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2009 Baseball Roster

5 Matt Rizzuto

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wilmington, N.C.
  • High School:
    Hoggard HS

Summary

Biography

2008 atGardner-Webb: Played in 50 games making 49 starts asa junior...Batted .315 with eight doubles, three homeruns, and 25RBIs...Went 2-for-2 with a double, three RBIs, and two runs in awin against Belmont (3/29)...Went 3-for-4 with a homerun, two RBIs,and a run in a series clinching win against USC Upstate(4/6)...With 2-for-5 with a homerun, three RBIs, and a run againstFurman (4/8)...Went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run in awin against Mercer (4/25).

Summer 2007: All-Starselection for the Fairfax Nationals of the Clark Griffith BaseballLeague ... Batted .309 with 26 runs scored, eight doubles, twotriples and 21 RBI ... Was16-of-18 in stolen bases ... Had a .390 on basepercentage.

2007 at Gardner-Webb: Namedsecond-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference at second base ... Started54 games ... Finished with a .282 batting average and led GWU with eight home runs and 40 RBI... Scored 35 runs, had eight doubles and four triples ... Posted ateam-best .480 slugging percentage ... Had a .347 on base percentage ... Forged a strong.971 fielding percentage, with just eight errors in 273 chances ...Stole 10 bases ... Batted .393 with runners in scoring position ...Led team with 15 two-out RBI ... Had 11 multi-hit games ... Hadhitting streaks of eight and nine games ... Went 5-for-5 with adouble, triple and fourRBI vs. Murray State (3/4).

2006 at GWU: Played in 20games and made 12 starts at second base as a true freshman ...Batted .194 with three doubles and four RBI ... Swiped three bases in threeattempts ... Scored three runs ... Went 2-for-3 with two doublesand a run scored in his college debut (pictured below),a win over DelawareState (2/10) ... Had an RBI double vs. Furman(5/12). 

High School: Played atWilmington (N.C.) Hoggard High ... Also starred for Pleasure IslandAmerican Legion Post 129 ... A 2005 All-Conference selectionfor Hoggard ... An All-Areaselection as a senior by the Wilmington Star-News ...Batted .412with three home runs, 20 RBI and 25 runs scored for Post 129during the Summer of2004 ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Elon and AppalachianState.



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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2006Freshman

    IF
    5'8" 180 lbs
    14
  • 5

    2007Sophomore

    2B
    5'7" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2008Junior

    2B
    5'7" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2009Senior

    2B
    5'8" 180 lbs
    5