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Wayne State University Athletics

2024 Baseball Roster

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6 Matthew Ferris

6 Matthew Ferris

  • Position:
    C/DH
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    221
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Toronto, Ont.
  • High School:
    Emily Carr Secondary (Niagara County CC)

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 16 games (three starts) across two seasons with the team after transferring from Niagara County CC.

2024:  Appeared in 11 games including two starts, both of which were as the designated hitter ... saw time at catcher in four contests and DH in four outings ... came into a game as a pinch-hitter eight times, the most of any Warrior, while going 1-for-5 with a run scored, one triple (Feb. 17 against Hillsdale), an RBI, two walks and one hit-by-pitch in those eight outings ... overall, hit .154 (2-for-13) with two runs, the triple, two batted in, four total bases, five free passes, the hit batsman and three putouts on the defensive side of the ball ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2023:  Appeared in five games in first season with the program, including a start as the designated hitter on April 15 at Grand Valley State ... notched first hit on April 7 against Purdue Northwest, a single to center field in the top of the ninth inning ... transferred to Wayne State in the summer of 2022 with two years of eligibility remaining ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2022 (Niagara County CC):  Played in 38 games and hit .330 with a .505 slugging percentage ... had 12 doubles, a triple and a home run ... drove in 21 runs and scored 28 times ... drew 18 walks for a .454 on-base percentage ... notched at least one hit in 24 contests ... went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in a win over Monroe C.C. on April 14th ... had a .991 fielding percentage and threw out one runner trying to steal in 18 attempts ... link to Game-By-Game Stats.

2021 (Niagara County CC):  Played in 23 games for the Thunderwolves .. hit .255 with a .379 on-base percentage and a .418 slugging percentage ... drove in 13 runs and scored 11 times ... had two doubles, two triples and a home run ... notched two hits, including a triple, in a win at Corning C.C. on April 20th ... threw out three opposing base stealers ... link to Game-By-Game Stats.

2020 (Niagara County CC):  No season was held due to the coronavirus pandemic.

High School:  A 2019 graduate of Emily Carr Secondary School ... played summer baseball for the Toronto Mets and head coach Rich Leitch.

Personal:  Full name -- Matthew K. Ferris ... born on January 31, 2001, in Vaughan, Ont. ... son of Kevin and Antonella Ferris ... has a brother, Micheal, and a sister, Alessia ... is a Health & Physical Education Teaching major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49).
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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2023Redshirt Junior

    C/1B
    5'10" 215 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Redshirt Senior

    C/DH
    5'10" 221 lbs
    6