Matt Highland

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