2024 Baseball Roster

Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Erika McCrystal / ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics

25 Matt Abshire

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 192
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rayne, Louisiana
  • Highschool Notre Dame HS

Biography

2023 (JUNIOR)
Played in 35 games with 28 starts, including the final 11 games of the season at catcher, slashing .287/.388/.402 with 25 hits, four doubles, two home runs, 14 RBIs, 12 runs scored and 12 walks … Tallied five multi-hit games and had a career-high six RBIs for his only multi-RBI performance vs. Alcorn (5/3/23) … Picked up a career-high three hits, including a double and solo home run, with a career-best three runs scored at Texas State (5/19/23) ... Hit an RBI double vs. Southern Miss (5/12/23) ... Closed the series vs. the Ragin' Cajuns with two hits (5/7/23) ... Hit a grand slam among his two hits with six RBIs and a run scored vs. Alcorn (5/3/23) ... Drew two walks, was hit by a pitch and singled at Central Arkansas (3/29/23) ... Finished 1-for-4 with an RBI at Troy (3/24/23) ... Tallied his second multi-hit game, with two hits, an RBI and a run scored vs. Louisiana Tech (3/21/23) ... Made his return to the starting lineup as the designated hitter, picking up a sacrifice fly to score the first run of the game vs. Nicholls (3/12/23) ... Returned from injury to pinch hit, drawing a walk vs. Nicholls (3/11/23) ... Went 1-for-2 at the plate with an RBI before exiting the game with an injury vs. SIUE (2/25/23) ... Doubled in his only trip to the plate vs. SIUE (2/24/23) ... Recorded the first hit of the game for ULM, was hit by a pitch and scored twice vs. Bradley (2/19/23) ... Picked up his first multi-hit game with two hits and a run scored vs. Bradley (2/18/23) ... Made his ULM debut with a hit, two walks and a run scored vs. Bradley (2/17/23).

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE
Played his sophomore season at Pensacola State College in Pensacola, Florida, in 2022 … Named Second-Team All-Conference, voted the Pirate Award winner by his teammates and was team captain, playing in 41 games while slashing .288/.340/.371 with 38 hits, five doubles, two home runs, 12 RBIs, 18 runs scored and eight walks … Had 10 multi-hit games … Closed the season with two hits at Tallahassee (4/27/22) … Tallied three hits vs. Tallahassee (4/25/22) … Had two hits, including a double, with an RBI at Northwest Florida State (3/24/22) … Picked up three hits, including a home run, while scoring twice at Northwest Florida State (3/22/22) … Collected two hits with an RBI and a walk vs. Chipola-2 (3/19/22) … Earned two hits at Chipola (3/17/22) … Came through with two hits and an RBI vs. Gulf Coast State (3/8/22) … Had two hits, including his first homer at Pensacola State, vs. East Georgia State (2/11/22) … Tallied two hits, a walk and three runs scored at Coastal Alabama-Brewton (2/8/22) … Opened his Pensacola State career with three hits, a double, two RBIs and a run scored vs. Seminole State (Fla.) (1/28/22).
 
PANOLA COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Panola College in Carthage, Texas … As a second-year freshman in 2021, played in 20 games, slashing .271/.377/.475 with 16 hits, six doubles, two home runs, 12 RBIs, 10 runs scored and nine walks … Had two multi-hit games … Posted season highs with three hits, including a double and a home run, and five RBIs vs. TCS Post Grad (4/1/21) … Went 3-for-3 with a double, home run, three RBIs, a run scored and a walk at Bossier Parish (4/29/21) … Picked up two doubles vs. Coastal Bend (2/5/21) … As a true freshman in 2020, played in 17 games, slashing .267/.318/.317 with 16 hits, one home run, 11 RBIs, 10 runs scored and five walks … Had six multi-hit games, including a 4-for-5 day at the plate with three RBIs and two runs scored at Paris-2 (3/7/20) … In the final game before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, went 2-for-6 with three RBIs and two runs scored at McLennan (3/9/20) … Hit his only home run of the season among his two hits with three RBIs at Navarro (2/27/20) … Tallied two hits with two RBIs vs. Arkansas Baptist (2/8/20).
 
NOTRE DAME HS
Three-year letterwinner and team captain, helping Notre Dame Pioneers to 2018 state championship and 2018 and 2019 district championships before graduating in 2019 … As a senior, hit .420 at the plate and was named First-Team All-District, First-Team All-Region, First-Team All-State … As a junior, helped Pioneers claim the state championship with a 27-8 mark while hitting .380 and was named First-Team All-District, First-Team All-Region and Second-Team All-State … Also played football as a freshman and sophomore, playing strong safety, ending with one career interception … Named Academic All-State as a junior and senior.
 
PERSONAL
Born April 9, 2001, in Houston, Texas … Son of Jason and Kelly Abshire … Has three siblings: twin sister Makenzie, Andrew and Emily … Enjoys working out, golfing and duck hunting … Majoring in business and management.

CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Hits: 3, at Texas State (5/19/23)
Doubles: 1, 4x, last at Texas State (5/19/23)
Triples: None
Home Runs: 1, 2x, last at Texas State (5/19/23)
Total Bases: 7, at Texas State (5/19/23)
RBIs: 6, vs. Alcorn (5/3/23)
Runs Scored: 3, at Texas State (5/19/23)
Walks: 2, 4x, last vs. Southern Miss (5/13/23)
Hit by Pitch: 1, 3x, last at Central Arkansas (3/29/23)
Struck Out: 2, 2x, last vs. Marshall (4/2/23)
At Bats: 5, vs. Marshall (4/1/23)
Stolen Bases: 1, at Central Arkansas (3/29/23)
Caught Stealing: 1, vs. UL Lafayette (5/7/23)

Putouts: 13, vs. Bradley (2/17/23)
Assists: 4, 2x, last vs. UL Lafayette (5/6/23)
 
CAREER TOTALS
Multi-Hit Games: 5 (2 4x, 3 1x)
Multi-RBI Games: 1 (6 1x)
Multi-Run Games: 3 (2 2x, 3 1x)
Multi-Steal Games: None
Multi-Walk Games: 4 (2 4x)

CAREER STATS

Year G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS
2023 35 87 12 25 14 4 0 2 12 1 1
Career 35 87 12 25 14 4 0 2 12 1 1
Year HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AVG OBP SLG
2023 3 1 1 1 11 185 25 2 .287 .388 .402
Career 3 1 1 1 11 185 25 2 .287 .388 .402

 

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Junior

    Catcher
    5'10" 192 lbs
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    2024Senior

    Catcher
    5'10" 192 lbs
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