Brice Matthews Season 2023
#14Honors & Awards
• NCBWA Second-Team All-American (2023)
• Perfect Game Third-Team All-American (2023)
• Collegiate Baseball Third-Team All-American (2023)
• Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist (2023)
• ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-Central Region (2023)
• First-Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• 2021 NCAA All-Fayetteville Region Team
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2020, 2021, 2022; Spring 2022)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022, 2023)
2023: Drafted in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft with the No. 28 overall pick by the Houston Astros. • Was Nebraska’s highest overall selection since 2005 and NU’s first 1st-round selection since 2006. • Named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy. • Tabbed a second-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and third-team All-American by Perfect Game. • Became the first player in program history and second player all-time in the Big Ten to reach 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a season. • Reached base safely in the first 52 games of the season to extend on-base streak to 55 games, which is the longest by a Husker since at least 1999. • Hit .359 at the plate with 11 doubles, two triples and 20 home runs as a first-team All-Big Ten selection. • Recorded 67 RBI and 61 runs scored. • Tallied a .481 on-base percentage and a .723 slugging percentage. • Tied for ninth in program history with 20 home runs in a season and is one of 10 Huskers all-time to reach the 20-homer mark in a season at Nebraska. • Garnered 26 multi-hit games, including eight games with three hits. • Drove in at least two runs in 22 games, including seven games with four RBI and two games with five RBI.
2022: Brice Matthews appeared in 45 games, making 44 starts for the Huskers. • Hit .261 at the plate with eight doubles and seven home runs. • Totaled 41 hits, 29 RBI and 31 runs. • Recorded 10 multi-hit games. • Tallied a team-high 12 stolen bases. • Compiled nine multi-RBI games. • Notched a season-best reached base streak of 22 games. • Posted two games with three hits after going 3-for-4 with a run vs. Omaha and 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs at Ohio State. • Collected two stolen bases against UT Arlington, Omaha and New Mexico State. • Homered against TCU, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Indiana (two times), Omaha, Iowa and Michigan State.
2021: Matthews was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and All-Fayetteville Regional Team. • Played in 39 games, making 36 starts in first season with the Huskers. • Hit .273 with a triple and five home runs. • Tied for third on team with eight doubles and fourth on the team with seven stolen bases. • Tallied a .462 slugging percentage and .381 on-base percentage. • Recorded 13 multi-hit games. • Compiled 11 multi-RBI games. • Had a season-high three hits vs. Northwestern after going 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored. • Garnered season-high five RBI vs. Maryland. • Homered against Iowa, Maryland (two times), Indiana and NJIT. • Scored a season-high three runs vs. Maryland. • Collected two stolen bases against Illinois and Maryland.
Before Nebraska: Matthews joined the Huskers from Atascocita High School in Texas, where he played under Coach Eric Matthews • Ranked by Prep Baseball Report as a Top-100 player in Texas and the No. 3 player at his position • During a breakout junior season, Matthews was selected as the 6A Utility Player of the Year and Greater Houston Area Infielder of the Year • In addition, he earned a spot on the USA Baseball NTIS South Texas Team, Houston Area High School All-Star Team and the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team • Batted .426 with four home runs, 42 hits and 23 stolen bases during his junior campaign, slugging .647 with a .535 on-base percentage • Was also the starting quarterback for Atascocita's football team and was named the Offensive MVP in 2018.
Personal: Born on March 16, 2002 • Parents are Stephen and Edrice Matthews • Has one sister, Blake • Majoring in finance.