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Jersey Number 11
Matt Townsend
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Outfield
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 190
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Lorton, Va.
- High School:
- Hayfield
Bio
Career Highlights:
- Second Team All-CAA as a redshirt senior
- First Team All-East Region by ABCA as a redshirt junior
- First Team All-CAA after missing most of 2008 due to injury
- ECAC Division I All-Stars First Team as a redshirt junior
- Finalist for JMU Male Athlete of the Year
- Tied JMU & CAA record for hitting streak at 34 games
As a redshirt senior:
- Second Team All-CAA
- Preseason All-CAA by league's coaches
- Baseball America preseason All-CAA
- Collegiate Baseball preseason First Team All-American and CAA Player of the Year
- Second Team All-Ping!Baseball (similar to All-America)
- SEBaseball preseason First Team All-CAA and league's top hitting combo with Trevor Knight
- Listed as an All-CAA candidate by Easton's CollegeBaseballToday.com
- Named one of the CAA's three biggest power threats and the hitter coaches least want to face by CollegeBaseballInsider.com
- Yahoo! Sports preseason All-CAA and the league's best hitter
- Rated #7 outfielder in the country preseason in Yahoo!/Rivals power rankings
- In final 2010 NCAA stat leaders, ranked 19th in walks per game (0.90) and 37th in total walks (37)
- In all games played for 2010, ranked 12th in the CAA for on-base percentage (.464), 10th in home runs (12), third in walks (46), and tied for first in fielding percentage (1.000)
- Rankedfirst in walks (24) in CAA conference play andninth in slugging percentage (.678)
- In all-time CAA records, tied for 11th in career slugging percentage (.625)
- Tied for third in JMU history in career home runs with 36
- Also 10th in career hit by pitches (22)
- 46 seasons walks also ranks fourth on JMU season chart
- Finished the season hitting .324 and his career hitting average stands at .343
- Contributed 193 hits, 156 runs, 132 RBIs, and played in 189 games for the Dukes since 2006
- Had two runs, two RBIs, and two walks to reach base in all five plate appearances in season opener against #12 Coastal Carolina
- Smacked a solo home run late against Longwood
- Had two hits and three RBIs against Alcorn State with a double and second homer
- Had two hits against Jacksonville with a double
- Totaled three hits, four RBIs, and three runs against North Florida
- Tallied two hits, two runs, and three RBIs against Liberty
- Two-run home run in Towson finale
- Tied JMU record with five walks in Mason opener
- Double and two RBIs in Mason finale
- Double, two-run home runs, walk, and a steal at VMI
- Hit and two walks in W&M opener
- Three RBIs, home run and two hits in Sat. W&M game
- Three hits, home run, three RBIs in W&M finale
- Four RBIs on two home runs in UNCW opener, including game winner in eighth
- Walk, double, two RBIs at Liberty
- Two hits with a double in Kennesaw State opener
- Double, two walks, and two runs in Delaware opener
- Two hits in finale vs. Blue Hens
- A pair of two-run home runs, a walk, and three runs scored in opener at Hofstra
- Two walks, a double, a single, and three RBIs in finale vs. Pride
- Two walks, two runs, a steal at East Carolina
- 3-for-5, double, two steals in VCU middle game
- Added one run, one hit, and was walked three times to the CAA Tournament opening victory against UNC Wilmington
- Batted in two RBIs in the CAA loss to VCU.
