Troy University Athletics
2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Matt Sanders
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Ala.
- High School:
- Bob Jones HS
2017 (Junior)
One of three Trojans to start in all 56 games of the season; started every game at shortstop โฆ Was the toughest batter to sit down on strikes in the Sun Belt, only striking out once every 11.9 at-bats (50th nationally) โฆ Ranked first in the conference with 161 assists, 10 more than any other player โฆ Led the team in runs scored with 51 and finished sixth in the league in runs per game with 0.91 โฆ Also, led the team in triples and posted the third-best batting average on the team with a .303 โฆ Stole the eighth-most bases in the conference with 15 on 19 attempts โฆ Swiped four bases in one game against Hofstra, tied for the most by a Trojan since 2005 โฆ Went 4-for-6 with a leadoff homer in the series finale at Coastal Carolina โฆ Overall had 22 multi-hit performances (one four-hit, eight three-hit and 13 two-hit games) โฆ Finished the season on an eight-game hitting streak
Played 45 games, started 41 primarily at shortstop โฆ Finished the season with a .317 average, which was second best on the team โฆ Had nine doubles, two home runs and 20 RBIs โฆ Recorded a season-high three RBIs in the series opener against Northern Kentucky โฆ Picked up the walk-off single in a 4-3 victory over Auburn โฆ Recorded three hits in four different games, with the last coming against Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament as he scored four times
2015 (Freshman)
Played 48 games andย started 46 at shortstop โฆ Got his first collegiate hit on opening night and finished the opening series against Northwestern State 9-for-19 with seven RBIs โ five in one game โ a triple and a home run โฆ Finished the season with a .247 average, 21 RBIs and nine doubles โฆ Went 3-for-4 against Georgia State with a season-high two doubles โฆ First in back-to-back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning against Kennesaw State โฆ Finished last two games of the season combined 6-for-12 with two RBIs, a double and a home runย
High School
Played four seasons at Bob Jones High School in Madison, Ala. โฆ Named first team All-State and All-Metro both junior and senior seasons โฆ Member of North-South All-Star Game โฆ Batted .362 with a home run in sophomore season โฆ Batted .488 with three home runs and 56 RBIs in junior season; set school single-season and career record for RBIs โฆ Batted .455 with four home runs in senior season
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Personal
Full name is Matthew Scott Sandersย โฆ Born June 7, 1996 โฆ Son of Carrie and Scott Sanders โฆ Has one brother, Austin, who plays baseball for University of Alabama-Huntsville โฆ Majoring in hospitality, sport and tourism managementย
