Matt Collins

Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Position:
Outfield
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Memorial

2015 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games on the season, primarily as a pinch-runner... went 0-for-1 at the plate and scoring two runs... played for the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plains League... appeared in 49 games for the Marlins, batting .282 with 26 runs, seven doubles, five triples, one home run, 16 RBI and 21 stolen bases.

AT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-District 19-5A First Team and Perfect Game Texas All-Region First Team his senior year... tabbed a Perfect Game USA Second Team Preseason High School Underclassman All-America in 2013... hit .341 with eight home runs and added 60 steals in his high school career.... named an All-District 19-5A Second Team designated hitter as a junior and freshman... four-year letterwinner in baseball and football... also a standout tailback on the Memorial football team, earning All-District 19-5A Second Team as a junior in 2012 and First Team as a senior in 2013... replaced current Aggie Boomer White in the Mustangs backfield as tailback... rushed for 1,285 yards and 16 TDs as a junior and 1,242 yards and 14 TDs as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born Matthew Stephen Collins on March 22, 1996 in Houston, Texas... son of Chris and Laurie Collins... has two sisters, Rachel, 22, and Amanda, 20... played for the 14U US National Team in the Pan American Championships in Managua, Nicaragua... civil engineering major... enjoys hunting, fishing and playing golf.