboard points after being added to the league roster on June 18. She went 1-for-10 at the plate and tallied one sacrifice hit during the final series of the season. Mazón made four appearances in the circle, including two starts, and posted a 2-1 record. She earned nine strikeouts against just two walks over 10.0 innings and allowed just five earned runs and 10 hits in her four outings. Mazón threw a season-high 4.0 innings against Team O’Toole on June 23 and earned her first win as a professional in her debut on June 19, throwing 2.0 innings of relief against Team Mulipola. She also secured a win in the season finale against Team Zerkle after pitching the final frame of a 10-inning victory.

Other Professional Experience: Mazón competed for Toda Medics of the Japan Diamond League during the 2023 season. She was teammates with fellow Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball players Gwen Svekis and Alyssa Denham.

International Experience: Mazón helped Team USA win a Gold medal at the 2022 Pan American Championships. She authored a 1.40 earned run average in two appearances during round-robin play with 10 strikeouts over 5.0 innings. 

At Oregon State: During her college experience, Mazón was a five-year letter winner at Oregon State who made 160 appearances with 119 starts from 2018-22. She led the Beavers to a Women’s College World Series appearance during her final season. Mazón finished her career with a 70-61 record and a 2.21 earned run average. She also authored 91 complete games with 20 shutouts and 13 saves and registered a school-record 861 strikeouts over 866.0 innings. Mazón ranked third in program history in career innings pitched and was one of seven Oregon State hurlers to earn 50 or more career victories. She limited opposing hitters to a .220 average during her career, including a .158 mark during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign. Mazón also batted .327 during her career while starting 171-of-192 games. She tallied 21 home runs with 82 runs batted in and finished with 118 hits, including 22 doubles and two triples. Mazón earned First-Team All-America honors by Softball America as a fifth-year senior and claimed a spot on the NFCA All-America Third Team. She was a three-time NFCA All-Region performer, including First Team recognition in 2022. Mazón received four All-Pac-12 honors, including a pair of First Team nods during the 2021 and 2022 campaigns. She was a member of the All-Pac-12 Second Team as a sophomore after garnering Third-Team distinction during her freshman season. Mazón pitched three no-hitters in 2021, including a perfect game against Sacramento State on March 12, 2021. She tied for third in NCAA Division I with six shutouts during the 2020 campaign.