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2017 Baseball Roster

12 Matthew Kozuch

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Bats/Throws S/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Glen Rock, N.J.
  • Highschool Saint Joseph Regional

Biography

202592017: First Team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team selection for the second time... Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team selection for the third consecutive year... Started all 48 games he appeared in, primarily at third base... Hit .302 with 23 runs scored, a team-high 15 doubles, 18 RBI, and four stolen bases... Had 13 multi-hit games and compiled three hit streaks of at least eight games... Was Fordham's top hitter in conference play at .310... Was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored against Manhattan (3/8)... Had two hits against Sacred Heart, beginning a career-long 12-game hit streak (3/17)... Went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI at George Mason (3/26)... Had another three-hit, two RBI game against Albany (3/29)... Totaled five hits and three runs scored in the La Salle series (4/1-2)... Combined for five hits, five runs scored, and three doubles in the Saint Joseph's series (4/13-15)... Had tow hits and two RBI at Hofstra (5/2)... Tied a career-high, going 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two doubles against LIU Brooklyn (5/6)... Totaled five hits in the Massachusetts series, which included the game-winning hit in the bottom of the tenth inning of the series finale (5/12-14)... Member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2016: Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team for the second straight year... Started all 51 games he appeared in at first base... Missed seven games due to injury... Batted .228 overall with 21 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples, two home runs, and 20 RBI... Added four stolen bases... Turned around a rough start to the season, batting .316 in conference play with 11 runs scored and 10 RBI... Registered nine multi-hit game overall and five multi-RBI contests... Had a double and a pair of RBI against Canisius (2/26)... Was 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two walks, and two stolen bases in the series finale with Canisius (2/28)... Had a pair of hits in the series finale at #7/10 LSU (3/5)... Was 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double against Richmond (4/2)... Notched a season-high four hits in the series finale at Davidson (4/24)... Went a combined 5-for-9 with a double and three RBI in the Massachusetts series (4/29-30)... Had a three-hit game in the series finale against George Washington (5/8)... Collected two hits and two runs scored at Saint Joseph's (5/13)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2015: First Team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team selection... Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team selection... Had a breakout sophomore season, starting 50 of 52 games... Led the Rams with a .333 batting average, as well as slugging percentage (.477), on-base percentage (.468), walks (40), and triples (3)... Registered 58 hits, 35 runs scored, 10 doubles, three home runs, and 34 RBI, ranking second or third on the team in each of those categories... Reached base safely in 49 of 52 games, which included a season-long 26-game stretch... Finished as the Atlantic 10 leader in walks and on-base percentage... Had three hits and a pair of RBI in a doubleheader at Georgia Tech (2/14)... Drove in a career-high five runs against nationally-ranked Illinois, going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles (2/20)... Was 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored at Florida Gulf Coast (2/21)... Had a pair of extra-base hits and scored four times at Stony Brook, which started a personal-best nine-game hit streak (3/8)... Was 3-for-4 with two RBI versus Sacred Heart (3/13)... Posted a 3-for-5 day with two doubles and four RBI versus Hofstra (3/17)... Had a stretch of seven straight games with at least one RBI (3/24-4/3), which ended with a 2-for-4 game against George Mason, where he had a double and a home run... Had a three-hit performance against Davidson (4/10)... Had a pair of RBI in games against Manhattan (4/28) and St. Bonaventure (5/1)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

201392014: Appeared in 34 games as a freshman, making 32 starts at either first base or designated hitter... Missed a portion of the season due to illness... Managed to hit .242 with 18 runs scored, three doubles, and 14 RBI... Had 11 RBI and 11 runs scored in conference play... Had four multi-hit and multi-RBI games... Was 2-for-2 with two walks and four runs scored against NYIT (3/11)... Was 1-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI versus Quinnipiac (3/18)... Was 1-for-1 with two walks, three runs scored, and two RBI at St. Bonaventure (4/19)... Drove in a season-high four RBI to go with two hits in the series final at St. Bonaventure (4/20)... Totaled four hits and three runs scored in the Massachusetts series (4/25-27)... Was 1-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI against VCU (5/15)... Went 2-for-3 with two walks versus Dayton at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/22)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Three-sport athlete at St. Joseph Regional High School for the Green Knights... Varsity letterwinner under Coach Frank Salvano's baseball squad... Named the Saint Joseph Regional Most Outstanding Athlete in 2009 and 2010... Received Honorable Mention All-League standing as a junior... Team captain as a senior... Member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honors Society, the Principal's List, the high honor roll, and ranked fourth in his graduating class... Played summer ball for the New Jersey Seminoles under Rick Sanchez, where he was a member of the CABA/NY Elite Qualifier Champions.

Major: Public Accounting.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hits: 4, 2x, last vs. LIU Brooklyn (5/6/17)
Runs: 4, 2x, last at Stony Brook (3/8/15)
Doubles: 2, 3x, last vs. LIU Brooklyn (5/6/17)
RBI: 5, vs. Illinois (2/21/15)
Walks: 2, 24x, last vs. Iona (5/16/17)
Stolen Bases: 2, 3x, last vs. Canisius (2/28/16)
Hit Streak: 12 games (3/17-4/5/17)

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2014Freshman

    Infielder
    6'0" 200 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2015Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'0" 190 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2016Junior

    Infielder
    6'0" 190 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2017Senior

    Infielder
    6'0" 205 lbs
    12