2023 Baseball Roster Choose a Player: Belgrave, Nigel Bouma, Michael Brock, Andrew Colucci, Joey Dean, Nick Estes, Caleb Falco Jr., David Garnett, Travis Haberthier, Nate Hacopian, Eddie Heffley, James Irizarry, Alex Johnson, Andrew Kane, Tommy Keister, Kevin Lambros, Elijah Lippman, Kenny Lorusso, Nick Martin, Zach McCoy, Kyle Morrissette, Wagner Orlando, Matt Orr, Jacob Ott, Logan Petrutz, Ian Rogers, Thomas Russell, Devin Savacool, Jason Shaw, Matt Shliger, Luke Stowe, Eliakim Van Buren, Ryan Walman, Jake Walsh, Michael Whitehill, Simmi Woods, Matt Zeisloft, Luke Zmarzlak, Bobby Go Pause 6 Matt Shaw Height 5-11 Weight 185 Class Junior Position INF Major Psychology Hometown Brimfield, MA High School Worcester Academy Opendorse matt-shaw Bio Related Stats Historical Biography Tagged Content: matt-shaw Career Highlights 2023 Brooks Wallace Award Winner (College Baseball's Best Shortstop) 2023 Consensus First Team All-American 2023 Big Ten Player of the Year Two-time First Team All-Big Ten (2022 & 2023) 2022 Cape Cod Summer Player of the Year 2021 Perfect Game Second Team Freshman All-American 2021 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American 2021 Big Ten All-Freshman Team Big Ten Freshman of the Week (5/25) Big Ten Player of the Week (2/23, 5/16) NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week (5/16) Golden Spikes Award Performance of the Week (5/16) Perfect Game Player of the Week (5/16) Career Record Book No. 5 in slugging percentage (.578) No. 9 in home runs (29) Single Season Record Book No. 3 in home runs (22) No. 5 in RBIs (67) No. 5 in total bases (148) No. 8 in at-bats (245) No. 8 extra-base hits (33) As a Junior (2023): First hit, double and RBI of the season vs. USF (2/18). Career-high for hits in a game going 5-for-5 with three RBI, two runs scored vs. USF (2/19). Went 2-5 with two HRs vs. Maine (3/10). Stole his tenth base of the season vs. Albany (3/18). Went 1-2 with two RBIs vs. Albany (3/19). Went 4-5 with two HRs and five RBIs vs. UCF (3/26). Went 1-3 with an RBI triple and a season-high three runs scored vs. Georgetown (3/28). Went 4-4 with two HR and a season-best six RBIs, including a go-ahead gland slam vs. Iowa (3/31). Went 2-4 with three RBIs vs. Iowa (4/1). Went 3-5, his 10th multi-hit game of the season vs. WIlliam & Mary (4/4). As a Sophomore (2022): Pre-season Collegiate Baseball second team All-American. Shaw collected seven hits including 2 home runs in the final game of Maryland’s season sweep of Baylor (2/18-2/20). Hit his third home run of the season and had 3 RBI's in win over Indiana State (3/5). Had 3 RBI's including one homer in win against Georgetown (3/11). Went 3-4 hitting 2 homers and knocking in 4 RBI's in win over Dallas Baptist (3/26). Went 3-4 and hit a solo home run to help defeat Towson (3/29). Had 3 hits including a solo home run in the series against Minnesota (4/8-4/10). Had 4 RBIs and hit a home run in win against Ohio State (4/16). Had a hit in each game of the series against Illinois and 3 RBIs (4/22-4/23). Went 2-5 with 4 RBI's and smacked a home run against Navy (4/26).. Had two hits including a home run against Northwestern (4/30). Homered and drove in two against Rutgers (5/8). Tied a program record with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs against Michigan (5/14). Finished the regular season going 6-10 against Purdue including two home runs (5/20). Homered against Long Island in the College Park Regional (6/3). As a Freshman (2021): All-Big Ten Freshman Team. Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American. Started 45 games between third base, second base, and left field. Settled in at second base for the second half of the season. Led the team and ranked seventh overall in the Big Ten in batting average (.332) Batting average was the best among all freshmen in the conference. Led the team with 61 hits and ranked second in the league. Ranked second on the team with 42 runs scored. Led the team and ranked second in the conference with 16 doubles. Ranked fourth on the team with seven homers. Ranked third on the team with 30 RBI. Also stole seven bases, the fifth-most on the team. Got his first collegiate hit against Michigan State (3/5) Went 2-for-3 and scored a run against MSU (3/6). Had a hit in all four games against Rutgers, scoring four runs in the series (3/12-3/14). Hit his first career home run against Rutgers (3/14). Went 3-for-5 and scored three runs at Penn State (3/20). Went 2-for-4 and drove in a run against Northwestern (4/3). Homered against #25 Michigan (4/4). Homered and went 2-for-5 at Nebraska (4/10). Slugged a home run against Ohio State (4/17). Gathered five combined hits in two games against Northwestern (4/24-4/25). Had six combined hits in the series sweep against Minnesota (4/30-5/2). Went 5-for-10 with two doubles and three RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Illinois (5/8). Went 2-for-3 with three runs driven in against Purdue (5/14). Went 3-for-6 and homered against Purdue (5/16). Had five combined hits in a road series win at #24 Michigan (5/21-5/23). Got a hit and scored two runs in the NCAA Tournament opener against Charlotte (6/4). Had a hit and scored twice against Norfolk State (6/5). Went 3-for-5 and homered in his first two at-bats in the regional final against #12 East Carolina (6/6). Before Maryland: Starred at Worcester Academy and was ranked the No. 3 shortshop in the state of Massachusetts per Perfect Game. Ranked the No. 9 overall player in the state of Massachusetts per Perfect Game Named to the Sunshine Northeast Top Prospect List. Played summer ball with the Worcester Bravehearts in the FCBL. Also played travel ball with Nokona Baseball. Personal: Son of James and Chris Shaw. Chose number six because his older brother used to wear it. Aspires to play professional baseball. Lists sports hero as Mike Trout. Related Content There is no related content available. Related Headlines Related Press Clips Related Videos Related Photos Statistics Season: 2023 2021 2022 2023 Season Statistics Season Statistics No statistics available for this season. Career Statistics There are no statistics available for this player. Historical Player Information 6 2021Freshman Infield 5'11" 185 lbs 6 6 2022Sophomore Infield 5'11" 185 lbs 6 6 2023Junior Infield 5'11" 185 lbs 6