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Matt Staels
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Harrison Twp., Mich.
  • Position:
    OF
  • Year:
    So
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/L
  • High School:
    L'Anse Creuse
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    20
  • avg
    .231
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    7
  • sb
    -
Bio

2012 at Defiance: Earned six plate appearances over five games during first season with program … Posted a .400 batting average and a .900 OPS during limited action … Collected two hits in four at bats with runners in scoring position … Picked up run-scoring singles in consecutive outings as a pinch hitter to help Defiance secure wins over Minnesota-Morris and Principia at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Florida.

High School: Lettered three times on the diamond at L’Anse Creuse High … Played under head coach Bob Walmsley … Four-time recipient of team’s Gold Glove Award … Winner of Heart Award.

Personal: Son of Rich and Patti Staels … Majoring in sport management with a minor in business administration.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 20 14
Plate appearances 16 14
At Bats 13 11
Runs 7 5
Hits 3 2
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 3 2
Walks 1 1
Hit by pitch 1 1
Strikeouts 5 5
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits 1 1
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .231 .182
On Base Percentage .333 .308
Slugging Percentage .231 .182
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Apr 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 17-1
May 3 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 2-1
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 6-3
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0
May 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-6
May 10 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-4
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 1 vs. Calvin W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Calvin W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wis. Lutheran W, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wis. Lutheran L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Mitchell L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Mitchell W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Lakeland L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 15 vs. Salem St. W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 15 vs. Salem St. W, 8-6 1 1 1 0 - - - - 0 - 1.000 1.000 1.000 - - - - - - - 1
Mar 22 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 23 Hanover (Ind.) L, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Hanover (Ind.) W, 8-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 9-6 1 3 1 0 - - - - 0 1 .333 .333 .333 - - - - - 1 - 3
Mar 30 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 2 Bluffton W, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Trine (Ind.) W, 5-4 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1
Apr 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 6-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 6 Mt. St. Joseph W, 5-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 6 Mt. St. Joseph W, 5-3 1 3 0 0 1 - - - 0 2 .000 .250 .000 - - - - - 1 - 4
Apr 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - 1.000 - 1 - - - - - - 1
Apr 13 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 - - 1
Apr 14 Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 21-9 1 1 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 1 - 1
Apr 20 Earlham (Ind.) W, 8-7 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 20 Earlham (Ind.) W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Earlham (Ind.) W, 7-3 1 3 1 0 - - - - 0 2 .333 .333 .333 - - 1 - 1 - - 4
Apr 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 27 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 10 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Mar 1 vs. Calvin W, 6-5 - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Calvin W, 7-5 - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wis. Lutheran W, 5-0 - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wis. Lutheran L, 4-2 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Mitchell L, 8-2 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Mitchell W, 6-5 - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Lakeland L, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 15 vs. Salem St. W, 4-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 15 vs. Salem St. W, 8-6 1 1 1 - -
Mar 22 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 1 0 - -
Mar 23 Hanover (Ind.) L, 11-7 - - - - -
Mar 23 Hanover (Ind.) W, 8-5 1 1 0 - -
Mar 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 9-6 1 1 1 - -
Mar 30 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 10-7 - - - - -
Mar 30 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 6-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 2 Bluffton W, 14-8 - - - - -
Apr 3 at Trine (Ind.) W, 5-4 1 0 0 - -
Apr 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 6-4 1 0 0 - -
Apr 6 Mt. St. Joseph W, 5-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 6 Mt. St. Joseph W, 5-3 1 1 0 - -
Apr 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 13 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 14 Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-3 1 0 0 - -
Apr 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 21-9 1 0 0 - -
Apr 20 Earlham (Ind.) W, 8-7 1 1 0 - -
Apr 20 Earlham (Ind.) W, 9-5 - - - - -
Apr 21 Earlham (Ind.) W, 7-3 1 0 1 - -
Apr 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 9-8 - - - - -
Apr 27 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 27 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 5-4 - - - - -
Apr 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 17-1 - - - - -
May 3 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 2-1 - - - - -
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 6-3 - - - - -
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - - - - -
May 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-6 1 1 0 - -
May 10 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-4 1 0 0 - -
