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<\/a>Standing only 5 feet 8 and 135 pounds, Matt can hit for average and hit for power. Playing for the Tri-State Arsenal 13U Prime, composed of some of the best young players from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware, the highly talented leadoff hitter went 10-for-17 (.588 average) with seven doubles and two triples in six games at the recent Perfect Game World Series in Georgia.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s nothing out of the ordinary for Matt, who batted nearly .500 for the Arsenal during the 2016 spring-summer season. On top of that, he made just two errors all season at second base. He also plays shortstop and center field.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really proud of him,\u201d his father, Mike, said. \u201cHe works really hard. It shows on and off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matt is establishing quite an impressive athletic resume. Last summer, he helped two AAU teams — South Jersey Sand Sharks and BC Brushback Elite \u2013 capture 12U championships at Cooperstown Dreams Park, near the Baseball Hall of Fame in New York. He also will be participating in the USSSA Southeast Region Select 30 Prospect Camp in September in Marietta, Ga., and the Power Showcase Future Stars in November at Texas Stadium.<\/p>\n
His academic resume is equally impressive. Matt boasted a perfect 4.0 grade-point average during his three years at Carl Sandburg Middle School and plans to take all AP and honors classes during his freshman year at Neshaminy High School in suburban Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
Come next spring, Matt will try out for high school baseball. At which level he will play as a freshman is still to be determined.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will play freshman, JV or varsity,\u201d Mike said matter-of-factly. \u201cI\u2019m not going to say my son deserves to play at a certain level. Whatever the coaches think, so be it.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, Matt hopes to play at the highest level possible \u2013 just like he always has \u2013 and will work hard to do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s trying to stay ahead of the curve,\u201d Mike said. \u201cHe\u2019s very mechanically sound. Some kids are bigger and stronger, but we think mechanics are very important to stay ahead of the curve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matt\u2019s ultimate goal is to play college baseball.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would consider any college that would allow me to play baseball,\u201d he wrote in his NSR personal message to college coaches. \u201cI would always give 100-percent effort in practice and games. I would be a good teammate. I would try to be a leader on the field and communicate well with everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am willing to accept constructive criticism, so I can be the best in all aspects of the game. I will never be totally satisfied with my play and will always try to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Call him \u201cMatt the Bat.\u201d Matt Yauger, a 2020 National Scouting Report baseball prospect from Levittown, PA, has been turning heads with his play against some of the top competition in the country. Standing only 5 feet 8 and 135 pounds, Matt can hit for average and hit for power. Playing for the Tri-State Arsenal … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[802,31,723,804,805,222,728,803,801,800],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11550"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11595,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11550\/revisions\/11595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}