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Gatorade 2015 - 2016: Player of the Year

Baseball - Missouri

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Jake Matheny

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WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
TOWN & COUNTRY, MISSOURI
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

.414

Batting average

11

Home runs

43

RBI
“Jake Matheny is the best individual player that we have played against this year. In addition to his offensive prowess, he is also a great defensive catcher. We did not try to run on him at all and he handles his pitchers very well.”
Jon Mueller
Head Coach
excellence star

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound senior catcher batted .414 with 11 home runs and 43 RBI, leading the Wildcats (21-10) to the Class 4 district championship game this past season. The state's No. 3 ranked prospect as rated by Prep Baseball Report, Matheny produced

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Academic Achievement

Matheny has maintained a B average in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

He has volunteered locally as an elementary school tutor and a youth baseball coach, and also completed a service-mission trip to the Dominican Republic.