Solid offensive player who became a regular in the SDSU infield over the middle portion of the 2012 season ... Appeared at both shortstop and second base ... Member of the Quincy (Ill.) Gems of the Prospect League during the summer of 2012 ... Batted .277 over 47 games with 37 runs, 29 RBI, eight doubles and three home runs ... Played for the SoCal Bombers Baseball Club of the Connie Mack League in West Covina, Calif., from 2001-11.
SAN DIEGO STATE 2012
Of his 36 starts, 22 came at shortstop and 12 were at second base with two as the designated hitter ... Had nine multiple-hit contests during the season including a pair of four-hit efforts ... Season-high four-hit games came at New Mexico (March 18) and at UNLV (April 7) ... Season-best three runs batted in at Cal Poly on March 24 ... Had a 10-game hitting streak (March 24-April9) during which he batted .424 (14-for-33) with three doubles, six runs scored and eight runs batted in ... Named the Mountain West Player of the Week on March 5 for his performance in four game during the Aztec Invitational .. In those four contests he went 7-for-13 (.538) with a double, triple, six runs scored and two RBI ... Was named to the all-tournament team at that event ... Was also selected the California Bank & Trust Student-Athlete of the Week ... In conference play hit .361 (seventh-highest in the league) with 11 runs scored and a .437 on-base percentage, a mark that ranked eighth in the Mountain West.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played three seasons of varsity baseball at a pair of high schools ... Did not compete during his junior year after being declared ineligible due to transfer ... During his senior season at San Dimas (Calif.) High School was named first team all-Valle Vista League and all-area as well as second team all-CIF ... Hit .433 with five doubles, four triples, two home runs and 32 runs scored over 26 games ... Walked 20 times and compiled a .667 on-base percentage ... Finished with a .554 slugging percentage ... A second-team Academic All-League honoree ... Voted Most Talented for Senior Bests ... Member of school's 2011 Prom Court ... Spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Covina High School ... Coached there by Pete Loaiza ... As a sophomore hit .352 with 15 doubles, three triples and a homer ... During his freshman campaign batted .310 with 10 doubles.
PERSONAL
Matthew James Muñoz was born Nov. 5, 1992, in Bellflower, Calif. ... Son of Anthony and Cynthia Muñoz ... Father played baseball at Rio Hondo Junior College ... Brother, Jason, played baseball at the University of La Verne ... Enjoys playing golf ... Favorite athlete is Los Angele Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton ... Was also recruited by Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside ... Majoring in criminal justice at SDSU with career plans in law enforcement.