:: February 14, 2012 ::
      Adam Matthews
    Adam Matthews

    Player Profile
    Class:
    Junior

    Hometown:
    Lexington, S.C.

    High School:
    White Knoll HS

    Height / Weight:
    6-1 / 195

    Position:
    OF

    Bats-Throws:
    R-R

    02/08/2012

    Gov. Nikki Haley Honors Gamecock Baseball Team on Wednesday

    Carolina Day at the State House held today

    01/26/2012

    South Carolina Ranked No. 2 In USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll

    Gamecocks are one of six SEC schools ranked

    01/24/2012

    South Carolina Ranked No. 3 By Baseball America

    Gamecocks are one of six SEC schools among the Top 11 teams ranked

    01/23/2012

    South Carolina Baseball Announces 2012 Captains

    Matthews, Price & Roth earn the honor

    12/19/2011

    South Carolina Ranked No. 2 By Collegiate Baseball

    Gamecocks are one of six teams in the Southeastern Conference in the Preseason Top 40

    11/10/2011

    2011 South Carolina Baseball Banquet

    2011 South Carolina Baseball Banquet

    2011 - 2011 MLB Draft Selection (23rd round/Baltimore Orioles) ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Played in 34 games with 29 starts; hit .264 (29-for-110) with four doubles, two triples, two homers, 14 RBI and 26 runs scored ... Scored winning run in 3-2 win over Virginia in 13 innings at College World Series (6/24) ... Hampered second half of the season by hamstring injury ... A pair of hits and a RBI in 3-1 win vs. Vanderbilt (4/15) ... 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in 4-3 win over Florida (3/27) ... 3-for-6 with three runs scored, a pair of homer and career-high eight RBI in the 24-4 win over College of Charleston (3/22) ... 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a RBI in 8-3 win over Georgia (3/20) ... 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in the 2-1 win over Georgia (3/19) ... 2-for-3 in 8-4 win over Wofford (3/16) ... 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored in 4-0 win over Southern Illinois (2/26) ... 4-for-10 in the Santa Clara series with a team-high five runs scored, also had an assist from the outfield ... 2-for-4 with two runs scored in 6-0 win over Santa Clara (2/20) ... 1-for-2 and tied career-high with three runs scored in 12-5 win over Santa Clara (2/18).

    2010 - 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in 10-9 win over Coastal Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/13) ... 2-for-3 with two runs scored in 9-5 win over Bucknell in NCAA Regional (6/4) ... Seven hits including a pair of homers in the Florida series ... 3-for-5 with a solo home run, two runs scored, two RBI in 11-6 win over Florida (5/22) ... 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored in 5-2 loss to Florida (5/21) ... 3-for-5 with a homer, RBI and two runs scored in 10-2 win over Charleston Southern (5/12) ... 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in 13-9 win at Kentucky (5/7) ... 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and two RBI in 20-15 win over Alabama (5/2) ... Homered and drove in two runs in 11-4 win over Georgia (4/23) ... Hit a solo home run in 5-4 loss to Ole Miss (4/18) ... 2-for-4 in 9-5 win over Ole MIss (4/17) ... 2-for-3 with a double in 3-2 win at Vanderbilt (4/9) ... 3-for-3 with a run scored and a three-run homer in 11-5 win at Auburn (3/26) ... 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in 8-5 win at Georgia Southern (3/23) ... 2-for-3 with a double in 6-5 win over Brown (3/14) ... 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and a run scored in 10-7 win over Brown (3/13) ... 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in 8-4 win over Brown (3/13) ... 1-for-4 with a two-run triple in 4-3 loss at East Carolina (2/27) ... 2-for-5 in 6-2 win at East Carolina (2/26) ... Key solo home run and two RBI in 5-3 win over Duquesne (2/21) ... 1-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI in 10-3 win over Duquesne (2/19).

    2009 - 4-for-5 with a pair of homers, two runs scored and three RBI in 12-2 win over East Carolina at NCAA Regional (5/30) ... Three-run homer in 9-5 win over Alabama at SEC Tournament (5/20) ... 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a homer in 20-6 win over College of Charleston (4/14) ... Key pinch-hit single to start up rally in ninth inning of 7-6 win over Clemson (4/7) ... 2-for-2 with a run scored, two RBI and an inside the park home run in 9-1 win over Arkansas (4/4) ... Pinch-hit double in 15-0 win at Furman (3/18) ... Doubled, had one run scored and one RBI in 6-0 win vs. Davidson (3/17) ... First career triple in 15-8 win over Long Beach State (3/6) ... First career start vs. Charleston Southern (3/4), went 1-for-3 with a run scored ... Made first appearance in season opener vs. Duquesne (2/21), walked in only plate appearance.

    HIGH SCHOOL - 2008 South Carolina AAAA All-State team ... 2008 Mr. Baseball finalist ... Member of 2008 SC Select All-Star team, played in SC/NC Select game ... 2008 4A All-Area Player of the Year in the Midlands by The State ... Hit .433 as a senior with seven home runs, five triples and three doubles, also tallied 19 stolen bases ... Selected in 2008 MLB Draft in 41st round by Cleveland Indians.

    PERSONAL - Born April 10, 1990. Parents are Jimmy and Pam Matthews.


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