2006 Baseball Roster
Roster
Matt Hightower
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Cartersville, Ga.
- High School:
- Cartersville
Major: Physical Education Training
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2006): Made nine relief appearances for the Gators and was 0-1 in 8.2 innings of action…Registered eight strikeouts and permitted four walks…Retired both batters he faced against Arkansas in his SEC debut on March 19, a contest in which Florida overcame a 7-0 deficit and pulled out an 8-7 triumph…Was on the hook for the 3-2 defeat to Mercer after allowing five hits and two runs in two frames…Pitched a scoreless ninth inning in his first collegiate action, a 10-0 shutout of Cincinnati in UF's season opener at McKethan Stadium.
(2005): Earned a redshirt in his first collegiate season…Participated in one game during the 2005 campaign, serving as a pinch runner in the Gators' season opener against Charleston Southern on Feb. 11…Joined classmates Jared Kubin and Stephen Locke on the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for head coach Stuart Chester at Cartersville High School…The Purple Hurricanes claimed three-consecutive state championships between 2001-03 and fell in the final round of the 2004 Class AAA tournament…Matched up against current Gator teammate Josh Edmondson of LaGrange High School in the opener of the best-of-three title series…Found himself on the short end of a 4-1 decision…Chosen his team's Most Valuable Pitcher both his junior and senior campaigns and collected the squad's Most Valuable Player hardware last spring…Crafted an unblemished 12-0 record as a junior, with a 1.12 ERA and 103 strikeouts…The victory total was a single-season school record…His club finished 30-5 that season…Tossed a complete game as the Purple Hurricanes accomplished a three-peat of state crowns…Earned the Most Improved Award as a sophomore and claimed the Future Hurricane Award as a freshman…Has represented Team Georgia for the past two summers…Also played basketball and was a member of the Chipper Newspaper staff at Cartersville.
HIGHTOWER'S CAREER HIGHS
Innings (Starter): None
Innings (Reliever): 2.0 vs. Mercer (2/15/06)
Strikeouts: 2 (three times)
Hits Allowed: 5 vs. South Carolina (3/26/06) & Mercer (2/15/06)
Runs: 7 vs. South Carolina (3/26/06)
Earned Runs: 4 vs. Missouri (2/24/06)
Walks: 1 (four times)
| HIGHTOWER'S CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||
| Overall Season Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| YEAR | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | CBO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 2006 | 8.31 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| CAREER | 8.31 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| SEC Regular-Season Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| YEAR | ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | CBO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 2006 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CAREER | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
