Tate Matheny

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
	High School: Westminster Christian Academy

	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190
	Position: Outfielder
	B/T: R/R

04/26/2013

Petree, Early Offensive Outburst Lift Bears to Fifth-Straight Victory

Junior Retires 17 Consecutive Batters in 9-5 Win Over Evansville to Open Key MVC Series

04/22/2013

Bears Look to Stay Hot in Midweek Matchup With Saint Louis

MSU Begins Six-Game Road Stretch Tuesday Evening at Billiken Sports Center

04/21/2013

Bears Complete Series Sweep of Bradley With 6-2 Victory

Clutch Hits From McComack, Peebles Lift Bears to 9-3 Valley Mark With Third-Straight Win Over Braves

04/20/2013

Bears Bounce Bradley to Clinch Series, Gain Share of MVC Lead

Maddox, Becker Enjoy Career Days at the Plate to Help Harris Improve to 8-0 as a Bear With 12-2 Victory

04/19/2013

Johnson, Petree Lift Bears to 5-2 Win Over Bradley in Series Opener

Freshman's Bases-Loaded Triple Sparks MSU Offense as Petree Earns 25th Career Victory

04/17/2013

Tate Matheny Discusses MSU's 6-4 Loss to Oklahoma State

03/29/2013

Tate Matheny Talks About His Two-Hit Day Against Indiana State

Background: Matheny is a right-handed hitting outfielder who helped Westminster Christian Academy capture back-to-back Missouri Class 3 state titles...Drafted in the 23rd round (720th overall) of the 2012 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals...Earned 2012 St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year honors and MHSBCA First-Team All-State recognition after batting .610 with 20 doubles, 11 triples, 11 home runs, 51 RBIs, 60 runs scored, 22 stolen bases, a .705 on-base percentage and a 1.260 slugging percentage to help the Wildcats finish with a 29-3 mark that included a 26-game win streak...A three-time Post-Dispatch All-Metro selection and PBR's No. 3 prospect in the class of 2012, Matheny batted .505 with eight doubles, 10 triples and 10 home runs as a junior in 2011; slugged 1.047 and drove home 54 baserunners while swiping 22 bags...Hit .551 with five homers, 45 RBIs and seven triples while slugging .907 in 2010 as a sophomore...Also competed in hockey as a prep.

Personal: Michael Tate Matheny is the son of Mike and Kristin Matheny...Born February 9, 1994, in St. Louis, Mo...Father, Mike, serves as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, played collegiately at Michigan and spent 13 years in the Major Leagues with four different clubs, earning four Gold Glove Awards...Mother, Kristin, competed in field hockey at Michigan...Plans to major in hospitality administration at MSU.