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#7

Matthew Rhoades

Infielder/Pitcher
Class
Sophomore
Height
6-3
Major
Marketing
Hometown
Monument, Colo.
Previous School
Lewis-Palmer HS
Honors and Awards

-2025 First Team All-GPAC
-2024 NAIA Ball Freshman of the Year
-2024 GPAC Freshman of the Year
-2024 First Team All-GPAC
-2024 Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands HM

#7

Matthew Rhoades

Infielder/Pitcher
Sophomore, 6-3

2025: Sophomore
Built upon a standout freshman season and started all 54 games (primarily at first base) ... batted .332 (67-for-202) with 46 runs scored, 12 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 75 RBIs ... posted a .438 on-base percentage and .683 slugging percentage ... homered twice and drove in eight runs in the win at NAIA power Southeastern on March 8 ... belted two home runs, notched four hits and drove in six runs in a win at Doane on March 23 ... registered 22 multi-hit games ... converted 375 of 379 (.989) chances in the field ... as a pitcher, made three starts and covered 5.1 innings with three runs allowed on 10 hits and six walks ... with two seasons left to play, his 35 career home runs rank No. 6 on the program's all-time list.

2024: Freshman
Made an immediate impact while starting all 57 games, including 51 at first base and six at pitcher, in his freshman season ... batted .293 (56-for-191) with 33 runs scored, seven doubles, 16 home runs, 53 RBIs, a .381 on-base percentage and .581 slugging percentage ... homered twice and drove in five runs (at Oklahoma City) in the first game of collegiate career ... homered in all four games of the four-game sweep of Culver-Stockton (Feb. 24-25) ... recorded 17 multi-hit games ... converted 268 of 271 chances (.989) in the field ... as a pitcher, went 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 22 innings ... threw seven innings with seven strikeouts and just one run allowed in a win over Dordt on March 30.

High School
Prepped at Lewis Palmer High School (Colo.) … coached by Brett Lester … lettered three times and started for two years at the varsity level … served as a team captain for two years … earned two all-conference awards and was named conference player of the year.

Personal
Born in Colorado Springs, Colo., on May 3, 2004 … son of Aaron and Wendey Rhoades … has a brother Chris … enjoys golfing and skiing.

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