2014 Photo Gallery

2013 Photo Gallery

CAREER ACCOLADES
2014 ABCA First Team All-American
2014 ABCA All-West Region First Team
2014 ABCA Gold Glove Award
2014 Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team
2014 Baseball American All-American Third Team
2014 Big West Conference First Team
2013 USA Collegiate National Team
2013 Fullerton All-Regional Team
Big West Player of the Week (May 27, 2013)
2013 Big West Conference Second Team
2012 Big West Freshman of the Year
2012 All-Big West Conference honorable mention

2014 MLB DRAFT
Selected 25th overall in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Oakland Athletics.

AS A JUNIOR (2014)
Played a career-high 54 games and made 53 starts at third base with one start at shortstop... Batted a career-best .312 with six home runs and a team-high 48 RBI... Made just six errors in 157 chances... Was second on the team with 24 extra-base hits, a .498 slugging percentage and a .412 on-base percentage... Had an outstanding second half of the season, batting .373 (38-for-102) with a .588 slugging percentage and a .472 on-base percentage in the last 29 games of the season. Also blasted three home runs to go along with nine doubles, two triples and 29 RBI in that stretch... In conference, batted .345 with seven doubles, two home runs and 20 RBI. Had a .494 slugging percentage and a .450 on-base percentage in 24 Big West Conference games, earning an All-Big West First Team selection... Ranked second in the Big West in RBI and tied for third in home runs... Drove in his 100th career RBI as a Titan on May 11 with a two-run double to left field against UC Riverside. He finished the game 3-for-4... Had a career night on Apr. 26 vs. Hawaii, going 5-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and three RBI... Led the team with 15 multi-RBI games, driving in three runs six times... Hit .413 (26-for-63) with runners in scoring position to lead the team... Was second on the team with 20 multi-hit games and six game-winning RBI, the last coming on May 6 at UCLA with a solo home run... Was also second on the team with 16 two-out RBI and led the Titans with a .382 batting average with two outs.

SUMMER 2013
Spent the summer with the Collegiate National Team, which finished the summer with a record of 20-3…was evaluated as the No. 10 prospect on the Collegiate National Team by Baseball America...batted .278 with 17 runs scored, six doubles, 20 RBIs, 14 walks and seven stolen bases…also appeared on the mound, making two appearances, totaling two shutout innings of work and striking out three.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013)
Cal State Fullerton’s starting third baseman for 53 games during the 2013 season…batted mostly third in the order…was named to the Fullerton All-Regional Team, Big West Conference Second Team and Big West Player of the Week on May 27…batted .285 during the season with 41 runs scored, 53 hits, 11 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 37 RBIs, 34 walks and six stolen bases…in Big West play improved batting average to .301…led the Titans with 18 two-out RBIs…totaled 14 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games…in the postseason batted .294 and drove in three runs, including a solo home run in a 4-1 win over Columbia (05/31)…drove in the game-winning run on five occasions: a one-run single at TCU in the fifth (02/22), a sacrifice fly in the first inning vs. UC Santa Barbara (04/13), was issued a walk at Hawai’i in the first (04/27), a two-run double at UC Riverside in the sixth (05/10) and a solo home run in the eighth at Cal State Northridge (05/24)…also scored the game-winning run in a come-from-behind series-opening victory over UC Santa Barbara (04/12)...bated 3-for-4 and drove in two runs in  series-sweeping 7-0 shutout at TCU (02/24)…batted 2-for-4 with a double and drove in three runs in a 10-4 win over Nebraska (03/20)…batted 2-for-3 (double, home run) with two runs scored and two RBIs in a series-clinching 10-2 win over the Gauchos (04/13)…batted 3-for-5, doubling twice and driving in three runs in series-tying 10-5 victory at Cal Poly (04/20)…batted 2-for-6 (double, triple) and drove in four runs in a series-opening 14-7 win at UC Riverside (05/10)…hit 3-for-4 (double, home run) and drove in a run while scoring two in a series-clinching 6-4 win at Cal State Northridge (05/24)...was named Big West Player of the Week after batting .500 and either scoring or driving in two game-winning runs to sweep Cal State Northridge on the road.

SUMMER 2012
Batted .279 for the La Crosse Loggers (49-21) of the Northwoods League, winning the 2012 NWL title - the first championship for the club in franchise history • Was named to the 2012 Northwoods League Postseason All-Star Team • Batted .279 with 49 runs scored, 56 hits, 13 doubles, seven home runs, 30 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
Was easily the most impactful Fullerton newcomer in his true freshman season • Earned All-Big West Conference honorable mention accolades and was selected Big West Freshman of the Year • Earned Freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball • Got his first start in Game No. 3, but after March 6 started every remaining game, batting .297 from that point forward • For the season made 25 starts at third base, 22 at shortstop and three as designated hitter • Appeared in a total of 50 games, batting .286 (fourth best among regulars) with two home runs and 23 RBIs • In Big West games only, he batted .315 and fielded at a sparkling .980 clip with only two errors in 24 games • Made only 11 total errors (.941), never more than one in a game • Batted .345 vs. lefthanders and .462 (6-for-13) with a runner on third and less than two outs • Season’s best hitting streak was a seven-gamer (May 4-15, 14-for-32, .438), which featured three of his five three-hit games

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year letterwinner for Head Coach Mike Gonzalez and the Chargers at El Toro HS in Lake Forest, Calif. • Was a two-time South Coast League honoree and was named the most valuable player as a senior in 2011 • Hit .429 (41 hits, 1 HR, 12 2B, 3 3B) as a junior and .422 (39 H, 1 HR, 14 2B, 4 3B) as a senior when he earned All-CIF First Team honors • He maintained a solid 3.5 GPA throughout high school.

PERSONAL
Born in Victorville, Calif. • Full name is Matthew James Chapman • Parents are Jim and Lisa Chapman • Has a younger sister, Haley • Majoring in communications • Nickname is Chappy • Career goal is to play in Major League Baseball • Was a Titan Bat Boy during the 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons • Favorites include: Miguel Cabrera (baseball player), Fenway Park (stadium), Dodgers (teams), Goodwin Field (place to play), Arnold Schwarzenegger (athlete), “Django Unchained” (movie), Mila Kunis (actress), Kendrick Lamar (musical artist), Mexican (food).

At Bats: 8 vs. San Francisco (02.21.14)

Runs: 3 vs. Utah Valley State (03.04.12)

Hits: 5 vs. Hawaii (04.26.14)

RBI: 4 at UC Riverside (05.10.13)

Doubles: 2, 4x, last at #24 UC Irvine (05.18.14)

Triples: 1, 5x, last vs. USC (05.20.14)

Home Runs: 1, 12x, last at UCLA (05.06.14)

Stolen Bases: 2 at #22 UC Santa Barbara (04.13.14)