2014 Photo Gallery
2013 Photo Gallery
CAREER ACCOLADES
2014 ABCA First Team All-American
2014 ABCA All-West Region First Team
2014 ABCA Gold Glove Award
2014 Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team
2014 Baseball American All-American Third Team
2014 Big West Conference First Team
2013 USA Collegiate National Team
2013 Fullerton All-Regional Team
Big West Player of the Week (May 27, 2013)
2013 Big West Conference Second Team
2012 Big West Freshman of the Year
2012 All-Big West Conference honorable mention
2014 MLB DRAFT
Selected 25th overall in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-YearPlayer Draft by the Oakland Athletics.
AS A JUNIOR (2014)
Played a career-high 54 games and made 53 starts at third basewith one start at shortstop... Batted a career-best .312 with sixhome runs and a team-high 48 RBI... Made just six errors in 157chances... Was second on the team with 24 extra-base hits, a .498slugging percentage and a .412 on-base percentage... Had anoutstanding second half of the season, batting .373 (38-for-102)with a .588 slugging percentage and a .472 on-base percentage inthe last 29 games of the season. Also blasted three home runs to goalong with nine doubles, two triples and 29 RBI in that stretch...In conference, batted .345 with seven doubles, two home runs and 20RBI. Had a .494 slugging percentage and a .450 on-base percentagein 24 Big West Conference games, earning an All-Big West First Teamselection... Ranked second in the Big West in RBI and tied forthird in home runs... Drove in his 100th career RBI as a Titan onMay 11 with a two-run double to left field against UC Riverside. Hefinished the game 3-for-4... Had a career night on Apr. 26 vs.Hawaii, going 5-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and threeRBI... Led the team with 15 multi-RBI games, driving in three runssix times... Hit .413 (26-for-63) with runners in scoring positionto lead the team... Was second on the team with 20 multi-hit gamesand six game-winning RBI, the last coming on May 6 at UCLA with asolo home run... Was also second on the team with 16 two-out RBIand led the Titans with a .382 batting average with two outs.
SUMMER 2013
Spent the summer with the Collegiate National Team, which finishedthe summer with a record of 20-3…was evaluated as the No. 10prospect on the Collegiate National Team by BaseballAmerica...batted .278 with 17 runs scored, six doubles, 20 RBIs, 14walks and seven stolen bases…also appeared on the mound,making two appearances, totaling two shutout innings of work andstriking out three.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013)
Cal State Fullerton’s starting third baseman for 53 gamesduring the 2013 season…batted mostly third in theorder…was named to the Fullerton All-Regional Team, Big WestConference Second Team and Big West Player of the Week on May27…batted .285 during the season with 41 runs scored, 53hits, 11 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 37 RBIs, 34 walksand six stolen bases…in Big West play improved battingaverage to .301…led the Titans with 18 two-outRBIs…totaled 14 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBIgames…in the postseason batted .294 and drove in three runs,including a solo home run in a 4-1 win over Columbia(05/31)…drove in the game-winning run on five occasions: aone-run single at TCU in the fifth (02/22), a sacrifice fly in thefirst inning vs. UC Santa Barbara (04/13), was issued a walk atHawai’i in the first (04/27), a two-run double at UCRiverside in the sixth (05/10) and a solo home run in the eighth atCal State Northridge (05/24)…also scored the game-winningrun in a come-from-behind series-opening victory over UC SantaBarbara (04/12)...bated 3-for-4 and drove in two runs in series-sweeping 7-0 shutout at TCU (02/24)…batted 2-for-4with a double and drove in three runs in a 10-4 win over Nebraska(03/20)…batted 2-for-3 (double, home run) with two runsscored and two RBIs in a series-clinching 10-2 win over the Gauchos(04/13)…batted 3-for-5, doubling twice and driving in threeruns in series-tying 10-5 victory at Cal Poly (04/20)…batted2-for-6 (double, triple) and drove in four runs in a series-opening14-7 win at UC Riverside (05/10)…hit 3-for-4 (double, homerun) and drove in a run while scoring two in a series-clinching 6-4win at Cal State Northridge (05/24)...was named Big West Player ofthe Week after batting .500 and either scoring or driving in twogame-winning runs to sweep Cal State Northridge on the road.
SUMMER 2012
Batted .279 for the La Crosse Loggers (49-21) of theNorthwoods League, winning the 2012 NWL title - the firstchampionship for the club in franchise history • Was named tothe 2012 Northwoods League Postseason All-Star Team • Batted.279 with 49 runs scored, 56 hits, 13 doubles, seven home runs, 30RBIs, and 13 stolen bases.
AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
Was easily the most impactful Fullerton newcomer in histrue freshman season • Earned All-Big West Conferencehonorable mention accolades and was selected Big West Freshman ofthe Year • Earned Freshman All-American honors from CollegiateBaseball • Got his first start in Game No. 3, but after March6 started every remaining game, batting .297 from that pointforward • For the season made 25 starts at third base, 22 atshortstop and three as designated hitter • Appeared in a totalof 50 games, batting .286 (fourth best among regulars) with twohome runs and 23 RBIs • In Big West games only, he batted .315and fielded at a sparkling .980 clip with only two errors in 24games • Made only 11 total errors (.941), never more than onein a game • Batted .345 vs. lefthanders and .462 (6-for-13)with a runner on third and less than two outs • Season’sbest hitting streak was a seven-gamer (May 4-15, 14-for-32, .438),which featured three of his five three-hit games
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year letterwinner for Head Coach MikeGonzalez and the Chargers at El Toro HS in Lake Forest, Calif.• Was a two-time South Coast League honoree and was named themost valuable player as a senior in 2011 • Hit .429 (41 hits,1 HR, 12 2B, 3 3B) as a junior and .422 (39 H, 1 HR, 14 2B, 4 3B)as a senior when he earned All-CIF First Team honors • Hemaintained a solid 3.5 GPA throughout high school.
PERSONAL
Born in Victorville, Calif. • Full name is MatthewJames Chapman • Parents are Jim and Lisa Chapman • Has ayounger sister, Haley • Majoring in communications •Nickname is Chappy • Career goal is to play in Major LeagueBaseball • Was a Titan Bat Boy during the 2003, 2004 and 2005seasons • Favorites include: Miguel Cabrera (baseballplayer), Fenway Park (stadium), Dodgers (teams), Goodwin Field(place to play), Arnold Schwarzenegger (athlete),“Django Unchained” (movie), Mila Kunis (actress),Kendrick Lamar (musical artist), Mexican (food).
At Bats: 8 vs. San Francisco (02.21.14)
Runs: 3 vs. Utah Valley State (03.04.12)
Hits: 5 vs. Hawaii (04.26.14)
RBI: 4 at UC Riverside (05.10.13)
Doubles: 2, 4x, last at #24 UC Irvine (05.18.14)
Triples: 1, 5x, last vs. USC (05.20.14)
Home Runs: 1, 12x, last at UCLA (05.06.14)
Stolen Bases: 2 at #22 UC Santa Barbara (04.13.14)
