Matthew Strand

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 195
Hometown:
Suwanee, Ga.
High School:
North Gwinnett High School
Prev School:
Samford

2026: Started all 47 games he appeared in for the Blue Devils … Batted .316 with 35 runs scored, 55 hits, nine doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 45 RBI … Drew 22 walks and went 15-for-15 on stolen base attempts … Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI against Princeton (2/28) … Tallied two doubles against Gardner-Webb (3/3) … Drove in a season-high six runs with two home runs against Miami (3/15) … Hit two home runs and drove in four runs at Virginia Tech (3/21) … Recorded three hits against Davidson (3/31) and at Georgia Tech (5/9) … Scored three runs and stole a season-high four bases against William & Mary (5/12) … Tripled against Virginia in the ACC Championship (5/20) … Posted a .984 fielding percentage with 349 putouts and 25 assists.

2025 (Senior – Samford): Appeared in 27 games, making 22 starts … Hit .333 with 19 runs scored, 28 hits, ten doubles, one home run and 14 RBI … Posted a .429 slugging percentage and .380 on-base percentage … Recorded six multi-hit performances … Collected a season-high three hits and scored two runs at Mercer (5/17) … Drove in a season-best three RBI against Miami (Ohio) (5/4) … Tallied two RBI games against The Citadel (4/13) and ETSU (5/24) … Finished the year with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, totaling 94 putouts and 10 assists … Also made three appearances on the mound, posting a 3.37 ERA with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings.

2024 (Junior – Samford): Played in three games as a reserve … Scored one run against Jacksonville State.

2023 (Sophomore – Samford): Saw action in eight games, making three starts … Scored two runs … Recorded a base hit against Jacksonville State (2/21) … Finished with a 1.000 fielding percentage.

2022 (Freshman – Samford): Played in 11 games with two starts … Batted .250 … Collected two hits against Troy (5/3) … Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage.

Prior to Duke: Prepped at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Georgia … Rated the No. 7 catcher in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game … Participated in the 2020 Under Armour Showcase.