American baseball player (born 2002)
Baseball player
Brice Andre Matthews (born March 16, 2002) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Houston Astros organization.
Amateur career
Matthews attended Atascocita High School in Humble, Texas . As a junior in 2019, he hit .426 with four home runs.[ 1] He went unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft , and enrolled at the University of Nebraska .[ 2]
As a freshman at Nebraska in 2021, he started 36 games and hit .273 with five home runs and 34 RBIs.[ 3] As a sophomore in 2022, he hit .261 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs over 45 games.[ 4] During the summers of 2021 and 2022, he played in the Northwoods League for the St. Cloud Rox .[ 5] As a junior in 2023, Matthews hit .359 with twenty home runs and 67 RBIs.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Professional career
Matthews was selected by the Houston Astros with the 28th overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft .[ 9] On July 15, 2023, Matthews signed with the Astros.[ 10]
References
^ Keeler, Drake (March 21, 2021). "Black Nebraska baseball player pushes for more representation in the sport" . The Daily Nebraskan .
^ "Brice Matthews' career at Nebraska by the numbers" . Omaha World-Herald . July 7, 2023.
^ Hansen, Grant (February 3, 2023). "Nebraska baseball announces five captains for the 2023 season" . On3 .
^ Athletics, Nebraska (February 16, 2023). "Huskers place 5th in Big Ten Preseason Baseball Poll" . www.1011now.com .
^ Athletics, Nebraska (July 18, 2022). "Matthews added to Northwoods League All-Star Game" . www.1011now.com .
^ Writer, Evan Bland World-Herald Staff (July 7, 2023). "From first to late rounds, intrigue is high for Nebraska's in-state 2023 MLB draft prospects" . Omaha World-Herald .
^ "Husker baseball standout Matthews makes move to pros, preparing for MLB Draft" . KMTV 3 News Now Omaha . July 7, 2023.
^ Gutierrez, Marcus (July 4, 2023). "Atascocita's Brice Matthews prepares for MLB draft" . Houston Chronicle .
^ Rome, Chandler (July 10, 2023). " 'It's crazy': Astros bring local kid Brice Matthews home with No. 28 overall pick" .
^ "Astros sign first round pick from 2023 MLB Draft" . mlb.com . Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
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