As a redshirt junior:
- First Team All-East Region by ABCA
- First Team All-CAA after missing most of 2008 due to injury
- Honorable Mention All-Ping!Baseball
- ECAC Division I All-Stars First Team
- Finalist for JMU Male Athlete of the Year
- Tied JMU & CAA record for hitting streak at 34 games
- Led JMU in average (.390) and home runs (17)
- In the NCAA, ranked 51st home runs per game (0.32), 54th home runs (17), 37th slugging percentage (.732), 69th total bases (150), 75th on-base percentage (.484)
- In the CAA, ranked sixth average (.390), seventh hits (80), sixth runs (60), second homers (17), fourth RBIs (59), fifth steals (17), fourth total bases (150), fifth on-base percentage (.484), and third in slugging (.732)
- On JMU season charts, ranked seventh homers, 10th total bases, and fourth hit by pitches (13)
- Drove in a run in season opener versus Southern Illinois
- Had two hits, one of which was a double, and scored twice while walking once against Troy
- Knocked in a run and scored a run against Coastal Carolina
- Had two hits including a home run, two runs, two RBIs, and a stolen base in win over Liberty
- Finished 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs, two runs, a stolen base, and a walk in series opener against Lafayette
- Finished 2-for-5 with a double and a RBI in series finale victory over Lafayette
- Had two hits and two runs scored on the road against Stetson
- Went 5-for-9 with four runs and four RBI's against Youngstown State
- Two doubles and two RBIs in Bryant finale
- Doubled and pitched a scoreless inning at Radford, first collegiate pitching appearance
- Homered in Northeastern opener
- Had three hits, two runs scored, and six runs batted in a CAA matchup against Towson
- Socked two homers with six RBIs in final game against the Tigers
- Two hits in setback to Virginia Tech
- 4-for-5 in ODU game two with a triple, RBI, and two runs
- 2-for-3 with two hit by pitches and career-high three steals in ODU finale
- 2-for-3 with 11th homer, career-high four runs, and three walks at Mt. St. Mary's
- 7-for-14 with four runs and five RBIs in weekend series at CAA foe VCU
- Hit a two-run home run at home against VMI
- Scored a run , walked three times, and had a RBI in a mid-week matchup against George Washington
- Multiple hits in each game of the Delaware series with two home runs, five RBIs, and five runs scored
- Knocked in two runs with a double in the ninth in a comeback victory over Longwood, extending hitting streak to 32 on sixth and final at bat
- Tied the all-time JMU & CAA consecutive hit streak (34 games) with a hit in game two of a weekend series against Georgia State
- Recorded two hits and had two RBIs while scoring once on the road against Maryland
- Two hits, two RBIs, a walk, a run, and three steals in win at George Washington
- 2-for-4 with a run, walk, RBI, and steal at Longwood
- Three walks in Mason series opener
- 2-for-3 in season finale with a double, hit by pitch, run, and RBI
- Aided the New Market Rebels to the VBL semifinals over the summer, finishing with a 24-25 overall record
- Started 35 games in the outfield and hit .193 with four home runs.
As a junior:
- Doubled twice, scored twice, and drove in one runner against Binghamton in game one of a doubleheader
- Went 3-for-5 with an RBI double against Radford
- Hit a walk-off two-run home run to right center against William and Mary to open CAA play with a victory for the Dukes in the bottom of the ninth inning
- Went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and three walks against the Tribe in the second game of the series
- Went 4-for-4 against GSU in game one with a double, and home run, and three runs scored
- Missed remainder of season due to injury
As a sophomore:
- Missed the last 20 games with an ankle injury suffered in the Longwood game
- Went 2-for-2 with a double, a run scored and an RBI against Longwood
- Drew two walks and had a sacrifice against Radford
- Hit his third home run of the season in the first William & Mary game
- Went 2-for-4, including his first two home runs of the season, in first Marshall game
- Had a career-high five RBIs and matched a career-high with three runs scored
- It was the first multi-home run game of his career, and the two blasts doubled his career home run total
- Had two hits and his first RBI of the season in finale versus Charlotte
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in second Charlotte game
- Played summer 2007 for Asheboro Copperheads in Coastal Plains League
- Appeared in just seven games.
As a freshman:
- Defensive replacement in eighth inning of first two CAA tournament games against Georgia State and Northeastern, recording one put out
- Single in the hole at short prior to Lee Bujakowski's game-winning, pennant-clinching Homer against UNCW
- Had been inserted as a defensive replacement in the top of the eighth
- Was 4-for-12 at Towson with a homer that was Dukes' school-record 88th of the year
- Also tripled in second game at Towson
- Came off the bench late and went 1-for-1 and scored a run in game two against Georgia State
- Went 2-for-5 from the plate including his first home run of his collegiate career in game one against Georgia State
- Singled in the seventh and scored in game three at Hofstra
- Started in center against Radford and went 2-for-4, scoring a run
- Came in to play center for the injured Kellen Kulbacki during the Richmond game at home
- Started final two games versus George Mason with three hits, two runs scored and an RBI
- Started against Radford and went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs and two RBIs
- Started the second game versus Wagner and drew three walks and stole a base
- Came off the bench to play in two games versus Fairfield
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI
- Played for the Herndon Braves of the Clark Griffith Baseball League during the 2006 Summer
- Hit .240 with 30 hits, 22 runs, and 20 RBIs
- Tied for fourth in the league with four home runs.
Before JMU:
- Member of 2004 National Amateur Baseball Federation Regional Championship team
- Part of 2005 Virginia State quarterfinalist baseball team
- Lettered two years in baseball also lettering two years in basketball for the Hawks
- All-Patriot District, All-Northern Region, and All-Met outfield senior year
- Named Hayfield offensive "player of the year" during senior campaign
- All-district pitcher as a junior
- Second team all-region as a junior
- 2004 Virginia Commonwealth Games participant for the North team
- Washington Post "Player of the Week" as a junior
- Coached by Mark Luther.
Personal:
- Son of Teri and Steve Townsend
- Business management major.
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