2018 Baseball Roster

17 Matthew Owens

  • Class Senior
  • Position First Base
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 235
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Cherry Hill, N.J.
  • High School Barnegat
  • Major Communications

Biography

FRESHMAN (2015) – Owens (19gp-7gs) served as a backup first baseman, appearing in 19 games and starting seven. He offered a .235 (8-for-34) batting average with a double and two triples earing him a .382 slugging percentage. With eight walks he posted a .386 on-base percentage while scoring six times and knocking in five runs. He also stole five bases (5-of-5, 1.000) and earned recognition on the Chestnut Hill College Spring 2015 Athletics Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2016) – Owens made 36 starts in 45 games (45gp-36gs), primarily serving as the Griffins designated hitter. His bat kept him in the lineup as the eventual Chestnut Hill College baseball Coach’s Award winner offered a .285 (37-for-130) batting average, a .415 slugging percentage, and a .404 on-base percentage. Owens scored 25 runs and knocked in 21 while drawing 18 walks and striking out 28 times. He also stole four bases (4-of-6, .667) and led the team in beanballs with 10.

JUNIOR (2017) – Owens (46gp-46gs) offered a .261(40-for-153) batting average, a .363 on-base percentage, and a .346 slugging percentage that included 11 doubles and one triple. He scored 21 times, recorded 21 runs-batted-in (RBI), drew 21 walks, and stole seven bases (7-for-11). Academically, Owens was a member of both the fall 2016 and spring 2017 Chestnut Hill College Athletics Academic Honor Rolls, as well as, the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) All-Academic Team.

SENIOR (2018) – Owens was selected as an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Baseball First Team performer during the course of an outstanding senior season that concluded with .340 (51-for-150) batting average, a .443 on-base percentage, and a .547 slugging percentage. He drew 24 walks and totaled 15 extra base hits - including a program all-time, single-season high of seven home runs – to finish the year with 34 runs and 36 RBI. Owens was one of two Griffins to start all 44 contests (44gp-44gs) and he finished the season fifth in the CACC for stolen bases (22-of-24, .916). All-time, Owens ranks among the program's top-10 in 24 statistical categories, including home runs (T2nd, 9), hit-by-pitch (T2nd, 21), base-on-balls (3rd, 71), sacrifice flies (T3rd, 8), on-base percentage (4th, .402), doubles (T4th, 27), RBI (5th, 83), triples (T5th, 6), slugging (7th, .433), batting average (8th, .291), total bases (8th, 202), runs (9th, 86), and games played (154).  Academically, Owens was recognized on the fall 2016, Chestnut Hill College Athletics Academic Honor Roll, the 2017 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball All-Academic Team, and from the Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2ADA).

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2015Freshman

    First Base
    6'0" 220 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2016Sophomore

    First Base
    6'2" 205 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2017Junior

    First Base
    6'2" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17
    C

    2018Senior

    First Base
    6'2" 235 lbs
    17
    C