Baseball
#15

Matt Hacker Season 2005

PositionINF
Weight165 lbs
Height5-10
ClassFreshman
HometownGlen Allen, Va.
High SchoolTucker

15 - Matt HackerPosition: Infield
Class: Freshman
Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 165 lbs.

High School: Tucker
Hometown: Glen Allen, Va.

 
photo    A promising freshman who can play a variety of positions ... Worked at second base during the fall and showed progress ... Is expected to compete for playing time at that position in 2005 ... Rates as a solid infielder with good skills ... Has offensive potential, but is still developing a better knowledge of the strike zone ... Does a lot of the little things it takes to be successful ... Will get his share of work ...

High School: A four-year letterman at shortstop for Coach Will Hicks at John Randolph Tucker High School ... Baseball captain his junior and senior year ... Hit .544 his senior season and posted a .660 on-base percentage ... Drove in 20 runs and stole seven bases ... Won the 2004 VIAAA (Athletic Director's) Central Leadership Award and was named the team MVP ... As a junior carried a .545 batting average and scored 18 runs ... Contributed 12 RBIs and 10 steals ... Was a 2003 honorable mention all-state selection ... Also named to the Richmond Times Dispatch All-Metro team twice ... Hit .363 his sophomore season with eight doubles, 21 runs scored and nine steals ... Helped his team to a regional title and a spot in the state championship game in 2002 ... A three-year letterman in football ... Volunteered in the special education department all four years at Tucker ... Won the 2004 Tucker High School Faculty Award ...

Personal: Matthew Blake Hacker ... Born 1/5/86 in Temple, TX ... Son of Jim and Pam Hacker ... His dad was an All-American third baseman at Texas A&M University and went on to play in the Atlanta Braves organization ... Enrolled in university studies.

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