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2023 Baseball Roster

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17 Matthew Krafft

  • Position Infield
  • Bats/Throws R/L
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 190
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Cornwall
  • High School Cornwall
  • Major Physical Education

Biography

2022: Matthew saw the field in 40 games with 39 starts...Batted .279 with 34 runs, six doubles, one triple, two homers and 21 RBI...Stole 9-of-12 bases...Made only one error in 367 chances for a .997 fielding percentage...Belted a grand slam in a win at Oneonta...Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and two RBI in a victory over MIT...Went 2-for-5 with three runs and two RBI in a win against Widener...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI at St. Joseph's...Went 3-for-4 with an RBI in a win at William Peace...Tripled and scored two runs in a victory over Brockport at the SUNYAC Tournament...Went 3-for-7 with a double and two runs in two games against Endicott in the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Went 5-for-11 with a double, four runs and two RBI in a three-game sweep of New Paltz...Went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI in a home victory versus BrockportWent 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a home win versus Johnson & Wales.

2021: Earned first team All-SUNYAC honors...A second team ABCA All-New York Region and third team D3baseball.com All-New York Region selection...Named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team and the NCAA Div. III Regional All-Tournament Team...One of three players to start all 42 games...Batted .396 with a team-high 43 runs, five doubles, one triple, one homer and 34 RBI...Led the team with 13 stolen bases in 15 attempts...Tied for the team lead with five sacrifice flies...Made just two errors in 376 chances for a .995 fielding percentage...Hit .429 (18-for-42) during a 12-game hitting streak...Went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI against Tufts at the NCAA Div. III Regional...Knocked in three runs in a win over Wheaton at the NCAA Div. III World Series...Went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI in a win over Tufts at the NCAA Div. III Regional to clinch the regional title...Went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs and three RBI in a home doubleheader sweep versus Brockport in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases in a win over Eastern Connecticut St. at the NCAA Div. III Regional...Went 2-for-3 with two runs against Salisbury and 2-for-3 with an RBI in a win over Rowan at the NCAA Div. III World Series...Went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs and an RBI in a home victory versus Clarkson...Went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in a home win versus Alfred St...Doubled and drove in three runs in a win at Plattsburgh...Went 4-for-8 with three runs and three RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Oneonta...Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in a home win versus Cobleskill...Went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs and an RBI in a home victory versus Plattsburgh...Went 3-for-6 in a home win versus Oswego in the SUNYAC Finals...Scored two runs in a win over Tufts at the NCAA Div. III Regional.

2020: Played in and started five games...Batted .412 with four runs, one double and five RBI...Went 1-for-1 in steal attempts...Tied for the team lead with two sacrifice bunts...Went 4-for-9 with three RBI in a two-game split at Randolph-Macon...Went 2-for-4 with two runs in a win over Pitt Bradford...Went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a win at Hood...Drove in a run against Montclair St.

2019: Saw action in 27 games with three starts...Batted .500 with 13 runs, three doubles, one triple and seven RBI...Went 3-for-4 with two RBI in a win at Marywood...Went 2-for-2 with a triple, three runs and an RBI in a victory over Plattsburgh...Doubled and drove in two runs in a win at Fredonia...Went 1-for-1 with a double, run and RBI in a win over Brockport...Went 2-for-2 with two runs and an RBI in a home doubleheader sweep versus Oneonta...Went 1-for-3 with a double in a home win versus Cazenovia...Went 1-for-1 at Ithaca.

High School: A 2018 graduate of Cornwall…Received Athletic Achievement Award…Three-year starter in baseball…Team captain and team won Class A Section Nine title his senior year…Three-time all-state selection…Two-time Varsity 845 All-Star…Played one season of football…Named Rookie of the Year…Competed in indoor track for two years…Won a state title in the 4 x 200 relay and placed second in section in the 55 meters as a senior…4 x 200 relay finished as sectional runner-up his junior year.

Other: Father Paul played baseball at Armstrong State College…Earned All-America honors as a pitcher…Uncle Rich Krafft played baseball at West Point.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2019Freshman

    Outfield/Pitcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2020Sophomore

    Infield
    5'11" 180 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2021Sophomore

    Infield
    5'11" 180 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2022Senior

    Infield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    17
  • 17
    C

    2023Junior

    Infield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    17
    C