2017 Baseball
Roster
Matthew Batten
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Shelton, CT
- Previous Team:
- St. Joseph (Conn.)
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
As a Senior in 2016-17:
- Posted a team high .305 average, .369 obp, as well as team high 57 hits
- Started in all 48 games played in at shortstop
- Lead the team with 15 doubles and 12 stolen bases
- Put up a 3rd straight season of at least 25 RBIs
- Went 3-5 with 4 RBIs and 2 doubles in game against CCSU on May 2
- Had a 12 game hit streak from April 17- May 7
- Tallied 15 multi-hit games
- Had an 11 game hit streak from Feb. 26- March 24
- Posted 6 multi-RBI games
- Had 6 three hit games
- In series vs. VMI he went 7-13 with 3 RBIs, 4 runs, a double, and a home run (3/10-12)
- In series vs. Canisius he went 3-8 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs (4/29-30)
- Selected in the 32nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft to the San Diego Padres
- All-MAAC Second Team (2015-16)
- NEIBA All-New England First Team (2015-16)
- ABCA/Rawlings Northeast All-Region First Team (2015-16)
- Two-time MAAC Player of the Week (4/19/16 and - 4/26/16)
- All-MAAC First Team (2014-15)
As a Junior in 2015-16:
-Named All-MAAC Second Team
-Named NEIBA All-New England First Team
-Named ABCA/Rawlings Northeast All-Region First Team
-Named the MAAC Player of the Week twice on April 19 and April 26
-His 73 hits were the fourth most in a single-season program history
-With 192 hits, he has the ninth most in Division I program history
-His 20 steals were tied for the sixth most in single-season program history and third in Division I program history
-With 52 career steals, Batten is second all-time in program history and first in Division I program history
-His .344 batting average is tied for the ninth best in single-season Division I program history
-Tied for the fifth most runs scored in single-season Division I program history with 43
-Has 107 career runs, the 10th most in Division I program history
-One of four Bobcats to play in all 52 games
-Led Quinnipiac in batting average (.344), at bats (212), runs (43), hits (73), total bases (99) and stolen bases (20)
-Finished second on the team in slugging percentage (.467) and on base percentage (.402) and third on the team in home runs (4)
-Ripped 16 extra base hits with 10 doubles, two home runs and four home runs while driving in 25 RBIs for the second straight season
-Finished the season with a nine-game hitting streak and recorded an 11-game hitting streak during the season
-Led the team with 19 multiple-hit games and 11 three-hit games
-Second on the team with six multiple-RBI games, was one of three players with a five-RBI games
-Opened the season with five hits, including a double, five runs scored and four RBIs in a four-game series with Appalachian State from Feb. 27-28
-Went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and two runs in the third game of the Appalachian State series
-Had three hits, including a double, three runs and two RBIs in a four-game series at Virginia Tech from March 4-6
-Posted an 11-game hitting streak from March 5-March 23
-Tallied six hits, including two two-hit games, with three runs scored in a four-game series at Florida Gulf Coast from March 11-13
-Had one of his best games of the season at Bethune-Cookman on March 16, going 3 for 5 with hits first career home run and three stolen bases
-Had three hits and two runs scored in a three-game series at North Florida from March 18-20
-Started another 11-game hitting streak from March 30 to April 16 with a 3 for 4 performance at Dartmouth with a double, run scored and stolen base
-Tallied two hits, a run scored and a stolen base in the final game of a three-game series at Seton Hall on April 2
-Went 3 for 5 with a double and a run scored at Central Connecticut State on April 6
-Had four hits, a double, two runs scored and three walks in a three-game series at Siena from April 9-10
-Posted another three-hit game at Northeastern on April 13, going 3 for 5 with a double and three runs scored
-Went 2 for 4 with his second home run of the season, two runs scored and a stolen base at Hartford on April 14
-Tallied five hits, including a three-hit game in the first game of the series, with two RBIs, two stolen bases and a run scored vs. Iona from April 16-17
-Went 3 for 5 with two triples, three runs scored, five RBIs and a stolen base at Albany on April 19
-Went 2 for 4 with a walk and stolen base at Rhode Island on April 21
-Posted two three-hit, two-RBI games vs. Manhattan on April 23 and 24
-Singled, scored and stole two bases vs. Hartford on April 26
-Singled, scored and walked twice vs. UMass on April 27
-Recorded his first two-home run game in the first game of a doubleheader with Monmouth on April 30
-Tallied five-hits, three runs, two walks and three stolen bases in a three-game series vs. Rider from May 8-9
-Went 3 for 4 with two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader at Fairfield on May 19
As a Sophomore in 2014-15:
-Named to the All-MAAC First Team at Shortstop
