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#20 Matt Tenaglia

Position:	Outfield/First Base
Bats:	L
Throws:	R
Height:	6'2"
Weight:	210
Year:	Redshirt Junior
City/State:	Doylestown, Pa.
High School:	Central Bucks East
Major:	Sport & recreation management

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Career Highlights:

VaSID First Team All-State in 2011
Ping!Baseball Freshman All-America Third Team
CAA All-Rookie Team

As a junior:

Will miss entire 2012 season due to injury

As a sophomore:

Voted First Team All-State first baseman by Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID)
Placed 92nd in nation for RBIs (54) and 62nd for sacrifice flies (6)
Ranked eighth in JMU history for at bats in a season (232), sixth for sacrifice flies (6) and seventh for putouts (464)
Within the CAA, ranked 12th for runs (47), eighth hits (79), fifth RBIs (54), 10th home runs (9), ninth total bases (119), eighth walks (34), fifth sacrifice flies (6), fourth plate appearances (278), sixth at bats (232), 11th fielding percentage (.992) and second putouts (465)
During 30 league gams, ranked 15th in CAA for on-base percentage (.424), 15th runs (24), third walks (22), second sacrifice flies (4), 13th steals (8)
Opened season gonig 4-for-6 with four runs, six RBIs, a double, and two home runs vs. Bucknell while tying single-game record for plate appearances with eight
Came back with four hits again in third game vs. Bucknell and homered four times total in series
Opened season on nine-game hitting streak before then hitting 2-for-43 slump
Broke out of slump with five hits in ODU doubleheader with three singles and a walk in the opener plus two hits with a three-run homer in the finale
Multiple hits in each game of Mason series, including 2-for-3 with two runs, a solo home run, two walks and a steal in opener
Two hits, two runs and three RBIs at Liberty, including a solo home run
Double, run, two walks and a steal in UNCG middle game
3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs in UNCG finale
3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs at Maryland, with a pair of key two-out hits in first and third innings to build lead
Ran hitting streak to nine games and multiple-hit-streak to five games after going 2-for-4 in each game of the Delaware series
Made it a fourth straight game 2-for-4 with a steal at VMI
Extended career-best hitting streak to 13 games after four hits, four runs and three walks in UNCW series
Four RBIs, including a two-run home run, in Virginia Tech opener
Single, double, walk, two runs and RBI in Towson opener then ran hitting streak to 19 games in the finale with a double, two runs and two walks
2-for-3 with a double and walk in Northeastern opener to run hitting streak to 20 games before it was snapped the next day
CAA All-Tournament honors with two hits in each of three games
In the 2011 summer, played for the Holyoke Blue Sox in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Hit .247 with two doubles and two home runs.

As a freshman:

Ping!Baseball Freshman All-America Third Team
CAA All-Rookie Team
In overall games played for 2010, ranked fourth in the CAA for triples (4) along with second in CAA league games with three
Finished his freshman debut season hitting .361 in 45 games with 44 hits and 39 RBIs
Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against #12 Coastal Carolina
Had two RBIs on a double against Longwood
Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a steal, and a sacrifice fly against Alcorn State
Smacked a double and scored one run against North Florida on 3/12
Posted two hits against North Florida on 3/13
Scored two runs against Illinois State
Had three hits, including the first JMU triple of the season, three runs and four RBIs against Liberty
Doubled and drove in two in Towson opener
Two hits in Towson game two
Tripled to extend hitting streak to eight games in Towson finale
Single and a sac fly in win over VMI
Career day with a grand slam and a two-run home run for his first JMU home runs, both in the third inning in a win at VMI
Two hits, walk, three-run home run in W&M opener
2-for-3, third triple in middle W&M game
2-for-4 at Radford with two RBIs, walk, and steal
Walk, hit by pitch, two-run home run in UNCW opener
Solo home run at Liberty
Single, two walks, and two runs in Delaware opener
8-for-12 in Hofstra series to earn CAA Rookie of the Week 5/17
Three hits, two runs, two RBIs in Pride opener
Career-best four hits with a double, triple, RBI, and two runs in series finale
Two hits, double, run, RBI, steal at ECU
Added one hit, one run, and was walked three times during the CAA Tournament.
Played summer 2010 with Quakertown Blaze of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
Hit .218 in the first half of the season, then hit .383 over a stretch of 14 games in the last half
His four RBIs and seven total bases were season-bests for the Blaze in July 25 win, also went 3-for-4 with a double and a home run

Before JMU:

Played for Kyle Dennis and the Central Bucks East High School Patriots
Played for Mike Chroniger and the Mid Atlantic Rookies
Three time All Suburban One, All Southern Pa. Honors, and All Intel Team Honors
Two time Carpenter Cup Team, as a sophomore and junior
MVP of high school team as a junior
Pitched a perfect game as a freshman
Competed in summer for American Legion Post 156.

Personal:

Son of Mike Tenaglia and Missie Thorp
Sport and recreation management major
Enjoys travel and music
Cousin, Steve Tenaglia, played for Kansas City Royals
Father had football scholarship to Temple University.

Year	avg	gp-gs	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	tb	slg%	bb	hbp	so	gdp	ob%	sf	sh	sb-att	po	a	e	fld%
2010	.361	45-34	122	26	44	6	4	5	39	73	.598	14	3	20	1	.427	4	0	3-4	38	5	2	.956
2011	.341	61-58	232	47	79	11	1	9	54	119	.513	34	6	52	4	.428	6	0	13-14	464	21	4	.992
TOTAL	.347	106-92	354	73	123	17	5	14	93	192	.542	48	9	72	5	.428	10	0	16-18	502	26	6	.989

Career Highs

Runs: 4, Bucknell 2/18/11
Hits: 4, 3 times, most recently Bucknell 2/19/11
RBIs: 6, Longwood 3/31/10
Steals: 2, George Mason 4/3/11
Hitting Streak: 20, 4/10/11-5/19/11

Getting to know Matt...

Why did you choose JMU
Baseball and academics

What's your current major:
Sport and recreation management

If you didn't play baseball what other sport would you want to play
Football

Describe yourself in three words
Silly, fun, and determined

Biggest inspiration
My parents

Favorite personal baseball memory
Playing at regional at UNC

Best advice you were ever given
You can never just be good enough

Favorite part of being on a team
Having a bunch of guys that have your back

Personal saying or motto you try to live by
Don't cheat yourself

"People would be surprised to know that I..."
Can be sensitive sometimes

Biggest pet peeve
When people say they are going down somewhere when really they are going up

Your Go-To outfit
Gym shorts and a t-shirt

Favorite place to eat on campus
Dhall

Biggest fear
Spiders

Last movie you watched
Batman

"After college I see myself..."
Hopefully still playing baseball

Pick One:
Baseball in the hot or cold weather: hot
Early bird or night owl: night owl
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
Vanilla or Chocolate: chocolate
Gray, White, Gold, or Purple uniform: white

Team Tell-All:
Most/Least Swag: Most- Tyler Duke Least- Nick Merullo
Funniest: Cole Mcinturff
Hardest Worker: Trent Cundiff
Most Serious: Brad Shaban
Most likely to fall asleep on the bus: Nick Slogik
Most likely to be eating: Billy Logan