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St. Joseph's University, New York - Long Island

2018 Baseball

23 Matthew Burnett

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Amityville
  • Highschool St. John the Baptist

Biography

Athletic Achievements
Skyline All-Conference Second-Team (2017, 2018)
Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll (3/13/17, 3/5/18)

Academic Achievements
Skyline Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015) 
ECAC President's Honor Roll (Spring 2018)

2018: Appeared in 39 games and started in 36...Recorded 38 hits, seven doubles, and a triple in 118 at-bats...Hit .322 on the season with a .398 slugging percentage and a .407 on-base percentage... Drove in 18 runs and scored 23...Finished third on the team with 10 stolen bases...Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a 13-9 win over Maritime in the Skyline opener on Mar. 31...Recorded a season-best three RBI's in a 12-0 win over Purchase College and again in a 10-1 win against Mt. St. Vincent on Apr. 22.

2017: Played in 33 games, making 30 starts…Established career-highs in games played (33), at-bats (111), runs (31), hits (41), doubles (8), triples (2), RBIs (21), walks (21), stolen bases (12), batting average (.369), on-base percentage (.437), and slugging (.477)…Second on the team in hits, runs scored, and stolen bases, third in batting average, fourth in doubles and triples, fifth in RBIs…Went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs in a 12-1 win over John Jay on Mar. 8…Went 2-for-3, stole two bases, and scored two runs in the 9-3 victory over Mt. St. Mary on Apr. 3…Tallied a career-best three RBIs and collected two hits (a single, and a double) in the 10-3 victory over Mount St. Vincent on Apr. 13. 

2016: Appeared in 15 games…Established career-highs in at-bats (16), runs (9), hits (5), triples (1), RBIs (5), stolen bases (7), batting average (.313), on-base percentage (.353) and slugging percentage (.438)…Went season-high 3-5, drove in four runs and scored three in a 15-0 win over Yeshiva on Mar. 11. 

2015: Played in 17 games as an outfielder…Registered 10 at-bats…Finished the season with two hits, driving in one batter, and scoring three runs.... Made first collegiate appearance as a pinch runner in a loss to Millikin on Mar. 11…Received first career start, driving in a run on a single for his first colligate hit and RBI in a win over Elms on Mar. 12.

Favorite…

Movie: Pitch Perfect 3
TV Show: Game of Thrones
Book: Lone Survivor
Song: Low- Flo Rida
Athlete:  Russell Westbrook
Pro Sports Team: New York Yankees
Meal: Cheeseburger
Sport other than the one you play: Basketball

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2015Freshman

    OF
    5'11"
    31
  • 21

    2016Sophomore

    OF
    5'11"
    21
  • 23

    2017Junior

    OF
    5'11"
    23
  • 23

    2018Senior

    OF
    5'11"
    23