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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2019 Baseball Roster

Brian Ballweg
Vashaun Newman

4 Matt Siedem

4 Matt Siedem

  • Position:
    C
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Broomfield, CO
  • High School:
    Silver Creek/West Hills College

Summary

Biography

At Hofstra
2019: Played in 15 games with seven starts...Was 1-25 on the season...Had one sacrifice fly and one RBI...Had a single at Incarnate Word on Feb. 17...Did not make an error in 57 chances...Fall 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selection…2018: Played in 26 games, starting 22...Batted .246 with four doubles, one home run and 10 RBIs...Scored 10 runs...Threw out 33 percent of attempted base stealers...Made just one error in 217 chances...Went 2-3 wth a double and three RBIs at Towson on March 30...Was 3-4 with a double, a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored against Delaware on April 6...Was 2-2 with two walks and two runs scored at Elon on April 15...Was 2-3 with a double and an RBI against Northeastern on May 5...Batted .283 with three doubles and eight RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association action...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selection.

Previous College: Attended West Hills College in Coalinga, California, for two years…Earned the conference Gold Glove Award as the best defensive catcher in the league in 2017…Also batted .277 with four doubles, 18 runs and 17 RBIs as a sophomore…High School: Played baseball and football at Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colorado…Was an all-conference selection as a senior after batting .362 with a .574 slugging percentage and a .492 on-base percentage…Also threw out 66 percent of would-be base stealers…Member of the state championship football team as a junior…Personal: Has one sister and one brother…Father, Christopher, pitched at Haverford College…Sister, Amanda, played softball at Rollins College and Williams College…Names Yadier Molina and Luis Severino as his favorite athletes…Lists “Seinfeld” as his favorite television show…Was also recruited by several other school including Fordham, Liberty, Illinois State, Canisius, Eastern Michigan, Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Austin Peay…Plans to pursue a career in law with a goal to be a sports agent…Rhetorical studies major.

 
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  • 4

    2018Junior

    C
    5'8" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2019Senior

    C
    5'8" 180 lbs
    4