2017 Baseball Roster

28 Shane Matheny

  • Position Infield
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bremerton, Wash.
  • Height 6-1
  • Highschool Olympic HS
  • Weight 205
  • Letters 2

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE CAREER
CAREER:
Appeared in 159 games, 155 as a starter…hit .249 with 35 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 80 RBI…recorded 10 stolen bases and scored 72 runs…tallied 134 hits…named All-Pac-12 Conference as a junior…two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention as a sophomore and junior…signed with San Francisco Giants after junior season.
 
JUNIOR (2017): Selected in 23rd round by San Francisco Giants…named All-Pac-12 Conference…earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention…appeared in 51 games, 50 as a starter…posted team-highs with .309 batting average, three triples, 34 RBI and 33 runs scored…second on team with 16 doubles, tied for ninth in Pac-12…stole five bases and drew 28 walks…tied for team-lead with 17 multiple-hit games including one four-hit game…led team with nine multiple-RBI games…posted team-high 12-game hitting streak (Feb. 24-March 25)…late added a nine-game hitting streak (April 25-May 13)…first hit of the season was solo homer in season-opener at Sacramento State (Game 1 – Feb. 18)…hit a pair of doubles and drove in a run at Loyola Marymount (Feb. 24)…had three hits, three RBI and one stolen base against Stephen F. Austin (Game 2 – March 5)…hit homer in win over Utah Valley (March 10)…went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in win over Utah Valley (Game 2 – March 11)…had two hits with a double at Long Beach State (March 15)…had two hits with a triple and a stolen base at USC (March 17)…had three hits against Cal State Northridge (Game 1 - March 25)…had two hits and two RBI at California (March 31)…hit two-run home run against No. 8 Arizona (April 7)…scored three runs against No. 8 Arizona (April 8)…had two hits and two RBI at Arizona State (April 13)…walked three times and scored once in win over No. 30 Washington (April 21)…had pair of two-hit games in series win at Utah (April 27-29)…scored game-winning run on JJ Hancock’s walk-off RBI-single against Oregon (Game 2 – May 6)…had two hits and drove in a run at No. 1 Oregon State (May 19)…had three hits with a double against No. 8 Stanford (May 25)...recorded two hits, drove in a run and stole a base against No. 8 Stanford (May 27).

SOPHOMORE (2016): Named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention…appeared in 52 games, making 49 starts…hit .226 with nine doubles, one triple, one home run and second on team with 26 RBI…scored 17 runs…recorded seven multiple-hit games including five 3-hit games…in Pac-12 play, led WSU with seven doubles, 17 RBI and did not commit an error in 80 chances…went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double against Northeastern (Game 1 – March 13)…had two hits and two RBI against Arizona State (April 1)…went 3-for-3 with three runs scored against No. 10 Oregon State (April 15)…had two hits and an RBI against Gonzaga (April 19)…had three hits, career-high five RBI and a three-run home run against USC (April 24)…had three hits, a triple and three RBI at No. 14 Washington (May 13)…had three hits, two runs scored and a double at No. 14 Washington (May 14)…scored three times and walked four times against McNeese State (May 21)…doubled and scored a run against California (May 29).

FRESHMAN (2015): Started all 56 games, only Cougar to do so in 2015...batted .207 with 10 doubles, one home run and 20 RBI...five-game hitting streak from April 16-24...in collegiate debut at Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 13), went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI...season-best three hits, with pair of doubles and two RBI, in win vs. UC Riverside (Feb. 26)...also had three hits and RBI in win at USC (Mar. 14)...was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI against UC Riverside (Feb. 26)...hit first collegiate home run against Sacred Heart (Mar. 8)...was 1-for-3 with two RBI against Arizona (May 1).

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years in baseball and two in basketball…four-year captain on the diamond…three-time all-state selection in 2A…Olympic League MVP as a junior and senior…led league with .453 batting average.

PERSONAL
Born in Bremerton, Wash…father Daryl, golf professional and mother Tammee, criminal investigator…younger siblings, brother Chase and sister Zoie…member of the National Honor Society…volunteer at a homeless shelter…teen mentor.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2015Freshman

    Infield
    6'1" 195 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2016Sophomore

    Infield
    6'1" 200 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2017Junior

    Infield
    6'1" 205 lbs
    28