Hokie Club7 - Matt KalishPosition: Outfield
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 185 lbs.
High School: Killian
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
An up and down player who has put together some stretches of outstanding play during his first two seasons ... Needs to develop into an everyday player ... Was Tech's primary starter in right field last season ... A left-handed hitter who could be platooned in right or left against right-handed pitching ... Combines speed with a good arm ... Has the ability to be a good hitter if he stays focused ... Must learn to utilize his speed ... Needs to eliminate some of the valleys and become a more consistent player ... Will be a big plus in 2004 if he is successful ...2002-03: Started the season fast with hits in 15 of 17 games ... Was batting .351 after his first 24 outings ... Had three hits in outings against Seton Hall and Georgetown ... Tied a school record with two triples in a game against Morehead State ... Scored five runs and had four hits in two games against Morehead ... Homered in his second game against Georgetown ... Had two hits and two RBIs in a win at UConn ... Twenty-three of his 36 hits came during his first 18 games, leaving him with a season average of .254 ... Played in a total of 46 games, starting 38 games in right field and three in left ... Contributed five doubles, two triples and a homer ... Drove in 17 runs and scored 27 ... Stole five bases in six attempts ...
2001-02: Played in 20 games ... Started seven games in left field and two in right field ... Finished with a .205 batting average ... Scored nine runs and had two doubles and two runs batted in ... Went 1-for-3 with a double, two runs batted in and a run scored during a loss to Western Michigan ... Contributed a double and scored a key run in a road win at Charlotte ... Drew two walks and scored two runs in a BIG EAST win against Pittsburgh ... Was 2-for-4 in the second game of a double-header against Notre Dame ...
High School: Lettered two seasons as an outfielder for Coach Manny Fernandez at Killian High ... Hit .360 as the team's lead-off hitter his senior year ... Scored 32 runs and drove in 22 ... Hit two home runs and was 12-for-12 in stolen bases ... His team was rated as high as No. 4 in the nation by USA Today ... Team finished 24-5 with four one-run losses in 2001 ... Played on back-to-back district championship squads ... Named Comeback Player of the Year after missing most of his junior season due to medical problems ...
Personal: Matthew Scott Kalish ... Born 9/21/82 in Dallas, TX ... Son of Kenneth and Alicia Kalish ... Studying mechanical engineering.
| Year | G | AB | R | H | RBI | BAvg | BB | SO | 2b | 3b | HR | TB | SB-SBA |
| 2002 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .205 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0-0 |
| 2003 | 46 | 142 | 27 | 36 | 17 | .254 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 5-6 |
| Totals | 66 | 181 | 36 | 44 | 19 | .243 | 17 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 5-6 |
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