Matt Foley Season 2006

11 - Matt FoleyPosition: Catcher
Class: Junior
Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 185 lbs.

High School: James Madison
Hometown: Lansdowne, Va.

Will likely share the starting duties behind the plate with sophomore Jose Rojas ... Has 43 starts as a catcher under his belt ... Was one of only two players to see action in every game last season ... Rates as a good receiver ... Was bothered by a sore shoulder and knee at times last spring, but showed improvement throwing during the fall ... His offense in the fall was the best he has exhibited ... Needs to show a little more consistency at the plate ... Will be a candidate for the DH spot when he is not catching ... Picked up starts at four different positions as a freshman ... Only caught two games in 2004 while working behind two veteran catchers ... Also saw starting time in left field, right field and as a designated hitter that season to get his bat in the lineup.

2004-05: Started 48 games, 41 behind the plate and seven as the designated hitter ... Batted .261 for the season with 26 runs batted in ... Contributed nine doubles and a pair of triples, but did not have a home run ... Got off to a fast start with a .364 batting average after six games ... Contributed two hits, a run and a run batted in against Navy ... Was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs in 10-inning win at High Point ... Went 5-for-8 during first two games at FSU ... Drove in three runs with two hits and a sacrifice fly at VCU... Picked up his first career triple in win against Marshall and added another versus Richmond ... Was 3-for-3 with four runs scored against UR ... Drove in the winning run in the final game against WFU with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning.

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 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 10/2/84 in Fairfax, VA ... Son of Paul and Jill Foley ... Enrolled in apparel, housing and resource management.

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