2018 MLB Draft Pick (34th Round, Philadelphia Phillies)
2018 Johnny Bench Award Watch List
2018 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List
2017 Third Team All-Big Ten
2018 (Junior): Started 48 games (38 at catcher, 10 as designated hitter) ... selected in the 34th round of the MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies ... led the team with 13 doubles, five home runs and 35 RBIs ... knocked in 17 runs with two outs on a team-high 22 hits in the situation ... first in the lineup with 11 multiple-RBI games ... hit third or fourth in the lineup each game played ... reached base safely in each of the first 18 games of the season, including a 10-game hitting streak during that stretch ... tied for fifth in the Big Ten following the regular season with 12 runners caught stealing defensively ... named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List ... singled and drove in a run at Maryland (5/11) ... drew two walks, scored three times and knocked in a pair in the win over No. 13 Michigan (5/4) ... picked up three RBIs against Columbia (5/1) ... collected two hits and two RBIs at Purdue (4/28) ... totaled five RBIs, including a go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the fifth inning, in the rubber game against Nebraska (4/22) ... laced a bases-clearing double at Monmouth (4/17) ... collected two hits and a walk at No. 18 Illinois (4/13) ... singled twice against Lafayette (4/11) ... blasted a two-run homer in the rubber game versus La Salle (4/8) ... went 4-for-4 with four RBIs, three runs, two doubles and a homer in the series opener against the Explorers (4/8) ... walked, singled and stole a base at Michigan State (4/1) ... drove in three runs against Princeton (3/28) ... lifted a solo homer and lined a single versus Penn State (3/25) ... ripped an RBI double in the win over FIU (3/14) ... blasted first homer of the season against Army (3/11) ... had two singles with a walk and a run scored at Old Dominion (3/3) ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk versus Boston College (2/25) ... recorded two singles in the win over St. Bonaventure (2/24) ... knocked in two runs on two hits plus a walk against No. 17 Indiana (2/23) ... collected two walks and two hits in the series at No. 9 Miami (2/16-18) ... started the season opener at catcher ... named to the 2017 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List (2/14).
2017 (Sophomore): Played in 38 games with 33 starts (29 at catcher, four at designated hitter) ... named Third Team All-Big Ten (5/23) as a catcher ... led the team with a .504 slugging percentage with 11 doubles and five home runs ... knocked in 23 runs ... compiled a .293 batting average to rank second amongst Big Ten catchers ... second in the league with nine runners caught stealing in conference play ... picked up two singles and a walk in series at Northwestern (5/18-19) ... led the team with three hits in the doubleheader at Minnesota (5/16) ... walked twice, singled, scored and collected an RBI versus Illinois (5/12) ... recorded two doubles and a single at Nebraska (5/5) ... crushed a three-run homer, hit an RBI single and walked twice against Wagner (5/2) ... connected for a two-run single in the finale versus No. 17 Michigan (4/30) ... stroked two doubles in the first game against the Wolverines (4/28) ... blasted a three-run homer in the rubber game at Iowa (4/23) ... singled twice and scored in the first game against the Hawkeyes (4/21) ... logged 12 innings behind the plate at Seton Hall (4/19) and reached based three times on two walks and a double ... caught two runners stealing against Purdue (4/14) ... hit a pair of home runs to drive in five at Lafayette (4/11), scoring four runs overall ... walked and scored a run at Villanova (4/5) ... collected three hits off the bench against Maryland (4/2), including a double ... had a double and a sacrifice fly at Florida Atlantic (3/14) ... picked up a single at North Florida (3/10) ... drove in four runs on two singles and a double in win at Iona (3/8) ... scored two runs, doubled, walked, wore a pitch and stole a base in home opener versus Wagner (2/28) ... homered over the left-field bleachers at No. 13 Virginia (2/26) ... had two hits in the opener against the Cavaliers (2/25) ... started at catcher on Opening Day at No. 17 Miami (2/17).
2016 (Freshman): Played in 35 games with 25 starts (13 at catcher, 12 at designated hitter) ... totaled 19 hits with five doubles and one home run ... drove in 15 ... only had one passed ball behind the plate and threw out two attempting to steal ... walked twice and scored two runs in win over Saint Peter's (5/17) ... singled at Maryland (5/15) ... connected for a pinch hit at No. 21 Michigan (5/7) ... walked and drove in a run versus Villanova (4/27) ... singled at Wagner (4/20) ... crushed an RBI double against Delaware State (4/19) ... singled and drew a walk against Seton Hall (4/13) ... lifted a sacrifice fly and singled against Indiana (4/1) ... recorded an RBI single and scored a run at Michigan State (3/27) ... picked up an RBI against NJIT (3/19) ... had two hits and a walk in win at Florida Gulf Coast (3/16) ... drove in runs in the final two games at No. 16 Florida Atlantic (3/12-13) ... hit a two-run double versus Iona (3/9) ... recorded go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning in win at Old Dominion (3/6) ... blasted his first career home run in game two versus the Monarchs (3/5) ... notched a pinch-hit single in home opener against Lafayette (3/2) ... drove in four runs, including a three-run double, in win at George Mason (2/28) ... picked up single for first career hit in finale at No. 4 Miami (2/21) ... made collegiate debut with a start at designated hitter on Opening Day against the Hurricanes (2/19).
Prior to Rutgers: First-Team All-Morris County as a senior … hit .375 with three home runs, 23 RBIs and 22 walks as a senior ... First-Team All-Morris County, All-Conference and Third Team All-State by the Star-Ledger as a junior ... led Morris County in 2014 with five home runs, hitting .408 with 31 hits, 12 doubles and 35 RBIs ... also went 1-0 with a 1.03 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 14 innings of work on the mound and threw out 90 percent of base-stealers from behind the plate ... hit .407 as a sophomore ... batted .328 as a freshman with 17 RBIs to earn honorable mention all-conference ... played at Roxbury freshman year ... named Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year ... played travel baseball with the Morris County Cubs for 10 years, winning MVP six times.
Personal: Son of Mike and Lisa Matera ... has three brothers: Mike, Frankie and Richie … brother Mike Matera played baseball at the County College of Morris and now coaches there ... a labor studies major.
