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Matt was a three year starter at catcher and 3 time All-Palomar League selection, also receiving 2nd team All-CIF honors in his junior and senior seasons. He was the starting catcher for the 29-2 1989 C.I.F. champions as a sophomore. Matt was also a two year starting quarterback who still holds almost every passing record at Mt.Carmel 20 years later.
He played both sports for two years at Texas A&M, playing for the #1 seed Aggies in the 1993 College World Series. Matt then transferred to Kansas State University and became an All-American Quarterback and led Kansas State to their first Top 10 finish in football (#6) in 1995. He also excelled on the baseball diamond for the Wildcats, twice earning All-Big Eight honors and leading Kansas State in batting average and Home Runs his sophomore season. Matt had a school record 29 game hit streak at K-State and finished 3rd in the entire Big 8 conference in hitting the same year Oklahoma won the National title.
As quarterback, Matt led K-State to its first 10 win season and first top 10 finish in school history in 1995. Matt was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award after setting nearly most every single season K-State passing record at the time. Also an outstanding baseball player for the Wildcats, leading K-State in hitting with .318 average in 1994 to earn second team All-Big Eight honors... Was listed as one of the top 25 quarterbacks in the nation as a senior at Mount Carmel High School in San Diego, Calif... Named the California High School Athlete of the Year in 1990.
He then went on to become an Assistant Coach for Bill Snyder for 10
years with the football program coaching Quarterbacks and Tight Ends.
