MattReida

• 2013 NECBL Summer All-Star
• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2013)
• 2013 preseason 94th-best NCAA draft-eligible prospect
(Baseball America)
• 2012 Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award Watch List
• 47th round selection in the 2010 MLB Draft (White Sox)
• SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll (2011)

Outlook
Four-year starter in the middle infield, enters his third year as the everyday shortstop … Has started 118 straight Kentucky games at shortstop … Is coming off the best year of his career, developing an offensive skill set that ended with a career-long 10-game hitting streak to finish 2013 … A slick-fielding shortstop has tremendous range and an ability to dominate the average play up the middle … Puts his body in good positions with great instincts and timing up the middle … Has an accurate throwing arm and quick hands … At the plate, has become an opposite-field, line-drive hitter with a top-of-the-order skill set … Was on the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List in 2012, given to the top shortstop in college baseball … Has worked diligently during the 2013 offseason to add strength, putting 15-20 pounds of muscle onto his frame … Plays the game with a hard-nosed mentality, with a fierce competitiveness … Has great bunting skills, ranking fourth in UK career history with 24 sac bunts … Defensive prowess has helped lead UK up the middle for last two years, ranking second among SEC shortstops over 2012-13 in defensive assists (369) and third in assists per game (3.13).

Summer
Had an all-star summer in the New England Collegiate League … Hit .273 (27-for-99) in 30 games, after joining the team following the MLB Draft in June … Played in the Cape Cod League in 2012 but did not have a summer assignment until the draft concluded … Had five doubles in 30 games, with five RBI and 11 steals in 12 attempts … Worked an 11-20 walk-strikeout ratio … Was named the starting shortstop for the NECBL All-Star Game on July 21.

2013
Had the best season of his career in his third year as an every day starter … Started all 55 games at shortstop, seeing time outside of the No. 9 spot in the order for the first time in his career … Hit a career-high .242 (48-for-198) with seven doubles, one triple and 20 RBI … Owned the best walk-strikeout ratio of his career, 25-31 … Laid down nine sacrifice bunts, stealing 5-of-8 bases … Fielded a career-best .949, with 66 putouts and 175 assists … Finished his season with a career-long 11-game hitting streak, hitting .350 (14-for-40) during the streak, striking out just five times and fielding .982 … 11-game hit streak eclipsed his previous career high of four games … Reached base safely in 46 of 55 games in 2013 … Despite one game as the leadoff hitter at Missouri, hit in the bottom half of the order, including No. 7 (three), No. 8 (37) and No. 9 (14) … Hit .290 in balls in play … Hit .288 (19-or-66) with runners in scoring position, with 20 RBI and a 15-9 walk-strikeout ratio, sporting a .427 on-base percentage … Laid down 10 bunts in 2013, with all 10 effective (nine sac bunts & one bunt single) … Hit .198 in 30 SEC games (20-for-101) with five doubles, seven RBI and an 11-15 walk-strikeout ratio … In non-SEC games, batted .294 with two doubles, one triple and 13 RBI … Batted .265 in home games and .192 on the road … In games UK won, hit .276, batting .205 in games UK lost … Hit a season-high .318 in the month of May … Batted .351 over the last 10 games of the year … Had eight multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … Had a pair of career-high three hit games, including vs. Niagara in Feb and in a win over No. 15 Indiana in May … Drew two-walk games three times … Had multi strike out games just four times in 2013, after striking out at least twice 16 times over his first two years … Ranked sixth in the SEC in defensive assists and was fourth among SEC shortstops … Had a tremendous summer in the Cape Cod League with the Harwich Mariners … Played in 41 games with a .258 average (40-for-155) with four doubles, two triples, three homers and 16 RBI … Stole eight bases … Led Harwich to the CCBL Playoffs … Showed tremendous range throughout the summer in what has become a calling card of his defensive skill set, ranking third in the CCBL in assists (J.T. Riddle ranked first) … Had a 5-for-6 game on July 16 … Went 4-for-5 on June 21 with two triples and a homer.

