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2019 Baseball Roster

8 Matthew Wilcox

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Los Gatos, Calif.
  • High School Los Gatos

Biography

Career Honors:
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
 
Career Highs:
Runs: 3, at Bucknell (5/1/16)
Hits: 2, 14 times, MR: vs. Princeton (3/25/17)
RBI: 3, vs. Princeton (3/26/17)
Stolen Bases: 1, two times, MR: vs. Lafayette (4/1/18)
Hit Streak: 4 games (4/5/16-4/11/16)
 
2019 (Senior)
- Named the to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 32 games and notched seven starts
- He tallied five hits and five runs in 29 at-bats
- Finished the season with a .351 on-base percentage after reaching base with four walks and four hit by pitches
- On defense, he recorded 71 putouts and seven assists for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage

Junior (2018)
- Wilcox appeared in 25 games and made eight starts for the Midshipmen
- Finished the season with five hits and five RBIs, to go along with four runs batted in
- Drew 12 walks in his 25 games played to move his on-base percentage to .458 on the year
- Notched 63 putouts and tallied three assists

Sophomore (2017)
- Made 15 starts at second base with nine relief appearances off the bench
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Went 4-5 in pinch hitting situations
- Recorded two hits twice; versus Cornell (3/4) and Princeton (3/25)
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Longest hit streak in 2017 was a three-game run from March 22 to March 26
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Started 2017 campaign by reaching base in five straight games (2/18-2/25) on the strength of six combined walks and five HBPs
- Posted a .434 OBP with eight walks and six HBPs over 55 plate appearances
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Drove in multiple runs at N.C. Central (2/18; two runs) and Princeton (3/26; three runs)

Freshman (2016)
- Led the team with 37 walks drawn and times reaching base via hit by pitch (11); subsequently his on-base percentage was .414
- Amongst Patriot League batters, he ranked second in walks and seventh in OBP
- The Mids' starting second baseman in 59 of the team's 60 games; came off the bench versus UMBC (4/19)
- In Patriot League conference play, hit .288 (15-52) with three doubles, four RBIs and a .456 OBP over 20 games
- Had 12 two-hit and three two-RBI games; two RBIs versus NJIT (3/20), Army (4/24) and at George Mason (4/27)
- Posted a four-game hitting streak twice (3/6-12 & 4/5-11)
- Following four straight games with two hits (4/5-11) raised his batting average to a season-high .299
- Trusted with his bat control, he laid down a team-high eight sacrifice bunts
- Recorded first collegiate hit at North Carolina A&T (2/21)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI versus North Carolina State in opening game of the Raleigh Regional (6/3)

High School
- Earned three varsity letters in both baseball and football at Los Gatos HS. Played for ex-Major Leaguer Bobby Hill in 2013 and 2014 before Nate Anderson took over program in 2015
- Selected to spots on the All-De Anza League First Team in 2014 & 2015 and All-San Jose Mercury honorable mention teams in 2014 and 2015
- Los Gatos won the SCVAL De Anza league in 2015 with a 30-6 record; finished runner-up in the CIF Central Coast Sectional Tournament
- Named the All-De Anza League Offensive Player of the Year as senior on the football team in 2014; also recognized on the San Jose Mercury's First Team awards as a WR in 2014

Personal
- Son of Glenn and Karen
- In his free time he enjoys the outdoors and skiing
- High school teammate of Harvard RHP Hunter Bigge '20
- Named to Naval Academy's Superintendent's List once, Commandant's List five times and Dean's List three times

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    IF
    6'2" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    IF
    6'2" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    IF
    6'2" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    IF
    6'2" 175 lbs
    8