2 - Matt Highland
| Height: | 5-11 |
| Weight: | 169 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Kankakee, Ill. |
| High School: | Herscher High School |
| Position: | INF |
| Bats/Throws: | L/R |
2011: Appeared in 26 games, making 22 starts...Recorded 16 hits, including two doubles in 80 at-bats...Was 3 for 5 at Bethune Cookman March 6...Added 10 RBIs during the year...Hit .200 for the season. 2010: Hit .295 in 45 games for the Cougars...Made 38 starts...Hit two home runs and added 18 RBIs...Picked up his first career hit Feb. 27 at Arkansas-Little Rock...First home run came in the first game of a double-header March 27 vs. Tenn. Tech, where he was 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs. High School: Played three years of varsity baseball at Herscher High School...Earned team's Best Hitter Award during senior season...Named Team MVP during junior year...Drove in eight runs in a game against Peotone during junior season...Played summer baseball for Illinois Sparks...Team took second place at World Series in Jupiter, Fla...Also played four years of varsity basketball...Named IBCA Special Mention All-State and First Team All-Conference for senior basketball season. Projected Major: Undeclared
CAREER STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT 2010.... .295 45-38 149 25 44 5 0 2 18 14 23 0-0 2011.... .200 26-22 80 7 16 2 0 0 10 10 8 1-3 TOTAL... .262 71-60 229 32 60 7 0 2 28 24 31 1-3

