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Jersey Number 7
Matt Asta
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 195
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- HS:
- Corona del Sol
- Prev School:
- GateWay
- Major:
- Business Management
Grand Canyon
Previous College
High School
Personal
2018 | Junior
- Made first GCU appearance in a win against Kansas on March 20.
Previous College
GateWay Community College - Phoenix, Ariz.
- Over his two years as GateWay's starting catcher, caught 102 games with 38 runners caught stealing.
- As a freshman in 2016, helped lead the Geckos to a National Championship Runner-up in the NJCAA Division II World Series, hitting .316 in the postseason.
- In 2017, named GateWay's defensive Player of the Year and was named to the NJCAA All-Star Game. He earned second team All-Conference and All-Recion honors.
- One-year teammate with fellow Lope, Ian Evans.
- Made one-off pitching appearance against Scottsdale CC, striking out the side and earning a save.
High School
Corona del Sol High School - Tempe, Ariz.
- Was a two-way player, pitching and catching.
- As a pitccher, had a 1.80 ERA as a junior in 2014 and a 6-1 record with a 0.87 ERA as a senior.
- Batted .327 for high school career.
- As a senior in 2015 was named All-Region, All-East Valley, All-State honorable mention, Division I All-Arizona honorable mention and played in the Arizona HSCA All-Star Game.
- Played football all four years of high school, earning recognition as an All-Region defensive back as a senior.
- Top high school memory was catching five innings against Basha, going 4-for-4 with a walk-off single and pitching the last 2.0 innings to get a win on the mound.
- Academically, was on the honor roll all four years of high school and was a member of National Honors Society.
Personal
- Parents are Al and Christy Asta.
- Brother, Tony, played college baseball at Loyola-New Orleans.
- Sister, Amy, played volleyball at Scottsdale Community College.
- Sister, Theresa, was a softball high school All-American.
- Off the field, enjoys swimming, fishing and hiking.
- Chose GCU for "the quality of the education, great environment and to play baseball at a high level in my hometown."
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
