Matt Sanders Class: Senior Hometown: New Bern, NC High School: Young Harris (GA) College Height / Weight: 6-1 / 175 Position: INF Experience: 1VL Major: Economics

One of the hottest Tigers at the plate in May of 2008...saw his batting average climb substantially in the late stages of 2008...solid defensive third-baseman who was also the backup shortstop...will compete for a starting spot in the infield in 2009.

2008: Hit .297 with 20 runs, nine doubles, two homers, and 18 RBIs in 46 games (33 starts, including a team-high 26 at third base and seven at shortstop)...tied for the team lead with six sacrifice bunts...committed only five errors in 102 chances (.951 fielding percentage)...hit .310 in ACC regular-season games...hit .333 in 34 games as a third-baseman...was 12-for-28 (.429) in the last eight games and 19-for-47 (.404) in his last 14 games...11 of his 18 RBIs came with two outs...hit .313 in his 33 starts...was 3-for-6 with seven RBIs with the bases loaded...hit a team-high .375 with two outs...hit a team-high .355 with runners on base and two outs...belted his first career hit, a double, and scored a run in his first career start against Wofford on Mar. 5...went 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs at Wake Forest on Mar. 8...hit a two-run single against Georgia on Apr. 2...hit his first career home run against Western Carolina on Apr. 15...went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, and a walk at Duke on Apr. 20...went 3-for-3 with two runs and a sacrifice bunt against Virginia Tech on Apr. 27...hit a key two-out, two-run single to tie the score against Furman at Greenville, SC (Fluor Field) on May 7...went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs at #25 Georgia Tech on May 11...went 2-for-3 with two RBIs against College of Charleston on May 13...went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs at Central Florida on May 16...hit a game-tying, solo homer in the eighth inning at Central Florida on May 17; he went 5-for-10 (.500) with three runs, a double, homer, three RBIs, and two walks in the series...went 2-for-5 against #24 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament on May 24...played for Wilson in the Coastal Plain League in the summer...played for Wilson in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he hit .303 with four doubles, 19 RBIs, five stolen bases, a league-high 11 sacrifice bunts, and 19 walks against only 20 strikeouts in 53 games...starting third-baseman for the National team in the Coastal Plain League All-Star game, where he went 1-for-2 with a run and RBI.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Played two seasons at Young Harris (GA) College, where he was coached by Rick Robinson...all-conference pick in 2007...played for New Bern in the Coastal Plain League in the summer of 2006, where he hit .255 with nine doubles, three homers, and 21 RBIs...junior-college all-state selection in 2006...hit .438 with 11 doubles and four homers in 35 games in 2006...Sun Journal Player-of-the-Year as a senior at New Bern High School...Sun Journal All-Area pick as a junior and senior...all-conference selection as a junior and senior...AAAA all-state selection as a junior...lettered three times in baseball at New Bern High, where he was coached by Gary Smith.

PERSONAL: Majoring in economics...born Matthew Stanton Sanders on May 10, 1987 in New Bern, NC.