Matt Phipps

Position:
C
Height:
6-2
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Plantation, Fla.

Two-Time Buster Posey Award Watch List Member (2019 & 2021)
WKU Dean's List (Fall 2018)

2021 (Senior): Appeared in 42 games, starting 40 at catcher … Produced a .187/.260/.284 slash line … Tied for fifth on the team with three home runs … Tallied 25 hits and 17 RBI on the season … Ranked first on the team with 304 putouts while adding 23 assists in the field … Racked up five multi-hit, five multi-run and five multi-RBI games … Hit 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run at Tulane (3/5) … Went 2-for-4 with two ruins and one home run at Marshall (5/2) … Hit 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run and one double against Bowling Green (3/14).

*2020 (Senior): Started 16 games at catcher … Produced a .368/.463/.474 slash line … Ranked first on the team in batting average and second in on-base percentage … Tied for second on the squad in hits (21), walks (nine) and doubles (six) while ranking fifth in runs (10) … Added eight RBI on the season … Ranked first on the team with 130 putouts while adding 17 assists and committing no errors in the field … Produced a career-high 16-game on-base streak … Racked up six multi-hit and two multi-run games … Went 3-for-5 with three runs, two doubles and a walk at USC Upstate (3/1) … Hit 3-for-4 while adding a run and walk against Purdue (3/7) … Went 2-for-4 to go along with a season-high three RBI against Wright State (2/22).

2019 (Junior): Appeared in 54 games while making 49 starts primarily at catcher … Ranked fifth on the team in batting average while posting a .275/.338/.413 slash line … Ranked fourth on the squad with 52 hits and 32 RBI while adding 25 runs, 16 walks and 13 doubles … Led the team with 348 putouts to go along with 37 assists in the field … Posted 13 multi-hit, seven multi-RBI and five multi-run games … Tied a career-high with four hits while going a perfect 4-for-4 against FIU (3/23) … Tallied a career-high five RBI against Austin Peay (5/14) while going 3-for-5 with two long balls … Went 4-for-6 against UTSA (4/27) with three RBI and two runs.

At Dublin Coffman HS (Ohio): Hit .398 as a senior with 18 doubles in 29 games, while catching 22 runners from behind the plate ... Was named OCC Player of the Year from the Columbus Dispatch as a senior, while also earning First Team All-OCC, First Team All-Central District, Perfect Game All-Central Region and PBR Second Team All-State honors ... Hit .387 as a junior with 9 homeruns in 23 games, while catching 19 runners from behind the plate ... Earned Perfect Game Underclass All-American status, as well as First Team All-OCC and First Team All-Central District as a junior.

Personal Info: Born June 2, 1997 in Tallahassee, Fla. . ... Son of Ric and Tracy ... Has an older sister, Kelly, who played for the Lady Toppers Soccer team from 2013-14 ... His father played basketball at Broward College ... His grandfather, Jim, played basketball at Indiana University from 1953-56, and was on the 1953 National Championship team ... Biggest thrill in sports is dog piling after a big win ... Favorite athlete is Nathan Best because he is very inspirational ... Chose WKU because of the coaches, facilities and overall campus ... Plans to coach after his playing days are over ... His parents and sister had the biggest influence on his athletic career because they supported Matt and gave him every opportunity to succeed ... Enjoys fishing.

* The 2020 season did not count against athletic eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.