Carson Matthews
Infielder #5
Ht/Wt
5'
8"
|
170 lbs.
Class
Freshman
Hometown
San Clemente, 
California
Last School
Capistrano Valley Christian School
Roster Years
2019


Personal

  • Parents are Steve and Heidi
  • Grandfather, Gordon Matthews, ran track at Arizona State
  • Uncle, Mitchell Hoopes, played football at Arizona and played in Super Bowl X with the Dallas Cowboys
  • Eagle Scout

Before BYU

  • All-CIF
  • All-State
  • Three-time All-League
  • Three-time league champion
  • Career batting average of .405
  • Perfect 27-of-27 in stolen bases
  • Pitched as a closer senior year, finishing with 23 strikeouts in 13 innings
  • Played scout ball for the Seattle Mariners
  • Recruited by Duke, Cal State Fullerton, Stanford, UC Irvine and Columbia
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2019

  • Played in 33 games with 29 starts, hitting .250 with 16 runs, 25 hits, two doubles, a triple, two home runs, 17 RBIs, eight walks and four stolen bases
  • Scored the game-winning run in the season opener against Northwestern, totaling two hits, two runs and a walk
  • Had two hits and four RBIs in game three against Northwestern
  • Had a triple, two runs, two RBIs, a walk and a stolen base against Milwaukee
  • Hit a three-run home run over the Blue Monster, a 37-foot wall in left field at LMU
Sophmore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



  • Baseball | May, 04

    No. 25 BYU Takes Down Lions

  • Baseball | Apr, 04

    Cougars Falter at San Diego

  • Baseball | Mar, 08

    BYU beats Milwaukee 14-6 in five innings

  • Baseball | Feb, 16

    Cougars Take Series Over Northwestern

  • Baseball | Feb, 14

    BYU Wins with Opening Day Walk-off