Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Baseball - Connecticut

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BASEBALL

Matt Scott

Right-handed pitcher/designated hitter
JOEL BARLOW HS
REDDING , CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.18

ERA

82

Strikeouts

.564

Batting Average

4

Home Runs
“Matt Scott is an exceedingly rare combination of extreme talent, relentless work ethic and unwavering character. Despite all of the pressure and attention that comes from his success, he is unbelievably selfless and team-centered. He has been integral in changing our culture from mediocre and complacent to successful and hungry.”
Matthew Griffiths
Joel Barlow
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-6, 225-pound senior right-handed pitcher and designated hitter posted a 7-0 record on the mound with a 0.18 ERA and 82 strikeouts to just 10 walks in 39 innings pitched through 21 games, leading the Falcons to an 18-3 record and a berth in the Class M state tournament, scheduled to begin June 3. The state’s No. 1 rated prospect as rated by Perfect Game and the 2021 Southwest Conference Player of the Year, Scott also batted .564 with four home runs, 34 RBI, 23 runs and a 1.676 OPS.

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Academic Achievement

Scott has maintained a 4.27 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Stanford University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society, Scott has volunteered locally on behalf of his church youth group, an assisted living facility and as a youth baseball coach.