Mathis' Walk-Off Hit Gives Rebels Series Sweep Of Tide
2012: Appeared in 62 games, drawing the start in 61 of them in centerfield ... Hit .281 with 10 doubles, a triple and two home runs ... Tallied 22 RBI and scored 38 runs on the season ... Drew 23 walks, second most on the team ... Went 6-for-8 in steal attempts ... Fielded at a .994 clip with only one error and six assists ... Posted 16 multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games on the year ... Tuned in a season-long seven-game hit streak from February 28 through March 9 ... Posted a season-high three hits on four occasions ... Came up with one of his best offensive outputs against UT-Martin (3/6) when he went 2-for-3 with four runs scored, an RBI and two walks ... Hit his first home run with a solo shot against No. 4 LSU (5/5) as he went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI ... Hit his second home run a day later with a solo shot against No. 4 LSU (5/6) ... NCAA TOURNAMENT: Started all four games in centerfield at the College Station Regional at Texas A&M ... Hit .214 with two RBI and a run scored in the regional ... Drew a bases loaded walk in the eighth inning against TCU in the regional opener to snap a 2-2 tie in the Rebel win ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years under head coach Jesse Marlo at West Orange High School ... Helped lead West Orange to four consecutive District Championships ... Named Team MVP as a senior in 2011 ... Named a first team All-Metro selection in Central Florida and a First Team All-Region selection by Rawlings in the state of Florida ... Hit .474 with five home runs and 37 RBI as a senior ... Also tallied 12 doubles, four triples and 27 runs scored ... For his career, hit .392 with seven home runs and 91 RBI .. Also turned in 27 career doubles, 11 triples and 84 runs scored ...
MISCELLANEOUS: Son of Carl and Sherri Bousfield ... Born July 5, 1993 ... Has an older brother, Josh, who played baseball for St. Leo University ... Played summer ball with the Orlando Scorpions and helped claim the Perfect Game Underclass Tournament Championship.
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