2007 Baseball Roster
Roster
Matt Sodolak
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Texas
- Prev School:
- McLennan CC
CAREER HONORS
• 2007 NCAA Houston Regional All-Tournament
• 2007 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Conference
• Four-Time Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2007 (SUMMER)
Played 46 games with 40 starts ... Started 25 games at catcher and 15 games as designated hitter ... Appeared in 22 conference games, all starts ... Hit .294 (20-for-68) with runners on base and .310 (13-for-42) with runners in scoring position ... Was better in Big 12 play, hitting .308 (12-for-39) with runners on base and .360 (9-for-25) with runners in scoring position ... Collected 12 twoout hits with seven two-out RBI ... Tallied 10 multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI contests ... Enjoyed a 12-game hitting streak from March 10 through April 3 ... Hit .404 (19-for-47) during the streak, which tied for the third longest by a Baylor player during the season ... Also enjoyed an eightgame hitting streak in conference play ... Hit .313 (25-for-80) in 25 games at Baylor Ballpark ... Was 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored against Texas State in home opener (2/13) ... Went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the Oral Roberts series finale (2/25) ... Hit safely in all three games of the Texas Tech series, going 7-for-13 in the three games (3/23-25) ... Collected three hits in each of the series’ final two games with a double and two runs scored in the finale ... Collected two hits in each of the three games in the series at 14th-ranked Oklahoma State (3/31-4/1) ... Doubled and drove in two runs in the series opener ... Scored twice in the series’ middle game ... Doubled and scored in the series finale ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored against Missouri (4/21) ... Hit only home run of Baylor career against Prairie View A&M (4/25) ... Two-run shot in the seventh erased a 2-1 deficit in the Bears’ eventual 4-2 victory ... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in the Kansas State series finale (5/20) ... Had a pinch-hit single against 17th-ranked Texas A&M in the Big 12 Conference Championship title game (5/27) ... Hit safely in all three games to earn alltournament honors at the NCAA Houston Regional ... Collected a pinch-hit single against 16thranked TCU (6/1) ... Went 1-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice against Prairie View A&M (6/2) ... Doubled and went 2-for-4 with an RBI against TCU (6/3).
SUMMER 2006
•Helped the Hays Larks to a 40-16 record and the Jayhawk League title
•Hit .211 (20-for-95) with one home run, 12 RBI and two doubles in 31 games
•Teammate with fellow Bears Cliff Springston and Reed Woytek
2006 (JUNIOR)
•Played in 50 games, including 20 Big 12 contests
•Made 37 starts, 10 at catcher and 27 as designated hitter
•Tallied eight multiple-hit games, including four three-hit efforts
•Four multiple-hit games, including three, three-hit contests in Big 12 games
•Had five multiple-RBI games, including two three-RBI games and a team season-high tying five against Kansas (3/17)
•Scored runner from third with less than two outs 11 times in 16 opportunities (68.8 percent)
•Tallied 15 two-out RBI, tied for fourth on team
•Hit .316 (12-for-38) with runners on base and .321 (9-for-28) with runners in scoring position in Big 12 play
•Seven two-out RBI in Big 12 play, second on team
•Had an RBI and scored a run against Stephen F. Austin in first career start (2/12)
•Recorded first career hit and scored twice against UT-Arlington (2/14)
•2-for-4 with an RBI triple in second game of doubleheader against Arizona State (2/25)
•Game-winning, seventh-inning, three-run double erased 3-2 deficit in Baylor[apos]s 5-4 win against Arizona State (2/26)
•2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run and two RBI at UT-Arlington (3/7)
•Hit .692 (9-for-13) in season-long four-game hitting streak (3/12-18)
•3-for-4 with a run and an RBI at Houston (3/14)
•3-for-5 with two runs and five RBI in Kansas series opener (3/17)
•2-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI double against Kansas (3/18)
•2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against Texas Southern (3/28)
•Bases-loaded triple capped Baylor[apos]s seven-run sixth inning in 15-0 series-opening victory against Oklahoma State (4/7)
•3-for-7 with an RBI in Texas series opener (4/13)
•RBI double provided eventual winning run in Baylor[apos]s 3-2 win over Arizona State at the NCAA Houston Regional (6/2)
JUNIOR COLLEGE(MCLENNAN CC)
•Played for head coach Pete Mejia at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas
•Helped MCC to 2005 Region V Tournament appearance
•Posted a .355 career batting average with 14 home runs and 71 RBI
•Hit .287 with six home runs, six doubles, three triples and 29 RBI in 2005
•Earned second-team all-conference both at catcher and relief pitcher in 2004
•Selected to 2004 Texas-New Mexico Junior College Region 5 All-Star Game
•Hit .417 with eight home runs, 14 doubles, one triple, 47 runs and .516 on base percentage as a freshman
•2005 NJCAA Academic All-American
•Teammate of fellow Bears Erik Forestiere and Tim Jackson
HIGH SCHOOL
•Four-year starter at Columbus [Texas] High School for head coach Eddie Gonzales
•First-team all-state catcher and academic all-state as a senior in 2003
•Four-time all-district and academic all-district selection
•Hit .371 with five home runs during career
•Member of Columbus[apos] 2002 Babe Ruth World Series championship team
•Named most outstanding player, all-series and all-defense at World Series
•Led Columbus to World Series in 2000 and 2003 with a third-place finish in 2003
•National Honor Society member
PERSONAL
•Full name is Matthew Scott Sodolak
•Born March 22, 1985
•Son of Kenny and Tammy Sodolak
•Majoring in risk management and insurance
CAREER BESTS
Hits: 3, four times
Runs: 2, four times
Doubles: 1, seven times
Triples: 1, twice
Home Runs: none
RBI: 5 vs. Kansas (3/17/06)
Stolen Bases: 1, eight times
Walks: 1, six times
Hitting Streak: 4 games (3/12/06 to 3/18/06)
