• Complete Career Stats
| Getting To Know Cameron Matthews Features: The Perfect Script (5/20/05) • Hard Work Pays Off (2/24/04) |
Cardinal Career: A member of the team's roster for two seasons (2004-05) after spending his first two campaigns (2002-03) with the program as a student manager • Played in 21 games with one start, scoring five runs, stealing three bases and walking twice, while going 0-for-5 at the plate.
As A Senior in 2005: Made his first career start in Stanford's most recent game versus San Jose State (April 19) • Has two stolen bases and scored a pair of runs, including one game-winner, in eight games played.
Individual Game Notes (2005)
| Game-By-Game Statistics 4/19 vs. San Jose State - first career start (0-3, BB) ... played entire game in centerfield • 3/20 at Pacific - SB ... first at bat of the season and second of career • 3/6 vs. California (Gm. 1) - Scored the game-winning run as a pinch-runner in bottom of the ninth when he was squeezed home by Jim Rapoport • 2/19 at Texas - SB |
As A Junior In 2004: Appeared in eight games (all off the bench) without an official at bat as he walked in his lone plate appearance • Scored three runs.
Individual Game Notes (2004)
| Game-By-Game Statistics 5/8 at Washington - Pinch-ran and scored • 4/23 vs. Sacramento State - Walked in first collegiate plate appearance as a pinch-hitter and came around to score • 4/20 vs. Saint Mary's - Scored first collegiate run in pinch-running appearance • 2/21 vs. Texas - Made collegiate debut as pinch-runner. |
As A Sophomore In 2003: Student Manager
As A Freshman In 2002: Student Manager
High School: A 2001 graduate of Los Altos High School • A two-sport athlete in baseball and basketball • Selected twice to the All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League team in baseball (2000, '01) as he compiled a combined .361 batting average with 19 doubles, five triples, two homers and 36 RBI in two varsity baseball seasons • Led his high school baseball team to its first playoff appearance in 15 years • Named three times to the All-League squad in basketball and was chosen team MVP for the 1999-2000 season • Recipient of his school's First Annual Andre Santos Memorial Award in 2001 for his leadership in basketball • Coached in baseball by Sandy Wihtol, a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians from 1978-82.
Other Amateur Baseball: Hit .220 in the summer of 2004 with the Maxim Yankees, helping the team advance to the National Baseball Congress World Series • Spent the summer of 2003 playing for Hard Knocks Baseball, the San Jose Mets and the San Francisco Athletics • Played in the summer of 2002 for the Northwest Titans in Portland, Oregon • Played for the San Jose Rockies Palomino team during the summer of 2001, leading the squad to the regional championship.
MLB First-Year Player Draft: Has never been drafted.
Career Game Highs
R - 1, three times, last at Washington (5/8/04)
| Born: | |
| Parents: | Stephen Matthews and Tracy Schwartz |
| Major: | Economics |
| Favorite Pro Sports Team: | San Francisco Giants |
| Favorite Pro Sports Athlete: | Joe Montana |
| Game Day Ritual: | Eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches |
| Earliest Baseball Memory: | Playing games in the street when he was four years old |
| Did You Know: | Cameron spent some time living on the Stanford campus and attending Cardinal baseball games as a youth |
Last Updated: 5/30/05