Matt Malcom

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-8
Weight:
224
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
East Lyme, Conn.
Prev School:
Eastern Connecticut State

2024 Season (UConn): Played in 35 games and made 25 starts during his lone season in Storrs as a graduate transfer from Eastern Connecticut State. Hit .213 with three doubles nine home runs, 20 RBI and scored 22 runs. Slugged .551 and added 15 walks. Homered in his first career at bat as a Husky at California (2/24). Registered his first three-hit game, including a home run in a victory at No. 23 Auburn (3/2). Homered the following day at No. 23 Auburn (3/3). Homered at UCSB (3/9). Doubled and homered at Cal Baptist (3/16). Had a three-hit game with three runs scored and three runs batted in vs. Maine (4/10). Collected a pair of hits including a home run and drove in two runs vs. St. John's (4/13). Had a multi-homer performance with two home runs and four runs batted in vs. Villanova (4/27). Hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional at No 8 Florida State (6/8).

Before UConn (Eastern Connecticut State): 2023 Second Team D3Basebal.com All-American. 2023 Fourth Team ABCA Division III All-American. 2022 Second Team D3Baseball.com All-American. Played in 168 career games and made 165 starts at Eastern Connecticut State. Posted a .342 career batting average with 200 career hits including 35 doubles, three triples and 39 home runs. Scored 166 runs, drove in 148 and walked 100 times during his career. Also slugged .613, had a .451 on-base percentage and stole 38 bases. His best season came in the Warriors 2022 National Championship campaign, hitting .351 with career-high 59 hits, 11 doubles, 10 homers, 57 RBIs and scored 53 runs.

High School: played baseball four years… played soccer three years… played one year of football and basketball… all-conference junior and senior year… baseball captain senior year… state runner up sophomore year…conference champions 2018…

Personal: Parents are Christine and Ralph. Has two brothers, Christopher and Patrick. Business administration major.