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2005 Baseball Roster

34 Matt Yost

  • Position First Base/Outfield
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 240
  • Hometown Elk City, Okla.
  • Highschool Elk City HS/Seminole State College

Biography


? First-Team ABCA South Central Region (2006) ? First-Team All-LSC North (2006) ? LSC North Preseason Player of the Year (2006) ? First-Team All-LSC North (2005)

Premier senior talent who will again challenge to be considered as one of the top offensive threats in the Lone Star Conference . . .  Will be counted on as a main source for run production in the middle of the lineup . . . Defensively sound player who is expected to see action at both first base and in the outfield this spring . . . Possesses tremendous bat speed and will drive the ball to all parts of the field . . . Made an impressive debut at UCO last season after transferring from Seminole State Junior College and is ready for a standout senior season.

2005: First-team All-Lone Star Conference North Division pick finishing with a .387 batting average with three home runs and 43 runs batted in . . . Started in 58 games and went hitless in only ten of those contests while never allowing his batting average to fall below .315 during the course of the season . . . Chalked up 22 multi-hit games including four-hit performances against Oklahoma Science & Arts and East Central University . . . Drove in at least two runs in 12 different games and had two contests with three runs batted in . . . Was second on the team with 22 doubles and stroked two doubles in three separate games . . . Went five-for-eight with five runs scored and three runs batted in a doubleheader sweep against West Texas A&M.

Juco: Starred at baseball powerhouse Seminole State Junior College.

High School: Prep star at Elk City High School, making All-State as a senior after batting .644 with 10 home runs and 50 RBIs while also going 6-0 with a 1.92 ERA on the mound . . . Finished with uncanny .512 career average that included 22 homers and 135 RBIs.

Personal: Physical education major looking to become a coach . . .Birthdate is Nov. 16, 1983.


Career Statistics:

Season

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

SB

Avg.

2005

58

194

43

75

22

0

3

43

1

.387

2006

59

209

58

82

21

1

6

57

7

.392

Totals

117

403

101

157

43

1

9

100

8

.390



 

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