2007: OVC Player of the Week for the first week of the season ... played in 55 games, making 54 starts at first base ... finished third on the team with a .318 batting average to go along with seven doubles, seven home runs, one triple and 42 RBIs ... hit .383 with runners on base, good for second on the squad ... third on the team batting .394 with runners in scoring position ... in OVC contests, was second on the squad with a .340 batting average, four home runs, 20 RBIs and a .489 slugging percentage ... 15 multiple-hit games, including season-high three hits in five different contests ... nine multi-RBI performances ... hit .390 during a stretch from March 4 through April 7 when he hit safely in 21 of 24 games, including a season-long seven-game hitting streak from March 7 through March 13 ... homered in four straight games from March 25 through March 31 ... 389 putouts ranks fifth in Southeast history for a single season ... went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs in his first game as a Redhawk at Jackson State in the season opener ... season-high six RBIs at Austin Peay on April 22, was 2-for-5 with a home run in the game ... ended the season on a five-game streak.

2006 (Nebraska): Played in just two games, going 0-2 at the plate ... battled a knee injury early in the season.

2005 (Nebraska): Redshirted

Prep: 2004 graduate of Bishop Neumann High School in Wahoo, Neb. ... high school did not have a baseball program ... first team all-state in football ... helped lead his team to two football state championships ... honorable mention all-state selection in basketball ... all-conference basketball honoree ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born 5-23-86 ... son of Rick and Diane Wagner ... majoring in Business ... favorite athlete is Ozzie Smith ... also recruited by Nebraska-Omaha, South Dakota State, Illinois State and Eastern Illinois.

Year	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	AVG
2006	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2007	55	198	29	63	7	1	7	42	93	13	19	1	2	.377	.470	.318
Career	57	200	29	63	7	1	7	42	93	13	20	1	2	.373	.465	.315

Matt Wagner batted .318 with seven home runs, seven doubles and 42 RBIs in 55 games in 2007 after transferring from Nebraska prior to the season. (Kit Doyle)

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