Matt Casbon

Position:
Outfield/First Base
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 200
Class:
Senior

Casbon's Accolades
Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team (2007)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2006)

2007: Named to the 2007 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team...Played in 31 games for the Cajuns, making starts in 22 games...Started the final 14 games of the season...Batted .310 on the year with 26 hits, five doubles, a homerun, and 17 RBI...Drew 12 walks with five hit by pitches...Had a .422 on base percentage with a .405 slugging percentage...In the final 14 games of the season, he batted .353, with 18 hits, four doubles and 12 runs batted in...Had a homerun against Louisiana-Monroe on May 6 in the Cajuns’ 11-9 come-from-behind victory...During the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, batted .429 with six hits, two doubles, three runs scored and two RBI...Drew two free passes for a .500 on base percentage during the SBC Tournament, while striking out just once.

2006: Played in seven games for the Cajuns, earning a start against Northwestern State on May 3...Scored a run against Louisiana-Monroe on Feb. 26 after walking in his only plate appearance...Went 1-for-1 against Iowa on Mar. 4...Doubled in his only at bat against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi driving in a run...Had a season high four at bats against the Demons, with a hit and a run scored.

2005: Did not compete during the season, taking a redshirt.

Pre-Louisiana: Played two seasons at LSU-Eunice.

High School: Four year letterwinner in baseball at Acadiana HS...Led the team to the 5A-state playoffs in 2001 and 2002...Lettered three years for the Rams’ football team...Helped the football team to the state playoffs in 1999 and 2001...All-Parish in football in 2001...Named Acadiana High School’s Ram of the Year in 2002.

Personal: Full name is Matthew Andre Casbon...Born on April 6, 1984, in Opelousas, La....Son of Myles and Joan Casbon...Has two brothers (Michael and Anthony)...Member of the Holy Cross Retreat Team...Majoring in sports management.