2021 Softball Roster
Roster
Mataya, Ellie
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Jersey Number 16
Ellie Mataya
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Burke, Va.
- High School:
- Lake Braddock Secondary School
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2022)
Ranked ninth in the ACC in hits (54) and tied for third in triples (4) ... Started all 47 games in center field, one of three players on team to start every game this season … Led the team in batting average (.353), on-base percentage (.416), slugging percentage (.497), runs scored (23), hits (54), walks (16), stolen bases (11), triples (4), and total bases (76) … Reached base safely in 41 of 47 games, including 11 of last 12 … Recorded 16 multi-hit games.
AS A JUNIOR (2021)
Named to the ACC All-Academic Team … Named to the All-ACC Second Team … Ranked sixth in the ACC in hits and triples, eighth in the conference in batting, and 11th in doubles … Appeared in 45 games with 45 starts … Only player to start every game this season … Led the team in batting average (.373), slugging percentage (.510), runs scored (20), hits (57), stolen bases (12), and doubles (9) … Batted .373 with 57 hits, nine doubles, three triples, two homeruns, 18 RBI, and 12 stolen bases … Was not thrown out stealing this season … Went 3-4 with 2 RBI in back-to-back games against NC State (2.20) and Bryant (3.10) … Had four consecutive multi-hit games from NC State (2.20) to UMass Lowell (3.17) … Hit her first career home run against Clemson (4.17) … Safely reached base in the final 12 games of the season.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)
Started all 21 games in center … Hit .294 with 20 hits on 68 at bats … Scored 10 runs and hit five doubles with four RBI … Had an OBP of .377.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
Played in 50 games, with 49 starts in the outfield … led all BC freshmen and fourth on the team with a .264 batting average … was third on the team in hits (37) and finished the season with 19 runs, two doubles 18 RBI and 39 total bases … was second on the team with 12 multiple-hit games … second on the team in steals (9) and steal attempts (11) … fifth on the team in on base percentage (.354) … in ACC action, she had 59 at bats with 13 hits and eight RBI … finished the season on an 8-for-14 run with five runs scored in the last five games … notched her first career hit vs. Boise State in the season opener on Feb. 8 … posted her first multiple hit game on Feb. 15 vs. Michigan State (2-for-5 with one run scored) … went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double vs. Michigan State on Feb. 16 … recorded her first ACC hit and RBI on March 22 vs. Syracuse ... a 2018-19 Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement honoree.
BEFORE BC
A two-time captain for Lake Braddock Secondary School … Lake Braddock won the regional championship in 2018 ... 2018 Patriot Conference Player of the Year ... first-team all-region, first-team all-conference and second-team all-state in 2017 and 2018 … named first team All-Region in 2017 … second team All-Metropolitan team in 2017 and 2018 … Lake Braddock Patriot District second place in 2017 … second team All-Patriot district in 2016 … Lake Braddock Patriot District first place in 2015-16 … played outfield for Lady Lightning EliteU in 2015-16 and played 18U in 2016-18 under head coaches Jeff Fain and John Corn ... earned a varsity letter in indoor track
PERSONAL
Daughter of Perry and Xinli Mataya … has an older brother John and a younger sister Olivia … National Junior Honor Society ... received civic seal on her high school diploma ... Girl Scout Bronze Award recipient of 2011 … enrolled in the Carroll School of Management as a business major ... recipient of The Deloitte and Touche Scholarship Fund.
CAREER HIGHS
AB: 153 (2021)
HITS: 57 (2021)
RBI: 18, 2x (2021, 2019)
RUNS: 20 (2021)
TB: 78 (2021)
STLS: 12 (2021)
Ranked ninth in the ACC in hits (54) and tied for third in triples (4) ... Started all 47 games in center field, one of three players on team to start every game this season … Led the team in batting average (.353), on-base percentage (.416), slugging percentage (.497), runs scored (23), hits (54), walks (16), stolen bases (11), triples (4), and total bases (76) … Reached base safely in 41 of 47 games, including 11 of last 12 … Recorded 16 multi-hit games.
AS A JUNIOR (2021)
Named to the ACC All-Academic Team … Named to the All-ACC Second Team … Ranked sixth in the ACC in hits and triples, eighth in the conference in batting, and 11th in doubles … Appeared in 45 games with 45 starts … Only player to start every game this season … Led the team in batting average (.373), slugging percentage (.510), runs scored (20), hits (57), stolen bases (12), and doubles (9) … Batted .373 with 57 hits, nine doubles, three triples, two homeruns, 18 RBI, and 12 stolen bases … Was not thrown out stealing this season … Went 3-4 with 2 RBI in back-to-back games against NC State (2.20) and Bryant (3.10) … Had four consecutive multi-hit games from NC State (2.20) to UMass Lowell (3.17) … Hit her first career home run against Clemson (4.17) … Safely reached base in the final 12 games of the season.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)
Started all 21 games in center … Hit .294 with 20 hits on 68 at bats … Scored 10 runs and hit five doubles with four RBI … Had an OBP of .377.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
Played in 50 games, with 49 starts in the outfield … led all BC freshmen and fourth on the team with a .264 batting average … was third on the team in hits (37) and finished the season with 19 runs, two doubles 18 RBI and 39 total bases … was second on the team with 12 multiple-hit games … second on the team in steals (9) and steal attempts (11) … fifth on the team in on base percentage (.354) … in ACC action, she had 59 at bats with 13 hits and eight RBI … finished the season on an 8-for-14 run with five runs scored in the last five games … notched her first career hit vs. Boise State in the season opener on Feb. 8 … posted her first multiple hit game on Feb. 15 vs. Michigan State (2-for-5 with one run scored) … went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double vs. Michigan State on Feb. 16 … recorded her first ACC hit and RBI on March 22 vs. Syracuse ... a 2018-19 Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement honoree.
BEFORE BC
A two-time captain for Lake Braddock Secondary School … Lake Braddock won the regional championship in 2018 ... 2018 Patriot Conference Player of the Year ... first-team all-region, first-team all-conference and second-team all-state in 2017 and 2018 … named first team All-Region in 2017 … second team All-Metropolitan team in 2017 and 2018 … Lake Braddock Patriot District second place in 2017 … second team All-Patriot district in 2016 … Lake Braddock Patriot District first place in 2015-16 … played outfield for Lady Lightning EliteU in 2015-16 and played 18U in 2016-18 under head coaches Jeff Fain and John Corn ... earned a varsity letter in indoor track
PERSONAL
Daughter of Perry and Xinli Mataya … has an older brother John and a younger sister Olivia … National Junior Honor Society ... received civic seal on her high school diploma ... Girl Scout Bronze Award recipient of 2011 … enrolled in the Carroll School of Management as a business major ... recipient of The Deloitte and Touche Scholarship Fund.
CAREER HIGHS
AB: 153 (2021)
HITS: 57 (2021)
RBI: 18, 2x (2021, 2019)
RUNS: 20 (2021)
TB: 78 (2021)
STLS: 12 (2021)
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