Matt Rowland

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
5-11
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School:
Chestnut Hill Academy

2018 (Redshirt Senior): Played in 40 games with 31 starts at designated hitter and two starts in the outfield…batted .220 with seven doubles, four home runs, 25 runs, 19 RBI and a .314 on-base percentage…hit a three-run home run a two-run single and had five RBI vs. Wright State (2/18)…hit two home runs and had three RBI at Ole Miss (2/23)…went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/3)…was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run vs. CSF (3/4)…went 2-for-5 with a double, RBI and two runs vs. SLU (3/7)…went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs vs. Purdue (3/10)…went 2-for-4 with two runs vs. Purdue (3/11)…had two hits, two RBI and scored a run at LBSU (3/17)…had game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth of an 8-7 win vs. Cincinnati (3/24)…hit a three-run home run vs. ETSU (4/21; G1)…was named to the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2017 and spring 2018.

2017 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 24 games with eight starts (seven as designated hitter, one at second base)…batted .194 with six runs, seven hits, three RBI, one walk, and one home run…recorded a slugging percentage of .278 and on-base percentage of .341…notched one multi-hit game and one multi-RBI game…went 1-1 with an RBI as a pinch hitter at UC Santa Barbara (2/24)…went 2-3 with one run vs. West Virginia (3/5)…recorded two walks and two runs vs. Stetson (3/26)…went 1-1 as a pinch hitter in at East Carolina (4/28)…went 1-1 as a pinch hitter at East Carolina (4/30)…recorded his first career home run to give Tulane the win over Memphis (5/20)…off the field, was named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016 and spring 2017.

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 24 games with six starts (three at first base and three at designated hitter) … batted .324 with five runs, 11 hits, one double, seven RBI, seven walks and one stolen base … notched a slugging percentage of .353 while posting an on-base percentage of .439 … recorded three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game … made his Tulane debut in a pinch-running role vs. Illinois (2/20) … notched his first hit at Tulane vs. Nebraska (2/28) … went 2-for-2 with a double, a run and an RBI vs. Pepperdine (3/5) … posted a two-RBI single in his first-career start during the second game of the series at Texas (3/19) … went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI in the series-clinching win at Texas (3/20) … walked twice, singled, scored a run and notched an RBI vs. Illinois State (3/25) … posted an RBI a run and a single during the second game of a doubleheader vs. Illinois State (3/26) … went 2-for-3 with a run scored vs. Southern (5/11) … posted a pinch-hit RBI-single vs. Houston at The American Baseball Championships (5/26).

Prior to Tulane: Played one year at Scottsdale CC in 2015, hitting .316 in 37 games … clubbed five home runs while collecting 17 RBI … notched six doubles and one triple … walked 14 times and fielded .981 … did not play during his freshman year at Louisville in 2014.

High School: A four-year letterman at Chestnut Hill Academy in Blue Bell, Pa. … played third base and outfield … helped lead the Blue Devils to a semifinals appearance in the state playoffs after hitting .449 as a senior … was named to the Rawlings/Perfect Game 2013 Mid-Atlantic Region First Team.

Personal: Has one brother … major is economics.