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2020 Baseball Roster

15 Matt Rivera

  • Position C
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 200
  • Hometown Egg Harbor City, N.J.
  • High School Holy Spirit

Biography

2020: Appeared in three games in return from injury during shortened season… Hit .600 with three RBI over five at-bats… Saw action in all three games at catcher with a perfect fielding percentage… Made return from injury in doubleheader sweep of Hofstra (2/22)… Returned to shape in win at Rider, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored (3/10).

2019: Played in 22 games as a freshman, making 19 starts before suffering a season-ending injury… Split time at catcher and designated hitter… Hit .274 with nine runs, six doubles, five RBIs and two homers… Posted a perfect fielding percentage behind the plate while throwing out four runners stealing… Made La Salle debut in season-opening win at Charleston Southern (2/15) and first career start the following day (2/16)… Went 2-for-4 with a run in series finale win over Charleston Southern (2/17)… Hit first career home run and was 3-for-4 against Rider (2/24)… Next game, hit another homer and went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a double and a run against Albany (3/3)… Was on a six-game hit streak before going down to injury… In his final game, went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI in win at Lehigh (4/2).

Background: Catcher for Holy Spirit High School in New Jersey… Two-time S.J.B.C.A All-South Jersey Team… NJ All Star Baseball Team… Tri-Cape All Star Carpenters Cup… Currier Post SJ Player of the Week… 2018 Conference Champs… Two-time SJ Diamond Classic… Philadelphia Inquirer All-South Jersey First Team… Atlantic City Press All-South Jersey First Team… Two-time Cape Atlantic League United Conf. First Team… NJ.com Second Team All-State… As a senior, posted .597 average with 36 RBIs to go with .703 OBP and 1.028 SLG… Notched 43 hits, 10 doubles, seven homers and 24 walks… Underclassmen NJ All Star Team during sophomore and junior seasons… NJ Non-Public A State Champion in 2015.
 
Personal: Son of Amy Jean and Belford… Major is Criminal Justice.

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2019Freshman

    C
    6'3" 200 lbs
    23
  • 15

    2020Sophomore

    C
    6'3" 200 lbs
    15