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Note: Was in the lineup on the losing end of both
nine-inning perfect games in the PCL's 101-year history (Tacoma's
John Halama on July 7, 2001 vs. Calgary & Nashville's John
Wasdin on April 7, 2003 vs. Albuquerque).
2008: Released by the Diamondbacks around March 24...retired.
2007: Re-signed with the Diamondbacks organization
in January...hit .375 (3-8) with 2 runs and 1 double in 3 major
league spring training games...wore number 6 with the Tucson
Sidewinders (AAA)...hit a two-run walk-off homerun in the 10th
inning on May 1...played in his 1,000th game on May 9...put on
the DL on May 22 (sprained left index finger)...activated on
July 12...got his 200th career double on July 25...got his 1,000th
career hit on August 5...had a season long hit streak of 18 games
(24-60)...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time.
2006: Went to spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks...hit
.200 (1-5) with 1 double in 6 major league spring training games...wore
number 17 with the Tucson Sidewinders (AAA)...pitched in a game
for the first time since high school on April 15 and retired
the only batter he faced...got his 900th career minor league
hit on April 28...played in his 900th career game and got his
3,000th career at-bat on May 15...got his 400th career walk on
May 27...scored his 500th career run on September 4...had 10
pinch hits during the regular season...won the Pacific Coast
League Championship....won the Bricktown Showdown (AAA Championship
game) on September 19...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week
one time...a free agent after the season.
2005: Assigned to the Milwaukee minor league camp
on March 18...was 1-12 at the plate in 8 games in major league
spring trainings with the Brewers...wore number 8 with the Nashville
Sounds (AAA)... limited early in the season by patellar tendinitis
in his right knee...placed on the DL on May 31 (retroactive to
May 29) with right knee tendinitis...activated from the DL on
June 10...released by Nashville on June 23...signed with the
Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA - Marlins organization) on August 6...wore
number 5 with Albuquerque...placed on the DL on August 15...activated
from the DL on August 26...a free agent after the season.
2004: Went to major league spring training with Milwaukee...assigned
to Milwaukee's minor league camp on March 30...batted .324 (11-34)
with two doubles and six RBI in 20 major league spring training
games...wore number 3 with the Indianapolis Indians...played
his 800th career minor league game on July 7...promoted to the
Milwaukee Brewers on July 9...made his major
league debut the same day...wore number 8 with Milwaukee...sent
down to Indianapolis on July 18...got his 300th career minor
league RBI on July 30...was awarded the Hustle Award by the Indianapolis
Indians on September 4...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week
two times...was outrighted to Indianapolis by Milwaukee on September
23, taking him off their 40-man roster...signed a minor league
contract with Milwaukee on October 27.
2003: Wore number 6 with the Albuquerque Isotopes...recorded
the first hit in team history in the opener at Memphis on April
3...hit a grounder to right field in the bottom of the first
inning on April 11 for the first hit in Albuquerque's new park...placed
on the DL (hip pointer) on May 12...activated from the DL on
May 21...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week four times...became
a six-year free agent after the season...played for the Hermosillo
Orange Growers of the Mexican Pacific League during the winter...left
Hermosillo in late October...signed a minor league contract with
the Milwaukee Brewers on December 19.
2002: Was invited to spring
training with the Marlins...wore number 11 with Calgary...Story:
Matt
at Bat...won the
Fan Favorite award when the Cannons announced their end of season
awards on September 2...went 5-6 with four doubles, three runs
scored and two RBI in the last game in Calgary history (Sept.
2)...had the last hit and scored the last run in Calgary history
on September 2...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week two times.
2001: Wore number 3 with
Calgary...Story: Erickson
Loves His Home Town...Story:
Matt
the Magic Man...Story: Cold
Shoulder, Hot Bat...Story: Erickson
fundamentally in line for majors...was one of the 24
players selected to represent the U.S. at the 2001 World Cup
in Taipei, Taiwan on Nov. 6-18...won the Silver Medal as a member
of the World Cup team...led the World Cup team with a .455 batting
average.
1998: Matt was named to the
class A Midwest League All-Star team...Midwest League Hitter
of the Week for May 24-30...Topps/NAPBL Midwest League Player
of the Month for June...Led Marlins Organization in Batting Average
(.324)...named the best defensive third baseman in the Midwest
League by Baseball America...played for Sun Cities in the Arizona
Fall League.
1997: Drafted in the 7th
round by the Florida Marlins...led the New York-Pennsylvania
League in on-base average.
College:
Matt
is the career batting average leader at Arkansas. He hit .377
from 1995-97...is third in career hits with 260....was second
team All-SEC third baseman in 1996 and first team in 1997.
1997: Matt led the SEC in
doubles with 27 for Arkansas...batted .398 at Arkansas which
is third on the all-time list...had 94 hits, second on the single
season list...5th hardest
to strike out (23.6AB/SO) in NCAA...New York-Penn League Leader
in On-Base Percentage (.455), 3B Fielding Percentage (.942),
and 3B Assists (140).
1996: Matt holds the Razorback
record for most hits in a season. He had 97 in 1996...batted
.391 at Arkansas, seventh on the single season list all-time...set
the single season record for singles with 68...3rd best Batting Average (.391) in Southeastern
Conference
1995: Was a Freshman All-American
at Arkansas.
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