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2013-14 AAC All-Academic Team

AS A JUNIOR (2016): Played in 13 games, making four starts (three in outfield, one at first base)…Also made one appearance on the mound), a scoreless inning with two strikeouts against No. 25 Michigan State (3/18).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Played in 44 games, making 38 starts (outfield)…Hit .202 with two doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs…Tallied five multi-hit and two multi-RBI games…Posted two hits and three RBIs in 12-1 win over Wagner (2/20)…Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs in 12-4 victory against Alabama St. (3/15)…Hit his first career home run at No. 18 Illinois (3/21)…Collected two hits with a run scored and an RBI in the 8-6 victory at UConn (4/4).

AS A FRESHMAN (2014): AAC All-Academic Team…Played in 52 games while making 47 starts (outfield)…Hit .249 with four doubles and 20 RBIs…Also made two appearances on the mound…Tallied 10 multi-hit and four multi-RBI games…Posted third-most walks on the team (21)…Began career with team high 11 game hitting streak (2/15/14 to 3/4/14)…Made collegiate debut with three hits and two RBIs in 11-4 win vs. Richmond (2/15)…Matched career high with another three hits in his next game, a 12-1 win against North Florida (2/16)…Was 1-for-1 with two walks, an RBI and two runs scored in 13-5 win over Columbia (3/1)…Scored another two runs after pinch-hitting against Rhode Island (3/16)…Made collegiate pitching debut with 0.2 innings at Rutgers (5/11)…Also tossed 1.0 innings at Georgia Tech (5/17).

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter winner for head coach Richie Warren at Jesuit HS…Louisville Slugger second-team All-American, Florida Athletic Coaches Association first-team All-State and Tampa Bay Tribune First Team All-County as a senior, hitting .450 at the plate and posting a 5-0 record with a 0.67 ERA on the mound.

PERSONAL: Born Daniel Matus Portales on July 12, 1995 in Tampa, Fla. …Parents are Roberto and Barbara…Has one brother, Roberto, and one sister, Lysette.