Matt Carpenter

Matt Carpenter

Player Profile

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Sugar Land, Texas

High School:
Elkins High School

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 208

Position:
INF

Experience:
2L

B/T:
L/R

Career Honors:
• 2006 Second-team All-Mountain West Conference
• Member of the Al Ogletree Classic All-Tournament Team

Career Numbers:
• Base hit in 82-of-120 games
• On-base in 102-of-120 games
• 38 multi-hit games
• 19 multi-RBI games

2007 (Junior):
• Season cut short due to injury and was granted a medical redshirt.
• Appeared in just eight games, making seven starts.
• Hit safely in five games and scored six runs while also working eight walks .
• Committed just one error in 78 chances.

2006 (Sophomore):
• Played in and started all 62 games (11 starts at first and 51 starts at third).
• Ranked second on the team with a .349 average.
• Tallied 84 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, one home run and drove in 36 runs.
• Stole five bases in eight attempts and was second on the team with 35 walks.
• Committed just six errors in 256 chances for a .977 fielding percentage.
• Hit safely in 47 games and reached base in 56.
• Tied for the team lead with 27 multi-hit games and finished with 10 multiple-RBI contests.
• Had a six game hit streak (2/17-26) in which he hit .417 (10-for-24) with five RBIs.
• Hit his lone home run against Florida Atlantic on March 3, a two-run shot.
• Had another five-game hit streak in which he hit a blistering .455 (10-for-22) from March 19-25.
• Put together a career-long 10-game hit streak beginning March 31, hitting .405 (15-for-37) with eight RBIs.
• Strung together seven straight multi-hit games beginning May 16.
• Hit .586 (17-for-29) with three three-hit games and five RBIs.
• Picked up seven hits in three games at the Mountain West Conference Postseason Tournament.
• Hit at a .643 clip with a runner on third and less than two outs.
• Tallied 17 two-out RBIs.

2005 (Freshman):
• Played in 50 games, making 41 starts (24 at first base and 17 at third).
• Finished the season with 11 multi-hit games and eight multiple-RBI games.
• Batted .289 with 27 RBI, eight doubles and one home run.
• Drew 25 walks, while striking out only 25 times and posting an on-base percentage of .391.
• Hit .278 in conference play with 14 runs driven in, appearing in 23 contests with 21 starts.
• Picked up first career home run and extra base hit against Oklahoma on March 22.
• Played flawless defense in his final 66 chances spanning eight games.
• Hit .800 (4-for-5) with the bases loaded and .800 (8-for-10) with a runner on third and less than two outs.
• Collected 15 two-out RBIs.

Elkins High School:
• Three-year first-team all-district performer and two-time all-state tournament team selection.
• Honored as a 2004 TPX second-team High School All-American.
• District Sophomore of the Year in 2002.
• Participated in the 2002 and 2003 Area Code games.
• Holds the Elkins High School record for most career hits.
• Ranked as 18th top player in the state by Texas Baseball News.
• Helped lead team to the USA Today National Championship in 2002.

Personal:
• Matt is the son of Rick and Tammie Carpenter.
• Has a younger brother, Tyler, and a younger sister, Caitlyn.
• Majoring in Communications.

Career Highs:
Hits: 4, twice
@ Baylor 3/21/06
vs. Utah 5/6/06
Runs: 3, twice
vs. UT-Arlington 5/3/05
vs. UNLV 4/15/06
HR: 1, twice
vs. Oklahoma 3/22/05
vs. Florida Atlantic 3/3/06
RBI: 4 @ UT-Pan American 2/18/06
SB: 1, six times
vs. Wright State 2/26/06
vs. UCF 3/25/06
vs. Air Force 4/8/06
vs. UNLV 4/15/06
@ BYU 4/20/06
vs. Dallas Baptis 2/13/07
BB: 3, three times
vs. Dallas Baptis 2/28/06
vs. Air Force 4/7/06
vs. UNLV 4/15/06
Hitting Streak: 10 games, 3/31-4/15/06