Illinois Wesleyan

Has earned three letters (2014, 2015, 2016) ...

2016: Named conference "Player of the Year" and chosen to first team of all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin baseball squads ... Elected to Capital One/CoSIDA all-District 7 Academic team ... Named "Hitter of the Week" in College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin on April 5 ... Named co-Team MVP ... Hit .392 with 58 hits ... Started 40 games for the Titans ... Recorded 22 extra-base hits ... Drove in 38 RBIs while scoring 29 times ... Walked more times than struck out (14:12) ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2015: Named to second team of all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin baseball squads ... Elected to Capital One/CoSIDA all-District 7 Academic team ... Appeared in 42 games, starting 41 ... Had a .356 batting average and had 57 hits including 10 doubles and one home run ... Scored 32 runs and had 30 runs batted in ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2014: Played in 25 games and started 19 for the Titans ... Batted .247 with 20 hits, including seven doubles ... Drove in 12 runs and scored nine runs ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2013: Played in one game for the Titans ...

AT BLOOMINGTON HS: Two-year letter-winner in both baseball and basketball ... Big 12 all-conference seection in baseball and was Purple Raiders' team captain ... Valedictorian of class ... National Honor Society member ... Student council member ... Fellowship of Christian Athletes member ...

PERSONAL: Matthew Steven Mardis ... Majoring in mathematics at Illinois Wesleyan ... His father was a three-sport athlete at Bloomington High and played football (quarterback) at Illinois State University from 1969-72 ...