Matt Ray

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Long Valley, N.J.
High School:
Pope John XXIII

2010: Appeared in 14 games and started seven in his junior season with the Wildcats ... batted .156 (5-for-32) with three doubles, three RBI and four runs scored ... 1-for-1 in stolen bases ... went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI against Wofford March 13 ... was 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI against Mount St. Mary's Feb. 28 ... went 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in the first game of a double-header against Elon March 27.

2008: Played in 28 games and started 22… made 21 starts at third base and one as the designated hitter… got a hit, a run and an RBI in his collegiate debut vs. Georgetown (2/23)… was 2-for-4 with a double against Radford (2/24)… went 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBIs vs. Niagara (3/1)… went 2-for-4 with a double against the Purple Eagles (3/2).

Prep: Earned two letters for coach Vincent Bello at Pope John XXIII High School… Named honorable mention all-league, all-county and all-area as a sophomore and senior… also earned Comeback Player of the Year honors after sitting out junior season with an injury… hit. 398 with eight doubles, a triple, five home runs and 22 RBIs as a senior… hit .405 with 17 doubles, two triples, nine homers and 45 RBIs in his career… National Honor Society and College Board AP Scholar with Honors… also played for the New Jersey Super 17 program and the New Jersey Cardinals in the ACEBL wood bat league.

Personal: The son of Michael and Amy Ray… has a sister, Jennifer… born March 20, 1989, in Somersville, N.J.