AWARDS
• ASUN All-Freshman Team (2016)
• ASUN All-Tournament Team (2016)
Junior (2018): Has seen action in eight games, three as a starter ... Twice started as the DH and once in left field ... Has just one hit on the year, an RBI single against Purdue (3/4).
Summer (2017): Joined with teammate Jacob Koos as a member of the Cal Ripken League champion Bethesda Big Train, helping that squad to a 31-9 record ... Hit .333 for the summer in 25 games with five doubles and 12 RBI ... Was selected to the South All-Star team and hit a home run in two at bats during the game.
Sophomore (2017): Saw action in 42 games, 33 as a starter in either left field or as the DH ... Got off to a slow start early in the season before heating up in March ... Hit safely in nine of 10 games from March 8-21, batting .325 during that run ... Best game of the year came against USF (April 11) when he went 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBI ... Had 10 multiple-hit games and five multiple RBI games during the year ... Reached base on 15-of-32 plate appearances (.469) when leading off an inning ... Posted a team-best .385 batting average on balls in play ... Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
Summer (2016): Played for the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley League ... Hit .268 (15-56) with a home run and nine RBI ... Had three doubles and two stolen bases.
Freshman (2016): Saw action in 51 games, starting 45 ... Made 21 starts in left field, four in right field and 20 as designated hitter ... Batted .308 on the season ... Scored 21 runs ... Had nine doubles, a home run and had 23 RBI ... Amassed 64 total bases ... Went 4-for-5 with an RBI against Kennesaw State in the ASUN Tournament (5/25) ... Finished 3-for-5 with two RBI against Jacksonville in another ASUN Tournament game (5/26) ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI against Coastal Carolina (3/25) ... Hit his only a home run, scoring twice with three RBI,
against USC Upstate (4/23) ... Went 2-for-4 with four RBI against NJIT (5/6) ... Had a season-best 10-game hit streak from March 19 to April 8 ... Had at least two hits in a game 14 times ... Named to the ASUN All-Freshman team as well as to the ASUN All-Tournament team.
Summer (2015): Played for the Rangers in the JUCO Summer League ... Led the team with a .489 batting average in 18 games while also driving in a team-high 16 runs.
High School: Was a three-year letter winner for coach Chuck Schall ... Also lettered for three years on the football team ... Helped his team to a district title in 2014 ... Posted .286 batting average in 28 games as a senior with 13 RBI ... Hit .273 in 28 games as a junior ... Ranked 47th in the state, and No. 327 in the nation, by Perfect Game ... Was a first team All-Region and honorable mention All-American by Perfect Game in 2015 ... Played for the FTB Chandler travel team, coached by Jered Goodwin ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and gratuated with a 4.1 weighted GPA ... Chose Stetson over FIU, Florida, Miami and UCF.
Personal: Full name is Matthew Kirk Sidwell ... Was born on February 6, 1997 ... Is the son of Rob and Molly Sidwell ... Has one brother, Jake (23), and one sister, Marissa (18) ... His father played college baseball at Flagler ... Is a Finance major.
GAME HIGHS
At Bats: 6, vs Florida (March 21, 2017)
Runs: 2, five times (last vs USF; April 11, 2017)
Hits: 4, twice (last vs USF; April 11, 2017)
RBI: 4, at NJIT (May 6, 2016)
Doubles: 2, vs USC Upstate (April 24, 2016)
Triples: none
Home runs: 1, twice (last at The Citadel; March 11, 2017)
Total bases: 6, at The Citadel (March 11, 2017)
Walks: 1, 10 times (last vs Kennesaw State; May 25, 2017)
Strike outs: 3, twice (last at Tulane; March 24, 2017)
Sac hits: 1, 5 times (last at Miami; June 3, 2016)
Sac flies: 1, twice (last vs Jacksonville; April 29, 2016)
Stolen bases: 1, three times (last vs Fairfield; March, 2017)
Hit by pitch: none
Caught stealing: 1, three times (last vs USF; April 11, 2017)
Runners LOB: 6, vs Bethune-Cookman (April 26, 2016)
Putouts: 4, twice (last at North Florida; April 16, 2016)
Assists: 1, at Tulane (March 24, 2017)
Errors: 1, three times (last at Jacksonville; May 6, 2017)
