UC IRVINE: As a SOPHOMORE (2017)...hit .219 in 20 games with nine starts...seven hits, six runs, and five RBI...he walked seven times and had a .405 on-base percentage...stole two bases in two tries...as a FRESHMAN (2016)...played for UC Irvine and hit for a .200 average in 65 at bats...7 RBI, four extra-base hits, including one home run.
SUMMER COLLEGIATE (WCL): Played for the AppleSox in 33 games, logging 105 at bats...hit .171 with 7 RBI and two stolen bases...collected 18 hits, totaled 12 runs...four doubles and one triple...walked 13 times.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2015 graduate of Mira Mesa High School (Marauders)…lettered three years in baseball as a catcher, infielder, and outfielder…also lettered for three years in football as a strong safety and tight end…was a team captain for both sports as a junior and a senior…selected to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame…in baseball, as a SENIOR...team MVP...winner of the 2015 US Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award...as a SOPHOMORE...helped team to finals in 2013 CIF San Diego Division Baseball Championships…as a FRESHMAN...2012 Gold Glove winner.
CLUB: Played for the Tampa Bay Rays scout team, the West Coast Clippers, and Encinitas Reds.
PERSONAL: Born Matthew Reitano at San Diego, Calif...father Rick works at Easter Seals Foundation…mother Monica is a paralegal…has one younger sister…enjoys mountain biking and shooting hoops...is pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences.