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Jersey Number 28
Matt Eureste
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- St. Pius HS
Bio
Played in 54 of the team’s 63 games, making 43 starts … Finished the season batting .246 with a home run, 10 doubles and 24 RBI … Started the season off with a bang, hitting a leadoff home run in the season opener against Hawaii … It was the first leadoff home run by a Duck since Feb. 21, 2011 … Finished the opener 1-for-4 with two RBI … Put together a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 19 to March 1, going 15-for-30 (.500) with two doubles and nine RBI … During that streak, went 4-for-6 with two doubles, five RBI and three runs scored in the third game of the four-game series against New Mexico State, a 22-7 Oregon win … Followed that up with a 2-for-4 performance against Portland and a 3-for-5 day in the first game of the UC Santa Barbara series … Ripped first career triple in the final game of the Arizona State series, a shot into right-center that scored two runs … Recorded four multi-hit games over an eight-game stretch from April 4 to April 17, going 10-for-38 over that stretch … Finished the season with 12 multi-hit games … In the first of the three-game series against Utah, came on as a pinch-hitter and cleared the bases with a three-run double in a six-run ninth inning for the Ducks … Finished the season with four multi-RBI games.
BEFORE OREGON
Played part of one season at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas as a freshman … In 10 games with the Red Raiders, hit .333 with two RBI and a .429 OBP … Coach was Dan Spencer … As a sophomore, played at San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas …. Batted .262 with one home run, 21 RBI and 13 stolen bases … Had six multi-hit games including two three-hit games … Drove in multiple runs six times … Hit only home run of the season in a 12-3 win over Wharton County while going 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored … Stole four bases and scored two runs in a loss to McLennan … Finished the season with four doubles and two triples … Scored 28 runs on the season … Named a NJCAA Region XIV All-Star … Baseball coach at San Jacinto was Tom Arrington.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year varsity letter winner at St. Pius X High School for head coach Adam Massiate ... As a senior, batted .420 with seven home runs ... Named first-team all-district and first-team all-state as a senior ... Helped lead team to a district championships and 35-5 overall record in 2011 ... As a junior, batted .378 with three home runs ... Received first team all-district and first-team all-state recognition as a junior ... Named second-team all-district as a sophomore … Also earned first-team all-district and first-team all-state honors in football as a defensive back ... Earned three varsity letters in football.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2014 … Played alongside former Ducks Shaun Chase and Garrett Cleavinger … Named a Cape Cod League All-Star after hitting .292 with three home runs in 32 games … Had 10 multi-hit games including two four-hit games and two three-hit games … Had four multi-RBI games including one three-RBI game … Hit .300 with a home run, four RBI and two stolen bases in five postseason games … Coach was Jeff Trundy.
2011 MLB DRAFT
Selected in the 40th round (1,208 overall) by the Cleveland Indians.
PERSONAL
Major is sociology … Parents are Daniel and Laura … Has an older sister (Danielle) and an older brother (Ray) … Older brother played four years of baseball at Nicholls State.
EURESTE’S CAREER HIGHS
Category........... Career
At Bats................ 6, 3x, last at Portland (4/7/15)
Runs.................. 3, vs. NMSU (2/21/15)
Hits..................... 4, vs. NMSU (2/21/15)
RBI..................... 5, vs. NMSU (2/21/15)
Doubles............. 2, 2x, last at USC (4/17/15)
Triples............... 1, vs. Arizona State (3/22/15)
Home Runs....... 1, at Hawaii (2/13/15)
Walks................. 2, 2x, last UC Riverside (3/24/15)
Stolen Bases......... 2, vs. NMSU (2/22/15)
Hitting Streak.... 8
Multiple-Hit Games............12
Multiple-RBI Games……....4
2024-25 Oregon Baseball Intro Video
Thursday, June 12
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Cal Poly
Saturday, May 31
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Utah Valley
Saturday, May 31
Grayson Grinsell & Jacob Walsh | NCAA Selection Show
Monday, May 26
