By Michael Haag | Sports Writer
Closers in baseball deal with immense pressure as they’re forced to seal the deal for their team. Being in that role as a first-year guy is a tall task, but one freshman right-handed pitcher — Mason Marriott — embraces and thrives in it.
“Oh, yes, I love it,” Marriott said. “Going in one-run, two-run games and you’re the last guy to the mound, you have to get your job done. I mean, I live for it.”
It didn’t take long for head coach Steve Rodriguez to throw Marriott into the fire, but Rodriguez figured he would benefit from it.