2020: Played in all three games... Selected the NESCAC Baseball Player of the Week on Monday, March 9... Hit .545 (6-for-11) with five runs scored, six runs batted in, three stolen bases, a .615 on-base percentage and 1.091 slugging percentage in their three-game series against Clarkson... Went 3-for-5 including a grand slam and a triple in their 12-2 season opening win over Clarkson.
2019: Appeared in all 32 games as a sophomore... Went 2-for-2 with two RBIs, two walks and two runs scored in a 5-3 win over Southern Vermont on March 14... Had a double, two sacrifice flys and two RBIs in a 12-7 win over Saint Joseph's (Me.)... Hit an rbi-single in a 5-1 win over Middlebury on March 30... Totaled two RBIs, one hit, one stolen base and one run scored in an 11-5 win at Wesleyan on April 7... Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, one RBI and he scored four times in a 13-11 win over Utica on April 9... Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, two RBIs, and one walk in an 18-10 win over Amherst on April 12... Had two hits, two runs scored and one stolen base in an 11-10 win over St. Lawrence on April 23... Was named MVP of the 32nd playing of the Jackie Robinson Game on May 1 after going 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, helping Hamilton to an 8-3 victory over Utica... Finished the season with a .302 batting average, .422 on-base percentage, .396 slugging percentage and 19 RBIs in 106 at bats... Committed six errors all season for a .930 fielding percentage in 86 total chances and was part of five double plays.
2018: Appeared in 33 of 34 games as a first-year... Tied for first in the NESCAC with four triples, along with teammate James Nish '19... Ranked top-10 in the NESCAC in on-base percentage (.484), slugging percentage (.620), runs (30), home runs (3), walks (26) and sacrifice flies (4)... Led the team with a .359 batting average and 22 RBIs... Went 4-for-7 with two doubles, one home run, six RBIs and scored five runs in a doubleheader sweep over Hope on March 20... Went 5-for-8 with two triples and scored six runs on April 8 to defeat SUNY Polytechnic 9-5 and SUNY Cobleskill 11-4... Hit a two-RBI double and scored once in a 5-1 win over Wesleyan on April 14... Had two hits and scored two runs in a 6-5 win at Williams on April 21... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in an 8-2 win over Amherst on May 3... Committed 16 errors all season for a .871 fielding percentage in 124 total chances and was part of 10 double plays... Received All-NESCAC Second Team honors... The first Hamilton baseball player in history to be selected as the NESCAC Rookie of the Year.
Personal: Majors in economics... Matt attended Fairfield College Preparatory School... He played for Clubhouse Baseball for five years... Matt is the son of Jon and Marnie Zaffino, and the brother to Annie, Laurel, Lindsay and Charlie.
