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12 Garrett Matheny

12 Garrett Matheny

  • Position:
    Outfielder / Catcher
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Perry Hall, Md.
  • Highschool:
    Calvert Hall

Summary

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2020)
Started and played in all 17 games in center field ... Hit .254 with 15 hits, including two doubles, and six RBIs ... Ranked 10th nationally and tied for first in the Big South with a team-high three triples ... Led Radford and ranked fifth in the Big South with six stolen bases ... Also was plunked a team-high 11 times, a mark that ranked second in the Big South and accounted for one-third of Radford's HBP total ... Had hits in seven of the last eight games of the season, including two-hit performances in each of Radford's first four home games (Norfolk State - Mar. 3, Canisius - Mar. 6-8) ... Had a hit in all three games of Radford's season-opening sweep at N.C. Central (Feb. 14-16).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019)
Appeared in 36 games, making 14 starts ... Hit .224 with two doubles, two home runs and three runs batted in ... Average jumped to .304 in Big South Conference games ... Also had a .377 on-base percentage and a .388 slugging percentage ... Recorded multi-hit games in consecutive outings against Longwood (Apr. 18 and 20) ... Homered in the season opener at No. 11 East Carolina (Feb. 15) ... Also homered to kick-start a five-run rally against Virginia Tech (Apr. 24) ... Was 3-for-5 on stolen base attempts.


AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
Made transition to outfield in fall…Appeared in 46 games, earning 45 starts…Started 32 games in left field and 13 as designated hitter…Finished with .218 average with 34 hits and 20 RBIs…Totaled 15 extra base hits…Finished third on team with five home runs…With nine doubles, ranked tied for fourth on squad…Was 9 for 12 on the bases…Hit .218 in Big South games and .219 in non-conference play…All five home runs came in conference play…Finished with a .274 average in 18 home games, collecting four home runs…Had eight multi-hit games…Tallied two multi-RBI performances…Finished season with seven-game on-base streak…Put together best game against Charleston Southern (April 20) with 3 for 5 performance with three runs score and five RBIs on two home runs…First career grand slam came in same game…Was named Big South Freshman of the Week (April 30) after going 6 for 15 the plate with two doubles and three RBIs in four games…Went 3 for 5 with two runs and two doubles at Georgia Tech (May 5)…Finished with 1.000 fielding percentage in 72 chances with two outfield assists.

PREP
Rated as top catching prospect in the state of Maryland by Perfect Game … Rated as fifth best player in the state by Prep Baseball Report … Two-time All-State and two-time All-MIAA selection at Calvert Hall (Md.) High School ... Led Calvert Hall to three MIAA State Championship games … Preseason all-state selection … Brooks Robinson All-Star Team honoree … Earned All-conference and all-area honors … Played travel ball for Mid-Atlantic Red Sox ... Two-time Baltimore Prep Player of the Week ... Had 37 hits, 24 stolen bases and five home runs in his senior year ... Hit .390 with seven home runs as a junior ... Also ran indoor track for the Cardinals, earning all-state honors as a sprinter while winning a state championship as a junior.

PERSONAL
Son of Kevin and Stacy Matheny… as one sibling, Kyle…Father played in the Boston Red Sox organization…Mom played softball and basketball at Kutztown State ... Grandfather, Vern, played football for the Green Bay Packers.
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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2018Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2019Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    37
  • 12

    2020Junior

    Outfielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2021Senior

    Outfielder / Catcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    12