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Matt Baty
Matt Baty

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.

High School:
Maize

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 195

Position:
OF

B/T:
R/R

Career Honors & Records

  • Team Captain
  • 2005 All-Big 12 Second Team
  • 2005 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 15, 2005)
  • 2004 All-Big 12 First Team
  • Most Runs Scored (62) by a Sophomore
  • Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Member

    2005 (Junior): Named All-Big 12 Second Team by the coaches ... Selected All-Big 12 Second Team by the Dallas Morning News ... Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Started 60 games, all as KU's leadoff hitter ... Led KU with 23 multi-hit games ... Led the Jayhawks in hits (75), stolen bases (30) and sacrifice bunts (8) ... His 30 stolen bases rank 10th most for a single season in KU history ... Had 245 at-bats, fifth most in a single season ... Strung together a hitting streak of 10 games during the season ... Tallied 10 RBI and hit a team-best .400 in KU's first eight games and was named the Big 12 Player of the Week.

    2004 (Sophomore): Became the first ever Kansas player named All-Big 12 First Team by league coaches ... Started 60 games, splitting time between second base (29 starts) and centerfield (31 starts) ... Collected 62 hits to post a .344 batting average, third on the team ... Batted leadoff in all 60 games and finished the season with a team-leading 62 runs scored, while driving in 30 runs ... Finished fourth in the conference with 26 stolen bases in 36 attempts ... Tied with brother Ryan for the team lead with 28 multi-hit games ... Posted a career-long 12-game hitting streak ... Led the team with a .393 average against right-handed pitchers ... Tied a school record with eight at bats against Oklahoma State on April 8.

    2003 (Freshman): Took over the starting job at second base midway through the season ... Started a total of 35 games ... Ranked third on the team with a batting average of .336 ... Ranked second on the team with 14 stolen bases in 18 attempts ... Garnered a total of 10 sacrifices.

    High School: A 2002 graduate of Maize High School ... Earned four varsity letters in baseball ... A two-time first team all-state selection for head coach and former Jayhawk Rocky Helm ... Earned all-league honors all four years of high school including back-to-back first team selections as a junior and senior ... Helped the team to a second place finish at the 6A state tournament in 2000 ... Batted .522 as a senior and led the team in stolen bases and base hits ... Was a member of the school's honor roll ... Played summer ball in 2002 for the Wichita Gamecocks and led the team in batting average, stolen bases and OBP.

    Personal: Born January 14, 1984, in Wichita, Kan ... Parents are Ray and Sheryl Baty ... Brother, Ryan, played four season at KU (2000-04) and signed a free agent contract with the Devil Rays organization following the 2003 season.

    Baty's Career Stats
    Year	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB-ATT
    2003	.336	51-35	131	23	44	3	0	0	17	47	.359	15	3	16	3	.413	1	9	14-18
    2004	.344	60-60	241	62	83	16	3	2	30	111	.461	32	7	28	6	.436	0	3	26-36
    2005	.306	60-60	245	50	75	12	0	1	29	90	.367	30	5	27	5	.393	0	8	30-38
    Totals	.327	171-155	617	135	202	31	3	3	76	248	.402	77	15	71	14	.414	1	20	70-92	

    Baty's Career Big 12 Stats Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT 2003 .310 25-20 71 10 22 2 0 0 8 24 .338 9 1 11 2 .390 1 47 5-7 2004 .250 25-25 108 17 27 3 2 1 14 37 .343 7 2 14 3 .308 0 0 4-8 2005 .314 26-26 105 20 33 6 0 0 7 39 .371 12 2 17 1 .395 0 3 12-15 Totals .289 76-71 284 47 82 11 2 1 29 100 .352 28 5 42 6 .362 1 7 21-30

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