Matthew Ellis - 2016 - Baseball - UC Riverside Athletics

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32 Matthew Ellis

Position Pitcher/Catcher
Class Senior
Hometown Riverside, CA
High School La Sierra HS

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2016 Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 17th round, #526 overall ... Named to the 2016 Big West Conference All-Academic Team (story) ... Averaged a team-high 1.30 strikeouts per nine innings ... Recorded his first career save on February 22 vs. Kansas State (box score/recap) ...

2015 Had eight multi-hit games ... Recorded three hits vs. Tulane on March 22 (box score/recap) including his lone triple of the season ... Hit his lone home run of the season vs. Portland on February 15 (box score/recap) ...

2014 Named to the Big West Academic All-Conference Team ... Fifth on the team for games played while earning career-highs in hits (42), doubles (4), RBI's (22) and runs (18) including a single-game career-high of four hits against San Diego on March 25 (box score / recap / video recap) ... Had a slash line of .249/.335/.272 against Big West Conference competition ...

2013 Saw his first action for the Highlanders in the team's 6-3, season-opening loss vs. Gonzaga on February 15 (box score/recap) ... His first career hit came on an infield single to second in the eighth inning of a 19-5 victory over Saint Mary's on March 1 (box score/recap) ... The first extra base hit of his career was a double in a 4-1 victory vs. Saint Mary's on March 3 (box score/recap) ... Drove in his first career run with a sacrifice fly in a 4-3 loss at Sacramento State on February 23 (box score/recap) ... Scored his first career run vs. New Mexico on March 9 (box score/recap) ...

High School Played baseball for Coachess Michael Palo and Tracy Edmonson at La Sierra High School ... Named All-League in 2009 ... Named All-League in 2010 ... Named All-League in 2011 ... Named All-League in 2012 ... Four year Varsity Letterman ... Won State Championship ... Was his high school's valedictorian ...

Personal Matthew Ellis is the son of Timothy and Cynthia Ellis ... Majoring in business ... Hopes to play Major League Baseball ... Roots for the Angels ... Names Mike Piazza as his favorite athlete ... Watches Sportscenter ... Favorite movies include "Remember the Titans" and "The Vow" ... Likes to read "Beyond Belief" ... Enjoys eating spaghetti, lasagna, and pizza ... Listens to Rascal Flatts ... Hobbies include football and wakeboarding ... First in his family to go to college ... Names his parents as his biggest athletic influence because of how hard they pushed him to be the best he could be ...