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2024 Baseball Roster

Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Hannah Walker
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith

8 Matthew Kurata

  • Position Infielder/Catcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Class Junior
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Cerritos, Calif.

Biography

2024 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 24 games, starting 22 times…Started 19 games at catcher before season-ending injury…Posted a .320 batting average, .364 on-base percentage, .423 slugging percentage, 10 RBI, 11 runs, 4 doubles, 2 home runs, 6 walks, and 19 strikeouts…Tallied career-high 5 hits vs. Missouri Feb. 22…Tallied season-high 3 RBI vs. NJIT Mar. 8…Caught all 12 innings vs. Minnesota in season opener…Batterymate of MLB Draftee Ryan Verdugo…Caught three-hit combined shutout vs. San Francisco Mar. 3.

2023 (SOPHOMORE): Started season primarily as a utility player but earned the starting catcher role when his teammate went down with a season-ending injury, promptly becoming arguably the team's most important and impressive player...Comparatively to other starters, played just 42 games with 38 starts while leading in most batting categories for the `Runners...Had team-leading .369 batting average that is also good for the 8th best single-season mark in CSUB's history...Team-leading 27-game on-base streak ranks 6th in CSUB's single-season streak in history...Now owns .358 career batting average and .429 on-base percentage, both good for the second-best career marks in CSUB history as of the 2023 season...Tallied four different multi-RBI games, totaling 21 on the year with 58 hits, 11 doubles, and 4 stole bases...Earned Second Team All-Big West honors. 

2022 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games, starting six, and batting well for a freshman with .273, notching six hits as well…Enjoyed a 3-for-4 game against Oakland, hitting a double in the process…Recorded one run against both Utah and UC Irvine.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2023 graduate of Gahr High School in Cerritos, Calif...Coached by Gerardo Perez...All-San Gabriel Valley Honorable Mention in 2018...2021 Gahr Academic Athlete of the Year...Helped team to the 2018 League Championship.

PERSONAL: Plans to major in Business with a minor in Public Administration...Hopes to become a firefighter after graduation. 

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2022Freshman

    Infielder
    5'10" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'10" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024Junior

    Infielder/Catcher
    5'10" 190 lbs
    8
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