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No. 20
Matt Zeller
Sophomore-1L
OF
Left/Right
6-3 * 200
Leadwood, Kansas
(Shawnee Mission East)
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Corbin's Comments: "Good athlete who is steadily improving in the
outfield, Pursues the baseball very well and has knack for making the catch.
Has made a physical jump offensively and in the weightroom."
As a Freshman (2002): Recorded one start in 21 games played (right field)...Made
his first collegiate start vs. Temple (3/19), making a couple of dazzling defensive
plays in right field including an off-balance catch and throw out at the plate
to end an Owls' threat...Registered his first collegiate hit, a single, against
Kentucky (5/12).
High School: Batted .440 with 55 hits, 14 doubles, three home runs,
37 RBI and 17 stolen bases as a senior at Shawnee Mission East... Named All-Sunflower
and All-Sun Country his final season... Earned the prestigious Loran Freeman
Outstanding Individual/Baseball Player Award given to a senior in Johnson County
(Kansas City) for his efforts on and off the baseball field... Batted .428 with
50 hits, 16 doubles, one home run, and 42 RBI as a junior... Name All-Sun Country
in football, tallying 1200 yards passing, 13 touchdowns and a 97.61 quarterback
rating as a senior... Coached in baseball by Rob Hole... Was a two-year starter
on the basketball team as a forward where he was named Academic All-State...
Captained football basketball and baseball teams... Listed in "Who's Who
of American High School Students"... Member of Quill and Scroll and National
Honor
Society... Chose Vanderbilt over Missouri and Kansas.
Personal: Matthew A. Zeller... Son of Lyn and Bob Zeller... Born 7/23/83
in St. Joseph, Mo.... Has two siblings, Kyle and Chad... Member of Fellowship
of Christian Athletes... Favorites include steak, the television show "Temptation
Island," the movie "Braveheart," and the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd...
Baseball favorites include Trot Nixon, Mike Sweeney, the Kansas City Royals,
and Fenway Park... Word that best describes him is committed... Advice to youngsters
is "Work hard because anything is possible."
Career Highs
Hits: 1 vs. Kentucky (5/12/02)
Runs: 1 vs. Kentucky (5/12/02)
Batting vs. The SEC
| Team |
AVG |
GP |
AB |
H |
HR |
RBI |
| Alabama |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Arkansas |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Auburn |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Florida |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Georgia |
.000 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kentucky |
1.000 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| LSU |
.000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ole Miss |
.000 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Miss. St. |
.000 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| USC |
.000 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tennessee |
.000 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
.167 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Zeller's Career Statistics
| Year |
AVG |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG% |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OB% |
SF |
SH |
SB |
A |
| 2002 |
.091 |
21 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.091 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
.286 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tot. |
.091 |
21 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.091 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
.286 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fielding
| Year |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD% |
| 2002 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Total |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
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