#19 Matt Kougasian

Senior, 5-10, 185

Utility

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Rochelle Park, New Jersey

St. Joseph Regional High School

At Hofstra

2007: Played in 50 games, starting 37...Batted .297 with seven doubles, six home runs and 27 RBIs...Scored 28 runs...Tied for team lead in home runs...Ranked second on the team in RBIs...Went six-for-12 with two runs and three RBIs in Saint Peter's series...Had two home runs and three RBIs in the Towson series...Went three-for-four with an RBI and a run scored in first game against Seton Hall...Went three-for-five and scored three runs against Fordham...Hit two home runs, drove in four runs and scored four runs in the James Madison series...Hit a home run, drove in two and scored two runs in second game against Stony Brook...Batted .263 with a team-best five home runs and 16 RBIs in CAA action...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...2006: Played in 47 games, starting 38...Batted .292 with 11 doubles and 21 RBIs...Tied for second on the team in doubles...Scored 20 runs...Was three-for-five with an RBI at Charleston Southern...Was two-for-four with a double and two RBIs in second game of series at Virginia Commonwealth...Was five-for-12 with four doubles, four runs and three RBIs in three-game series against Delaware...Batted six-for-12 with three doubles, three runs and three RBIs in James Madison series...Hit .262 with 10 doubles and 14 RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association games...2005: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection...Named to CAA All-Rookie team...Played in 36 games, starting 23...Batted .305 with five doubles, two home runs and 26 RBIs...Scored 20 runs...Went four-for-seven with a home run, four runs and four RBIs in UNC Wilmington series...Went four-for-four with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs versus St. Francis...Was two-for-three with an RBI versus Seton Hall...Had a home run and three RBIs in series opener against Virginia Commonwealth...Had a three-hit game against Saint Peter's with a double, three runs and two RBIs...Went two-for-four with a run and an RBI in series opener against Old Dominion...Had a two-for-five day with two RBIs in series finale against Old Dominion...Batted .291 in CAA action with two home runs and 14 RBIs.

High School/Personal

Played four years of baseball and soccer, and wrestled for one year at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey...Helped team achieve top ranking in New Jersey as a senior...St. Joseph's was the top-ranked team in North Jersey in 2002 and 2003...All-league selection as a sophomore, junior and senior...Team Most Valuable Player in 2004...Batted .400 as a senior and .365 as a junior...Has one brother...Lists Don Mattingly as his favorite athlete...Also recruited by St. Peter's...Would like to coach baseball at the collegiate level or teach physical education and coach in high school...Played for the Lenoir Oilers in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2005...Batted .190 in 16 games with 11 RBIs...Physical education major.

Year           G          AB        R          H          Avg.        RBI       2B        3B        HR        BB        SO       SB

2005           36         95         20         29         .305         26         5          0          2          15         21         1

2006           47         137       20         40         .292         21         11         0          1          22        18         3

2007           50         148       28         44         .297         27         7          0          6          22         12         1

Career         133       380       68         113       .297         74         23         0          9         59         51         5