Matt Adams
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Matthew James Adams
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 230 lb.
- School Slippery Rock University
- High School Philipsburg-Osceola High School
- Debut May 20, 2012
- Born August 31, 1988 in Philipsburg, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Matt Adams made his pro debut in 2009 and reached the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012.
Adams was All-State in high school. In 2007, he hit .421, leading the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. He also led with 24 doubles, a school record. The National Collegiate baseball Writers Association picked him as a third-team All-American. He improved to .438 in 2008 and won second-team All-American. As a junior, Matthew batted .495/.566/.853 with 64 runs and 64 RBI in 51 games. Daktronics named him the NCAA Division II Player of the Year after leading the nation in average. He set a school record for average, tied the record for hits (91), tied his own double record, set a new slugging record, fell two shy of the homer record (16) and fell two shy of the run record. The American Baseball Coaches Association picked him second-team All-American at catcher for Division II. The St. Louis Cardinals took the big backstop in the 23rd round of the 2009 amateur draft.
Adams had a great pro debut. His first time at the plate as a pro, he went deep. He went on to hit .355/.400/.574 between the Johnson City Cardinals and Batavia Muckdogs, with 10 home runs and 52 RBI in 63 games while making the transition to first base. Had he qualified, he would have led both the Appalachian League and New York-Penn League in average.
In 2010, Matt was assigned to the Quad Cities River Bandits, where he was at .316/.361/.545 with 38 doubles, 19 homers and 80 RBI after 108 games. As of mid-August, he was second in the Midwest League in slugging, tied for the home run lead, leading in doubles and leading in RBI.
[edit] Sources
- 2010 Cardinals Media Guide
- Slippery Rock Athletics
