2026 The Citadel Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 18
Matthew Lively
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- OF
- Ht. / Wt.:
- 6-2 / 200
- B / T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Chapin, S.C.
- High School:
- Chapin
2026: Played in 58 games with 33 starts. Totaled 26 runs, 26 hits, 14 RBIs, five doubles, 15 stolen bases and 12 walks… Added 10 sacrifice hits and 100 putouts with one assist… Drove in a season-high two runs vs Liberty (Feb. 14), vs South Carolina (Mar. 10) and at UT Mar. tin (Mar. 14)… Handled a season-high five putouts vs Clemson (Mar. 18) and at South Carolina (Apr. 28)… Scored a season-high three runs with two hits, one double and one stolen base vs Western Carolina (Mar. 28)… Swiped a season-high three bases while posting season highs of five plate appearances, three Hitting Sba, two walks and one assist at Winthrop (Apr. 8)…
2025: Appeared in 40 games, starting in all 40…hit .252 at the plate in 135 at-bats…hit two home runs in season-opening win over UIC, driving in three runs…collected two hits, including a triple, in separate outing against UIC, driving in three runs again and scoring twice…went without an error on the season, with 107 putouts in the outfield…stole 13 bases on the season…collected six hits in 11 at-bats in the SoCon tournament, including a three-hit performance against Western Carolina with two doubles…hit three singles against ETSU, driving in one run…recorded three hits, including a double, in win over VMI, driving in one run and scoring a run.
2024: Appeared in 45 games and started 38 games…hit .237 with five doubles, a home run, and 17 RBIs…went 4-for-4 in the season opener vs. St. Bonaventure tallying two RBIs and a pair of runs scored…had a two-hit day in season finale vs. Akron while bringing home three RBIs with two runs scored…had a solo homer in series opener at Mercer.
2023: Appeared in 30 games, making 20 starts in the outfield…hit .275 with three doubles, three triples, one home run and 13 RBIs…went 1-for-2 with a RBI double in collegiate debut against Lehigh…tripled in first career start against Holy Cross…added a base hit and a run scored in the second game of the doubleheader against the Crusaders…went 4-for-4 with a triple and a three-run walk-off home run in the series opener against Kansas…added base hit in first at-bat of second game of the doubleheader…delivered two-run double in first inning of road victory at Charleston Southern…collected two hits in series opener at NC State…collected two hits and drove in two runs in series finale against Wofford…drove in three runs, including the game winner, in the victory over VMI in the SoCon Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Scott McLeod at Chapin High School…earned all-region honors after hitting .368 as a senior…selected to the North-South All-Star Game…hit .313 as a junior…ranked as the No. 3 outfielder in the state by Diamond Prospects…member of the Honor Roll.
PERSONAL: Son of Chad and Candice Lively…majoring in exercise science.
2025: Appeared in 40 games, starting in all 40…hit .252 at the plate in 135 at-bats…hit two home runs in season-opening win over UIC, driving in three runs…collected two hits, including a triple, in separate outing against UIC, driving in three runs again and scoring twice…went without an error on the season, with 107 putouts in the outfield…stole 13 bases on the season…collected six hits in 11 at-bats in the SoCon tournament, including a three-hit performance against Western Carolina with two doubles…hit three singles against ETSU, driving in one run…recorded three hits, including a double, in win over VMI, driving in one run and scoring a run.
2024: Appeared in 45 games and started 38 games…hit .237 with five doubles, a home run, and 17 RBIs…went 4-for-4 in the season opener vs. St. Bonaventure tallying two RBIs and a pair of runs scored…had a two-hit day in season finale vs. Akron while bringing home three RBIs with two runs scored…had a solo homer in series opener at Mercer.
2023: Appeared in 30 games, making 20 starts in the outfield…hit .275 with three doubles, three triples, one home run and 13 RBIs…went 1-for-2 with a RBI double in collegiate debut against Lehigh…tripled in first career start against Holy Cross…added a base hit and a run scored in the second game of the doubleheader against the Crusaders…went 4-for-4 with a triple and a three-run walk-off home run in the series opener against Kansas…added base hit in first at-bat of second game of the doubleheader…delivered two-run double in first inning of road victory at Charleston Southern…collected two hits in series opener at NC State…collected two hits and drove in two runs in series finale against Wofford…drove in three runs, including the game winner, in the victory over VMI in the SoCon Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Scott McLeod at Chapin High School…earned all-region honors after hitting .368 as a senior…selected to the North-South All-Star Game…hit .313 as a junior…ranked as the No. 3 outfielder in the state by Diamond Prospects…member of the Honor Roll.
PERSONAL: Son of Chad and Candice Lively…majoring in exercise science.
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