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Thursday, May 29
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Tuesday, June 11
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Sunday, June 09
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Saturday, June 08
Jersey Number 31
Matt Oldham
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsboro, N.C.
- B/T:
- L/R
- Major:
- Post-Baccalaureate Studies
- High School (Last School):
- Northwood (Elon)
2022 - Second-Year Senior Season
2021 Senior Season (At Elon)
2020 Junior Season (At Elon)
2019 Sophomore Season (At Elon)
2018 Freshman Season (At Elon)
High School / Prep Career
- Made nine appearances, including two starts, behind the plate
- Tallied hits on Feb. 23 vs. Longwood, March 2 at Campbell and April 15 vs. Boston College
- Also scored a run against Boston College on April 15
2021 Senior Season (At Elon)
- Played in 22 games, including eight starts behind the plate
- Batted .216 with eight hits, including a double, four RBIs and three runs scored
- Turned in a season-high 2-for-3 outing with a double against William and Mary on April 10
- Did not commit an error behind the plate
- Reached base safely in four consecutive games between Feb. 27 and March 7
- Had three straight games where he tallied an RBI (April 6 vs. High Point, April 10-11 vs. William and Mary)
2020 Junior Season (At Elon)
- Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Played in all 17 games while starting 16, splitting time behind the plate and as the DH
- Owned a .245 batting average with a .302 on-base percentage and a .369 slugging percentage
- Started 11 games at catcher
- Tied with Anthony Galason for the team lead and tied for eighth in the CAA with 13 RBIs
- Reached base in eight straight games to start the season
- Caught a runner stealing in 4-of-5 starts between Feb. 22-29
- Threw out 6-of-14 base runners (42%), including a season-high two in one inning against UMass-Lowell (Feb. 22)
- Tied for the league lead in throwing out runners trying to steal
- Involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Hope Happens Here while at Elon
2019 Sophomore Season (At Elon)
- 2019 CAA All-Tournament Team honoree
- Made 47 starts in 53 appearances and hit .224 (39-174) with 28 runs, 26 RBIs, seven doubles, one triple, five home runs, and 23 walks
- Also posted a .362 slugging percentage and a .320 on-base percentage
- Recorded 10 multi-hit games, six multi-RBI games, had a six-game hit streak, and an 11-game reached base streak
- Had a .992 fielding percentage with 357 putouts (second on team) and 36 assists
- He helped turn three double plays and caught nine baserunners trying to steal
- Hit a solo home run Feb. 16 against Lafayette, finishing 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run
- Went 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, two runs, and a walk in the win over Quinnipiac
- Batted 2-for-3, walked, and scored a run at East Carolina
- Was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk at then-No. 1 NC State
- Hit a two-run homer, scored three times, and walked in the series finale at Towson
- In the first game at William & Mary, he drove in a season-high three runs
- He batted 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and also drew a walk
- Went 3-for-5 with a triple, a run scored, and two RBIs in a CAA Tournament win over William & Mary
- Went 2-for-3 with a double in the CAA Championship title game
2018 Freshman Season (At Elon)
- Saw time in 51 games, making 47 starts
- Hit .253 with 11 doubles, two home runs, 29 runs scored and 24 RBI
- His 11 doubles rank fifth on the program's Division I freshman doubles chart
- Finished with 13 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI outings
- Had a season-long 12-game hitting streak
- Recorded the first hit of his career during a 1-for-3, one-run performance against Kansas State
- Went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in game three against Marshall
- Was 2-for-3 with a run and one RBI in a win over Liberty
- Doubled and scored twice in a 2-for-5 game in the opener at Georgia Southern
- Went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI in a game one win over Appalachian State
- Had a pair of doubles and scored a run in a 2-for-4 day at #17 East Carolina
- Hit the first homer of his career in game one at James Madison
- Drove in three runs and doubled during a 2-for-5 day in a win over Campbell
- Went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and one run scored against Wake Forest
- Drove in the game-winning run in the 12th inning in a 3-for-6, two-RBI performance in a CAA Tournament contest against College of Charleston.
High School / Prep Career
- Four-year letter-winner
- Set program record for career doubles
- Two-time all-conference honoree
- Participated in the 15U 40-man Team USA trials
- Led the league in home runs in 2016
- Earned all-state honors in 2017
- Served as a team captain and was named team MVP in 2016
- Helped coach Rick Parks' squad to a 2017 conference title and a fourth-round appearance in the NCHSAA 3A state playoffs
- Named a North Carolina Academic Scholar
- Member of the National Technical Honor Society and the National Honor Society
- Older sisters, Lauren and Morgan, played softball/attended Elon