Career
Finished his four year career with 195 games played, the eighth most in school history...Fourth on the all-time sacrifice hits list with 18...Batted .328, while earning 179 hits and scoring 109 runs...Belted 16 home runs, while driving in 106 and stealing 28 bases, just outside of the all-time top ten...Finished career with 37 doubles, among the top 15 in school history, while collecting 274 total bases for a .503 slugging percentage.
2009
Earned All-CAA Preseason Team Honorable Mention honors before the start of season...Was honored with SEBaseball All-Colonial Preseason Second Team honors...Established a new school record with 60 games during the season, while earning nine sacrifice hits, tied for fifth most in school history...Finished second on the team with a .360 batting average and on base percentage (.443), as well as third in slugging percentage (.538)...Collected 71 hits, one of three players on the team to finish with over 70 hits this year...Finished the season with 106 total bases after hitting six home runs and driving in 39, while scoring 44 runs...Had a 17-game hitting streak early in the season, the second longest streak on the team...Stole 12 bases, tied for second most on the team...Tied for third on the team with 18 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games.
2008
Started season platooning in right field before becoming regular starter in second half of season ... Had three five-game hitting streaks during the season ... Belted game-winning home run against IPFW (3/1) ... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and run scored against Tennessee Tech (3/5) ... Doubled and went 2-for-4 with an RBI against James Madison (3/9) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Northeastern (3/29) ... Tripled and homered against North Carolina Central and finished game 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored (4/19) ... In doubleheader against Alabama A&M, went 6-for-7 with four home runs – two in each game – and 10 RBIs (4/21) ... Doubled twice and went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Delaware (5/4) ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI against Old Dominion (5/11).
2007
Had 12 multiple-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... Finished second on the team with nine stolen bases ... Stole a base and went 2-for-4 in series finale against No. 25 Alabama ... Scored twice after two walks in win against Alabama State (2/17) ... Hit solo homer and scored two runs in win over Clark Atlanta (3/6) ... Hit solo home run against Southeastern Louisiana (3/11) ... Drove in three runs and went 2-for-3 with a double in win at William and Mary (4/8) ... Collected three singles and scored a run against Northeastern (4/20) ... Brought home three runs with a 3-for-4 performance in win at Northeastern (4/21) ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in win against James Madison (4/28) ... Blasted game-winning solo homer in 10th inning against Hofstra (5/6).
2006
Played in 35 games, starting all three games in the CAA Tournament ... In first collegiate start, went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Wofford (3/1) ... Collected first collegiate RBI with a pinch-hit single in win against Mercer (3/29) ... Singled home a run in win over Tennessee Tech (4/12) ... Blasted first collegiate homer and drove in four runs while going 3-for-4 against William & Mary (5/20).
Prep
Lettered in baseball three years at Marietta High School ... Batted .425 his senior season, with five triples and 25 RBIs, on his way to being named to the 1st Team All-Cobb County ... His team reached the state playoffs during his junior season...Also lettered in basketball his junior year and played football during this freshman year...Earned the HOPE Scholarship.
Personal
Matt was born on Jan. 22, 1987 in Marietta, Ga., to Joseph and Barbara Van Horn ... Has one brother, Jason, and two sisters, Katie and April ... Graduated with a degree in finance.
