#5 Matt Owens

5-10, 165, Sr, OF
Bats - R, Throws - R
Mansfield, OH
Mansfield Christian High School

Matt Owens is one of seven seniors on the CU roster.....returned to the program last spring after taking a year off and appeared in 34 games with 11 starts.....registered six hits in 38 at bats including a two-hit game versus Mount Vernon Nazarene.

2005 - Appeared in 28 games as a freshman with five starts.....recorded three hits in 12 at bats and scored 10 runs.

High School - Four-year letter winner in baseball at Mansfield Christian High School.....two-time District 9 honorable mention player.....earned All-Ohio Academic Team honors.....batted .470 as senior with no strikeouts.....career .390 hitter.....three-year letter winner in four seasons of soccer.....two-time all-conference first team and named to the all-district first team once.....soccer team won three sectional and three district championships.....played two seasons of basketball with one letter.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Carries a business finance major at Cedarville University.....born 10/19/85 in Mansfield, OH.....son of Dan and Linda Owens.....has one younger sister.