Wayne State University Athletics

2009: Named to the All-GLIAC First Team as a shortstop ... started 46 games (40 SS, 4 3B, 2 CF) and posted a .366 batting average, third-best on the team ... batted .413 in conference games, third-best in the GLIAC ... established career-highs in batting average, hits (63), doubles (8), runs batted in (26), total bases (75), slugging percentage (.436), on-base percentage (.415), sacrifice flies (5) and fielding percentage (.936) ... tied for fifth and ninth, respectively, in WSU single-season history in sacrifice flies and hits ... led the team with a .473 batting average with two outs ... was held hitless in just six games and only twice in his final 33 games ... had 17 multiple-hit games, fifth-most on the squad ... totaled six three-hit performances, the first of which was Feb. 20 at West Georgia ... amassed a career-long 12-game hitting streak, tied for second-longest by any Warrior during the season, March 18-April 1 ... posted seven multi-hit games and went 22-for-48 (.458) with nine runs scored and eight RBI during the streak ... selected as the GLIAC Player of the Week (March 30) after leading WSU with a .579 average (11-19), .684 slugging percentage and .619 on-base percentage in five victories over Tiffin and Findlay ... had four multiple-hit games that week, including a pair of three-hit performances, scored four runs and drove in five ... followed up his 12-game streak with stretches of nine and 10 games with a hit to end the season ... drove in a season-high three runs April 18 against Tiffin ... stole two bases and scored three runs April 26 versus Hillsdale ... totaled four hits in the GLIAC Tournament ... finished the season with 128 fielding assists, third-most in school history ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2008: Named WSU's Most Improved Player and the [quote]Weight Room Warrior[quote] at the team's season-end banquet ... played in all 53 games, matching the school record, and started 51 (49 SS, 2 CF) ... batted either leadoff (19) or second (32) in the order ... totaled the fourth-most runs in school history (50) as well as the fifth-most at bats (178) and the sixth-most stolen bases (29) ... finished tied-for-first in the GLIAC in stolen bases, tied-for-third in triples (4), sixth in runs scored, tied-for-sixth in sacrifice bunts (8), seventh in walks (30), and eighth in at bats ... batted .275 with 25 RBI ... totaled 12 multiple-hit games ... stole a base in five straight games March 16-22 ... went 4-for-4 with four runs scored March 21 at Gannon ... reached base in seven straight games April 2-9 ... hit his first career home run April 19 against Grand Valley State, a walk-off solo shot to right in the bottom of the seventh ... named GLIAC Player of the Week (April 28) after batting .600 (12-20), slugging .800 and posting a .667 on-base mark as WSU went 6-0 against Tiffin and Northwood ... scored 13 of WSU's 80 runs (16.3 percent) during the week and stole seven bases ... collected six postseason hits including a 3-for-6 performance with three runs scored in an NCAA Regional game May 16 versus Ashland ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2007: Played in 48 games, started 45 (30 SS, 14 3B, 1 2B) ... batted .282 and led the team in sacrifice bunts (8) while finishing fourth in walks (15) and fifth in runs scored (32) ... batted leadoff in 22 starts and ninth in 21 ... team posted a 15-7 record when he batted leadoff ... totaled nine multiple-hit games ... opened the year on a season-high nine-game hitting streak Feb. 23-March 14 during which he batted .387 (12-31) with five RBI and nine runs scored ... followed that up with a six game hitting streak March 15-24 in which he went 11-for-22 (.500) with six RBI and six runs scored ... scored a run in five straight games April 21-24 ... also stole six bases during that stretch ... made three appearances on the mound, posting an 0-2 record ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2006: Redshirted at Wayne State.

Pre-WSU: Attended and played baseball in 2005 at Henry Ford Community College.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Royal Oak Shrine High School ... was a three-year letterwinner in baseball as well as football and basketball ... primarily played shortstop ... earned all-league and all-catholic honors in all three sports, as well as all-state accolades in baseball and basketball ... was named MVP of the baseball team as a senior.

Personal: Full name--Matthew C. Williams ... born in Detroit ... son of Michael and Cheryl Williams ... has a brother, Michael, and three sisters, Lisa, Alicia and Sabrina ... is a human resources management major.