2012
Had a strong season as UK’s everyday shortstop and No. 9 hitter … Tied the record for the most games played and started in program history … Helped the UK defense set school records for fielding percentage, putouts and defensive assists … With 195 assists in 2012, had the third-most of any UK infielder in program history, behind the school-record 224 assists from Ryan Wilkes in 2006 … Played in all 63 games, batting .239 (51-for-213) with eight doubles, one triple, two homers and 22 RBI … Stole 4-of-5 bases … Fielded .958 with 13 errors and 101 putouts … Batted .212 (21-for-99) in SEC games, with three doubles and four RBI … In 33 games against SEC opponents, hit .194 (21-for-108) with three doubles and four RBI … Collected 11 multi-hit games, four multi-RBI games … Had a streak of 12 games of reaching base safely … Laid down a total of 15 bunts, with six going as bunt singles and 10 as sacrifice bunts … In non-conference games, batted .263 (30-for-114) with five doubles, one triple, two homers and 18 RBI, stealing three bases … In home games, batted .22 (26-for-114) with five doubles, one triple, one homer and 12 RBI … In road games, batted .257 (19-for-74) with two doubles, one homer and four RBI … Played in 45 games that UK won, with a .259 average, adding seven doubles, one triple, two homers and 21 RBI … In games UK lost, batted .182 … Hit .242 in 43 day games and .234 in night games … Hit .257 in the month of March … Opened up the year on a season-long four-game hitting streak, including a three-RBI game vs. Eastern Michigan … Collected three-hit games vs. Marshall, Canisius, at No. 18 Georgia and vs. Dayton … Hit a homer vs. Dayton and at Indiana … Played in the highly competitive Northwoods League for the Mankato Moondogs during the summer, helping lead his team to the playoffs … Hit .214 (40-for-187) in 60 games, with six doubles, three triples, one homer and 22 RBI … Drew 20 walks and struck out 64 times, stealing 10 bases … Starred during the playoffs, batting .467 (7-for-15) in five games, with two RBI and a stolen base … Had a 4-for-4 game in the playoffs vs. Alexandria … Had a three-hit game at Brainerd on Aug. 2, with his first homer of the summer.

2011
Part-time starter at second base as a true freshman, appearing in 40 games with 27 starts … Led the team in starts at second base … Batted .218 (17-for-78) with 13 runs, two doubles, six RBI and a 12-26 walk-strikeout ratio … Posted a .344 on-base percentage … Laid down five sacrifice bunts, stealing 1-of-3 bases … Hit .225 (9-for-40) in SEC play, with one RBI and a .311 on-base percentage … Hit .267 (8-for-30) with one RBI in 11 road games … Made a team-best 27 starts at second base, hitting No. 9 in all 27 starts … Had two three-hit games and one two-RBI contest … Had a six-game stretch of reaching base safely … UK’s opening-day starter at second base, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts at No. 20 College of Charleston … Had the best offensive game of his career in his second career start at Morehead State, batting 3-for-5 with an RBI and a career-high two runs scored … Went 1-for-1 with a career-high two walks in the opener of the 2011 Houston College Classic against No. 17 Rice at Minute Maid Park … Came on as a late-inning defensive replacement at second base 12 times … In a pressure-filled situation at Alabama, came up with a clutch slash-bunt single in the late innings … Went 3-for-3 with an RBI to key a series win over No. 12 Arkansas … Scored two runs on one hit and a walk in UK’s win over No. 4 Florida on May 20 … Made a clutch defensive play in a bases-loaded one-out situation vs. No. 12 Arkansas, fielding a chopping grounder on the run while playing in at second base, throwing to home to get the force out on the game-tying run.

High School
Earned four letters for coach Ty Calloway at Western High School … Hit nine homers as a senior … In 2009, hit .429 with 36 hits, 32 runs, six doubles, three homers, 17 RBI and 10 stolen bases … Was a teammate with UK sophomore left-handed pitcher Taylor Rogers on the Midland Redskins, helping lead them to the 2009 Connie Mack World Series Title in Farmington, N.M. … In 2010, led Midland back to the national championship … A four-year letterwinner in basketball, led team to the conference and sectional championship as a freshman.

Personal
Full name is Matthew Joseph Reida … Son of Chad Reida and Shelly Reida … Has two siblings, brother Tad (25) and sister Tiffany (23) … Brother played baseball at Wichita State and Indiana and was a former assistant coach at West Virginia … Sister played basketball at Indiana State.