2017 Baseball Roster
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Matt Gimenez
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Major:
- Communications
- Hometown:
- Los Alamitos, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Santa Barbara City College
2017 (Senior): Appeared in 20 games, starting six times ... Had three hits in 22 at-bats ... Drove in two runs and scored four times ... Posted a .222 on-base and a .136 slugging percentage.
2016 (Junior): Appeared in eight games, making one start at second base on Mar. 25 at Cal State Fullerton ... Utilized primarily as a defensive sub, filling in four times at second base, once at third, and once as an extra infielder at UC Riverside (Apr. 23) ... recorded a sacrifice bunt at Fullerton (Mar. 24).
Prior to LBSU: Spent two seasons at Santa Barbara City College, winning 60 games during his time ... A .240 career hitter with a .365 on-base percentage ... Stole nine bases and had 18 sacrifices in two seasons.
High School: Three-year varsity player for Los Alamitos High School, winning the team's Griffin Award as a senior ... played his last two seasons for head coach Matt Nuez ... On the academic honor roll at Los Alamitos.
Personal: Parents are Rick and Denise Gimenez ... Majoring in Communications.
