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Junior
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| Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
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| High School:
Christopher Columbus HS
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 200
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| Position:
C/1B
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| Bats/Throws:
R/R
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At Miami
Enters his third season at Miami and his first as the Hurricanes starting catcher...
named a Preseason Third-Team All-American by Louisville Slugger...arguably the top power hitter on the club...was selected to the 2001 College World Series All-Tournament team after leading the CWS with his .588 batting average, 10 hits, 20 total bases and three home runs...has also been an All-Regional selection his first two seasons at Miami, while being named the Coral Gables Regional MVP as a freshman in 2000...was a 2001 All-Regional pick at designated hitter...had multiple-hit efforts vs. Bucknell and Stetson that catapulted him onto the all-tournament team
...led the team in 2001 with 64 RBI...a veteran of the Cape Cod Summer League, where he was named the All-Star game MVP this past offseason...was regarded as the top high school hitter coming out of Miami in 1999
...was drafted out of high school by the Minnesota Twins in the 24th round...has a career .336 batting average with 91 runs scored, 143 hits, 22 doubles, three triples, 22 home runs, 122 RBI and seven stolen bases...
batted .415 during the team's season-ending 17-game win streak with six home runs and 30 RBI...led the team in the 2001 postseason with a .452 batting average, five home runs and 19 RBI.
As a Sophomore in 2001
Along with a team-high 64 RBI and 127 total bases, placed second with 13 home runs and a .580 slugging percentage...finished fourth 71 hits...checked in at No. 4 with 13 doubles and two triples...also listed among the top five in at bats (#4, 219), games played (#4, 62) and games started (#4, 58)...while a catcher got 6-of-15 (40%) stolen base attempts...season-long hit streak was seven games...
placed third with six game-winning hits...had 22 multiple-hit games and a team-best 19 multiple-RBI games...had 13 home runs on the season and 22 for his career...listed on TeamOne Baseball's prospects list for the state of Florida...went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI against Stetson...had hits in all three games at Florida State and had a combined two runs scored, three hits, three RBI, a home run and a walk...batted 3-for-8 in the first two games against FSU in Coral Gables with two run scored, a home run and four RBI...batted 6-for-11 against East Carolina with four runs scored, four RBI, three doubles and two walks...went 2-for-4 with a run scored, an RBI and two doubles in game No. 2 vs. ECU...went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored, one RBI and one walk in game No. 1 vs. ECU...had a three-run home run in the Homestead Challenge opener against Florida International. At the 2001 College World Series: Batted a team-best .588 (10-of-17) with seven runs scored, one double, three home runs, nine RBI, 20 total bases, a 1.176 slugging percentage, two walks and a sacrifice fly...went 2-for-2 in the title game against Stanford with three runs scored, one RBI, one double and two walks...went 3-for-6 with two runs scored, two RBI and a home run in game No. 2 vs. Tennessee...went 1-for-4 vs. Southern California...went 4-for-5 with two runs scored, six RBI and two home runs in the CWS opener against the Volunteers...the six RBI tied his career-high and were fifth-most in a CWS game...his two home runs tied for third-most in a single CWS game...both figures are UM CWS records. At the 2001 Coral Gables Super Regional: Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBI, a home run and a walk in game No. 2 vs. Clemson...went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in game No. 1 vs. Clemson. At the 2001 Coral Gables Regional: Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, one RBI and a double in the regional championship game vs. Stetson
...went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in the regional game vs. Florida...went 2-for-5 with a run scored, five RBI and a home run in the regional opener vs. Bucknell.
As a Freshman in 2000
Started 52-of-57 games with 36 starts at first base...third on the team with a .348 batting average, 72 hits, nine home runs and 110 total bases...second with 58 RBI...led the team with 353 putouts in 380 chances...took part in 26 double-plays...batted .400 in home games...clutch player who batted .563 in a team-high 12 plate appearances with the bases loaded...recorded a team-season-high 20 putouts on April 7 at Florida State...had four game-winning hits on the season...had a season-long 12-game hitting streak (3/1-19)...third on the team with 19 multiple hit games, including a team-season-high five-hit game against C.W. Post...
also had a four-hit game at Jacksonville...second on the team with 16 multiple RBI games, including a six-RBI game in the regional championship vs. FIU...went 2-5 against the Florida Marlins with a double off starter Jesus Sanchez and a two-RBI single off Jared Camp...started at DH in his career debut against Lynn in the season-opener, with a hit, two walks and a run scored...had an eighth inning two-run home run vs. Wake Forest that cleared the right field bullpen at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. At the 2000 Coral Gables Regional: Went 3-5 in the regional championship game with a grand slam, a double, two runs scored and six RBI...had one hit vs. FAU, two runs scored and two strikeouts... went 3-6 vs. Wagner with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI and one strikeout. At the 2000 Tallahassee Super Regional: Started all three games as DH...had two two-hit games at FSU, including a triple and a home run in game #1.
Christopher Columbus High School
Coached by Joe Weber...four-year letterman...attended Miami Brito private school, freshman and sophomore seasons where he won Class 1A state tiles each year. Senior year, 1999: Played at first base and catcher...batted .430 with 55 RBI, nine home runs with five stolen bases...team captain...named First Team All-Dade County and First Team All-State...named an Honorable Mention All-American...won his team's top senior award...broke the school RBI record...guided team to the No. 1 ranking in Dade County all season and was ranked as high as fifth in the nation...team won the GMAC Championship. Junior year, 1998: Played in the outfield...batted .300 with 20 RBI, three home runs with five stolen bases...named Honorable Mention All-Dade County. Sophomore year, 1997: Played in the outfield...
named First Team All-Dade County and First Team All-State...batted .507 with three home runs and 53 RBI...
broke school RBI record...recorded back-to-back Class 1A State Championships. Freshman, 1996: Batted .425 with three home runs and 25 RBI...played catcher and in the outfield...earned Honorable Mention All-Dade.
Personal
Born September 3, 1980...son of Vivian and Eugenio Matienzo...has one brother, Gino...enrolled in the School of Business.
Highs
Hits: 5 vs. C.W. Post, 3/5/00
Runs: 4 vs. C.W. Post, 3/5/00
RBI: 6 (2 times), last vs. Tennessee, 6/9/01
Walks: 2 (9 times), last vs. Stanford, 6/16/01
Strikeouts: 4 at Florida State, 4/7/00
Stolen Bases: 2 (2 times), last vs. Rutgers, 3/12/00
Totals at Miami
| YR | BA | G-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR-RBI | SB-SBA | SO | BB | HBP | S-SF | TB-SLUG | OBPct | PO | A | E | FLD |
| 00 | .348 | 57-52 | 207 | 45 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 9-58 | 4-5 | 53 | 28 | 4 | 4-4 | 110-.531 | .428 | 353 | 18 | 9 | .976 |
| 01 | .324 | 62-58 | 219 | 46 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 13-64 | 3-3 | 48 | 26 | 3 | 3-6 | 127-.580 | .394 | 102 | 15 | 4 | .967 |
| Total | .336 | 119-110 | 426 | 91 | 143 | 22 | 3 | 22-122 | 7-8 | 101 | 54 | 7 | 7-10 | 237-.556 | .411 | 455 | 33 | 13 | .972 |
