Peter Matt

Peter Matt and RJ Schreck celebrate scoring

Peter Matt celebrates a home run at Virginia

Peter Matt hits a home run to right field

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
6-2
Weight:
220
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Larchmont, N.Y.
High School:
Penn

Selected in the 10th round (304th overall) in the 2021 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs.

2021: Appeared and started in 54 of Duke’s 55 games primarily in right field and as the designated hitter … ranked third on the team in batting average (.297) and hits (65) and second in home runs (15) … led the Blue Devils and finished sixth in the ACC with 15 stolen bases … became the first player in Duke history to tally 15+ home runs and 15+ stolen bases in a single season … his 15 home runs ranked eighth in the ACC and tied for seventh all-time by a Blue Devil in a single season … teamed up with RJ Schreck to be the second duo in program history to hit 15+ home runs in a season … assisted a Duke squad that blasted 78 home runs to rank fourth in school history and the most under head coach Chris Pollard … helped lead Duke to the 2021 ACC Baseball Championship title, winning the tournament for the first time in Duke history … assisted the Blue Devils to win 12 straight games heading into NCAA postseason play, the longest winning streak by a Duke team since 1998 … finished third on the team with 19 multi-hit games … tallied four two-home run games - vs. Wake Forest (4/18), at Virginia (4/25), at Louisville (5/7) and vs. Liberty (6/4) … went 3-for-3 with five RBI and a home run in a midweek matchup against Davidson (3/2) … finished 4-for-6 with a season-high two stolen bases and a run at No. 15 Notre Dame (3/19) … put together a strong series at North Carolina (4/9-4/12), going 7-for-12 with five RBIs and two home runs … blasted two home runs for the first time in his career in a 3-for-5 outing against Wake Forest (4/18) … went 4-for-6 with two home runs and a career-high six RBI at No. 11 Louisville … finished 4-for-5 and a triple shy of the cycle with two home runs and three RBIs in the Knoxville Regional opener against Liberty (6/4).

2020 (at Penn): Started all eight games in right field in a season shortened by the COVID-19 outbreak … Led the Ivy League with 16 hits … Ranked second in the nation with 2.0 hits per game … Ranked 10th in the nation with a .457 batting average … Ranked third in the Ivy League with a .525 on-base percentage … Led the team with four stolen bases … Named Ivy League and Big 5 Player of the Week after going 11-for-17 with eight RBI, seven runs scored and a .647/.700/.706 slash line (3/9) … Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in right field with 21 putouts and two assists … Led the team with nine runs scored … Second on the team with nine RBI … Tied for first on the team with three doubles … Second on the team with a 1.068 OPS … Went 5-for-5 with five RBI and four runs scored in Penn’s 16-1 win against FIU (3/7).

2019 (at Penn): First-Team All-Ivy Selection (OF) … One of five players to start all 41 games for the Quakers … Tied the program record after tripling six times … Led the Ivy League in triples … Fifth on the team with a .328 batting average (64-for-195) … Tied for second on the team with 64 hits … Led the Ivy League with 46 runs scored … Set the program record for at-bats in a season after an Ivy League-leading 195 at-bats … Set the NCAA record for at-bats in a game after 12 at-bats in Penn’s 21-inning game against Dartmouth (April 6) … Had four RBI against Fairleigh Dickinson (March 16) and Saint Joseph’s (April 2) … Second on the team with 19 multi-hit games … Led the Quakers in offense in Ivy League play, with 36 hits over the seven three-game series … Led Penn with 14 steals … Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 97 putouts and seven assists from right field.

2018 (at Penn): Named Second-Team All-Ivy (OF) ... All-Big 5 ... Appeared in 32 games with 28 starts, all of which came in the outfield ... Batted .308 (33-of-107) on the season with 17 RBIs, 15 runs scored, seven doubles and two homers ... Compiled back-to-back career hitting games, racking up four apiece in the series finale at Princeton (4/14) and the following Tuesday vs. La Salle (4/17).

2017 (at Penn): Appeared in 32 games in his first season, making 28 starts ... Hit .223 with six doubles and one home run ... Made 15 starts as the designated hitter, ten in the outfield and three at third base ... Collegiate debut came in the season-opener at North Florida (3/3) and picked up his first two career hits ... Named Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week (3/7) after batting .400 (4-10) with two doubles and a run batted in ... Hit his first career home run against Brown (4/8), a solo shot.

High School: Lettered three years in baseball ... Lettered three years in football ... Also lettered one year in basketball ... Served as team captain for baseball and football ... 2016 New York Section 1 Player of the Year ... Member of 2016 league championship team ... Named First Team All-State and All-Conference ... Recipient of Con Edison and NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete awards ... 2016 Mamaroneck HS Athlete of the Year ... Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Peter Ludwig Matt on May 22, 1998 … son of Peter and Robin Matt ... has two sisters Ryan and Meagan … sister, Meagan is a member of the rowing team at Tufts University.

Last updated 7/12/2021