Mascheri enters his second season with the Somerset Patriots and second in the Atlantic League. The southpaw appeared in three games with the Patriots last year after he was acquired in a trade with the Southern Illinois Miners (Frontier League) in September. Mascheri earned one win and yielded just one run over his three innings of work in Somerset.
 
The Wauconda, Illinois native held a 1.88 ERA over 14.1 innings pitched (three earned runs) in his 13 relief appearances with Southern Illinois to begin the 2016 season. Additionally, he struck out 17 batters against just three walks in his time with the Miners.
 
Mascheri began his professional career with the Normal CornBelters in 2012, where he recorded 10 saves with a 2.29 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 35.1 innings pitched. He later signed with the New York Yankees organization that season and recorded a win and a save spread across six appearances with both the GCL Yankees and High-A Tampa. Mascheri’s success with the Yankees carried over to 2013, where he combined to post a 3-1 record with a 1.16 ERA and one save over 12 appearances between GCL Yankees 2 and High-A Tampa.
 

 

The Western Illinois University alumnus owns a 5-2 record with a 2.45 ERA over his four-year professional career, including 12 saves and an 11.9 strikeout/nine innings ratio (116 strikeouts over 88 innings pitched).