-Recorded a Division I program record 25 game hitting streak from Apr. 14 to May 22
-One of four Bobcats to start all 56 games
-Led team in at-bats (221) and hits (67)
-Second on team in stolen bases (22) and RBIs (34)
-Third on team in runs scored (37) and batting average (.303)
-Recorded four hits, three RBIs, three stolen bases, and two runs scored in a series at James Madison from Feb. 27 to March 1
-Tallied seven hits, including a double, four runs, two RBIs and three walks in a four-game series with Bradley and Belmont
-Went 2 for 5 with two runs scored and four stolen bases at Saint Peter’s on March 22
-Went 2 for 4 with a stolen base at Central Connecticut State on March 24
-Went 2 for 4 with a double and a run at versus Yale on March 25
-Recorded three hits with a run in a three-game series with against Siena from March 27-30
-Batted 6 for 11 with a double, four runs and two RBIs at Monmouth from Apr. 4-6
-Went 4 for 6 with three runs and two stolen bases in one game at Manhattan on Apr. 11
-Began his 25 game hitting streak on Apr. 14 going 2 for 5 with a run, RBI and two stolen bases at Hartford
-Had a hit, run, and RBI at Northeastern on Apr. 15
-Tallied three hits with two runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases against Fairfield from Apr. 18-19
-Recorded two hits, two runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases in a doubleheader against Albany on Apr. 21
-Went 6 for 13 with two runs, three RBIs, and a walk against Marist on Apr. 25-26
-Recorded a 2 for 4 day with a RBI, walk and stolen base against Hartford on Apr. 28
-Tallied a hit and a run at Massachusetts on Apr. 29
-Went 5 for 14 with a double, four runs, five RBIs and a stolen base in a series against Niagara on May 2-3
-Recorded three hits with a double, triple and RBI at Rider on May 9-10
-Went 6 for 13 with a double, three runs, five RBIs and a stolen base May 15-16.
-Opened MAAC Tournament going 1 for 2 with two runs and two walks against Marist on May 20
-Went 2 for 4 with a triple, two runs, a RBI, a walk and a stolen base against Canisius on May 21
-Went 2 for 5 in the first game on May 22 against Siena
As a Freshman in 2013-14:
-One of two Bobcats to start all 49 games
-Led team in at-bats (200) and stolen bases (10)
-Batted .260 with a .312 on base percentage and .315 slugging percentage
-Second on the team in hits (52), runs (27), and total bases (63)
-Third on the team in doubles (9) and RBI (19)
-Hit a double and had two RBI in the first game of the 2013-14 season against Villanova on Feb. 22
-Went 2-4 with a double against Buffalo on Feb. 23
-Had a double and a run at Tennessee on March 1
-Had two hits, including a double, with two runs scored at Richmond on March 8-9
-Hit a triple and scored a run at Duke on March 11
-Had two hits, a walk, two runs, two RBI and had a stolen base at Navy on March 14-16
-Had a hit, walk and stolen base at Fordham on March 18
-Recorded two hits and two runs in a doubleheader at Manhattan on March 22
-Went 3-5 with two runs, two RBI and a stolen base at Central Connecticut State University on March 27
-Had a hit, walk and stolen base vs. Rider on March 29
-Had a six-game hitting streak from April 2-12 and scored a run in five straight games
-Had a hit and stolen base at Dartmouth on April 2
-Recorded four hits, three runs and two walks in series at Niagara on April 6-7
-Went 3-6 with a run, a RBI and two stolen bases at Hartford on April 9
-Had two hits, two runs, a RBI and three walks in series at Iona on April 12-13
-Had a nine-game hitting streak from April 13-26
-Recorded five hits, one double, two runs, a RBI and a stolen base vs. Saint Peter’s on April 19-20
-Recorded a hit and a RBI vs. Hartford on April 22
-Had two hits, a walk and a RBI in series at Radford April 25-27
-Had two hits, a double, two runs and two walks in series vs. Canisius on May 3-4
-Recorded three hits with two runs scored at Fairfield on May 11
-Went 2-4 with a double, RBI and walk vs. Sacred Heart on May 13
-Went 4-6 with a double, three runs scored, three RBI and two stolen bases at Siena on May 15
-Recorded six hits in the MAAC Tournament with two runs, a RBI and a walk including three hits against Canisius on May 21
Before Quinnipiac:
-Three sport athlete at St. Joseph’s High School in football, basketball and baseball
-Won the 2013 State Championship in baseball with a 20-5 record
-Connecticut Post All-State Team
-Two-time all-FCIAC 1st team selection
-Named to CT Super 15
-Won best glove award
-Was a member of the 2008 Shelton National Little League team that went to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Personal:
-Son of John and Linda Batten
-Has one sister, Brittany
-Majoring in Broadcast Journalism
Career Highs:
Hits: 4, three times, last at Manhattan (4/11/15)
Doubles: 2, twice, last vs. Central Connecticut (5/2/17)
Triples: 2, at Albany (4/19/16)
Home Runs: 2, vs. Monmouth (4/30/16)
Runs Scored: 4, at Campbell (2/24/17)
RBIs: 5, at Albany (4/19/16)
Stolen Bases: 4, at Saint Peter's (3/22/15)
Walks: 2, nine times, last at VMI (3/12/17)
