Vanguard University

Vanguard: Redshirted in 2012 ... his sophomore year at Vanguard Matt started in 21 of 28 games played ... had one homerun ... stole eight bases out of eight attempts

Previous School:  Was a Scholar-Athlete for Cypress, and hit .324 with seven homers last year ... also spent a season at Long Beach State, where he was a Scholar-Athlete as a freshman 

High School: Graduated from Los Alamitos High School in 2008 ... was First-Team All-League in 2006, 2007, and in 2008 ... was the 2008 Sunset League MVP, as well as team MVP and All-CIF for coach Mark Clabough ... 2008 Dream Team Long Beach Press Telegram ... all-time leader in RBI at Los Alamitos High School ... in 2008 he hit .406, ahd 7 homeruns, and RBI of 32 ... his team was ranked No. One in the state in 2008 ... Matt has played baseball his whole life

Personal: Matt was born to parents Cecil and Leslie on November 8 in Torrance, California ... has a brother, Daniel ... Matt's favorite Bible verse is James 1:12

Coach Pegg Says: "Matt is a great leader and role model on and off the field. Will be a key to the team's success on the field."