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Matt Berner

Class: Senior Hometown: Lawrence, Kan. High School: Free State

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 206 Position: IF Birthdate: 09/09/1984 B/T: R/R

2007 (Junior): Saw action in 20 games in 2007, including three starts at third base ... Hit .167 with four RBIs and four runs scored in 24 at-bats ... Drew two base on balls, had an RBI and scored a run in a win over Kansas Wesleyan (4/4) ... Made first career start in a Big 12 game at Texas Tech (4/21) and went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored.

2006 (Sophomore): Appeared in 36 games, making 13 starts, including 10 at second base ... Hit .233 with a pair of doubles and a .309 on-base percentage ... Collected two hits against North Dakota State (4/11) ... Had a four-game hit streak (3/3-8) ... Produced a season-high four RBIs at Lipscomb (2/25).

Summer 2005: Played for the Geneva Red Wings of the New York Collegiate Baseball League ... Had 14 RBIs and hit .240 in 33 games for the Red Wings ... Recorded one start on the mound and pitched 7.2 innings ... Teammate of current Jayhawk Justin Ellrich and former Jayhawk Carter Holt.

2005 (Freshman): Saw time off the bench in 10 games ... Recorded one hit in four separate games ... First career hit was an RBI single against South Dakota State (2/18).

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in baseball at Free State High School in Lawrence, Kan. ... Helped team break the school record for wins in a season and win the league championship his senior season ... Was named second team all-league in 2003 ... In football, broke the school record for most passing yards in a game ... Was the team MVP for the Lawrence Raiders American Legion team, which won the state championship.

Personal: Born on Sept. 9, 1984, in Newton, Kan. ... Parents are Terry and JoAnn Berner ... A history major.

Berner's Career Stats
Year	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	Slg%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OBA	SF	SH	SB-ATT
2005	.400	10-0	10	2	4	0	0	0	1	4	.400	1	0	2	0	.455	0	0	0-0
2006	.233	36-13	60	5	14	2	0	0	5	16	.267	5	2	11	3	.309	1	3	0-0
2007	.167	20-3	24	4	4	1	0	0	4	5	.208	2	1	4	0	.250	1	1	0-0
Career	.234	66-16	94	11	22	3	0	0	10	25	.266	8	3	17	3	.308	2	4	0-0