Walter on Conway
"Matt had a big time freshman year. He has plus power, a great feel for the strike zone and an uncanny ability to get the barrel on the ball. He will hit cleanup and anchor our defense at first base. He is a legitimate All-America and All-Conference type player. On the mound, he pitches downhill with deception and has plus secondary stuff. If his fastball improves a little he could be a factor there, too."
2011 (Sophomore) Played and started 53 games at first base for Wake Forest ... Was one of Wake Forest's top run producers with 38 RBIs and six home runs on the season ... Led the team with 16 doubles and was second on the team with 50 hits ... Had a .256 batting average and a .431 slugging percentage ... Was the most difficult Wake Forest starter for opponent's to strike out on the season with just 33 on the year ... Turned in a perfect 4-for-4 performance in stolen base attempts ... By recording at least one hit in his first two games of the season at LSU, he extended his career-best hitting streak to 20 consecutive games ... Also turned in the longest streak during the 2011 season, recording a hit in 15 straight games from April 22 to May 21 ... Recorded his first-career multi-home run game with a pair of long balls vs. UNC Greensboro on March 1 ... He followed that performance in the next game with another bomb against Fordham on March 4 ... Was rewarded for his efforts by being named the ACC Player of the Week on March 7 after going 7-for-14 with three homers, two doubles, eight RBIs, four runs scored and a 1.286 slugging percentage ... He was the first Deac to earn the award since Willy Fox did so on March 12, 2007 ... Tallied his 100th hit as a Demon Deacon on May 11 vs. East Carolina ... Turned in 11 multi-hit games on the year, including a pair of three-hit games ... Helped Wake Forest take the series from North Carolina with a game-tying, three-run bomb and the go-ahead single in the series finale on March 13.
2010 (Freshman) Batting: Hit a team-best .382 with six homers and 32 RBIs in 44 games ... Finished the regular season third in the ACC in batting average ... Closed the year on an 18-game hitting streak ... Ranks third for batting average by a freshman in Wake Forest history ... Made collegiate debut against Dayton (2.21) and went 1-for-2 with a run scored ... Earned first career start against Coastal Carolina (2.23), going 0-for-1 with a walk ... Drove in first collegiate run in series finale against Kent State (2.28) ... Went 3-for-4 in series against Xavier, including a 2-for-3 performance with two runs scored and an RBI in series finale ... Had two hits with an RBI and a run scored in series finale at Georgia Tech (3.14) ... Recorded two hits with a run scored against Gardner-Webb (3.17) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in series finale against NC State (3.21) ... Hit .375 (3-for-8) in series at Virginia Tech, including a 2-for-3 performance in series finale ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three walks in midweek games against Charlotte and Elon ... Hit first collegiate home run, drove in a career-high four runs, and stole first base of collegiate career while going 2-for-2 at the plate in an 8-7 win against High Point (4.7) ... Posted a .300 batting average in series against Florida State with three RBIs ... Had two hits and drove in a pair of runs in series finale at Boston College (4.18) ... Hit .375 in midweek games against Charlotte and UNC Greensboro ... Went 7-for-13 (.538) in series against Duke with a home run, two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored ... Batted .364 (4-for-11) in series at North Carolina with a home run and two RBIs ... Had career-high four hits, including three doubles, and drove in career-high six runs at UNC Greensboro (5.12) ... Hit .417 (5-for-12) in series against Clemson with a home run, three RBIs and three runs scored ... Had two hits, including fifth homer of the season, and drove in three runs against Appalachian State (5.18) ... Hit .571 (8-for-14) in series against Maryland with a homer and two RBIs. Pitching: Finished the season with a 1-0 record and a 6.57 ERA in seven appearances ... Turned in an impressive outing in collegiate pitching debut against Kent State (2.27), earning the win, while tossing 3.0 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and striking out four ... Picked up first collegiate save against Xavier (3.5), throwing three perfect innings and striking out one. ... Retired the only batter he faced in outing against High Point (3.24) ... Returned to the mound for the first time March 24 and threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout against Appalachian State (5.18).
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Brother Rice High School ... Played in the 2009 East-West All-Star Game and hit a home run ... Selected to The Detroit News All-Star Team in the Greater Detroit area ... Named All-State Tournament Team and All-Catholic First Team ... One of only 23 players in Michigan named to the State of Michigan Dream Team ... Winning pitcher in Division 1 state championship game for Brother Rice High School his junior season ... Started, completed and won four of the seven state playoff games ... Participated in the Perfect Game National Tournament in Minneapolis, Minn. ... Led high school team in eight of 10 applicable hitting statistics and led the team in pitching with an 11-1 record during his junior year ... Also played football and tennis while in high school.
Personal
Born on September 19, 1990 ... Son of Van and Sue Conway.