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Mar 1 vs. Calvin W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Calvin W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wis. Lutheran W, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wis. Lutheran L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Mitchell L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Mitchell W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Lakeland L, 3-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 15 vs. Salem St. W, 4-1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 15 vs. Salem St. W, 8-6 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 22 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 23 Hanover (Ind.) L, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Hanover (Ind.) W, 8-5 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 9-6 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 30 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 6-0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 2 Bluffton W, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Trine (Ind.) W, 5-4 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 6-4 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 6 Mt. St. Joseph W, 5-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 6 Mt. St. Joseph W, 5-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 13 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 14 Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 21-9 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 20 Earlham (Ind.) W, 8-7 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 20 Earlham (Ind.) W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Earlham (Ind.) W, 7-3 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 27 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-6 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 10 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-4 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Mar 1 vs. Calvin W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Calvin W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wis. Lutheran W, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Wis. Lutheran L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Mitchell L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Mitchell W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Lakeland L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Salem St. W, 4-1 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Salem St. W, 8-6 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 22 Hanover (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Hanover (Ind.) L, 11-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Hanover (Ind.) W, 8-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 9-6 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 30 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Bluffton W, 14-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Trine (Ind.) W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 6-4 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 6 Mt. St. Joseph W, 5-2 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 6 Mt. St. Joseph W, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 19-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Franklin (Ind.) W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 21-9 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Earlham (Ind.) W, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Earlham (Ind.) W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Earlham (Ind.) W, 7-3 1 3 3 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 26 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 17-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. Anderson (Ind.) L, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2011-12 8 5 2 1 1 - - - 0 2 .400 .500 .400 - - - - - 1 - 6
2012-13 20 13 3 0 1 - - - 0 5 .231 .333 .231 1 - 1 - 3 3 1.00 16
2013-14 28 54 16 11 1 2 2 - 4 15 .296 .321 .407 1 - 1 - 11 10 1.10 57
2014-15 25 78 19 6 7 3 - - 3 21 .244 .337 .282 4 - 1 4 35 3 11.67 90
Total 81 150 40 18 10 5 2 - 7 43 .267 .337 .327 6 - 3 4 49 17 2.88 169
gp r tb sb cs
2011-12 8 1 2 - -
2012-13 20 7 3 - -
2013-14 28 7 22 1 1
2014-15 25 9 22 - -
Total 81 24 49 1 1
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2011-12 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
2012-13 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
2013-14 6.23 0 1 9 0 0 13.0 12 9 9 12 8 5.54 - 1.85 63 2 4
2014-15 9.00 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 3 1 1 0 .00 - 3.00 6 1 -
Total 6.43 0 1 10 0 0 14.0 14 12 10 13 8 5.14 - 1.93 69 3 4
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2011-12 8 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
2012-13 20 8 8 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
2013-14 28 48 40 4 4 - .917 1 2 1 .333 -
2014-15 25 62 57 4 1 - .984 1 - - - -
Total 81 118 105 8 5 - .958 2 2 1 .333 -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 20 13 3 0 1 - - - 0 5 .231 .333 .231 1 - 1 - 3 3 1.00 16
Conference 14 11 2 0 1 - - - 0 5 .182 .308 .182 1 - 1 - 2 3 0.67 14
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 10 8 1 0 1 - - - 0 4 .125 .222 .125 - - 1 - 2 2 1.00 10
Away 6 4 1 0 - - - - 0 1 .250 .400 .250 1 - - - 1 1 1.00 5
Neutral 4 1 1 0 - - - - 0 - 1.000 1.000 1.000 - - - - - - - 1
Result
Wins 12 9 2 0 1 - - - 0 4 .222 .300 .222 - - 1 - 3 1 3.00 11
Losses 8 4 1 0 - - - - 0 1 .250 .400 .250 1 - - - - 2 - 5
Month
March 7 4 2 0 - - - - 0 1 .500 .500 .500 - - - - - 1 - 4
April 11 9 1 0 1 - - - 0 4 .111 .273 .111 1 - 1 - 3 2 1.50 12
May 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 20 7 3 - -
Conference 14 5 2 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 10 4 1 - -
Away 6 2 1 - -
Neutral 4 1 1 - -
Result
Wins 12 5 2 - -
Losses 8 2 1 - -
Month
March 7 4 2 - -
April 11 2 1 - -
May 2 1 0 - -
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Conference 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Neutral 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Result
Wins 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Losses 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Month
March 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
April 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
May 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 20 8 8 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Conference 14 6 6 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 5 5 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Away 6 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Neutral 4 2 2 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Result
Wins 12 6 6 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Losses 8 2 2 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Month
March 7 3 3 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
April 11 5 5 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
May 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
News mentions
DC Drops HCAC Opening Round Thriller to No. 13 Manchester
  • Article
  • May 09, 2013
DC Drops HCAC Opening Round Thriller to No. 13 Manchester

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Yellow Jacket baseball squad traveled to Manchester University on Thursday for the opening round of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. In a game that came down to the final play, the Jackets lost by a final score of 7-6.

  • May 09, 2013
Seniors Shine in Last Home Saturday Games of the Season
  • Article
  • April 20, 2013
Seniors Shine in Last Home Saturday Games of the Season

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Senior pitchers Aaron Patterson and Jake Taylor each notched wins against the Earlham Quakers in the first two games in a pivotal Hearltand Collegiate Athletic Conference series. The Jackets rallied to win game one 8-7 in extra innings and then used a 9-5 victory to move into fourth place in the conference standings.

  • April 20, 2013