2019 Baseball Roster
Gorski, Matt
Jersey Number 7
Matt Gorski
- Weight:
- 195
- Height:
- 6-4
- Position:
- OF
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fishers, Ind.
- High School:
- Hamilton Southeastern
Bio
2019 – JUNIOR
Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates (2nd Round, Pick 57) in the 2019 MLB Draft … Highest IU draft pick since Kyle Schwarber in 2014 (1st Round, Pick 4) … Second-Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … Started all 55 games in which he appeared … Batted .271 on the season with 13 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs, 46 RBI and a team-best 58 runs scored … Went 18-for-21 on stolen bases to lead the team … Totaled 17 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games on the year … Had a team-long 13-game hitting streak from Apr. 13 to May 4, when he went 21-for-54 (.389) with four doubles, three homers, 16 RBI and 14 runs scored … Also had an 11-game streak earlier in the season from Feb. 17 to Mar. 15, when he batted 19-for-46 (.413) with four doubles, four home runs, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored … Had four RBI in wins over No. 21 UConn (3/2), Ball State (4/16) and at Michigan State (4/21).
2018 - SOPHOMORE
First Team All-Big Ten selection … ABCA First Team All-Mideast Region honoree … Started 58 games in left field … Led the Hoosiers in batting average (.356), while leading the team with 79 hits and 123 total bases … Recorded 14 doubles, three triples, and eight home runs on the year … Tallied a team-high 27 multi-hit games, including two four-hit efforts … Stole a team-high 24 bases on his 27 total attempts (.889) … Owned a 1.000 fielding percentage, going errorless in left field … Finished fourth in stolen bases (24, t-45th nationally), tied for fourth in hits (79), fifth in total bases (123), tied for fifth in triples (3), seventh in batting average (.356), 11th in slugging percentage (.554), tied for 12th in doubles (14), … Stole a season-high three bases against Texas A&M (6/3) in the Austin Regional, adding two hits including a double ... Went 2-for-5 with a season-high four RBI in the Big Ten Tournament victory against Michigan State (5/24), going deep on a 1-1 count with two runners on base, tying the ballgame with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning … Hit safely in all three games during a sweep at home against Maryland (5/17-5/19) … Went 3-for-5 with a double in an away victory against Nebraska (5/12) … Put together a 3-for-3 game with a double and a home run against Minnesota (5/2), adding three RBI, one run, and two walks … Recorded three consecutive multi-hit games (4/28-5/4), tallying a double, home run, and four RBI over the span … Went on a team-high twelve-game hitting streak (4/7-4/25), recording 22 hits and 12 RBI throughout the stretch … Tallied a four-hit game against Ball State (4/18), including two doubles and a triple in the win … Recorded a 3-for-5 game at home in a win against Butler (3/31), hitting a home run and tallying three RBI during the performance … Strung together nine hits in a four-game set against San Diego (3/2-3/4), including a 4-for-5 effort in the series-clincher (3/4), racking up three RBI and stealing a base in the away victory … Went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in a win over Boston College (2/24) … In the Kansas State win in the second game of the season, went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, run scored, and a stolen base.
2017 - FRESHMAN
Freshman All-Big Ten selection and named IU's Rookie of the Year...Appeared in 51 games, making 45 starts, primarily at first base...Hit .288 with four home runs and 22 RBI...Finished tied for 10th in the Big Ten in stolen bases (15), which included eight swipes in conference games (T-4th)...Went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in the NCAA Regional win over Ohio (6/3)...Tallied his fourth, three-hit game in the win at Ohio State (5/19), driving in three runs and tripling...Drove in two of Indiana’s four runs on a double in the 4-3 victory over No. 2 Louisville (5/16)...Stole two bases, recorded a hit and scored a run in the win over Penn State (5/13)...Knocked out his fourth home run of the season against Maryland (4/29), finishing the game with two hits, an RBI and a run scored...In the Ball State (4/25) win at Victory Field, went 2-for-4 with the game-winning walkoff RBI single...Put together his third, three-hit effort in the win over Minnesota (4/15), going 3-for-4 with two RBI, a career-high three runs and a walk...Homered and drove in a career-high three runs as he went 2-for-5 in the Big Ten opener at Northwestern (3/24)...Collected six hits in four starts on the Hawaii trip, including his first career home run on March 18, where he went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs...Tallied a career-high three hits in his first career start at first base in the win over Middle Tennessee (3/11), going 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a walk. Followed that up by reaching base three times and scoring once the following day against the Blue Raiders (3/12) in a victory as well...Made his first career start at Samford (3/5), starting an 11-game hitting streak by going 1-for-3 with a run scored...Had his first career hit against Oregon State (2/20).
PREP/PERSONAL
Played for Scott Henson at Hamilton Southeastern High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner...2016 All-State Selection...Two-time All-Conference honoree...Team won the 2015 Sectional Championship...Rated the No. 6 prospect out of Indiana by PBR and No. 288 nationally by PerfectGame...Hit .344 his senior year, with five home runs, eight doubles and 30 RBI...Was a career .330 hitter, with nine home runs, 19 doubles and 63 RBI...Stole 22 career bases...Also was a letterwinner in soccer...son of Mark and Lisa Gorski ... born on December 22, 1997 ... has a brother, Steven, and a sister, Kristen ... intends to major in Accounting or Finance.
Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates (2nd Round, Pick 57) in the 2019 MLB Draft … Highest IU draft pick since Kyle Schwarber in 2014 (1st Round, Pick 4) … Second-Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … Started all 55 games in which he appeared … Batted .271 on the season with 13 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs, 46 RBI and a team-best 58 runs scored … Went 18-for-21 on stolen bases to lead the team … Totaled 17 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games on the year … Had a team-long 13-game hitting streak from Apr. 13 to May 4, when he went 21-for-54 (.389) with four doubles, three homers, 16 RBI and 14 runs scored … Also had an 11-game streak earlier in the season from Feb. 17 to Mar. 15, when he batted 19-for-46 (.413) with four doubles, four home runs, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored … Had four RBI in wins over No. 21 UConn (3/2), Ball State (4/16) and at Michigan State (4/21).
2018 - SOPHOMORE
First Team All-Big Ten selection … ABCA First Team All-Mideast Region honoree … Started 58 games in left field … Led the Hoosiers in batting average (.356), while leading the team with 79 hits and 123 total bases … Recorded 14 doubles, three triples, and eight home runs on the year … Tallied a team-high 27 multi-hit games, including two four-hit efforts … Stole a team-high 24 bases on his 27 total attempts (.889) … Owned a 1.000 fielding percentage, going errorless in left field … Finished fourth in stolen bases (24, t-45th nationally), tied for fourth in hits (79), fifth in total bases (123), tied for fifth in triples (3), seventh in batting average (.356), 11th in slugging percentage (.554), tied for 12th in doubles (14), … Stole a season-high three bases against Texas A&M (6/3) in the Austin Regional, adding two hits including a double ... Went 2-for-5 with a season-high four RBI in the Big Ten Tournament victory against Michigan State (5/24), going deep on a 1-1 count with two runners on base, tying the ballgame with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning … Hit safely in all three games during a sweep at home against Maryland (5/17-5/19) … Went 3-for-5 with a double in an away victory against Nebraska (5/12) … Put together a 3-for-3 game with a double and a home run against Minnesota (5/2), adding three RBI, one run, and two walks … Recorded three consecutive multi-hit games (4/28-5/4), tallying a double, home run, and four RBI over the span … Went on a team-high twelve-game hitting streak (4/7-4/25), recording 22 hits and 12 RBI throughout the stretch … Tallied a four-hit game against Ball State (4/18), including two doubles and a triple in the win … Recorded a 3-for-5 game at home in a win against Butler (3/31), hitting a home run and tallying three RBI during the performance … Strung together nine hits in a four-game set against San Diego (3/2-3/4), including a 4-for-5 effort in the series-clincher (3/4), racking up three RBI and stealing a base in the away victory … Went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in a win over Boston College (2/24) … In the Kansas State win in the second game of the season, went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, run scored, and a stolen base.
2017 - FRESHMAN
Freshman All-Big Ten selection and named IU's Rookie of the Year...Appeared in 51 games, making 45 starts, primarily at first base...Hit .288 with four home runs and 22 RBI...Finished tied for 10th in the Big Ten in stolen bases (15), which included eight swipes in conference games (T-4th)...Went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in the NCAA Regional win over Ohio (6/3)...Tallied his fourth, three-hit game in the win at Ohio State (5/19), driving in three runs and tripling...Drove in two of Indiana’s four runs on a double in the 4-3 victory over No. 2 Louisville (5/16)...Stole two bases, recorded a hit and scored a run in the win over Penn State (5/13)...Knocked out his fourth home run of the season against Maryland (4/29), finishing the game with two hits, an RBI and a run scored...In the Ball State (4/25) win at Victory Field, went 2-for-4 with the game-winning walkoff RBI single...Put together his third, three-hit effort in the win over Minnesota (4/15), going 3-for-4 with two RBI, a career-high three runs and a walk...Homered and drove in a career-high three runs as he went 2-for-5 in the Big Ten opener at Northwestern (3/24)...Collected six hits in four starts on the Hawaii trip, including his first career home run on March 18, where he went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs...Tallied a career-high three hits in his first career start at first base in the win over Middle Tennessee (3/11), going 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a walk. Followed that up by reaching base three times and scoring once the following day against the Blue Raiders (3/12) in a victory as well...Made his first career start at Samford (3/5), starting an 11-game hitting streak by going 1-for-3 with a run scored...Had his first career hit against Oregon State (2/20).
PREP/PERSONAL
Played for Scott Henson at Hamilton Southeastern High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner...2016 All-State Selection...Two-time All-Conference honoree...Team won the 2015 Sectional Championship...Rated the No. 6 prospect out of Indiana by PBR and No. 288 nationally by PerfectGame...Hit .344 his senior year, with five home runs, eight doubles and 30 RBI...Was a career .330 hitter, with nine home runs, 19 doubles and 63 RBI...Stole 22 career bases...Also was a letterwinner in soccer...son of Mark and Lisa Gorski ... born on December 22, 1997 ... has a brother, Steven, and a sister, Kristen ... intends to major in Accounting or Finance.
Big Ten Tournament Press Conference - vs. Rutgers
Wednesday, May 21
NCAA Postgame Press Conference - Southern Miss - 2
Sunday, June 02
NCAA Postgame Press Conference - Tennessee
Sunday, June 02
NCAA Postgame Press Conference - Southern Miss
Friday, May 31
