Hokie Club11 - Matt FoleyPosition: Catcher
Class: Sophomore
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 185 lbs.
High School: James Madison
Hometown: Lansdowne, Va.
Will move into the catching spot - his natural position - after picking up starts at four different positions as a freshman ... Rates as a solid backstop ... Will be looked to for leadership and improved defense behind the plate ... Only caught two games in 2004 while working behind two veteran catchers ... Saw starting time in the outfield and as a designated hitter to get his bat in the lineup ... Began establishing a rapport with the pitching staff during the fall ... Must continue that process in the spring ... Had a solid freshman year at the plate, but is capable of much more ... Combines good hitting skills with a compact swing ... Will be counted on for more run production this spring ... 2003-04: Played in 51 games, starting all but one ... Got 29 starts in left field, 16 at designated hitter, four in right field and two behind the plate ... Hit safely in nine of his first 10 games ... Kept his average above .300 until his final 12 games before finishing with a .276 season average ... Drove in 25 runs and scored 26 ... Collected seven doubles and a pair of home runs, including a walk-off, game-winner against Towson ... Went 4-for-4 in a win at West Virginia with five runs batted in and two runs scored ... Helped Tech defeat No. 6 Notre Dame by driving in three runs with three hits, including a double and homer ... Also turned in a three-hit game at Pittsburgh ... Knocked in three runs with three hits during a two-game sweep of Connecticut ... Struck out just 13 times in 185 at bats ...
High School: A two-time first-team pick on The Washington Post's All-Metro Team ... Was named the Post's Player of the Year as a senior ... A four-year varsity starter behind the plate for Coach Mark Gjormand at James Madison High ... Posted a career batting average of .485 and struck out just 10 times in 350 career at bats ... Hit .498 and set school season records for home runs (7) and walks (21) ... Drove in 34 runs ... Named district and region player of the year ... Earned first-team all-state honors ... Set a school record with a .540 batting average his junior season and added season records for doubles (11) and RBIs (38) ... Helped team to a 29-0 record and a state title ... Led the district in hitting three straight seasons, earning first team all-district honors each year ... Was a two-time first-team all-region selection ... Lettered two years as a quarterback and punter on the football team ... Played in the VHSL All-Star baseball game following his senior season ...
Personal: Matthew P. Foley ... Born 10/4/84 in Fairfax, VA ... Son of Paul and Jill Foley ... Enrolled in residential property management.
| Year | G | AB | R | H | RBI | BAvg | BB | SO | 2b | 3b | HR | TB | SB-SBA |
| 2004 | 52 | 185 | 26 | 51 | 25 | .276 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 2-2 |
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