Nebraska’s Chase Mason catches a fly ball during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
One of the centerpieces of the Nebraska baseball team’s 2021 recruiting class is no longer with the program.
Chase Mason, the power hitting outfielder from South Dakota, has left the team, a NU spokesperson confirmed Friday.
Mason is no longer listed on the team’s online roster.
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Mason, who was also a standout quarterback in high school, will instead pursue a college football career. In high school, Mason had football offers from Wyoming, Kansas State, Fresno State, South Dakota and South Dakota State.
Mason came to NU with a reputation as a raw player with tape-measure power and elite speed. After hitting more than 20 home runs during his final season of American Legion, Mason arrived in Lincoln as the Huskers’ third-highest rated recruit in the class behind pitchers Drew Christo and C.J. Hood.
He attended the MLB Draft combine in June but wasn’t taken in the 20-round draft.
Mason spent much of this fall rehabbing a knee injury. In the Red-White Series, Mason went 0-for-10 with nine strikeouts. It was part of a boom or bust fall for Mason, who also hit multiple moon-shot home runs during Nebraska’s workouts.
Photos: Nebraska concludes Red-White series at Haymarket Park
Nebraska’s Max Anderson fails to catch the pop-up in foul ground during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska third baseman Efry Cervantes eyes a ground ball during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska’s Max Petersen (left) forces out Tyler Palmer Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska infielders Max Petersen (3) and Jack Steil get under a pop-up during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska’s Chase Mason catches a fly ball during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska’s Caleb Feekin pitches in relief during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska’s Caleb Feekin pitches during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska’s Griffin Everitt hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning during Game 3 of the Red-White Series on Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska left fielder Gabe Swansen watches as the wind pushes out Jack Steil’s home run during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska’s Efry Cervantes (top) leaps to catch the throw from catcher Josh Caron as Core Jackson steals third during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska’s Sawson McCarville delivers to the plate during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska baserunner Brice Matthews scores on a RBI-single by teammate Efry Cervantes in the first inning during Game 3 of the Red-White series Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
Nebraska’s Emmett Olson delivers to the plate with Brice Matthews on second base on Wednesday in the third game of the Red-White Series on Oct. 13 at Haymarket Park.
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