Western New England University

Entering this Season: Second year with the Golden Bears program after transferring from NCAA Division II Stonehill College in Easton, Mass....returning starter...

2014 (Junior Year): Academic All-Commonwealth Coast Conference choice...gave Western New England immediate depth behind the plate...went 2-for-4 with a double in his team debut against nationally-ranked Southern Maine on March 9...had a season-high three hits and career-best four runs batted in during a 12-11 loss at Rensselaer on April 24...had a six-game hit streak from March 14-19 in which he batted .421 (8-for-19)...drew three walks in an 8-1 victory over CCC rival Nichols in Game 1 of a twinbill on April 28...ranked fourth in the conference with six sacrifice bunts, which led the team...second among Golden Bears with 183 put-outs and 227 total chances...

Before Western New England: Started in 52 of the 61 games he played at Stonehill during the 2012 and '13 seasons...named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll three times...reached base in a career-best eight-straight games from Feb. 23 to Mar. 7...placed on the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2012 fall semester...the Skyhawks went 10-5 overall when he started behind the plate during his freshman year...ranked fourth on the team in putouts with 135 in 2012...notched his first collegiate hit and run batted in against Post University on Feb. 25, 2012...posted his first multi-hit contest of his career a month later with a 2-for-4 showing, two runs scored and a RBI against Adelphi University in game two of a doubleheader.

What I Like Best About WNE: "The winning tradition of the baseball program."

High School: Earned four varsity letters and was a two-year captain at Belchertown...made first-team All-Western Mass....earned Under Armour Preseason All-America status in 2010 played for the American Legion Post 239 team and Dream Bat Bombers...graduated in 2011.

Personal: Born Matthew Jack Anziano on April 19, 1993 in Boston, Mass....parents are Paul and Kim...has one sister, Catherine...lists greatest sports moment as winning a baseball gold medal at the 2010 Bay State Summer Games...likes to golf and lift weights...Favorites: TV show--24; actor--Mark Wahlberg; pro team-- MLB's Boston Red Sox; athlete--Nomar Garciaparra; food--chicken; musician--Kanye West; city--Boston...a management and leadership major.

NCAA Career Statistics (* denotes first two seasons at Stonehill)