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UC San Diego

2024 Baseball Roster

Andrew Fischer/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Rishi Yalamarty/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Andrew Fischer/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

23 Matt Halbach

  • Position INF
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Los Gatos, Calif.
  • High School Archbishop Mitty
  • Major Business Economics
  • Bats/Throws R/R

Biography

PROFESSIONAL
Selected in the 10th round (pick 302) of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024
Ranked 87th overall in D1Baseball's midseason Top-100 MLB Draft prospect rankings...Big West Preseason Coaches Team...Appeared in 19 games, making 19 starts at third base before being sideline due to injury…Finished with a .408 batting average, 29 hits, 18 RBI and 23 runs scored…Knocked nine doubles and three home runs…Recorded a .662 slugging percentage and .511 on base percentage…Had eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances…Held a 15-game hitting streak and reached base in every game (19) when his season ended…Went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, two runs scored and a home run against Cal State Fullerton (March 16)…Went 3-for-6 and 3-for-4 in back-to-back games against Missouri (Feb. 24) and Loyola Marymount (Feb. 25). 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023
All-Big West First Team…Started 51 of 52 games (most on the team), primarily at third base…Ranked third on the team with a .306 batting average and ranked 14th in the Big West with 63 total hits…Recorded 15 doubles and five home runs, while leading the conference with five triples…Ranked 16th in the conference in runs scored (41) and 19th in slugging percentage (.500)…Led the team with 20 multi-hit games and finished with 10 multi-RBI games…At one point had a 27-game reached base streak…Second longest hitting streak on the team with 10 consecutive games…Tallied three hits five different times…Collected four RBI and two runs scored at Cal State Fullerton (May 13).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022
Appeared in 51 games, making 33 starts, primarily at first base…Ranked fifth on the team with a .270 batting average, fourth in slugging percentage (.432) and recorded a .337 on-base percentage…Recorded 40 hits, 25 RBI and 29 runs scored which ranked fifth on the team…Recorded a team-best three triples and tied for fourth on the team with four homeruns…Finished fourth on the team with 11 multi-hit games and third on the team with six multi-RBI games…Recorded a five-game hitting streak…Went 5-for-16 with seven RBI, six runs scored, a double and a homerun in his collegiate debut series against Seattle U…Went 3-for-3 with two RBI, a run scored and two doubles against Cal State Fullerton (May 7).

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 2021 from Archbishop Mitty HS in San Jose … Helped his team to a West Catholic Athletic League championship in 2021 … Finished senior season with .366 avg with 3 home runs … Played basketball as a freshman and sophomore … Played for Trosky National 2019-2021 … Played for Hastings Sodbusters (Nebraska) in 2021 summer league. 
 
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 17 in Santa Clara to Robert and Rita … Has an older sister, Lauren and younger brother, Ryan … Favorite baseball memory is winning the league championship his senior year of high school … Majoring in Economics at Muir College … Hopes to continue playing baseball professionally … Hobbies include working out and playing basketball … Also considered playing basketball in college before choosing baseball … Roots for the Giants, Warriors and 49ers … Favorite athlete is Bryce Harper … Listens to Drake, Lil Wayne and J. Cole  … Favorite movie is Moneyball … Favorite food is fish tacos.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2022Freshman

    OF
    6'3" 195 lbs
    11
  • 23

    2023Sophomore

    INF
    6'3" 215 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2024Junior

    INF
    6'3" 215 lbs
    23

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