Vanguard University

The athlete: Matthew comes to the Lions as a transfer from Cypress College in Cypress, California?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?graduated from Los Alamitos High School in 2008 with a 4.1 GPA?was the 2008 Sunset League MVP, as well as team MVP and All-CIF for Coach Mark Clabough?has played baseball his whole life?bats left, throws right?experienced player who gives the Lions more options in the field?good addition to the program in 2011. 

The person: Matthew Kawika Avery was born in Torrance, California on November 8, 1989 to parents Cecil and Leslie?nickname is "Matt"?is a Kinesiology major?loves to eat BBQ?favorite movie is "300" and favorite TV show is "How I Met Your Mother"?likes the Bible verse James 1:12? roots for the Anaheim Angels?likes the color blue and the numbers 24 and 16?hobbies include baseball, drums, working out, and beach volleyball?believes that integrity and perseverance are the most important characteristics for one to have?most respects his dad for always being a Christian example to follow?life has taught him to trust God with everything you do?baseball has taught him the value of hard work and how to overcome obstacles?his goal is to get drafted or to open up a gym for athletes. 

His thoughts: I selected Vanguard so I would be surrounded in a Christian environment and to play baseball in a competitive conference.