Matt Vance
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Matthew Vance
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lbs.
- School Harvard University
- High School Torrey Pines High School (San Diego, California) "Falcons"
- Born July 28, 1986 in Solana Beach, CA USA
Matt Vance played Ivy League ball at Harvard from 2005-2008, going .275/.387/.407 his first year, .318/.419/.470 his second year, .341/.418/.519 in his third year, and .252/.376/.415 in his final year at Harvard. He was an Ivy League All-Star OF for both 2006 and 2007 and was the baseball senior captain in 2008. Vance finished as the all-time Ivy League leader in both steals (65 in 80 tries) and doubles (37).
He studied Biological Anthropology at school; he chose Harvard as he wanted to leave the San Diego area and was always impressed by the Harvard team. He also expressed an interest in Yoga while at school, and enjoys the television series "Friends" on DVD.
He also played baseball in high school. He was a three-year leterwinner and starter, and was the team captain his senior year. He led his team in homeruns two years in a row, and was named to the second-team All-City by the San Diego Union Tribune. He also played for for the Umba-Sutter Gold Sox of the California Coastal Baseball League in 2005, hitting .307 and stealing 21 bases in 24 attempts.
Vance would then move to the Bundesliga in 2009, playing for the Buchbinder Legionäre. He batted .337/.478/.517 in the regular season with 13 steals in 15 tries and 18 walks. His defense at shortstop was poor, as he was second the southern Bundesliga-1 with 13 errors and fielded only .896. He was among the leaders in RBI (18, 10th), doubles (8, 4th), runs (27, 3rd behind Sascha Lutz and Ray Stokes), walks (18, 3rd behind Stokes and Whitney Robinson-Pierce), slugging (8th), OBP (4th), OPS (8th) and steals (13, 6th).
In the 2009 European Cup's Nettuno phase, Matt hit .250/.349/.400 with 5 runs and 3 steals in 5 games. He tied for 5th in the event in runs and led in steals.
He also played for the Gauting Indians team at the 2009 Open international de Rouen, winning the MVP award of the finale for his efforts. He helped Gauting win the tournament, beating the American delegation 13-2.
[edit] Family Info
He is the son of Tom and Eve Vance.
