University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2005 Baseball Roster

Phillip Hawke
Jersey Number 27

Phillip Hawke

  • Position:
    First Base
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 250
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Woodlawn

2004: Named to All-Sun Belt Second Team as first baseman...Started 43 of 52 games for the Cajuns, spitting time at first base and in the DH spot...Finished seventh on the team with a career-high .329 batting average...Finished second on the team in home runs (10) and RBI (42)...Hit four home runs and knocked in 15 RBI during three-game weekend against Michigan and Harvard Mar. 19-21...Named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week and Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week for March 22...Hit a grand slam and had a career-high 6 RBI in Cajuns’ 14-5 win over Harvard Mar. 20...Hit two home runs and knocked in 7 RBI in Cajuns’ three-game sweep of New Mexico State Apr. 9-10...Hawke’s 39 walks moved him into fourth place all-time in career base on balls (99)...Over the summer, the Baton Rouge native lead the Northwoods League in home runs (11), RBI (41) and slugging percentage (.510), while finishing second in on-base percentage (.443) and eighth in batting average (.301)...Named Northwoods League All-Star Game MVP and NWL Regular Season MVP.

2003: Started 56 of 60 games at first base for the Cajuns...Finished second on the team in batting average and was one of only two Cajuns to finish the season above .300... Tied for second on team with six homeruns and led the team with 46 RBIs...Launched a three-run homerun against Lamar on April 15, finishing the night 3-for-3 with a season-high five RBIs...Went 4-for-6 with two RBIs in a Cajuns’ 18-7 romp of UNO on April 26...Went 2-for-5 and drove in three runs against Nicholls State on May 7...Had two hits and two RBIs against South Alabama on May 18...Hit a two-run homerun against New Mexico State in the SBC Tournament on May 22 at Moore Field.

2002: Made an immediate impact offensively and defensively...Had four multi-hit games...Led team with 33 walks...Went 3-for-3, including his first collegiate homerun against Houston on March 10...Went 3-for-4 with a triple and four RBIs against Southern on March 5...Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a homer in a win against Wichita State on March 17.

High School: Was a four-year letterman for head coach Dru Nettles...Played first base and pitched for the Panthers... Panthers posted 30-2 mark in 2001...Went 2-for-2 with a homerun, double with 4 RBIs in one inning against Bishop Sullivan HS...Finished four-year career with 85 RBIs with a .571 on-base percentage...Was named state MVP during senior season...Tabbed District 7-4A MVP during junior and senior seasons...Named 2001 Baton Rouge Baseball Player of the Year.

Personal: Full name is Matthew Phillip Hawke, II...Son of John and Becky Hawke...Born August 22, 1983, in Pensacola, Fla...Has two older sisters, Autumn (29) and Rachel (27)...Majoring in finance with plans to play professional baseball.

Year

AVG. G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO BB SB
2002 .246 51 38 114 20 28 6 0 2 14 32 33 2/5
2003 .305 59 56 203 24 62 11 2 6 46 25 27 4/7
2004 .329 52 43 146 33 48 9 0 10 42 31 39 2/3
Totals .298 162 137 463 77 138 26 2 18 102 88 99 8/15
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