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#38 Matt Easterwood 6-2
• 215 • Junior • First Base• B:R T:R |
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#38 Matt Easterwood 6-2
• 215 • Junior • First Base• B:R T:R |
| Junior slugger who
will assume the starting spot at first base for the
Pirates in 2001. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played for two seasons for Jefferson State CC in Birmingham, Ala. ... Jefferson State CC was the top-ranked team in NJCAA for part of 2000 ... Hit .289 as a sophomore after missing a month with an ankle injury ... Earned academic All-Region honors. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year All-County player at Lithia Springs HS ... Selected to compete for the Atlanta-West team in the Georgia Dugout Club All-Star series as a senior ... Hit .486 with six home runs as a senior for the Lions. PERSONAL: Born Matthew Ryan Easterwood on May 18, 1980, in Statesboro, Ga. ... Hometown is Lithia Springs, Ga. ... Son of Mark and Jan Easterwood ... Majoring in political science ... Cousin, Brent Abernathy, is a second baseman in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization and played for Team USA in the 2000 Sydney Olympics ... Enjoys playing golf and the guitar. |