Matt Hibbitts

Matt Hibbitts

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Portland, Ore.

High School:
Grant

Last College:
Mt. Hood CC

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 205

Position:
OF

Birthdate:
08/26/1985

Experience:
1L

B/T:
R/R

Junior (`07): Ended the season with a 13-game hit streak in tact, which tied him at 112th with the 20th-longest stretch in the nation ... in the MWC, placed second in sac flies (5) ... homered in his first game as a Lobo, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored at Texas Tech (2/6) ... one of four Lobos to get a hit at Arizona (2/10), driving in the team's lone run ... led the team at New Mexico State (2/13), going 3-for-4 with two RBI, two runs and his second homer of the season ... only Lobo with multiple hits at Texas A&M (3/4), going 2-for-4 with a RBI ... led the team in hits vs. Rhode Island (3/10), going 3-for-5... made his first start at first base, going 3-for-5 with a walk, RBI and two runs scored against New Mexico State (3/20) ... started his first game at second base (3/23 vs. Utah), putting out three with four assists and scored a team-high two runs... just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle vs. Utah (3/24), going 4-for-5 with five of UNM's eight RBI ... led the team in hits and RBI vs. San Diego State (3/31), going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a walk and a run scored ... only Lobo with multiple hits in the series finale at SDSU (4/7), going 2-for-4 with a run scored ... led the team in hits, going 4-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored at Air Force (4/15) ... team-high three hits in four at bats in game two at AFA (4/15) ... scored a team-high three runs, going 3-for-4 in the finale at Air Force (4/16) ... led the team in hits at Utah (4/20), going 3-for-5... second in a string of back-to-back-to-back homers hit vs. Hawaii-Hilo (4/28), finishing the game 3-for-4 with two home runs, two RBI and a team-high three runs scored... led the team in hits, runs and RBI in the UNLV finale (5/12), going 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored ... RBI-single in the first drove in the game-winning run, in fact the game's only run, vs. SDSU (5/23).

Mt. Hood CC (`05-'06): Named to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges' first team and all-Southern League first team ... hit .376 with five home runs as a sophomore.

Gonzaga (`04): Redshirt season.

High School: Lettered in baseball and football at Grant High School in Portland ... three-time all-Portland Interscholastic League honoree as an outfielder, one-time all-PIL pitcher...all-state first team honoree ... standout free safety, earning all-state and all-PIL first team recognition ... guided the Generals to a PIL championship in 2003, hitting .404 with five homers ... also hit five bombs as a junior, posting a .420 batting average.

Personal: Son of Tom and Erna Hibbitts ... born Aug. 26, 1985, in Portland, Ore. ... likes steak ... favorite athlete is outfielder Jim Edmonds ... a University Studies major.

Season Highs
H: 4, twice - last at Air Force, game 1 (4/15/07)
R: 3, twice - last vs. Hawaii-Hilo (4/28/07)
AB: 5, 12 times - last vs. SDSU (5/24/07)
2B: 2, at Texas Tech (5/14/07)
3B: 1, vs. Utah (3/24/07)
HR: 2, vs. Hawaii-Hilo (4/28/07)
RBI: 5, vs. Utah (3/24/07)
BB: 1, 15 times - last at TCU (5/19/07)
SO: 3, vs. Illinois State at UTA (2/17/07)
Hitting Streak: 13 games (5/4-current)

YEARAvg.GPGSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBSBAPOAEFLD%
2007.3415453208377110174415261322242.958