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2024 Youngstown State Baseball Roster

Bryson Chavez
Dave Dermer
Dave Dermer
Dave Dermer
Robert Hayes
Dave Dermer
Dave Dermer
Robert Hayes
Robert Hayes
Robert Hayes

5 Matt Thompson

5 Matt Thompson

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    200
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Akron, Ohio
  • High School:
    Wadsworth
  • Position:
    IF
  • Major:
    Business Administration

Summary

Biography

2024 (Sophomore): Played in and started 58 games… Made 35 starts at second base, 19 at third base and four as the designated hitter… Batted .286 and slugged .394 with 61 hits, nine doubles, one triple, four home runs and 26 RBIs… Recorded 31 runs scored, 18 walks, 84 total bases, a .364 on-base percentage and four stolen bases in eight attempts… Put together a season-best 13-game hitting streak from May 8-25… Recorded 17 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI performances… Committed 14 errors in 214 chances for a .935 fielding percentage… Credited with 130 assists and 70 putouts… Batted .282 and slugged .408 with 29 hits, seven doubles, two home runs and 20 RBIs over 28 games played in Horizon League action… Hit a grand slam and scored two runs vs. Milwaukee (4/14)… Went 3-for-6 with a double and three RBIs at Purdue Fort Wayne (4/20)… Went 2-for-5 with a double, a triple and a run scored vs. Kent State (4/23)… Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs vs. Oakland (4/26)… Went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored at Northern Kentucky (5/3)… Went 3-for-4 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored vs. Oakland in the Horizon League Tournament (5/22)… Went 3-for-4 with an RBI vs. Northern Kentucky in the Horizon League Tournament (5/25).

2023 (Freshman): Played in 47 games and made 46 starts at second base… Named Horizon League Freshman of the Year… Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team… Became the first player in YSU history to garner Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors… Batted .316 and slugged .439 with 54 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 28 RBIs… Recorded 34 runs scored, 21 walks, 75 total bases, a .421 on-base percentage and four stolen bases in six attempts… Became the seventh YSU freshman to bat at least .300 since YSU joined the Horizon League in 2002… First YSU freshman to bat at least .300 since 2012… 54 hits were the most by a YSU freshman since 2012… Ranked eighth in the Horizon League in batting average and on-base percentage… Put together a seven-game hitting streak from April 6 to April 15… Reached base safely in 18 straight games to finish the season… Recorded 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI performances… Batted .327 with runners in scoring position… Committed 11 errors in 182 chances for a .940 fielding percentage… Credited with 106 assists and 65 putouts… Batted .324 and slugged .480 with five doubles, one triple, three home runs and 20 RBIs over 27 starts in Horizon League play… Went 4-for-4 with two runs scored at Baylor (3/3)… Went 2-for-4 and scored three times vs. Oakland (3/17)… Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, a walk and two runs scored vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (4/1)… Hit his first-career home run vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (4/2)… Went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base at Pitt (4/10)… Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader at Oakland (4/20)… Went 2-for-4 with a home run in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Milwaukee (4/29)… Went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored at Purdue Fort Wayne (5/6)… Went 2-for-4 with an RBI, two walks, two runs scored and a stolen base at Northern Kentucky (5/14)… Went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, two RBIs and a run scored vs. Wright State (5/19)… Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored vs. Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament (5/24).

High School: Ranked as the No. 33 overall prospect in Ohio by Perfect Game… Ranked as the No. 10 shortstop in Ohio by Perfect Game… Prep Baseball Report Future Games participant… Batted .328 with one double, eight RBIs and 18 runs scored as a junior in 2021… Coached by Greg Pickard at Wadsworth High School… Played travel ball for Brownlee Lookout under Koltan Statsky… Also played travel ball for Team Ohio… Batted .473 and slugged .770 with a .560 on-base percentage and a 1.331 OPS during the summer of 2021.

Personal: Parents are Brian and Wendy... Has two sisters (Emily and Grace)... Major is business administration.

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  • 5

    2023Freshman

    IF
    6'2" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Sophomore

    IF
    6'2" 200 lbs
    5