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2014 Baseball Roster

3 Matt Risdon

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mundelein, Ill.
  • Highschool Mundelein

Biography

Senior (2014): Made 16 appearances with seven starts during his final season at WIU... five starts at catcher, two as the DH... first hit of the season came on 2/20 vs. Louisiana-Monroe... one hit and RBI on 2/21 vs. Southern Illinois... scored his first run of the season on 2/22 vs. Louisiana-Monroe... season-high five at-bats on 2/28 at Evansville... one hit and run scored in a pinch hit appearance on 4/13 at Fort Wayne... started game two at Fort Wayne on 4/13, recorded a double in the game and a career-high three RBIs... one hit and run scored on senior day vs. Omaha (5/17)... final career appearance came on 5/24 vs. North Dakota State in The Summit League Championship... recorded a hit in the game... ends his playing career with 40 appearances and 15 starts.

Junior (2013): Appeared in 24 games with eight starts… Made his debut as a DH in the first game of the year at Arkansas and recorded a single… made one plate appearance on 2/16 at Arkansas... made one plate appearance on 2/23 at Arkansas State... had first career double and run scored on 3/1 vs. Wichita State... first career start came as the DH on 3/2 vs. Iowa... had one hit and one walk on 3/2… drove in a run and picked up two hits on 4/13 vs. Omaha… two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI at Blackburn on 4/21… one hit in a pinch hit appearance on 5/14 at Omaha.

Kishwaukee College: Team captain... All-Conference, All-Region, Academic All-Conference... Kishwaukee Athlete of the Year.

High School: Played baseball and soccer... All-Conference, All-Area, All-North Shore.... team captain... .430 Batting Average, five home runs, 18 doubles.

Personal: Son of Steve and Diane Risdon… majoring in Exercise Science with a minor in Nutrition.

Statistics

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2014

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2013Junior

    Catcher
    5'10" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2014Senior

    Catcher
    5'9" 190 lbs
    3