Missouri State

2017: Brown appeared in 21 games, including 12 starts at first base and designated hitter for the Bears in his first season at Missouri State ... Scored his first run as a Bear in a series-clinching win over reigning Big Ten champ Minnesota (March 12) ... Logged his first hit and RBI with a home run against DBU (April 7) that helped spur the Bears' three-game sweep of the Patriots ... Turned in a strong three-game stretch against Missouri and Wichita State (April 18-23), recording a pair of hits—including his first double as a Bear—and RBIs in back-to-back games vs. the Shockers to help MSU register another MVC series sweep ... Drew a walk in the Bears' NCAA Regional-clinching win at Arkansas (June 5).

Background: Came to MSU after logging a pair of standout seasons with Jefferson College, where the corner infielder hit .378 with 15 homers 65 runs batted-in to help the Vikings to their 10th consecutive MCCAC title in 2016 ... The St. Louis native locked up his second straight NJCAA All-Region XVI citation for the Vikings, who went 41-18 en route to a No. 18 national ranking ... An Arkansas signee out of St. John Vianney High School, Brown was a three-time all-state selection playing for his father, Scott, as well as the winner of the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2013 Rising Star Award ... Hit .400 with six homers and 40 RBIs as a senior in picking up the All-Metro Catholic League’s Player of the Year honor ... Belted eight homers and drove in 29 runs during the summer of 2016 playing for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League.

Personal: Matthew C. Brown is the son of Scott and Wendy Brown ... Born June 29, 1994, in St. Louis, Mo. ... Majoring in sport administration.