#8 Matt Stice
Shortstop
Height: 5-6
Weight: 175
Class: Senior
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Major: Corporate recreation
2009
Was the only Bearcat to start in all 51 games (all at shortstop) … was third on the team with a .299 batting average and led the team with 53 hits … had 23 RBIs and scored 24 runs … led the Bearcats with 26 steals on a team-high 31 attempts … fourth in the MIAA with a .51 stolen bases per game … had a .320 batting average and drove in 18 RBIs in MIAA play … led the team with 14 multiple-hit games … had two eight-game hitting streaks in April … recorded a hit in 16-of-17 games from April 4-May 2 … hit .351 with nine RBIs and 12 runs scored during that stretch … MIAA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2008 (Ellsworth CC)
Second-Team NJCAA Division II Region XI at outfielder ... led the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference in batting average (.395), hits (62), doubles (16) and stolen bases (27) and third in RBIs (24) ... team finished second in Region XI tournament ... named Ellsworth Male Athlete of the Year
2007 (Ellsworth CC)
Second-Team NJCAA Division II Region XI at shortstop ... led the ICCAC in stolen bases (24) ... led the team with 55 hits and nine doubles and was third with four home runs
Omaha Burke High SchoolHit. 383 in his final season to rank among as one of Omaha's top prep hitters in 2006
Personal Bio
Son of Donna Lippy ...born on February 5, 1988
Career Stats
| Season | Avg. | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 2009 | .299 | 51-51 | 177 | 24 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 60 | .339 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .342 | 3 | 4 | 26-31 | 86 | 142 | 20 | .919 |
| 2010 | .293 | 54-54 | 181 | 41 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 83 | .459 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .363 | 2 | 3 | 26-31 | 110 | 12 | 5 | .961 |
| Total | .296 | 105-105 | 358 | 65 | 106 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 143 | .399 | 29 | 5 | 34 | 3 | .353 | 5 | 7 | 52-52 | 196 | 154 | 25 | .933 |
