Eastern Connecticut State University

Before Eastern: In high school, three-year varsity starter on his baseball team, spending his junior and senior years as a captain... as a short stop and third baseman, was named to the All-League team twice... named All-County in his senior year and Team MVP as a junior and senior... as a team, county and Long Island Champions in 2021... batted .472 in his senior year and .384 throughout his high school career... played for Sacred Heart University, where his team made the conference playoffs... then transferred to Hudson Valley Community College, where he was the Team MVP in 2024... named First Team All-Conference with a batting average of .406... also named First Team All-Region in 2024... transferred to Eastern for the fall of 2025...

PERSONAL: born Matthew E. Carrera June 12, 2004… Parents: Laurie and Matthew… Sister: Elena… Major: Business Administration… Career Plans: Work for a professional sports team… Residence: Miller Place, NY…