Freshman catcher who will compete for the starting job behind the plate in 2013 ... won the Omaha Challenge competition among fielders in the fall of 2012.

Before Clemson: First-team all-district as a senior ... second-team all-region as a senior ... first-team all-district as a junior ... first-team all-district catcher as a sophomore ... second-team all-region as a sophomore ... second-team all-district outfielder as a freshman ... lettered four times in baseball and two times in football ... coached by Brad Bauder at Woodgrove High School.

Personal: Majoring in elementary education ... born Matthew Isaac Reed on Mar. 8, 1994 in Purcellville, VA.