PERSONAL...
Son of Don and Sandy Borgschulte.
AT DRURY...
CAREER
Hit .307 for his career and isthe all-time Drury leader for RBIs for a season with 60 in 2013 and most total bases in a season with 125 also in 2013 .. . . Is the all-time leader at DU with a .577 slugging percentange and ranks second all-time with 20 homers, finishing just one behind career leads Tyler Goss's 21 . . . His 11 homers in 2013 set the single season record . . . Set the single season record for RBIs with 60. . . Ranks third all-time with nine career triples . . . Played in 105 games and started 102 with 111 hits in 362 at bats . . . Drove in 90 RBIs and scored 81 runs while posting 20 doubles and earning 43 walks . . . Stole 11-of-15 bases in his two seasons as a Panther . . . Also pitched in 2012 making five appearances and throwing five innings.
SENIOR
Became the first All-America selection in the Panthers program's seven-year history when he was named to the Daktronics All-America Second Team . . . Earned Daktronics Midwest Region Player of the Year honors and First Team NCBWA All-Midwest Region honors as well as ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region first team honors . . . Was named one of 11 finalists for the inaugural Josh Willingham Award presented by College Baseball Lineup and www.D2BaseballNews.com to the NCAA-II baseball most valuable player nationally . . . Earned First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors . . . Had an oustanding senior season, led Drury in triples (5) and was 29th nationally and also led the Panthers and the GLVC while setting a Drury single season record with 11 homers, which was 44th in the nation per game and 21st overall . . . Team and GLVC leader with 60 RBIs, setting the DU single season record, which was 12th nationally and 35th per game in the nation (1.07) . . . Was 18th in the nation for total bases (125), a mark which broke the previous DU record of 118 set by Justin Skinner in 2008 . . . Ranked 59th in the nation with a .604 slugging percentage (fourth best at DU for a single season) and posted a .420 on base percentage . . . Was third on the team and fifth in the GLVC with 69 hits and was fifth in the GLVC with 43 runs . . . Had a season high six RBIs vs. Missouri S&T (4/17/13), a game in which he tied the DU single game record for homers with two . . . Had a pair of four RBI games coming at Quincy (4/21/13) and vs. Rockhurst (4/28/13) . . . Had a career high four hits at Pittsburg State (3/12/13) and posted three hits in a game six times . . . Stole eight bases with a career high two at Southwest Baptist (3/19/13) . . . Hit .333 for the season with 69 hits in 207 at bats, good for fourth on the team and 20th in the GLVC . . . His five triples tied him for third most in a season by a Panther and was hit by pitch 12 times which is third most by a Panther for a season.
JUNIOR
A Second Team All-GLVC West Division selection, Matt tied the single season school record with nine homers on the season and had two homers in games at Illinois-Springfield (4/7/12) and vs. William Jewell (4/14/12). . . Was fifth in the GLVC for homers and 69th nationally. . . Led DU with a .542 slugging percentage and was the team leader for runs (38), triples (4) and was third on the team with 30 RBIs. . . Had seven RBIs and a season high three hits at Illinois-Springfield (4/7/12) which was second most ever by a Panther in a game. . . Scored a season high three runs twice, those coming in games vs. William Jewell (5/1/12) and vs. William Jewell (4/14/12). . . Posted seven doubles with two vs. Saint Joseph's (3/17/12). . . Was walked 21 times with a season high three at Missouri-St. Louis (5/6/12). . . Stole three bases. . . Hit .271 with 42 hits and a .382 on base percentage. . . Also saw some action on the mound for the Panthers. . . Threw five innings and made five appearances. . . Struck out a batter in games vs. Washburn (2/24/12) and vs. Augustana (3/11/12).
PREP/PREVIOUS SCHOOL...
Is a Western Kentucky University transfer who played his high school ball at Parkway Central in Chesterfield. . . Was on the Sun Belt Conference All-Academic Team. . . As a sophomore at Western Kentucky he played in 21 games for the Hilltoppers in 2010, making nine starts. . . Tallied six hits, including a pair of doubles, and scored five runs. . . Logged most of his innings as a designated hitter but also made one start in left field. . . Started as the DH on February 20 against Bowling Green State and went 4-for-4 with two runs, a double and an RBI. . . The four hits were a career high. . . Drew a pair of walks and a double in a start against Vanderbilt. . . Saw action in seven SBC games including a start against FAU in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. . . Freshman season at WKU he played in 48 games for the Hilltoppers in 2010, making 15 starts. . . Five of his starts came against conference opponents. . . Logged most of his innings in the field as a right fielder. . . Collected two multi-hit games. . . Finished the year with 14 hits, 13 RBIs and a .313 on-base percentage. . . Went 7-for-9 (.778) with a runner on third and less than two outs. . . Drove in four runs against Kent State on Feb. 20, his second career game. . . Drew a based loaded walk with two outs in the bottom of the ninth against Tennessee to force in the tying run, allowing WKU to win the game 5-4 in extra innings. . . Was a three-year varsity baseball starter at Parkway Central High School. . . Was named to the all-conference team each year. . . Named to the Missouri All-State Second Team as a senior in 2009, hitting .432 with seven home runs, 33 RBI, 12 doubles and 24 runs scored. . . Made 10 relief appearances on the mound as a senior, earning three saves and posting a 1.20 ERA. . . was a member of the St. Louis Pirates summer team that won a Perfect Game National Championship and finished the season as the 8th-ranked 18U team in the country. . . Played with Evan Kuo in High School.
MATT'S FAVORITES...
Food: Pasta
Restaurant: Qdoba
Musical Artist: Most Country and Rap artists
Movie: Rudy
Magazine: Sports Illustrated
TV Show: Two and a Half Men
Hobbies: Xbox, Facebook, hanging out with friends
Pro Athlete: Albert Pujols
Your Dream Job: Pro baseball player
MATT'S DRURY CAREER HIGHS...
Runs: 3 runs scored three different times in 2013
3 vs. William Jewell (May 1, 2012)
3 vs. William Jewell (April 14, 2012)
Hits: 4 at Pittsburg State (March 12, 2013)
Hitting Streak: 9 -- (2013)
RBIs: 7 at Illinois-Springfield (April 7, 2012)
Doubles: 2 at Pittsburg State (March 12, 2013)
2 at Christian Brothers (February 16, 2013)
2 vs. Saint Joseph's (March 17, 2012)
Triples: 1--5 times (2013)
1--4 times (2012)
Home Runs: 2 vs. Missouri S&T (April 17, 2013)
2 vs. William Jewell (April 14, 2012)
2 at Illinois-Springfield (April 7, 2012)
Walks: 3 at Missouri-St. Louis (May 6, 2012)
Stolen Bases: 2 at Southwest Baptist (March 19, 2013)
Hitting Stats
YEAR
|
G/S
|
AVG.
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
SB-A
|
2012
|
49-46
|
.271
|
155
|
38
|
42
|
7
|
4
|
9
|
30
|
21
|
33
|
3-5
|
2013 |
56-56 |
.333 |
207 |
43 |
69 |
13 |
5 |
11 |
60 |
22 |
35 |
8-10 |
TOTALS |
105-102 |
.307 |
362 |
81 |
111 |
20 |
9 |
20 |
90 |
43 |
68 |
11-15 |
Pitching Stats
YEAR
|
APP
|
ERA
|
GS
|
W
|
L
|
CG
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
SO
|
2012 |
5
|
5.40
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5.0
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2012 Stats
2013 Stats