No. 51 Matt Housel
Catcher * 5-8 * 215 * R-R * Sophomore * RS *Gordo,Ala. (GordonHS/Huntingdon College)2004
Hard-working catcher with a strong, accurate arm * Gained invaluableexperience and developed a solid rapport with the MSU pitchers whilecatching in the Bulldog bullpen during the 2003 campaign * Showed improvedoffensive skills during fall practice * Among an eight-player group ofAlabama-born Bulldogs.
2003
Sat out the season as a redshirt.
COLLEGE
Hit .296 with three doubles, a home run and 25 RBI as afreshmancatcher at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala. * Coached at HC byScott Patterson.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year starting catcher at Gordo High School *CoachedbyJonathan Pate * Hit .394 with 15 extra-base hits and 22 RBI as asenior,serving as team captain and leading the Green Wave to a 27-5 record andrunner-up finish in the state playoffs * Honored as the Gordo HighSchoolDefensive Player of the Year in both 2000 and 2001 * Also a two-yearstandout in football at GHS * Tabbed as the team's top linebacker asajunior and senior * Captained the 2000 GHS team * Member of theBeta Cluband the Mu Alpha Theta math honor society * Named to the BirminghamNewsAcademic All-State Baseball Team.
PERSONAL
Born Matthew Nicholas Housel on March 24, 1983 in Gordo, Ala.*Son of Raymond and Cindy Housel * Nephew of Auburn UniversityDirectorofAthletics David Housel * Majoring in Agricultural Engineering.Technology andBusiness.
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HB SO SF S SB-SA PO A E FLD2004 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0-0 2 0 1 .667 TOTAL .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0-0 2 0 1 .667