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2023 Baseball Roster

2 Matt Collins

  • Position IF
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Beverly, Mass.
  • High School Beverly

Biography

ACCOLADES 

2020: Northeast-10 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll.

2019: Northeast-10 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll.

AT SAINT ANSELM

2022: 
Was one of two student-athletes to start in all 45 games for the Hawks…Slashed .254/.354/.385Registered 43 hits which was fourth on the squad and crossed the plate 28 times…Drove in 25 runs with six doubles, two triples, and four home runs…Worked 22 walks which is tied for second highest on the team…Was eight-for-10 in stolen bases…Posted a 15-game hitting streak starting in game one of a doubleheader at Adelphi on Feb. 27 and ending in game two against Assumption on Mar. 26, going 19-for-59 (.322) on during that stretch…Recorded his first career multi-home run game in a win over American International on May 6…Had the third most chances for the Hawks defense (181), finishing the season with a .950 fielding percentage…Had a hand in 24 double plays.

2021: Started in 25 games for the Hawks…Recorded a slash line of .224/.383/.282…Recorded five doubles and drove in 10 runs while scoring 12 times…Walked 19 times which was tied for second on the team…Recorded a hit in 15 games…Finished the season with a .947 fielding percentage…Had three hits against Bentley on Apr. 3 for one of his four multi-hit games on the season...Hit safely in six straight games (Apr. 3-Apr. 9) which started in the first game against Bentley and ended in the second game against Southern New Hampshire…During the stretch, he batted .454 (10-22) with three multi-hit games and four runs scored…Earned a season-high three runs batted in against Bentley in the NE10 Northeast Division First Round on May 11.

2020: Played a crucial part in the Hawks offense during his sophomore season, earning placement in the starting lineup in all 12 of the Hawks games…Led the team in at-bats (45) and hits (14)…Recorded a slash line of .311/.415/.422 with two doubles and a home run…Drove in nine runs…Drew seven walks and stole three bases…Finished the season with a .946 fielding percentage with 17 putouts and 18 assists…Went 3-for-3 and a double in the 15-5 win over USciences on Feb. 22, driving home four runs…Had three consecutive two-hit performances starting Mar. 1 against Rockhurst to Mar. 2 against Cedarville…Finished the season with a team-high seven-game hitting streak…Hit his lone home run in the 8-5 loss to Saginaw Valley on Mar. 5…Helped the team post its best start in 28 seasons after opening the campaign with a 4-0 record…Season ended early due to coronavirus pandemic.

2019: Led the Hawks with a .291 batting average as a freshman, appearing in 28 games and collecting 25 hits in 86 at-bats...Drove in 10 runs on the season...Batted .340 with runners on base (16-for-47)...Had nine hits in 27 at-bats with runners in scoring position...Had 15 walks as opposed to only 11 strikeouts...Swiped a team-leading eight bases for the Hawks...Made his collegiate debut against East Stroudsburg on Feb. 15...His first collegiate hit was a home run at Albany State on Mar. 2...Had a 3-for-4 performance against Clarion on Mar. 16...Had seven hits in 17 at-bats from Mar. 16 through Mar. 23...Had at least one hit in eight of nine games from Mar. 23 through Apr. 6...Drew three walks at home against Saint Michael's on Apr. 2...Had two stolen bases at Albany State on Mar. 1 and replicated the feat against Saint Michael's on Apr. 2.

PRIOR TO SAINT ANSELM: 2018 graduate of Beverly HS...Played baseball, soccer and ran winter track for the Panthers...Was also a participant for Vikings Baseball and Antonelli Baseball...Was a First Team Northeastern Conference All-Star as a junior and as a senior...Earned back-to-back All-Star selections from the Salem News in 2017 and 2018...Was an Agganis All-Star as a senior, picking up similar honors from the MBCTA Junior Select Baseball...Captained the team as a senior...Participated in the Bay State Games in 2017...Earned winter track All-Star recognition as a senior...Attended DECA International Career Development Conference...Was a member of the Best Buddies program...Was an Honor Roll student, gradauting 39th in his class.

PERSONAL: Son of Sean and Tracey...Brother of Megan and Erin...Majoring in Marketing and Finance...Appreciated the beauty and the tight-knit community of the Saint Anselm campus on his visit, ultimately coming to the Hilltop prior to the 2019 season...Enjoys ping pong and watching sports.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2019Freshman

    IF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    9
  • 2

    2020Sophomore

    IF
    5'11" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Junior

    IF
    5'11" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Senior

    IF
    5'10" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Senior

    IF
    5'10" 190 lbs
    2