2018 Baseball Roster

3 Matt Costleigh

  • Class Senior
  • Position SS
  • B/T R/R
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown West Islip, N.Y.
  • High School St. Anthony's

Biography

2018: Named Skyline All-Conference First Team at the shortstop position following the 2018 season with the Privateers…saw time in all 36 games during his senior season with the Privateers and made 34 starts on the season…ended the season third on the team with a .347 batting average and was also third on the team with 43 hits…led the squad with five home runs, and was amongst the team leaders with eight doubles…had a team-best .548 slugging percentage and also walked 14 times for a .411 on-base percentage…was second on the team with 28 RBIs and was also amongst the team leaders with 26 runs scored…collected his first four hits of the season and had one RBI in the team’s doubleheader sweep of Southern Vermont (3/3)…was 3-for-5 and also stole two bases in the team’s matchup with Penn State-Behrend (3/7)…has solo hits and one RBI in each of the team’s games against Lebanon Valley (3/8)…picked up a single and swiped two bases in the opener against Baruch (3/18)…picked up three hits in four at bats with a double in the second game against Purchase (3/24)…had one RBI in each end of the team’s doubleheader against St. Joseph’s (LI) (3/25)…had three hits and scored three runs in the team’s doubleheader sweep over Staten Island (4/6)…drove in eight runs as he went 5-for-9 in the team’s conference sweep over Mount St. Vincent (4/15)…had four hits in eight at bats with a pair of doubles and four RBIs in the team’s split with Farmingdale (4/21)…added another four hits including three in the second game as he also drove in three during the nightcap with Old Westbury (4/28)…picked up his final hit of the year in the Skyline Conference Championship First Round matchup with Merchant Marine (5/2).
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2017: Named D3baseball.com All-New York Second Team and Skyline All-Conference Second team at the conclusion of the regular season...appeared in 34 of the team’s 39 games during his first season with the Privateers and made 32 starts on the season…was fourth on the team with a .375 batting average and also had the fifth most hits on the squad with 47 on the season…was second on the team with 47 runs scored and also drove in 20 RBIs…had 15 extra-base hits with 10 doubles, two triples and three home runs as he posted a .555 slugging percentage…was second on the team with 20 walks and also had a .461 on-base percentage…led the team with 15 stolen bases in 18 attempts…began the year with a hit and a walk and scored two runs in the second game of a doubleheader with Southern Vermont (3/5)…had a double and scored a run against Misericordia (3/8)…picked up two hits with a double and scored a run against Monmouth (Ill.) (3/9)…had a two-hit game with two RBIs and also stole a base against Drew (3/10)…had three hits including a home run and drove in four runs while scoring three of his own in a non-league doubleheader against Staten Island (3/19)…added five hits including a double and drove in three RBIs with a run scored against Mount St. Mary in a league doubleheader (3/25)…had two hits and scored a run in the opener against Old Westbury (3/26)…recorded six hits and scored seven runs as he doubled twice and tripled twice in a league doubleheader against Merchant Marine (4/2)…had a pair of hits and walked three times as he stole two bases and scored three runs in non-league play against City College of New York (4/5)…had a hit and scored a run in each end of a conference pair against Purchase (4/8)…was 2-for-4 with a walk and also scored two runs against Lehman (4/11)…added a single and a double and drove in two runs in the opener against John Jay (4/15)…had a season-best four hits and drove in three runs while scoring three runs as he picked up his second home run of the year in league play against St. Joseph’s (Bklyn) (4/22)…walked four times and singled once as he scored three runs against Mount St. Vincent (4/23)…had two hits including his third home run of the season as he drove in three runs and scored three against St. Joseph’s (Bklyn) (4/30)…had one hit and scored a run in the 15-inning marathon to open Skyline Conference Championship play against Merchant Marine (5/6)…tied his season-high with four hits and also tied a season-high with four runs scored in the team’s victory over St. Joseph’s (LI) (5/7)…finished the season with a 2-for-4 effort as he walked and scored three runs while stealing his 15th base of the season in the Skyline Championship clincher against Mount St. Mary (5/7).
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2015 (at Bridgeport): Saw time in two contests for Bridgeport in 2015 … picked up one putout and a pair of assists defensively.
 
2014 (at Bridgeport): Saw time in 30 of the team’s 46 contests during his freshman season with the Purple Knights … recorded 20 hits including three extra-base hits while driving in 11 RBIs … scored nine runs and finished third on the team with 10 stolen bases on the season … was also third on the team with 65 defensive assists.

High School: Graduated from St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, N.Y. in 2013 … was a member of the Friar baseball team throughout high school … was a part of the junior varsity league championship team in 2011 … was also a part of the freshmen league championship team in 2010.
 
Personal: Son of Sue and Donald Costleigh … has two siblings; Christine and Sean … plans to graduate with a degree in Marine Transportation at Maritime while obtaining his U.S. Coast Guard Deck License.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2017Sophomore

    Shortstop
    5'10" 165 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2018Senior

    Shortstop
    5'10" 175 lbs
    3