2021 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Matt McCormick
- Position:
- Catcher/Infielder
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Orland Park, Ill.
- High School:
- St. Laurence HS
2020 (Freshman)
- Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Hit .364 with three home runs, 11 RBI, four doubles and 10 runs scored
- Batting average was good for No. 2 on the team
- Started 15 of the team’s 16 games on the year
- Earned his first collegiate hit in a 1-for-4 performance at Jacksonville on Feb. 15
- Big day against Canisius (Feb. 18) featured four hits, a homer, three RBIs and a run scored
- Finished 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored against Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 22
- Homered at Richmond on March 1, as part of a 3-for-5 day at the plate
- Also left the yard on March 4, against Kent State
- Finished the season on a six-game hit streak
High School
- Attended St. Laurence High and played for coach Pete Lotus
- Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year
- Collegiate Baseball Magazine First Team All-America
- Three-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America
- 2019 Daily Southtown Player of the Year
- Hit .419 with nine home runs and 51 RBIs as a senior
- Previously drafted in the 40th round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds
Personal
- Son of Mike and Beth McCormick
- Has two brothers
- Father played baseball at Western Illinois
- Birthday is August 31
- Enrolled in multidisciplinary studies
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Dean’s List
Kentucky TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional Final) | June 1
Monday, June 02
Clemson TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional) | May 31
Saturday, May 31
BSB: Clemson Regional Game 1 Recap (vs. Kentucky)
Saturday, May 31
Kentucky TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional) | May 30
Friday, May 30
