Matt McCormick

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
St. Laurence
B/T:
L/R

2023 All-BIG EAST Second Team
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2023: Started in all 62 games he appeared in, tying for fifth most single season appearances in Xavier records…Played primarily at first base, earning the All-BIG EAST Second Team honors at the position and helping Xavier win the 2023 BIG EAST Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Nashville Regional Finals…Batted primarily in the No. 5 hole, finished with a .309 average for the season…Had 12 double and team-high matching 14 home runs among his 69 hits for a .552 slugging percentage, best among Xavier’s everyday players…Also had 32 walks on the season, leading Xavier’s starters with a .421 on-base percentage…Drove in 44 RBIs and came around to score 40 runs…Had a season-high four hits in 16-12 win at Western Carolina on 2/26, including two home runs…Was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the week of 2/27 after going 10-for-18 (.556) at the plate through four games, including four home runs for a 1.222 slugging percentage…Scored a season-high three runs in Xavier 9-3 win at Villanova on 4/23…Drove in season-high three RBI in 8-4 win at Villanova on 4/21…On defense, recorded 460 putouts and 11 assists in 478 chances for a .985 fielding percentage…Was part of 36 double plays.

2021 (at WVU): Played in 51 games, started in 49...Batted .280 in 186 at-bats, collecting 52 hits, 23 for extra bases...Among extra base hits were 15 doubles and seven home runs...Head season-high four hits against Miami (Ohio)...Had .974 fielding percentage for the season

2020 (at WVU): Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American...Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team...Hit .364 with three home runs, 11 RBI, four doubles and 10 runs scored...Batting average was good for No. 2 on the team...Started 15 of the team’s 16 games on the year...Earned his first collegiate hit in a 1-for-4 performance at Jacksonville on Feb. 15...Big day against Canisius (Feb. 18) featured four hits, a homer, three RBIs and a run scored...Finished 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored against Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 22...Homered at Richmond on March 1, as part of a 3-for-5 day at the plate...Also left the yard on March 4, against Kent State...Finished the season on a six-game hit streak

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Laurence High and played for coach Pete Lotus...Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year...Collegiate Baseball Magazine First Team All-America...Three-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America...2019 Daily Southtown Player of the Year...Hit .419 with nine home runs and 51 RBIs as a senior...Previously drafted in the 40th round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.

PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Beth McCormick...Has two brothers...Father played baseball at Western Illinois.