2024 Baseball Roster
DePrey, Matthew

Jersey Number 15
Matthew DePrey
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sun Prairie, Wis.
- High School:
- Sun Prairie
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2023 All-BIG EAST First Team
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
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2023: Started all 64 games behind the plate for the Musketeers, tying the Xavier single-season record for appearances…Earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors, helping Xavier to the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Nashville Regional Finals…Batted .278, primarily hitting No. 2 in the order…Among his 73 hits were 10 double and team-high matching 14 home runs, finishing the season with a .475 slugging percentage…Drove in 42 RBI and scored 50 runs…Had a season-high three hits against Georgetown on 5/20…Scored a career-high three runs in Xavier’s 18-8 win over UConn on 4/15…Drove in a career-high five RBI in the 16-8 win at Wright State on 3/29…On defense, had a.988 fielding percentage, with 466 putouts and 44 assists…Caught 21 baserunners stealing.
2022: Appeared in 42 games, starting in 26, making 20 starts at catcher and six at DH...Batted .266 with 29 hits, scoring 20 runs and driving in 16 RBI...Had a season-high thee RBI and two runs scored against NKU (5/17)...Head a season-high three hits at Seton Hall on 4/10...Had a .982 fielding percentage for the season.
2021:Â Appeared in 16 games, starting in seven... hit .120 with three hits including a double and a home run, three runs and an RBI... drew four walks and was hit by a pitch... Had a SLG% of .280 and an OBP of .267... Had a fielding percentage of .986 with 68 putouts and five assists... Season-high 12 putouts against Georgetown.
PRIOR TO XAVIER: Experience playing for Sun Prairie High School and GRB Rays...Was a four-year starter for Sun Prairie, playing both catcher and pitcher...Closed out his junior year with Big 8 Second Team All-Conference honors...Earned team Gold Glove award after posting a .300 batting average, collecting 13 runners caught stealing...Posted a 6-1 record with a 1.50 ERA on the mound for a team that went 24-8 and finished state runners-up.
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PERSONAL:Â Plans to major in Business Sales at Xavier... Son of Steve and Beth DePrey...Has two brothers, Luke and Jack.
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
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2023: Started all 64 games behind the plate for the Musketeers, tying the Xavier single-season record for appearances…Earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors, helping Xavier to the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Nashville Regional Finals…Batted .278, primarily hitting No. 2 in the order…Among his 73 hits were 10 double and team-high matching 14 home runs, finishing the season with a .475 slugging percentage…Drove in 42 RBI and scored 50 runs…Had a season-high three hits against Georgetown on 5/20…Scored a career-high three runs in Xavier’s 18-8 win over UConn on 4/15…Drove in a career-high five RBI in the 16-8 win at Wright State on 3/29…On defense, had a.988 fielding percentage, with 466 putouts and 44 assists…Caught 21 baserunners stealing.
2022: Appeared in 42 games, starting in 26, making 20 starts at catcher and six at DH...Batted .266 with 29 hits, scoring 20 runs and driving in 16 RBI...Had a season-high thee RBI and two runs scored against NKU (5/17)...Head a season-high three hits at Seton Hall on 4/10...Had a .982 fielding percentage for the season.
2021:Â Appeared in 16 games, starting in seven... hit .120 with three hits including a double and a home run, three runs and an RBI... drew four walks and was hit by a pitch... Had a SLG% of .280 and an OBP of .267... Had a fielding percentage of .986 with 68 putouts and five assists... Season-high 12 putouts against Georgetown.
PRIOR TO XAVIER: Experience playing for Sun Prairie High School and GRB Rays...Was a four-year starter for Sun Prairie, playing both catcher and pitcher...Closed out his junior year with Big 8 Second Team All-Conference honors...Earned team Gold Glove award after posting a .300 batting average, collecting 13 runners caught stealing...Posted a 6-1 record with a 1.50 ERA on the mound for a team that went 24-8 and finished state runners-up.
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PERSONAL:Â Plans to major in Business Sales at Xavier... Son of Steve and Beth DePrey...Has two brothers, Luke and Jack.
HIGHLIGHTS | Baseball vs. UConn (BIG EAST Tournament)
Thursday, May 22
HIGHLIGHTS | Baseball at Penn State (Game 3)
Saturday, May 17
HIGHLIGHTS | Baseball at Creighton (Game Three)
Sunday, May 11
HIGHLIGHTS | Baseball at Creighton (Game 2)
Sunday, May 11