2015 Baseball Roster
Eppers, Matt
Jersey Number 35
Matt Eppers
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bristol, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Elkhart Central HS
- High School:
- Elkhart Central
Bio
Awards and Honors:
2017 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2017 Mid-American Conference All-Defensive Team
2017 Ball State Defensive Player of the Year
2017 MAC Baseball Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2016, 2017 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
MAC West Division Player of the Week (May 8, 2017)
MAC West Division Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2017)
MAC West Division Player of the Week (March 21, 2016)
Eppers' Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG | 2016 GBG | 2015 GBG | 2014 GBG
2017 (Sr.): One of three players to start all 58 games … finished his career with 170 consecutive starts … leaves Ball State with 18 career triples, two shy of the program record … in league games only, he ranked among the top five MAC players in five categories – batting average (3rd), on-base percentage (5th), runs scored (2nd), hits (3rd) and triples (5th) … led the team in runs scored (46), triples (6) and stolen bases (9) … tallied a walk-off RBI single on May 7 versus Toledo … notched a career-high five hits in the win at Western Michigan on April 8 … put together a 13-game hitting streak in April where he raised his batting average from .238 to .342 … wrapped up his Ball State career with a three-run home run against Toledo in the MAC Tournament.
2016 (Jr.): Started all 58 games in the outfield with 57 starts in center field and one in right … one of five players to see action in every game … finished second on the team in triples (five) and sacrifice hits (six) … earned MAC West Player of the Week honors thanks to hitting .615 in the four-game series against Dayton … he tallied at least one hit and scored a run in all four games against the Flyers … put together a 10-game hitting streak in late March, which included a season-high four hits against Dayton on March 20 … tallied two doubles and four RBIs in the win over Western Michigan on April 10 … also notched two doubles and three RBIs at LSU on March 13 … his lone home run came on May 16 in the win over Toledo that clinched the MAC West title.
2015 (So.): Appeared in 58 games with 55 starts … one of two players to see action in every game … led the Mid-American Conference in triples (7) … led the squad with 16 stolen bases on 22 attempts … went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a season-high three RBIs in the 8-7 win over Maine on March 3 … thrice scored a season-high three runs in a game, all wins, including in the MAC Tournament in 9-6 win over Akron on May 21 … hit his first career home run, a two-run shot, that gave the Cardinals a 3-0 lead in an eventual 8-2 win over Purdue on March 25 … posted 15 multi-hit games.
2014 (Fr.): Appeared in 39 games with one start vs. Iowa on Feb. 22 … tallied three hits in 11 at-bats on the season … recorded his first collegiate hit vs. Mississippi Valley State on Feb. 21 … notched two RBIs at Northern Illinois on May 17 … first career extra base hit was a double at Northern Illinois on May 17.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter winner at Elkhart Central High for coach Steve Stutsman … helped his team to a 32-1 mark as a senior … helped team win the school’s first baseball state championship … all-conference honorable mention as a junior … all-conference as a senior … managed a .409 batting average as a senior … all-state honorable mention as a senior … academic all-state as a senior … two-time Elkhart Central Defensive MVP … Elkhart Central Mental Attitude as a senior … four-time letter winner in soccer … all-conference honorable mention as a junior … second team all-conference as a senior … team captain and Elkhart Central Offensive MVP … helped team win two sectional titles … three-year letter winner in football … second team all-conference as a junior . . . all-conference as a senior … holds the school record for longest field goal at 50 yards.
PERSONAL: Son of Matt and Marcia Eppers … born Nov. 7, 1994, in Elkhart, Indiana … four brothers … full name is Matthew Jared Eppers.
2017 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2017 Mid-American Conference All-Defensive Team
2017 Ball State Defensive Player of the Year
2017 MAC Baseball Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2016, 2017 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
MAC West Division Player of the Week (May 8, 2017)
MAC West Division Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2017)
MAC West Division Player of the Week (March 21, 2016)
Eppers' Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG | 2016 GBG | 2015 GBG | 2014 GBG
2017 (Sr.): One of three players to start all 58 games … finished his career with 170 consecutive starts … leaves Ball State with 18 career triples, two shy of the program record … in league games only, he ranked among the top five MAC players in five categories – batting average (3rd), on-base percentage (5th), runs scored (2nd), hits (3rd) and triples (5th) … led the team in runs scored (46), triples (6) and stolen bases (9) … tallied a walk-off RBI single on May 7 versus Toledo … notched a career-high five hits in the win at Western Michigan on April 8 … put together a 13-game hitting streak in April where he raised his batting average from .238 to .342 … wrapped up his Ball State career with a three-run home run against Toledo in the MAC Tournament.
2016 (Jr.): Started all 58 games in the outfield with 57 starts in center field and one in right … one of five players to see action in every game … finished second on the team in triples (five) and sacrifice hits (six) … earned MAC West Player of the Week honors thanks to hitting .615 in the four-game series against Dayton … he tallied at least one hit and scored a run in all four games against the Flyers … put together a 10-game hitting streak in late March, which included a season-high four hits against Dayton on March 20 … tallied two doubles and four RBIs in the win over Western Michigan on April 10 … also notched two doubles and three RBIs at LSU on March 13 … his lone home run came on May 16 in the win over Toledo that clinched the MAC West title.
2015 (So.): Appeared in 58 games with 55 starts … one of two players to see action in every game … led the Mid-American Conference in triples (7) … led the squad with 16 stolen bases on 22 attempts … went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a season-high three RBIs in the 8-7 win over Maine on March 3 … thrice scored a season-high three runs in a game, all wins, including in the MAC Tournament in 9-6 win over Akron on May 21 … hit his first career home run, a two-run shot, that gave the Cardinals a 3-0 lead in an eventual 8-2 win over Purdue on March 25 … posted 15 multi-hit games.
2014 (Fr.): Appeared in 39 games with one start vs. Iowa on Feb. 22 … tallied three hits in 11 at-bats on the season … recorded his first collegiate hit vs. Mississippi Valley State on Feb. 21 … notched two RBIs at Northern Illinois on May 17 … first career extra base hit was a double at Northern Illinois on May 17.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter winner at Elkhart Central High for coach Steve Stutsman … helped his team to a 32-1 mark as a senior … helped team win the school’s first baseball state championship … all-conference honorable mention as a junior … all-conference as a senior … managed a .409 batting average as a senior … all-state honorable mention as a senior … academic all-state as a senior … two-time Elkhart Central Defensive MVP … Elkhart Central Mental Attitude as a senior … four-time letter winner in soccer … all-conference honorable mention as a junior … second team all-conference as a senior … team captain and Elkhart Central Offensive MVP … helped team win two sectional titles … three-year letter winner in football … second team all-conference as a junior . . . all-conference as a senior … holds the school record for longest field goal at 50 yards.
PERSONAL: Son of Matt and Marcia Eppers … born Nov. 7, 1994, in Elkhart, Indiana … four brothers … full name is Matthew Jared Eppers.
Baseball // 5 AM Workouts
Tuesday, August 26
Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses the NCAA vs. House Settlement
Tuesday, July 01
Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses NCAA vs. House Settlement & Bill Richards Thank You
Friday, June 27
Baseball // Day 1 MAC Tournament Recap: Win vs. EMU
Thursday, May 22
