University of Minnesota Athletics
2013 Baseball Roster
Matt Halloran
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- C
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Minn.
- High School:
- Eden Prairie
2015 · REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON:
Co-recipient of the Gophers' David Chelesnik Jr. Memorial Award (perseverance, courage and ability to overcome obstacles) after overcoming injury · played in 41 games with 35 starts at catcher · batted .234 with 12 runs and 24 RBIs · hit five doubles, a triple and three home runs · had seven games with multiple RBIs · ended the season on a 10-game on-base streak, including an eight-game hitting streak · caught 11 runners stealing and had a .991 fielding percentage · Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Hit 1-for-3 with three RBIs at FGCU (2/27) · went 2-for-4 including a double, with three RBIs and a run scored at Creighton (3/8) · 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI against James Madison (3/15) · hit a home run at Richmond (3/17) · hit 2-for-4 at Maryland (3/21) · went 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBIs and a run at Rutgers (4/4) · hit a home run, going 1-for-4 with two runs against North Dakota State (4/14) · hit 2-for4 with a double, two RBIs and a run against Penn State (4/19) · went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs against Kansas State to start his 10-game on-base streak (4/28) · batted 2-for-3 at Iowa (5/8) · collected a hit in each game against Michigan State, driving in four runs during the series (5/15-5/16).
2014:
Started five games, one at catcher and four at designated hitter · hit an RBI double against Northern Illinois · picked up a run and RBI in three at-bats vs Creighton (2/21) · season ended early due to injury · Academic All-Big Ten.
2013 · JUNIOR SEASON:
Academic All-Big Ten · hit to a mark of .225 in 142 at bats in 47 games · started at catcher in 35 of his 36 starts · tied for the team lead in multiple RBI games with seven · ranked second on the team in doubles (13), RBI (26), and home runs (2) · fifth on the team with a .359 slugging %· maintained a .986 fielding percentage while throwing out 14 of 37 potential base stealers · held a five game hitting streak between 4/27-5/5 · had eight multiple hit games · went 2-5 with two RBI, one run scored, and a home run against Nebraska-Omaha (3/12) · hit two doubles while going 2-5 with an RBI against Indiana St. · went 1-3 with a run scored and two RBI in the South Dakota St. game (3/27) · in a three game series at Iowa (4/26-28) went a combined 4-11 (.364) with three runs scored, five RBI, and three extra base hits · his four RBI against Iowa (4/27) set a single-game career high · had two hits in four at-bats and a run scored against Nebraska (5/11) · went 2-3 with two RBI and a HBP against Illinois (5/17) · started all four games at catcher in the Big Ten Tournament, batted 5-15 (.333) with two doubles, four RBI, a walk, and a home run.
2012 · SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Third-Team All-Big Ten honoree · Academic All-Big Ten· batted .307 in 150 at bats and played in 48 games · ranked fourth on the team in hits (46) and RBI (23) · held a .386 on-base percentage and a .407 slugging percentage· had 12 multiple-hit games and an eight-game hit streak · batted .321 in Big Ten Conference play · had three hits and 16 putouts in the Hamline win (3/7) · went 2-5 against Kansas (3/10) · went 1-3 with two RBI in the 4-3 win over Cal Poly (3/19) · went 2-4 with two doubles, a RBI and a run scored in the 9-3 win over South Dakota State (3/28) · opened the Big Ten Conference season against Michigan and went 1-3 win a run scored (3/30) · hit a bottom of the 10th, walkoff home run over Michigan to help the Gophers to a series sweep (4/1) · went 5-11 in the Northwestern series sweep, including two 2-4 games (4/13-15) · knocked in two runs and went 3-5 against Michigan State (4/21) · reached base three of four times in the win over MSU (4/21) when he was hit by a pitch twice and had a run scored and had a hit · held a career-high three RBI when he hit a two-run home run and had a run scored in the 5-4 win over Iowa (4/27) · had five RBI in the series win over the Hawkeyes · held a career-high 4-4 game with a walk and a run scored against Nebraska (5/13).
2011 · FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 14 games, making nine starts at catcher, and batted .125 with three doubles and a run batted in · letterwinner· his first two collegiate hits were each doubles, versus Gonzaga on March 12 and at Sacramento State on March 16 · went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI at Sacramento State on March 17.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Eden Prairie High School · coached by his father Mike Halloran and Scott Hackett · named All-State, All-Area and All-Conference as a senior · was also a candidate for the state award for Mr. Baseball · helped lead Eden Prairie to the 2010 State Championship · also played hockey and football for Eden Prairie · was part of the 2008-09 State Championship hockey team at Eden Prairie · also played on the Eden Prairie Legion team that finished runner-up in the World Series · received the Rawlings Big Stick Award for compiling the most total bases in the national tournament · batted .431 with 10 home runs and 70 RBI during the Legion season · as a senior he also went 18-2-1 with a .925 save percentage in net for the Eden Prairie hockey team.
PERSONAL:
Entrepreneurial Management major · son of Michael and Laura Halloran · his father, Michael, played for the Gophers from 1984-87 · lists biggest sports thrills as playing in the Legion World Series and playing in the state championship at Target Field · enjoys fishing and hunting in his spare time · born on Aug. 29, 1991.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP | GS | Avg | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2011 | 14 | 9 | .125 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .219 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 48 | 37 | .307 | 150 | 19 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .407 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 47 | 36 | .225 | 142 | 14 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .359 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | .053 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .105 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 41 | 35 | .234 | 128 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .359 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 156 | 122 | .219 | 471 | 46 | 103 | 76 | 27 | 3 | 7 | .253 | 34 | 93 | 2 | 3 |
BIG TEN STATISTICS
| Year | GP | GS | Avg | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 23 | 20 | .321 | 84 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .429 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 15 | .233 | 60 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .317 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 22 | 20 | .258 | 66 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 69 | 58 | .270 | 215 | 22 | 58 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .358 | 14 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
